Friday: Local rock showcase at On The Go
Tonight the new Kundu bar On The Go will host a night of local rock featuring Broken String (断弦), Kou Xuan (口玄), Kua Fu and No Answer (打死我也不说). The free show starts at 9:30. On The Go is located on the second floor of the building across from Top One's main entrance.

Saturday: Children's piano concert at TCG Nordica
TCG Nordica will be holding a children's piano concert Saturday night in conjunction with Beautiful Heart piano training center. The 8 pm show is 5 yuan for children, 15 yuan for adults.

Saturday: Halloween pub crawl
For the second year in a row, a Halloween pub crawl of the Yunda/Wenlin Jie area has been organized, once again starting 8 pm at the Sunshine Bar, about 50 meters south of Yunnan University's north gate. Drink discounts will be available for all costumed revelers at the Sunshine Bar as well as Must Colombian Café (9:00), Salvador's Coffee House (10:00), The Box (11:00) and Chapter One (midnight and onward). The pub crawl is open to anyone with an interest in drinking while in costume.

Tags: Broken String, Halloween, Kou Xuan, Kua Fu, live music, Must Colombian Coffee, No Answer, On The Go, pub crawl, Salvador's Coffee House, Sunshine Bar, TCG Nordica, Wenlin Jie, Yunnan University

Friday: Legopulver at Halfway House
Norwegian jazz/rock band Legopulver will play its first of two Kunming gigs this weekend at Halfway House tonight at 9:00. The band consists of guitar, bass and drums. Entry is free.

Friday: Sam's Birthday Masquerade at Speakeasy Bar
Sam Debell of Speakeasy Bar will be celebrating his birthday tonight with a masquerade party and cheap 10 kuai glasses of Jagermeister. Music will be provided by DJs Martin, Jon and Christian.

Saturday: Union Music Festival in Tuanjie Village
A music festival highlighting local rock and hiphop is scheduled to take place from 1 to 11 pm on Saturday, featuring some of Kunming's biggest local acts including Noise Addiction, Tribal Moons, No Answer (打死我也不说), Dark Cosmos (黑宇), Triatic (恶性循环) and Broken String (断弦).

Our info about this event is limited, but we do know the organizers intend on holding it at the Tuanjie Village Bai Leisure Garden (团结乡白族休闲园) a bit more than 20 km northwest of Kunming. To get to Tuanjie Village, take the road to the Bamboo Temple until getting to the Tuanjie Village (团结乡), where a right turn takes you straight there - look for the three Bai-style white pagodas.

Saturday: Legopulver at TCG Nordica
Legopulver will play its second show in Kunming at the spacious gallery of TCG Nordica on Saturday night. Admission to the 8 pm show is 30 yuan for adults, 15 yuan for students and 10 yuan for children.

Saturday: Yunnan-Vietnam Female Artists Exchange at Yunart Gallery
Yunart Gallery will host an opening for its new exhibition "In the course of our contacts..." which highlights the works of female artists from Yunnan and Vietnam on Saturday night, beginning at 8:00. Entry to the opening is free.

Saturday: The Hump Bar's 8th Birthday Celebration
The Hump Bar is celebrating its 8th birthday on Saturday night with free buffet and beer from 7 to 9 pm. After mealtime the bar will be throwing an Afro-Latin dance party until morning.

Monday: P.K.14 at Speakeasy Bar
P.K.14 one of the better-known 'it' bands in the Beijing rock scene at the moment, will play Speakeasy Bar on Monday night for the Kunming stop on its national tour. Entry to the 10 pm show is 30 yuan.

Tags: Broken String, Dark Cosmos, Halfway House, Legopulver, No Answer, Noise Addiction, P.K.14, Sam Debell, Speakeasy Bar, TCG Nordica, The Hump Bar, Triatic, Tribal Moons, Union Music Festival, Vietnam, Yunart Gallery