Let’s be honest, the music scene in Shanghai is weak. The endless parade of has been 60’s bands going through the motions, and the infinite supply of “world class” djs who in all truthfulness could just be pressing play on their iPods, gets pretty old, pretty fast. So it was a nice change of pace to drop by LOgO’s new venue and enjoy an old fashioned do it yourself rock show complete with sweat, blood, and alcohol. more ›

If you're thinking of staying home this weekend, hopefully these shots will convince you otherwise. Saturday night at Yuyintang featured rock acts that varied in style and sound, with hardcore punk, garage punk and outright screaming all making an appearance during the evening. more ›

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UPDATE: Pinkberry have been forced to withdraw from Saturday night's line up at Yuyintang (their bassist's wife is seriously ill, we wish her well). more ›

It seems wrong to put out a music-related post today without mentioning The King of Pop. When we received a text from a friend this morning asking if we'd heard about Michael Jackson, the initial thought was 'what's he done now?' It's a shame that for some generations, he will only be 'Wacko Jacko', a bizarre public freak show. more ›

Pedants might point out that Thursday night (and indeed Monday, included below) doesn't count as the weekend. But frankly, this is no place for pedantry. With the Dragon Boat Festival holiday, the weekend really is starting early. more ›

Yeah, we know we put them twice in the headline, but that's how excited we are about the Hard Queen EP release. We don't normally go in for bias - we try to give you an overview of all the live music taking place in the city. But this weekend, there's really only one gig to head to. If you can't get into Hard Queen's music then we have to seriously question your ability to hear. more ›