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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
The recent wave of popular neo-folk musicians coming through Kunming continues tonight when Beijing-based Zhong Lifeng (钟立风) plays Halfway House tonight. Originally from Zhejiang province, Zhong moved to Beijing in 1995 and began to write and perform of folk songs, some of which became well known when covered by Chinese pop acts such as Shui Mu Nian Hua. In 2004 Zhong signed with Chinese label Taihe Rye Music and released his first solo album Beside the Road in 2006. He also played the Chaoyang Pop Music Festival in Beijing the same year. Zhong Lifeng's show at Halfway House on Tuesday starts at 9:30 pm. Admission is 15 yuan per person. Tags: Halfway House, live music, neo-folk, Taihe Rye Music, Zhong Lifeng
Multimedia phenomenon and arguably China's best-known female rock star Wu Hongfei (吴虹飞) will be playing a special unplugged performance tonight at Halfway House. Wu is lead singer for the Beijing-based band Happy Avenue (幸福大街) and is also a well-known magazine journalist and author of books including The fish who loved Xiao Long and The double life of A Fei. A member of the Dong ethnic minority originally from Sanjiang, Guangxi, Wu is a graduate of the prestigious Tsinghua University in Beijing, where she majored in environmental engineering and the editing of scientific books. Wu's lyrics range from the abstract and fantastic to dark and melancholy. Whether with Happy Avenue or playing solo, her music has been called many things: poppy, folk, goth and more. Tonight's performance at Halfway – co-organized by Wheatfields Bookstore – features Sam Debell on drums, Ma Li of Wheatfields on the mouth harp and Zhang Shuang playing violin, with Wu playing acoustic guitar.
Tonight's show starts at 9:30 pm with opening act Fang Blues Band (坊乐队), tickets cost 15 yuan. Related article: Ma Li and the Kunming underground Tags: entertainment, ethnic minorities, Halfway House, Happy Avenue, live music, Ma Li, Sam Debell, Tsinghua University, Wheatfields, Wu Hongfei, Zhang Shuang
Friday: Tribal Moons at The Hump Bar The Tribal Moons will play their first show back from their southeast China tour at The Hump Bar tonight. The Moons will be joined by the musical stylings of Lumberjack Jon. The show starts at 9:30, admission is free. Friday: Wild West Fourth at Speakeasy Bar Speakeasy Bar will go Yank for an evening with a wild west-themed party featuring DJ Latino and DJ Yan. Glasses of bourbon and cola will be on special for 12 yuan. The party starts at 10 pm, admission is free. Saturday: Zhang Quan at Halfway House Chinese folk veteran Zhang Quan will play Saturday night at Halfway House. This Saturday night's show is entitled Ballad of the Yellow River, which will include re-presentation of Zhang's earlier works, Chinese northwestern folk songs and his recent dombra and harmonica works. The music starts at 9:30 pm, admission is 15 yuan. Saturday: Caribbean Heat dance party at the Hump Bar The Hump Bar will be throwing an all-night "Caribbean Heat" dance party on Saturday night featuring zouk, samba, reggae, salsa, meringue, Swahili hiphop, South African house and more. Mojitos and Cuba Libres will be on special for 12 yuan. Music starts at 9:30, admission is free. Image: Associated Press Tags: DJ Latino, DJ Yan, Halfway House, Speakeasy Bar, The Hump Bar, Tribal Moons, Zhang Quan
Gansu folk musician Zhang Quan (张佺) is to perform in Kunming this Saturday at Halfway House, his first performance in Kunming since January 2007. Strongly influenced by Chinese northwestern folk music as he grew up, Zhang Quan joined the now-defunct Beijing folk band Wild Children in 1995 and until one of his bandmates passed away in 2003. Zhang was also the co-owner of the influential folk music venue River Bar in Beijing. Zhang moved to Yunnan in 2004 and in 2006 he had a solo tour that passed through Sichuan, Yunnan, Gansu, Qinghai and Tibet. Currently Zhang Quan plays the dombra, a Kazakh instrument with a sound similar to a banjo or a lute, and harmonica. This Saturday night's show is entitled Ballad of the Yellow River, which will include re-presentation of Zhang's earlier works, Chinese northwestern folk songs and his recent dombra and harmonica works. The performance will start at 9:30 pm, tickets to the show are 15 yuan. Tags: Beijing, dombra, Gansu, Halfway House, Wild Children, Zhang Quan
With the three-day Qing Ming holiday this weekend, many people will be out of town sweeping graves or just taking a break from the city. For those of us sticking around town, there are a few events to check out: Friday: JP and DJ Moon Unit at the Hump Singer/guitarist JP will be playing 9:30 at The Hump Bar at Jinma Biji Fang tonight, followed by DJ Moon Unit who will play late into the night. Admission is free. Saturday: Liu2 at Halfway House Halfway House will host oddball singer/songwriter Liu2 (刘2) on Saturday night. The 9:00 show is likely to be Liu2's last in Yunnan for a while as he wraps up his tour of Yunnan. Admission for the show is 15 yuan. Saturday: Uprock All-Stars party On Saturday night, Uprock will put on its second 'All-Stars' party featuring DJs Shonny, Christian, Liu Yan, Echoo, Tantrum and Jezz. There will also be beer and vodka specials for the free evening of music, which starts at 10. For more info about upcoming events around Kunming this month, check out GoKunming's events calendar. Tags: DJ Moon Unit, Halfway House, JP, Liu2, Qingming Festival, The Hump Bar, Uprock
Halfway House on Dongfeng Xi Lu will be celebrating St Patrick's day tonight beginning at 10 pm with Irish music provided by DJ Da Make of the Tribal Moons. The free party will eschew green beer for not-so-Irish-but-somewhat-green mojitos on special for 10 yuan. Partygoers wearing green will be entitled to a free unspecified drink. Down at Jinma Biji Fang, The Hump Bar will also be hosting a party with Irish music supplied by DJs Reverend Daneel Starr, Tim McQuimathy and Father Blitzer. One free Jameson whiskey will be given to anyone in green. The party starts at 10, admission is free. GoKunming wishes its readers a happy and safe St Patrick's Day – however you choose to celebrate please make sure it doesn't include a stop at Kunming's laowai drunk tank. Image: www.kmcmurtrydesign.com Related article: Hospital opens China's first drunk tank for foreigners Tags: Christmas, Halfway House, St Patrick's Day, The Hump Bar, Valentine's Day
Kunming's first – and probably last – snow of the winter is melting away and spring appears to be returning to the 'Spring City'. After a long, subdued holiday with few events around town, things are starting to pick up as students return and the city emerges from its hibernation. Here's a look at some of what's happening around Kunming this weekend: LomoKM exhibition at Halfway House A three-day exhibition and photo contest organized by LomoKM opens today and runs through Sunday night at Halfway House. The exhibition is a celebration of LomoKM's second year of existence featuring hundreds of photos taken according to lomography's "Shoot – don't think" philosophy. 'Scream & Shout' at The Hump Tonight The Hump Bar will feature a night of electronica with DJs Jezz and Christian and special guest DJ Shonny. Vodka and Red Bull will be on special for only 12 yuan, with music and dancing expected to last until the wee hours of the night. Concert: Nathan Stokland at Chicago Coffee Chicago Coffee in the Think UK residential complex off of Jiaoling Lu will be hosting an evening of music by singer/songwriter Nathan Stokland on Saturday night. The free show starts at 7:30 and will feature songs from Stokland's new album "Our November Footsteps". Image: LomoKM Tags: Chicago Coffee, DJ Christian, Halfway House, Jezz, lomography, LomoKM, Nathan Stokland, snow, The Hump Bar Next 1 2 3 |
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