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”
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Jams at Submarine Bar
There are plenty of places that run weekly/spontaneous jam sessions in Chengdu. Submarine Bar down in Yulin is one of them. Here’s a little ditty I shot and edited for the buddies down at Submarine Bar last night. The chick in the hat was doing an acoustic singer-songwriter type thing early on, then as the night grewContinueContinue reading “Jams at Submarine Bar”
Lady Lazer Light Casts A Spell Over China: Interview with Erica Sklenars
Wellington! 惠灵顿！ Erica Sklenars a.k.a. Lady Lazer Light is in the capital this week for two talks about her art residency in Beijing and touring with Orchestra of Spheres around China. Kiwese caught up with her ahead of tonight’s first talk! The last Lady Lazer Light show I saw before moving back to China was in collaboration with long time pals OrchestraContinueContinue reading “Lady Lazer Light Casts A Spell Over China: Interview with Erica Sklenars”
Why Being a Home Tutor In China Will Lead to Obesity
Andi has just turned four-years-old. She likes Barbie, Hello Kitty and rabbits. I teach her at her home twice a week for two hours. Dinner is included. I somehow knew January would be the month I’d find a job. January has been a buzzy one, as Januarys tend to be. Bowie died. Rickman died. The dude from The EaglesContinueContinue reading “Why Being a Home Tutor In China Will Lead to Obesity”
Favourite Releases 2015
From Wellington stoner country to Beijing glitch hop, 2015 was packed with awesome releases from both New Zealand and China. Here are fifteen Kiwese favourites! Illustration by Ali Pang. With Knees of Honey in Goodbye Canyon by So Laid Back Country China (Wellington, NZ) So Laid Back Country China (or 很放松乡村中国) is a four-piece band fronted by Harriet Ferry andContinueContinue reading “Favourite Releases 2015”
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”
Jack Body in China: Interview with NZTrio and Gao Ping
To celebrate and share the works of the late, great New Zealand composer Jack Body, the NZ Consulate-General in Chengdu and long-time friend, composer and pianist Gao Ping 高平 invited the NZTrio to perform at the Sichuan Conservatory of Music this month. Kiwese attended a press conference (oooh) with Gao Ping and the lovely folk from NZTrio: Ashley Brown (cello), Justine Cormack (violin) and SarahContinueContinue reading “Jack Body in China: Interview with NZTrio and Gao Ping”
Kiwese Presents… Orchestra of Spheres China Tour 2015
Wellington’s favourite intergalactic dance freaks Orchestra of Spheres are coming for a nine-date tour of China. Aotearoa’s Queen of buzzy visuals Lady Lazer Light is coming, too. This is not a drill! I repeat, THIS IS NOT A DRILL!! https://youtu.be/bR4uJtCQrKQ trippy /ˈtrɪpɪ/ adjective -pier, -piest (informal) suggestive of or resembling the effect produced by a hallucinogenic drug Orchestra of Spheres are one of the mostContinueContinue reading “Kiwese Presents… Orchestra of Spheres China Tour 2015”
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