Friday marks off the start of a festival bonanza! The biggest music event going on is the Zhenjiang MIDI Festival, which will feature dozens of Chinese bands - both established and up-and-comers rocking out for three days in Zhenjiang. Sadly, Zhenjiang is a good two-and-a-half hours away and some of us are just way too busy (or way too lazy) to make it out that far. Luckily, Split-Works has brought us some great music worth staying in Shanghai for. more ›

This week's events are all about artsy music, from the "art-punk" music of Top Floor Circus and the "audiovisual experiment" of When Jam Becomes Art, to the fun and crazy Straight Oota Canada lineup that starts this Friday. more ›