Never able to keep a secret, Shanghaiist has gotten some fat little morsels of gossip on our plate that we are dying to share...but that will have to wait until next week.....for now you will have to be content with this weekends roundup of live events. more ›

(Wan Xiao Li at the Beer & Rock Festival) more ›

Shanghaiist is looking forward to another weekend of live music and even though there are no big name bands in town, we are happy to save all that money on entrance fees and buy what matters most: beer! more ›

For any of you who have never heard Queen Sea Big Shark (pictured), shame on you. One of the hottest bands on the Beijing circuit they played the main stage at Midi this year (not a great performance, they are much better in small venues) and are set to release their debut album on Modern Sky in June. Billed as a "dance rock" band, they are definitely more rock and less dance. Check them out at 4Live tonight. more ›

We never thought we would ever see The Slits appear on a poster promoting a Shanghai event, but that day has arrived thanks to 88 New Wave who have been quietly putting on offbeat punk parties at Cs Bar. We like their eclectic and open take on punk, enjoying everything from Gang of Four to Salt 'n Pepa. more ›

Our brothers and sisters at Londonist breathed a huge sigh of relief yesterday — they no longer have to redesign their logo. They will remain, for the foreseeable future, the city with the biggest ferris wheel. Pop open the champagne, guys! They have Shanghai to thank. Our idiot city planners have decided to scrap plans to build a "spinning giant": more ›

Have all your friends abandoned you? Got a case of the holiday blues? What better pick-me-up could there be than Chinese Brit-pop? (Just play along, folks.) more ›

We will not find wa … ah fuck it. more ›

GigShanghai: Falling over, GigLive and noodles more ›

Win tickets to GigLive! more ›

To be completely honest, every time a “loud, angry” band comes down from Beijing, we can’t help but compare it to a line from Nick Hornby’s famous novel High Fidelity in which he pens: more ›

It’s been a week of uncertainties, at least as far as JZ is concerned. Was JR dropped? Is Coco back? When will we see more of Alec and The All-Stars (pictured above)? Did you all find the bank card we lost there on Wednesday? We’d love answers (especially for that last one -- ICBC wants us to go all the way out to Yangpu to get a new one). more ›

We have been wanting to tell you about this all day, but the technology gods had other ideas (the same is true for all other Shanghaiist contributors, which should explain while the site didn't change much today). Anyway, if you are still in front of your computer and still have no plans tonight, do yourself a favor and head over to Bar 288 (aka The Melting Pot) for what promises to be a great night of discussion and music. American singer/songwriter Brian Seymour (an indie artist if there ever was one) is in town for a one-night "traveling session" -- from 7-9 pm he'll discuss his craft in workshop form and then after 9 he'll perform. Also, performing tonight are Ferris Wheel (摩天轮), one of Shanghai's top young bands. more ›

GigShanghai: Northern grunge, Tanghui strikes back and Akufen more ›

The event was well publicized. It was at a cool venue -- not right in the heart of Puxi, but not that far way ... and it has been packed in the past for other shows -- although the sound quality could have been better. It was not raining. The lineup of bands was solid: Ferris Wheel, Mint, Loudspeaker (pictured) and The Living Thin. It wasn't expensive: 40 kuai for an all day pass. And it was all for a good cause. So why, at 9 or 10 pm, when the event should have been reaching its crescendo, were there less than a couple dozen people in the place, bands included? We had heard that the student bands that played from around 1 pm to 7 pm attracted a decent crowd. So then we thought perhaps Shanghai's rock fans are more inclined to turn out for local talent, but that doesn't make sense: Ferris Wheel and Loudspeaker (who rocked, by the way) are both local bands. more ›

Here's the lineup for the concert: more ›

Photo by Shanghai Sky taken from the Shanghaiist photos page. To see your photos on our photos page, use Flickr and tag your photos "shanghaiist". Or you can email your photos to photos@shanghaiist.com and they will automatically appear on our site. more ›

We were walking past our local newsstand on the way to the gym this morning and noticed something strange: A new issue of the Chinese Rolling Stone (well, it didn't say "Rolling Stone," but it felt like Rolling Stone). This was strange to us because we thought the plug had been pulled on China's Rolling Stone after its first issue. We stopped following this story a while ago and somehow missed a Danwei post entitled "Rolling Stone: raped but still alive" from more than a week ago. That post links to the blog of Hao Fang (郝舫), the editor of the magazine, who explains what is going on (kind of). more ›

Above, you can take a look at a cheesy party video we threw together. Sound quality of the band clips isn't great -- our fault, not theirs ... Ferris Wheel and Mint both sounded great -- but you get the idea. Also, you can check out a bunch of party photos at Flickr. If you have photos of the party you want to share, either upload them to your Flickr account and tag them "shanghaiist" or email them to photos@shanghaiist.com. more ›

If you take photos tonight, please upload them to Flickr and tag them "shanghaiist." Or you can email them to photos@shanghaiist.com. Thanks! more ›

Have we told you about the Shanghaiist Happy Hour this Friday at Shuffle Bar? (Oh, that's right, we have. A few times.) more ›

Tim Kao, musician more ›

One week from now you should be busy coating your stomachs with milk, getting ready for the 100-kuai-all-you-can-drink special at Shanghaiist Happy Hour III at Shuffle Bar. We have settled on the bands for the evening of Friday, April 21, as well. Kicking things off at around 10 will be local indie-pop outfit Ferris Wheel, followed by blues rockers Mint. more ›