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Where: D-22
When: Sat­ur­day 19 Nov, 22:00
How Much: 50RMB; 40RMB stu­dents
Who: Friend or Foe, Yan Tiao, Deadly Cra­dle Death, Per­pet­ual Motion Machine (More Info)
Why: Shang­hai bands have been com­ing up to Bei­jing more and more often lately, and I can’t pass up the oppor­tu­nity to pimp them out. By all accounts, Friend or Foe is one of the most inter­est­ing acts com­ing out of the city. They’re prone to dress­ing up, they have alter-egos, and they should be a riotous good time. Plus, any chance to check out a band that won’t be here that often should be taken. As for the sup­port acts, they’re always around but I’ve only seen Deadly Cra­dle Death before, and it’s not really my favourite music. But I’ve heard Yan Tiao is a decent show, and I’m hop­ing that Per­pet­ual Motion Machine is the same. But Friend or Foe is the real draw card, and it should be a party.

Run­ners up this week include: TONIGHT at Yugong Yis­han is US blues-folk group Two Gal­lants, and it just so hap­pens that Res­i­dence A is open­ing the show, 8PM, 60RMB; if you haven’t caught up with Big­ger Bang in a while, they’re now called Da Bang and will be at Yugong Yis­han on Fri­day, 9PM, 60/50RMB; if hard­core punk is your thing, Ger­man group SS20 are back in Bei­jing, play­ing Sun­day at Mao Live­house, 8:30PM, 70/50RMB; and finally, Split Works has brought over Laura Jansen, and she’ll be play­ing Yugong Yis­han next Tues­day at 8PM, 80/50RMB.

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