It might suck to be away from home on this fine Thanksgiving day (blue skies in Shanghai!), but don't you worry, because Rocksgiving's got you covered! Make sure you come out tonight to see 7 fantastic bands and get a little tipsy for charity! Proceeds from the evening will go to BEAN and the Concordia Welfare & Education Fund's migrant school meal programs. 50RMB // TONIGHT, 8pm // Yuyintang // 851 Kaixuan Lu (凯旋路851号，近延安西路) more ›

Midweek Music Preview is our weekly rundown of everything happening on stages across the city. On the docket this week: we have Soul II Soul Soundsystem kicking off their November edition of Mao Livehouse's Club Night, then Rocksgiving, Laura Jansen's China tour, and the Shanghai debuts of Mogwai and Trail of Tears! And if that's still not enough, head over to our calendar for more. more ›

All the things you'd want to do this Monday through Thursday. On the schedule this week: BEAN's Rocksgiving takes place at Yuyintang, oyster-shucking extravaganzas, L.A. Theatre Works stages the infamous "Pentagon Papers", a chance to show-off your hidden performing arts talent, and Thanksgiving with a gourmet spin. Read on (or check out our calendar) for more! more ›

On Thanksgiving night, nearly 300 people packed the quarters at Lune to listen to music, win some grand prizes and give to charity! And how much did you guys raise? A stunning 17,406 RMB, which will help pay all schooling costs for the next school year at Mengshan Middle School in Shanghai's Jinshan district (through the Concordia Welfare & Education Foundation. Thanks again to BEAN Shanghai, and a special mention to Claire Barco, for their help in organizing this great event. more ›

Happy Thanksgiving, our Rocksgiving charity concert is today, folks! While you've already read about the bands you will be hearing and the raffle prizes you may be winning, a part of you is probably wondering: but where is all my hard-earned cash being donated towards? more ›

Shanghaiist lists all the live music performances you might want to check out from now to Sunday this week. For fun things that aren't live music, take a peek at our Pencil This In (out every Monday!) or the all-inclusive calendar. more ›

Yesterday we announced the bands that would be playing at our Rocksgiving charity concert. Today, the prizes. That's right, not only are you not paying ridiculous amounts of money to get an imported turkey on your table, you're actually also upping your chances to win some fine loot. So what fine loot can you win? The full list after the jump: more ›

Sure, you could spend the night gorging on turkey and smearing cranberry sauce all over your face, and we wouldn't judge you for it - but in case you were into a more low cal, active and philanthropic mood, here's something to consider: We and the awesome folks over at BEAN Shanghai have decided to make this year's American Thankgiving actually about giving. more ›

For all you Americans out there, this week usually means turkey, family, American football, and deadly Walmart shopping stampedes. In Shanghai, this week means some of those things too! Read on (or check out our calendar) for more! more ›