Dance punk band Pet Conspiracy releases their new album, Alchemist and Chicha combine for a chilled out Sunday party with premium Sagatiba cocktails for only 50RMB, a vintage Audrey Hepburn film showing, and Mandopop queen Fish Leong performs! And if that's still not enough, head over to our calendar for more. more ›

Album release parties galore this weekend, and the two biggest ones land on the same night (Saturday)! Pet Conspiracy and Fever Machines will both be slinging new CDs, as will Voodoo Kungfu. Read on for details and other stuff, or check out our calendar for more! more ›

Photos by Jeremy Breningstall. more ›

We've got a pretty awesome weekend ahead of us. Even if you're not going to one of the many music parties planned for tonight (which you can check out in our midweek music preview), there's still a lot more going on. For instance... more ›

But first! An announcement to make. One of the acts we're most excited about to catch this weekend - The Toxic Avenger - has generously offered us two free tickets to give to Shanghaiist readers. That means YOU GUYS. more ›

Bam! Bam! Bam! Nope, that's not the sound of Midi hopes being quashed, it's the sound of three straight weekends of great gigs coming your way. Forget all that tiresome festival nonsense and look forward to Battles this weekend, the brilliant Hard Queen next Saturday and then Hedgehog promoting their new album the weekend after. more ›