Sure it's only Tuesday and there's not that much going on today, but we figured we'd throw up a Midweek Music Preview early this week to give you a chance to win tickets to the delectable Julie Doiron's concert on Wednesday. more ›

Looks like we can't go a month here without running into another indie sensation these days. Lucky for us! Portland, Oregon-based poppy punky act The Thermals, who've been lauded by NPR, Pitchfork and The Onion's AV Club, are heading to Yuyintang on March 15. Yeah, which means you need to get to the venue early if you want a chance of watching them without being drenched in the sweat of a hundred other bodies. At least in March the garden won't be chilly? Listen to them here. more ›

Shanghaiist read about The Den in the English mags and websites, and from the description it seemed decent -- a chill place which is a bar, lounge and massage parlor combined. What's more, Brad Prichard plays indie rock on Tuesday nights -- so we headed out there to see what it was all about. It's hard to be picky about the location, which although is by no means far away, but seems a bit out of the way in that there is nothing else around there, save a Bi Feng Tang and the like. more ›