Nothing against Carsick Cars mind you, but it's kind of annoying that they (and the Beijing scene) always seem to hog the stage in international media. Finally, finally, a report on Shanghai's thriving indie rock scene has been spotted... on The Miami Herald. The Mushrooms and Top Floor Circus are mentioned and the piece goes in detail about the worries the local scene has about the Expo. Worth a read! more ›

Jake Newby is Associate Editor of the new Time Out Shanghai (which features more on the acts Duck Fight Goose and Boys Climbing Ropes in their January launch issue). He also runs his own music blog at Kungfuology.com, where this article is also posted. more ›

This week was sick with the flu week over here at Shanghaiist, but now that the fever's gone down and the coughing has slowed, we. are. ready. to. party... *cough* Okay, maybe we shouldn't party TOO hard (our mothers would get mad). more ›

Yes, we know the big piece of music news this week is that Linkin Park is coming to town. The super popular Nu-metal alt-rock-rap band is playing Shanghai Stadium on Saturday, and though (according to mypiao) all the cheapie tickets have sold out, you can probably still get a nose bleed seat for 1000RMB or 1600RMB. Since that's an embarrassing portion of our salary, we'll probably be skipping out on the actual concert and hoping Chester Bennington and friends bring the after party to one of our regular late night haunts. more ›

So if last weekend was all about local bands for local people, this weekend is dominated by wai di ren. Whether it's "ghost punks" from some little hamlet in the US of A, northern monkeys from the capital or a band from the harmonious region of Xinjiang, there's a distinct outsider flavour to the next couple of days. more ›

The Channel One complex on Changshou Lu is teaming up with Soma for a summer concert series. Despite our natural misgivings about rock bands playing in shopping malls, the line-up is a good one. Things start this weekend with Pinkberry and The Mushrooms on Saturday and Da Fresh and Momo on the Sunday. Spread out over four weekends, the concerts will see eight of the city's finest young bands in various combinations. more ›

Pedants might point out that Thursday night (and indeed Monday, included below) doesn't count as the weekend. But frankly, this is no place for pedantry. With the Dragon Boat Festival holiday, the weekend really is starting early. more ›