Thanks to the couple hundred people who attended our Election Hangover get-together last night at Sasha's, co-hosted by American Craft Beer Partners. It was a great end to a wonderful day (unless, of course, you wanted the other guy to win). UPDATE: We just added 23 new pics from Stephen Yang, who shoots for citymoments.cn. Got photos you'd like to share? Email them to photos@shanghaiist.com and they will appear on our Contribute Page.......

Looks like many (most?) of us will have reason to celebrate tonight at Election Hangover. We'll be on the third floor of Sasha's (11 Dongping Lu, near Hengshan Lu, 东平路11号, 近衡山路) from 7 pm onwards. Drinks are half price including these fine beers from American Craft Beer Partners: Kona Longboard (from Obama's Hawaii), Brooklyn Lager, Brooklyn IPA, and Rogue American Amber Ale. (If you drink enough, perhaps Pennsylvania will begin to take its proper shape......

It's almost over! By Wednesday evening — assuming there are no hanging chads — we should know who the next leader of the free world will be. And, either way, there will be reason to drink. Some will want to celebrate ... others will want to drown their sorrows ... and many will just be relieved the damn U.S. election is finally done and dusted. And all of them — be they Democrats, Republicans, Libertarians,......

A few updates on the Shanghaiist Happy Hour at Sasha's this Thursday: First, chicken nuggets will be served. RMB 15 a portion. It just wouldn't be a Usain Bolt party without nuggets.Second, the Just Beer beers on offer will be: James Boag's Premium Lager, Crown Lager and Pure Blonde.Crown Lager will be the beer that comes with the 50 kuai entry fee. And we are told paid attendees will also get a free baseball cap.......

Yeah yeah, we know. We're sick of the Olympics, too. But who can say no to the Boltman? What: Shanghaiist Happy Hour at Sasha's (11 Dongping Lu, near Hengshan Lu, 东平路11号 近衡山路, Tel: 6474-6628). When: Thursday, September 4, 8 pm to midnight. Drink Specials: Selected drinks half price, including the great beers from Just Beer. Music: Reggae, baby. Food: We're trying to get Sasha's to offer chicken nuggets, Usain Bolt's pre-race meal of choice. Entry:......

A couple updates about tomorrow night's gathering at Sasha's. First, we forgot to mention the wines that will be included in the half-price drink special. They are: Santa Rita 120 Sauvignon Blanc and Wolf Blass Eagle Hawk Shiraz/Cab/Merlot. Second, lots of people have asked1 for more information about the music that will be played at the Happy Hour, so we have included a list of artists featured on the playlist under "Music" below. Again, here......

You are all invited to join us Thursday night at Sasha's for the first Shanghaiist Happy Hour in a long, long time (nine months, to be exact). We think we have come up with a plan to avoid a similarly long gap between alcohol-related gatherings — the first Thursday of every month, we'll have a Shanghaiist Happy Hour featuring half-price drinks (and perhaps other special and great things) at Sasha's. And, as usual, these "happy......

Thank God it's Friday, and it's two and a half hours left to the Shanghaiist Happy Hour! Come alone, or with friends, colleagues or dates! Come right after work, or come late! When: TONIGHT, June 15, 7 pm to midnight Where: Abbey Road, 45 Yueyang Lu, near Dongping Lu, in the former French Concession. Tel: 6431-6787 Highlights: Drinks 50% offMusic: Beatles covers galore!Free finger foodCome dressed as a Beatle (or beetle) and get a free......

Twenty-six hours until the next Shanghaiist Happy Hour ... and we've got our work cut out for us. We have to sort through more than 12 hours of Beatles covers songs — an amount that is illegal in most countries. Thanks to our readers (and BitTorrent) we have unearthed some gems, though, and you can see the entire list as it stands today after the jump (believe it or not, we still hove some downloads......

If you’re like us and already feel slightly guilty at how much you will be drinking at this Friday’s Shanghaiist Happy Hour, maybe it’s time to start thinking about how to have an active summer? Whether you’re a cycling veteran or you’re just looking for something to do to these coming months, there are a number of bike trips available to see more of the beautiful countryside (or Suzhou Creek). The first option is from......

When: Friday, June 15, 7 pm to midnight Where: Abbey Road, 45 Yueyang Lu, near Dongping Lu, in the former French Concession. Tel: 6431-6787 Highlights: Drinks 50% offMusic: Beatles covers galore!Free finger foodCome dressed as a Beatle (or beetle) and get a free drinkLots of outdoor seatingEveryone is invited! This is your chance to go to a Beatles bar and not hear one song sung by the Beatles! Of course, the playlist will consist of......

Shanghai Flickr photographer Shanghai Sky[1] just posted an interesting a photo set from the ongoing 2007 Shanghai Auto Show. What makes it interesting? There are almost no cars. This shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone who has ever attended the auto show (there are showgirls everywhere) or to anyone who has viewed Shanghai Sky's photos (the man likes photographing women ... candid street shots mostly, nothing smutty). We like the comments some of the......

If you see Abe Deyo at the Shanghaiist Happy Hour today, make sure to buy him a beer. Or ten. Deyo, a local concert promoter, learned a US$5,000 lesson this past week: beware bands without managers. The Pretty Girls Make Graves gig — part of the post-punk rockers' farewell tour — slated for April 28 at 4 Live has been cancelled. Basically, to make a long story short, the band had passport — not visa!......

Just wanted to let you all know (again) that you are invited to the Shanghaiist Happy Hour at Henry's Brewery & Grill, near the Bund, this Friday (April 20 ... tomorrow) from 7 pm to midnight. Entry is free and all house-brewed beer (Honey Brown, Perfect Pilsener, Shanghai Nights, Raspberry Helles and Pale Ale) will be discounted 30 percent — that means a pint will be just 21 kuai. House wines and soft drinks will......

Everyone is invited to head on down to the Bund (or near it) a week from Friday and enjoy: 30 percent off all of Henry's delicious beers brewed on the premises (that means a pint will be just 21 kuai).30 percent off house wines.30 percent off soft drinks. All of these specials last five hours, from 7pm to midnight. Not a bad way to start off the weekend. But wait, there's more: Your friends at......

Thanks to everyone who came to the Shanghaiist Happy Hour on Saturday! Thanks to ENO (so, the more beer I drink, the more free clothing I get, you say?). Thanks to iiiit! (please put the tacos and hot dogs on your permanent menu). Thanks to MANifesto for making us feel sexy again. And a special thanks to The Shotgun SheRas (the country band's lead singer is from ... Newcastle? And no, not Delaware). [Sorry......

We'll keep this quick. It's beautiful outside and half-price beers await. FRIDAY Shotgun She-Ras @ 4Live: We've been telling you about these girls for two weeks now. In addition to rocking our happy hour tomorrow, they will be playing 4Live tonight. "Fans of Dolly Parton and Lorretta Lynn, these 4 girls don't have time for none of that cheesy new country music they got real ol' country souls" — that's what the PR people say.......

A quick update on what you are doing Saturday afternoon and evening. We are happy to announce that the Shanghaiist Happy Hour at ENO will feature food prepared by the wonderful people at iiiit!. They have come up with a special menu (with special prices) for the party: Mexican Tacos with Salsa – 10 RMBHot Dogs – 15 RMB½ Ham & Cheese Sandwich with Salad – 15 RMB½ Latin Chicken Sandwich with Salad – 15......

A new organization called the American Craft Beer Partners (ACBP) has a mission statement you don't need to be drunk to rally behind: "[T]o bring some of the best craft beers in America to China and make them readily available to beer drinkers in Shanghai." These guys are the early front-runners for Shanghaiist 2007 People of the Year. They just received their first container shipment of 100 or so cases. Contents include (with ratebeer.com percentile......

We've been getting a lot of emails asking us when we're having our next Shanghaiist Happy Hour (and by "a lot" we mean "more than one"). We finally have an answer — Saturday, March 31 — less than two weeks! We will expand on the details of our first gathering since October (remember Halloween?) later, but here are the highlights: • When: Saturday, March 31 (4 pm to ???) • Where: ENO, 139-23 Changle Lu......

Wouldn't it be great if every weekend was set in the 80s? We actually found ourselves thinking that Saturday morning while recovering from the Shanghaiist 80s Happy Hour at Freelance Bar & Grill. And then we remembered Ronald Reagan, stirrup pants and the fact that there was no internet in the 80s ... so maybe that wouldn't be such a good idea. But we did have a great time Saturday night, and so, it seemed,......

The prize package for best 80s outfit at our Happy Hour this Friday sure is heating up. In addition to a bottle of Solid XS Vodka donated by our host Freelance Bar & Grill, the lucky winner will also get two items kindly donated by the self-described "sexiest menswear store in Shanghai" -- MANifesto. (We will force the winner to take a couple Shanghaiist T-shirts off our hands, as well.) The MANifesto prizes are an......

Shanghaiist wants to know: Is anyone else planning on looking like an idiot Friday night? Not that it will stop us -- we're actually strangely excited about reliving fashion nightmares of our youth -- but we just want to be emotionally prepared. For those who have no idea what we are taking about, Shanghaiist is having an 80s-themed Happy Hour this Friday at Freelance. All are welcome. There will be cheap drinks, free food, 80s......

Did you realize that July 28 is the 20-year anniversary -- to the day -- of July 28, 1986?!? We're glad we noticed it when we did -- because that gave us just enough time to throw together an 80s-themed Shanghaiist Happy Hour at Freelance Bar & Grill (we are cool with the place now) to mark the momentous occasion. Here's all you need to know: What: Shanghaiist Happy Hour - “I Love the 80s”......

Shanghaiist doesn’t eat much spicy food, but every time we pass a xiaolongxia (小龙虾 or "little dragon shrimp" or "little lobsters" or crayfish -- the most popular food in Shanghai now) restaurant, we always try really hard to keep ourselves from drooling. The idea of cracking the crayfish, sucking out the meat and licking the messy goodness off our fingers is way too enchanting. Mmmmmm. (We realize this is strange talk coming from the site's......

Our friend Peijin managed to take some photos when he wasn't downing beers for brunch at the Shanghaiist Happy Hour on Saturday at City Diner. His photos start here. You can read some Happy Hour chatter here and some less serious Happy Hour chatter here. Shanghaiist, for one, had a nice time. City Diner's food is fantastic, and contrary to what some commenters have said, it's not all unhealthy nor is it only geared toward......

... take his word. Jarrett Wrisley, who wrote for Shanghaiist for about 20 minutes last summer, has highlighted tomorrow's event in his "New & Noted" column in SH: Haven’t been to the City Diner yet? You might want to check out their happy hour, being thrown by Shanghaiist.com, the city blog run by Dan Washburn and his team of Shanghai spectators. Head to City Diner on May 20 from 11am-2pm and, for ¥100, enjoy their......

After filling up on bagels, sausage, eggs and Bloody Marys at the Shanghaiist Brunch Happy Hour at City Diner (details at the bottom of this post), we plan on heading over to DDM Warehouse for the Rock for Charity concert, all profits from which go to Shanghai Sunrise. It's a great cause, and a great lineup of bands. Mint and Ferris Wheel played at the last Shanghaiist Happy Hour (video clips), The Living Thin were......

We like the City Diner. A lot. We won't lie. It's right down the street from our apartment and we might already be considered regulars even though the place hasn't officially opened yet (the Diner is still enjoying it's "soft opening," a phrase that, we admit, makes us giggle and, curiously, think of Sheena Easton's song "Sugar Walls" ... you can watch the video for that song here). We already have our booth and, much......

We're taking it easy this weekend, mostly because we're still recovering from the Shanghaiist Happy Hour III at Shuffle Bar on Friday. It was actually several hours (like eight or so) and attendees indeed seemed pretty happy -- great live music and an open bar have that effect on people. Had a great turnout, too ... more than 130 people. Above, you can take a look at a cheesy party video we threw together. Sound......