Category Archives: Music

expo post #3, ozomatli rocks the expo, but not without some issues

Posted on May 28, 2010 by terence

los angeles band ozomatli played in shanghai’s zhongshan park 3 years ago at the yue festival and their latin funk, hip-hop, reggae, rock party tunes were a lot of fun and they reminded me of home (los angeles). according to … Continue reading →

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expo post #2 herbie hancock rocks shanghai

Posted on May 19, 2010 by terence

one of the really cool things about living overseas – well, our cultural opportunities are not as frequent as they would be in san francisco, la, or even houston, but when they are, we get a much more up close … Continue reading →

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unixx/boys climbing ropes/jan and yan

Posted on April 7, 2010 by terence

last friday night hong kong band unixx was in town for the opening of their china concert tour. opening band was jan and yan – a three piece with two guitarists, a tall stunning woman keyboardist, and some sort of … Continue reading →

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big music weekend

Posted on March 15, 2010 by terence

friday night: pinkberry, candy shop, sonnet, boys climbing ropes @ MAO Shanghai Saturday night: boys climbing ropes, st. vincent @ YYT Shanghai friday night reviewed here my thoughts: xiao yoi (lead singer of pinkberry) was ill, and the crowd was … Continue reading →

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candy shop and forget and forgive at yuyintang

Posted on February 28, 2010 by terence

hard working shanghai bloggers andy and jake put together this show to support 81fur.com. personally, i’d have to question the efficacy of using underground bands to promote an anti-fur movement, when your target audience should be people who are actually … Continue reading →

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why do all karaoke pictures look the same?

Posted on February 27, 2010 by terence

and why does party world have radiohead’s “exit music for a film” in their karaoke library. “Exit Music (For A Film)” Wake.. from your sleep The drying of your tears Today we escape, we escape Pack.. and get dressed Before … Continue reading →

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boys climbing ropes/duck fight goose concert

Posted on January 31, 2010 by terence

so, as mentioned here and here and here last night was the boys climbing ropes record release party (support by duck fight goose). having missed the andrew byrd show to attend a birthday party, i absolutely wasn’t going to miss … Continue reading →

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pinkberry song!

Posted on December 1, 2009 by terence

(h/t to Jake Newby – who appears in the video, himself!) p-i-n-k-be-rr-y!

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shanghai 0093 live show

Posted on November 29, 2009 by terence

last night i went to the 0093 sampler release mentioned here and here held at the new mao livehouse . arriving late, i missed most of bang bang tang’s return.

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ma ma say, ma ma sa, ma ma ku sa

Posted on November 9, 2009 by terence

three beats on a snare drum . . . then into a funky bass beat. that’s how the beginning of michael jackson’s “wanna be startin’ something” begins – if you know the song, then you’ll instantly recognize those three drum … Continue reading →

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