100 SPIRITS draws near. In the dark night of Tuesday 4 April, this beastly display of souls will be unleashed!! For one night only, the ancient tomb of Jah Bar will mutate into a crazed crypt crawling with ghosts, as the stage alter is graced by five of Chengdu’s most forward-thinking and innovative live acts.ContinueContinue reading “2017年4月4日｜百鬼夜行 100 SPIRITS”
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Favourite Gigs 2016
Construction and redevelopment has seen Chengdu’s cultural landscape (read: the places we go to drink alcohol and listen to music) change dramatically. But as old places close and new ones emerge, great shows from bands, performers, DJs and collectives continue to entertain and inspire. Along with the loss of Bowie, Prince and George Michael, we lost manyContinueContinue reading “Favourite Gigs 2016”
NUART Festival Chengdu 2016：来耍！！
A year has gone by so fast, the October National Holiday break is soon upon us and NUART Festival has rolled round again! Good times – here’s the run down… Chengdu’s free arts and music street festival on Kuixinglou Street is into it’s third year now, with no signs of slowing down. As in previous years, the multi-genre MainContinueContinue reading “NUART Festival Chengdu 2016：来耍！！”
Aus-atmen 2016 | Photo Review
Aus-atmen has wrapped for 2016. Last month we descended upon a grassy field in Flower Town with two soundsystems, several dozen tents, 200 lollipops and dreams of techno in the moonlight…However, Mother Nature is a wild woman who loves to party and she brought her rain to the dancefloor all night long! Despite it all, we felt theContinueContinue reading “Aus-atmen 2016 | Photo Review”
Aus-atmen Festival: Chengdu countryside techno
atmen is an independent electronic music label in Chengdu, founded by local DJs Su and Xiang in 2015. Kiwese is very proud to be part of this collective. Resurfacing from last year’s raves in an empty swimming pool and an underground air raid shelter, atmen return with Aus-atmen Festival 2016, an independent electronic music festival in theContinueContinue reading “Aus-atmen Festival: Chengdu countryside techno”
Orchestra of Spheres in China | EP. 2 CHENGDU
The second instalment of the Orchestra of Spheres x Lady Lazer Light China Tour Doco sees us arrive in the spicy heartlands of Sichuan! Kiwese stomping grounds! Chengdu baby! Also on Vimeo! It’s the second day of the national October holiday break, and we’ve just taken a 19hr overnight train from Beijing to Chengdu. After arriving atContinueContinue reading “Orchestra of Spheres in China | EP. 2 CHENGDU”
The Rise and Demise of Morning Bar 早上好
Rumours have been circulating for months now, but the demolition of Morning Bar 早上好 on Minzhu Lu has finally become a reality. Kiwese looks back on the old venue and forward to the new, ahead of Chunyou 春游 2016 this weekend. When people ask where I learned to speak Chinese, there are two truths – I studied at Victoria University of Wellington, BeijingContinueContinue reading “The Rise and Demise of Morning Bar 早上好”
Favourite Shows 2015
What makes a ‘good show’? The artist? The venue? The crowd? Here is a list of ten shows in chronological order that left an impression on Kiwese this year. “Music, in performance, is a type of sculpture. The air in the performance is sculpted into something.” – Frank Zappa To me, live music is a symbiotic relationshipContinueContinue reading “Favourite Shows 2015”
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