So it may not be the fullest week for live music we've seen around Shanghai lately, but less to choose from just means you won't be racking your brains about which great show you're going to have to miss to catch another great show. And there are some really great shows coming up... especially at Yuyintang. Look at their line up! You get Triple Smash on Friday, then TooKoo on Saturday... and if that wasn't enough, there's Great Lake Swimmers for you on Sunday. There's virtually no reason to leave the place (we'll probably be hiding in the park next door). Those and other aural pleasures below: more ›

The forthcoming holiday means that the weekend is coming early for a lot of us. For music fans, it's coming even earlier with a solid five days of gigs starting tonight for anyone who's not heading out of town for Midi or the other festivals taking place around China. There's more mid-week action next week as well, which we're very excited about but will keep under our hat for now. A full weekend run-down, including the Straigh Oota Canada shows will be here on Friday as usual, but here's what's going on tonight and tomorrow: more ›

If you're not already suffering Midi-fatigue, the latest installment in this year's festival soap opera series has arrived courtesy of the Midi school - who've done us the favor of posting the proposed lineup for the Zhenjiang festival. more ›

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. more ›

After Windows Underground, we wanted to check out Anar but were turned away at the door because we weren't exclusive enough. Good for us, we walked down the street to LOgO and caught Beijing dance rock band, TooKoo in the heat of action. They sang entirely in English and gave an excellent show that got the crowd all riled up and hysterical. more ›