I’ve been wanting to write about .TAG for a long time, but could never find the words. Now, as the club heads into its final weekend in the Poly Center, it’s time to face the music. The club is the centre of our local universe. Countless nights and days have been spent stomping the concreteContinueContinue reading “Iconic Chengdu Club .TAG Closes This Weekend”
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We Need to Talk About Dale Kerrigan
I was first introduced to the cult of Dale Kerrigan at Camp A Low Hum. Now I’m obsessed. After a ten-year hiatus, the atmosphere at Camp last February resembled a kind of phantasmagorical hysteria — the time of our lives was suddenly back from the dead. No lineup announcement, no signal, and no worries —ContinueContinue reading “We Need to Talk About Dale Kerrigan”
5.9 The Or, Sonicave, 群像, Luca @ 13Lounge Chengdu
当我们走出家门迎接夏天的温暖怀抱，当世界各地持续封锁，当我们重新想象自己和未来，乐队继续演奏。 为了让你的耳朵从干涸数月的现场音乐得到滋润，The World Underground 和 Kiwese 共同于 5月9日（星期六）在 13Lounge 为你呈现这波成都摇滚节奏。 来自地下世界的摇滚乐队 The Or、群像乐队 和 Sonicave，以及 DJ Luca 将为你带来一场震撼人心的音乐盛宴。从哥特式后朋克到新式迪斯科，我们邀请你加入我们的行列，在与世隔绝的氛围中寻求慰藉。 我们都对未来充满希望。为了我们的城市，为了我们的人民，也为了我们的艺术家。请加入朋友们策划的“成都最好的夜晚”。音乐可以振动即使是最坚硬的灵魂，所以请大家来支持我们，我们的城市和我们正在谨慎重开的场地空间。 +++ As we shed isolation for summer’s embrace,As the world continue through lockdown,As we reimagine ourselves and the future,—— the bands play on.Hydrating your ears from the drought of live music, The World Underground and Kiwese are ecstatic to present this wave ofContinueContinue reading “5.9 The Or, Sonicave, 群像, Luca @ 13Lounge Chengdu”
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”
Unknown Mortal Orchestra set to play China and NZ in January
Tài hǎo le! [太好了! Awesome!] Split Works are bringing Unknown Mortal Orchestra to China next month as they kick off the Asian leg of their colossal ‘II’ tour. Seems like just yesterday they were playing at good ol’ Bodega, but January has long since past for this hardworking, hard touring three-piece psychedelic-pop powerhouse, who have played packed outContinueContinue reading “Unknown Mortal Orchestra set to play China and NZ in January”
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