Mar 10: Sleepmakeswaves
The
Australian post-rock favorites return for their second China tour,
courtesy of promoters New Noise. This one will be extra special as they
will be debuting their latest disc, Made of Breath Only.
Mar 10, 8.30pm, RMB120-150. MAO Livehouse, see event listing.
Mar 10: Spectacles of Sound Festivus
Promoters
Spectacles of Sound have put together a killer bill of four very
different artists. Canadian indie-pop band Braids (pictured) returns to
Shanghai after packing Yuyintang two years ago. American producer
Shigeto has rocked The Shelter with his mix of chilled out electronica
with live drums. Nonku Phiri is a rising South African talent
specializing in darkly soulful R&B. Rounding things out is Shanghai
institution ChaCha, who will be performing under her Faded Ghost DJ
persona. For more, check out our 2015 feature on Braids.
Mar 10, 9pm, RMB140-180. On Stage, see event listing.
Mar 10: Shake Vol 1 CD Launch
The
musical restaurant from the same folks behind refined jazz lounge
Heyday celebrates the official launch of a new studio CD recorded by
their house band. The Shake band will be bringing it to life with help
from some of their favorite singers like Cherry Brown, Naomi Fitch
(pictured for her 2016 Prince tribute concert), Hazel Gould and a few surprise guests.
Mar 10, 10pm-late, RMB150 (with CD). Shake, see event listing.
Mar 10: Nickodemus
As
the resident DJ of the long-running Turntables on the Hudson club night
in New York City, Nickodemus routinely sets the dancefloors grooving
with a wide-ranging sound that touches on house, Afro-beat, reggae and
Latin. As a producer, he’s released three acclaimed albums and remixed
everyone from Bob Marley to Billie Holiday.
Mar 10, 10pm-late, free entry. UNICO Shanghai, see event listing.
Mar 11: Ladyfest Shanghai
This
grassroots celebration of female empowerment and gender equality
returns for its fourth edition in Shanghai. Expect Suzhou Creek
Warehouse to be packed with plenty of workshops, live performances and
art installations to check out.
Mar 11, noon, RMBTBA. Suzhou Creek Warehouse, G/F, 668 Huai'an Lu, by Xi Suzhou Lu 淮安路668号底楼, 近西苏州路
Mar 11: Equilibrium
The German folk metal favorites cracked the Top 20 of their home country’s charts with 2014’s Erdentempel. They’ve cooked up a new batch of epics for their new disc, Armageddon,
which they’re presenting on their China tour. German melodic death
metal act Suidakra are coming along for the ride, bringing their mix of
brutal rock with traditional instruments like bagpipe, banjo and tin
whistle.
Mar 11, 8.30pm, RMB320. MAO Livehouse, see event listing.
Mar 11: Chinese Football
The
Wuhan indie standouts have won praise across China and in music nerd
circles around their world with their melodic take on Midwestern emo.
Their self-titled debut was one of the best albums of 2015 in China and
they return to Yuyintang to preview their highly anticipated upcoming
EP, Here Comes a New Challenger. For more, check out our 2015 feature on Chinese Football.
Mar 11, 9-11.30pm, RMB60-80. Yuyintang.
Mar 11: The Machinery of Other Skeletons
The Shanghai metal experimentists celebrate the completion of their latest EP trilogy. They’ll pay homage to the Hatred for Man EPs by taking over Inferno’s sound-system for the night to play all three discs.
Mar 11, 11pm, free entry. Inferno, see event listing.
For more gigs, check out our Nightlife listings.
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