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How do they expect us to pay attention to work, instead of looking forward to this weekend? It's crazy talk!

First up, right off the bat — SUBS is back from their 16-date tour of pretty much all of China, and is finishing up with a stop at 13Club. The show will be bittersweet, though, because it's officially the last show of Ourself Beside Me. Also opening is Another Idea. More show information is here.

Also that night is another party from Sunjam Collective, live at Yugong Yishan.

Saturday is even busier. There are four shows I want to see that night. My pick will probably be punk standbys Reflector, since they've brought up Wuhan's Rococo. While I hate to follow the pack and mention that it's a punk band made up of four cute women, I know absolutely nothing about their music. It's usually not a good sign when a band's website has lots of pictures but no sound files, but I'll give them the benefit of the doubt. They are from Wuhan Fucking City, after all.

Other options for the night are Buyi at the New What? Bar, Black Cat Bone at Yugong Yishan, and Camel, Rebuilding the Rights of Statues, Niu Jiu, and String at the Old What? Bar. My question is, how the hell will they fit four bands inside the Old What? Bar? I don't think that many people will fit in the place, much less with equipment. Maybe they kick them out to the street right after their set. If any of you go, I want a full report.

Sunday afternoon there is the aforementioned Get It Louder Sound Performance. Just a reminder - they say to reserver your tickets by today, so send of an email ASAP.

I almost missed this one - Bedzoo Records is hosting a showcase of electronic musicians, most of which were featured on Bedzoo comp WEVA. Artists playing are Ariel0521, Double Fish, Me:mo, Jeven, ZaOYiN, 十口几点 (Shikou Jidian), and 小鱼 (Little Fish).

I'm looking forward to this one, especially to see Me:mo. He put out a good CD (self-titled) in 2003, and he's had standout tracks on the Charming Playlist, Dine Together With 7 People, and WEVA compilations.

And last, but not least, I have reports that Rebuilding the Rights of Statues is playing again on Sunday at the New Get Lucky.

Whew! That took a long time to type. See you there! Perhaps! Depends on which show you go to!

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Sorry for the lack of posts, kids. I've been having some network problems. Enough about that, though-- on to the shows.



European punks love China. It's a proven fact, or at least science-esque. Not so long after Austrians the Sonic Bastards came through, Holland's Disturbance arrive Thursday to start their tour. The whole thing will last a couple weeks, and they'll head through Chengdu, Shanghai, Wuhan, and five other cities before heading out via Hong Kong. But first they're here in Beijing at Nameless Highlands. Expect mohawks and leather. MP3s are available at their site.

Opening is Wuhan's 四百击 (400 Blows). Last time they came through was for the (International) Noise Conspiracy show, where about three hundred thousand people squeezed into Yugong Yishan and the bar promptly screwed up its P.A. What I heard was interesting, so it'll be worth it to hear them on a decent system. And if we know one thing about Wuhan, it's that you don't mess with Wuhan fucking city. Also joining are the ever-present Last Chance of Youth.

The show is Thursday (2005-03-31) at Nameless Highlands. 9:30, RMB30. View the full tour announcement (in Chinese).

The regular Wednesday night jam night and show, featuring Dou Wei and Buyiding, will also feature the Ping-Pong Party. I used to see them quite a lot, but I haven't seen them for several months. In the mean time, they lost their saxophonist and gained a guitarist. Expect highly skilled bass & drum work from Liangzi and Maomao, respectively. The rumors are true—they do sound a bit like Primus, but they have their own direction, and I highly recommend that you check them out.

The show is Wednesday at Yugong Yishan. Starts at 9:00, but don't take that too seriously.

And last, but not least—my good friend Adam Balbo is playing his first show in quite some time on Friday (2005-04-01), also at Yugong Yishan. The other Adam plays protest folk on acoustic guitar and harmonica. He's been to Canada once, but never to Mexico.

Update: In the comments, Jon says that the Ping Pong Party cancelled Wednesday's show. That's too bad! We'll catch you next time, guys.

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