A weekly rundown of Beijing weekend's best nightlife events with a 100 percent APEC-free guarantee this week.
THURSDAY
Robin Eubanks + Terry Hsieh Collective @ Yue Fu Jazz Bar
Trombone master comes to Beijing.
> RMB160 (RMB120 presale on yoopay); 9pm; Yue Fu Jazz Bar
FRIDAY
El Tigre Soundsystem featuring Dengue Dengue Dengue! @ Migas
All the way from Peru, El Tigre Soundsystem is a colorful blend of electro cumbia, tropical, bass music and moombahton plus many more genres you've proably never heard of but are sure to get your maracas shaking.
> RMB60; 10pm till late; The Bar at Migas
Ajinai Album Release Party @ Dusk Dawn Club
Featuring horse-head fiddle, throat singing and guitar noise, this Mongolian rock band (formed in China) are touring with new singer Aoergula.
> RMB80 (RMB60 presale); 9pm; Dusk Dawn Club
PENG - TECHNO - NIGHT @ Dada
Peng Label going strong with its tradmark brand of techno. With Pancake Lee, Zuckermann and Ozone.
> No cover; 9pm; Dada
Djang San + Band presents "Tofu électrique 4" @ Temple
Electro-rock in Temple from an eccentric Frenchman.
> No cover; 10pm; Temple
In Beijing Gang '2 Year Anniversary Celebration' @ MAO Livehouse
Spread over two weekends, this line-up is a who's who in local Beijing indie/rock/alternative.
> RMB120 (RMB100 presale); 8:30pm; MAO Livehouse
SATURDAY
Los Residentes @ Migas
Local hero Nassdak holds down the dance floor at Migas.
> RMB30 (free before 11pm); 10pm; The Bar at Migas
Mademoiselle et son Orchestre (Gypsy Jazz) @ Dusk Dawn Club
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This six-piece gypsy jazz outfit has been enchanting audiences in Beijing since 2004.
> RMB40 (RMB30 presale); 9pm; Dusk Dawn Club
Xinjiang Music: The Walkers @ Modernista
A night of traditional Uighur music, folky and fun with the odd guitar riff thrown in for good measure.
> No cover; 10pm; Modernista
SUNDAY
MozART @ Forbidden Concert Hall
"We exist depite the sober formality of great concert halls, depite the boredom of the classical musican's life, depsite fanatic lovers of classical music, despite fans of rock, rap or pop who are afraid of classical music. We treat our Muse with a humorous irony!"
> RMB50-580; 7:30pm; Forbidden City Concert Hall
Compiled by Justin Culkin
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