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Decide for yourself when they play their first show in Shanghai at LOgO this Friday. As an added bonus to our Shanghaiist readers, we're giving away four of their CDs - just send an email to contest.giveaway (at) shanghaiist (dot) com with the words "Shanghaiist Random K(e) CD Giveaway" in the subject line and your name in the body. The first four to send an email to us with that info will get a CD.

Battles consists of four men with long histories in music making: Tyondai Braxton, son of alterna-jazz musician Anthony Braxton, has worked with hip hop producer Guillermo Scott Herren and noise rockers Parts & Labor. Ian Williams is originally from Pittsburgh math rock pioneers Don Caballero, and also played in noise rock trio Storm & Stress. Dave Konopka, guitarist and bassist, brings the rhythmically complex guitar style of his previous band Lynx into the equation. Veteran of the hardcore scene John Stanier used to play for Helmet - now, when he's not drumming for Battles, he fills out alterna-metal rock supergroup Tomahawk and Australian hard rock band The Mark of Cain

Christmas is over, and like many others, Shanghaiist is still nursing a hangover from all the holiday cheer received on our trip back home. Lucky for us, we came back at a perfect time, with many exciting gigs coming up in January. Here is a look at the shows we don't plan on missing out on......

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.

So this is the weekend in October we have been waiting for. A weekend where there are actually a slew of gigs worth checking out. On Friday Voodoo Kungfu from Beijing will be at Live Bar. We happened to catch them last year and despite not being a huge metal fan enjoyed the spectacle of watching the band dress up as Chinese ghosts, shamans and throw funeral money in the air, while using traditional Chinese instruments and throat singing in their repertoire. If all that might seem like a bit much for you then try Yuyintang where Miniless records is bringing us another night of experimental shoe gazer noise. Isis, CDGE, Tinnitus Movement and more will be on stage to induce waves of depression and melancholy to crash across the crowd.

After months of nothing more than a trickle of live shows, there is a flood of gigs this weekend and Shanghaiist is left wondering how to manage with all the choices. Tonight at Yuyintang, Tookoo will be playing with 3 other bands. Being called everything from EMO to Indie, Tookoo is puts on a solid performance and we expect the small confines of YYT to be bursting with people.

It is not uncommon for many of the Chinese indie bands to have their actual popularity and accomplishments embellished and twisted in order to drum up hype for upcoming shows. One of the few indie bands that actually is and does have the huge local following to justify the hype is Xie Tian Xiao and Cold Blooded Animal. This grunge/acid rock band formed back in 1994 when grunge was still riding out the Nirvana wave. Since then XTX has made a name (we aren't spinning another load of crap) among the indie crowd and teeters on the edge of mainstream fame. Xie Tian Xiao and Cold Blooded Animal will be playing tonight at Live Bar. Tickets are a bit steep at 120rmb (100rmb for advance purchase) but that just goes to show you the amount of local fans, and the price they are willing to pay, that is expected. Other than XTX there isn't much happening tonight, but we heard something is going on out at Yuyintang but we weren't able to get the details (yes, we are lazy).

With Midi being canceled our mood has definitely turned glum. But what sucks for those festival fans and the Beijing scene might not be all that bad for us here in Shanghai. More of the bands originally scheduled to attend Midi are scrambling to book gigs in Shanghai, packing our schedule with quality shows. Kicking things off tonight are the Hussy Hicks a folk/jazz duo from Australia who will be providing plenty of much needed chill out music at Labella Cafe. This show is free and the cocktails are always good, so what better way to relax after a hard day at work (or writing angry blogs).

This weekend there is no shortage of gigs to check out and we suggest you take a little nap this afternoon so you will be ready to tackle as many as possible. Shanghaiist recommends checking out Queen Sea Big Shark tonight at the Living Design Center, last time we saw this band (way back when 4Live was still around) they had the crowd rocking hard to their surf garage sound. At Live Bar, experimental Korean/Japanese duo, 10, will leave the avant-garde fans in the crowd salivating for more. If you miss them at Live Bar then you have a 2nd chance on Sunday when they play at Yuyintang.

Cold Fairyland are one of those rare Shanghai bands that consistently put out original music and have steadily been growing an overseas following. Check them out Friday at Yuyintang to see why everyone is raving about their melancholic folk sound. Jazz singer Pete Moore who will be performing at Labella's Cafe is also worth a look. For fiddle fans head to Two Cities gallery where fiddle master Hanneke Cassel is in town with guitarist Christopher Lewis.

Over the last few years, Broadway has been ever so gently creeping its way from the glitz and glam of Broadway to the back alleys and wet markets of Shanghai. With the recent success of touring productions of The Liong King, Mamma Mia, and most recently, 42nd Street, the group Live Mic Musical hopes to achieve the same kind of success with its first concert cabaret performed in Shanghai.

We have never actually experienced or even witnessed a person's ears bleeding from a live show, but last night we were pretty damn close. Thursday, the Ex-Models put on an interesting show of sharp, sonic blasts for a small 4Live audience. If you happened to miss it, no worries, the band will be joined by Carsick Cars and Torturing Nurse on Saturday at Yuyintang. Carsick Cars has enjoyed a stellar year, opening for Sonic Youth at 3 shows in Europe and they look to continue their climb with a few major European festival invites for 2008.

For a second straight week Shanghaiist has missed our Friday deadline, oops. The good news is that Saturday is when all the really good stuff happens.

We don't feel right doing many concert reviews, mainly because of our relationships with the bands, and the realization after years of live shows that the quality depends as much on the venue, backline, PA, sound guy, etc...as it does the band. Plus we don't like to judge people who are capable of doing things we can't (clarification: we don't like judging people we think are cool, we have no problem judging all you uncool...

Bravo to the big corporations — Hewlett Packard and Hennessy — that are each throwing huge music events this weekend and both are free to the public via registration on their respective webpages. On Friday, Hennessy is holding what is being billed as a "Hennessy Artistry Showcase" (last year featuring Juliette Louis and the Licks), out at the International Expo Center in Pudong and featuring Hong Kong pop star Wang Lee Hom, Gary Chaw, and...

After much hype and 2 years without a CD or performance in Shanghai, Third Party (formerly known as Muma & Third Party) celebrates the release of their debut album 'Velvet Highway' with a special show at 4Live on November 15th (Thursday). What has really got us excited about this show is that their record label, Oriental Sky, has informed Shanghaiist that props are being flown down from Beijing to recreate scenes from their music video....