What’s On: 18/01/10 – 24/01/10

Tuesday 19th

Zoomin Night: Jonathan Chen, Sister Oriented, Jam session @ D-22 – D-22’s weekly experimental night is known to draw some big name spectators, like, um, Jimmy Page. Actually that was only last week, but Jonathan Chen is a well traveled experimental musician and will likely put on a good show.

Wednesday 20th

Terry Hsieh Collective @ D-22 – American/Chinese jass collective take stage at D-22.

Thursday 21st

A4Destroyer, Cardiac Murmur, Sister Oriented @ D-22

Friday 22nd

Jess Meider @ 2 Kolegas

A1 Records Charity Benifit: Gala @ Yugong Yishan – A1 Records’ bands gather to support children with congenital heart disease.

Skarving, Rubber Phonograph Needle, me灌me, Old Fashion @ D-22

Dead Wasps @ MAO Livehouse – Manchester, UK electro-punk duo hit Beijing following a US tour.

Saturday 23rd

Brain Failure, The Face, CMCB, Steely Heart @ Yugong Yishan – An interesting collection of well known Beijing bands covering the genres of punk (Brain Failure), metal (The Face), rock/hip-hop fusion (CMCB), and electro-punk (Steely Heart).

ZIYO, Wu & The Side Effects, The Amazing Insurance Salesmen @ 2 Kolegas

Zoomin’ Night: Guai Li (怪力), Birdstriking, Josh Frank, Lu Xin Pei @ D-22 – Usually these things happen on Tuesdays, but whatever. Guai Li are a quite excellent post-punk band, while the other three artists are good for a wall of noise (I mean that in a nice way).

G-Eleven, Blue Rice Paddies, Nanwu @ MAO Livehouse – Billed as a New Year gig, even though we’re three weeks in by now (or three weeks away if we’re talking Spring Festival/Chinese New Year).

Sunday 24th

Gangzi @ D-22

Saosin, Alt Senior, Saving Molly @ MAO Livehouse – American post-hardcore band Saosin make their Beijing debut.