With the gorgeous, gorgeous sunshine we've been having, we have to suggest the obvious and ask you to get outside this weekend -- and with warmer temperatures comes spring cleaning! You can flea market it over the next few days at 1933 or simply drop off your old possessions at River of Charity's sorting party. In other news, the Silicon Valley originated techie "unconference", Barcamp invites you to get nerdy via 5 min presentations, and you can fuse an interest for art and...adult toys(?) at a party with MOCA. And yup, we know that it's the Usher weekend, but here are all the other things you can do. If that's still not enough, head over to our calendar for more. more ›

God, Valentine's day....a look at the all options for dinner makes our heads spin. But there's no denying that restaurants are pulling out all the stops (we'd even suggest grabbing a friend to go if only for the special deals) so we've done all the hard work for you and picked out the most interesting, best-value dinners around town. And don't forget, if you don't feel like a sit-down fancy meal, there's always our Vday bash that's happening this Saturday! more ›

The folks at the Museum of Contemporary Art Shanghai have teamed up with the luxury fashion house to present a Chanel exhibition this winter. The exhibit, titled 'Culture Chanel' is curated by French art director and critic, Jean-Louis Froment and will study the inspiration behind many of the label's iconic designs. 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 ›

Here you go, Shanghai. A short interview with Jeans Team, one of the hottest electronic duos in Germany, who will be playing two shows this weekend. Check them out at the MOCA tomorrow night or head to the infamous STD parties, at Logo, where they will be getting the masses into a frenzied lather. more ›

We are currently in a twist figuring how to go to all three events, decision-making has never been harder! If we can split ourselves, yes we would in a heartbeat. more ›

Still looking for something to do for Halloween? Here are a few parties that should be worth checking out. If you are stuck hanging around People's Square head over to the MOCA where you will find (besides interesting art) a wicked Halloween party featuring lots of killer tunes from Bananas Soundsystem. For those who aren't keen on going downtown, head out to Xujiahui where Harley's Bar will host Banana Monkey and more Banana DJ music. At Logo bar 3 bands are going to dress up as the Misfits, Sex Pistols and Ramones and churn out some gnarly tunes. Billed Punks for Monks, all proceeds from ticket sales will go to a charity helping the monks in Burma. more ›

JazzArt, as you might have heard, is a monthly jazz concert series held at a different gallery each month. They have become our favorite regular jazz event, not just because we happen to be involved with the planning and implementation but also because art galleries are fantastic places for jazz concerts in general. Also people who show up to these kind of concerts tend to really listen to the music, whereas in smoky bars at night many people come to chat, or conspicuously consume pricy bottles of booze, perhaps giving the occasional nod toward the music in the background when it happens to catch their attention. The JazzArt series has been wildly successful, much to the chagrin of the evil gallery owners who pulled out at the last minute of planning early this year. Drawing an estimated 250 people to last month's show, at least 300 people are expected to pack this month's concert on the 3rd floor of MOCA to the brim. So get there early in order to get a seat, as there will only be about 100 chairs. more ›

This first week of the JazzArt concert series will feature the Lawrence Ku Septet playing at the TwoCities Gallery at M50 on Moganshan lu. The septet, which performs quite rarely, is in fact playing quite a few times this month. This is partly because trombonist Andy Hunter is in town through the end of the month, and there aren’t really any other good jazz trombonists in Shanghai. Besides the Jazzy Shanghai festival performance last week and this weekend’s JazzArt concert, the group will also play a CD release party on the 24th (and the Beijing jazz festival at the end of the month). Of course, the imminent release of the album is the other main reason for the increased performance frequency. more ›

The two photos above are from Shanghai. The second, we think, is Shanghai Railway Station. Barbieri's work comes to our city as part of the Shanghai Biennale and the Year of Italy in China. More Biennale events are listed here. more ›