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Where: Mao Live­house
When: Thu 4 Feb, 8.00PM
How Much: 60RMB; 30RMB pre-sale
Who: Big Ya, Ci Qin, Li Mo, Mars Party, Mytho­ma­nia, Nancheng Brother, the me guan me’s (More Info)
Why: An inter­est­ing mix of artists are head­ing to Mao on Thurs­day to help ring in the Spring sea­son. The gig’s called “Let’s Bite Into Spring!”, or some­thing to that effect (让我们一起来咬春), and they have per­form­ers from all walks of musi­cal life com­ing to nib­ble. There’s a heavy empha­sis on folk, from Ci Qin and Li Mo, with Nancheng Brother bridg­ing the gap between tra­di­tion and mod­ern, with a side of big band from Big Ya, clas­sic indie rock from Mars Party and the me guan me’s, and finally head­ing to the other end of the spec­trum with goth glam light metal group Mytho­ma­nia. It’ll be inter­est­ing to see what sort of effect these groups com­ing together will cre­ate, but cer­tainly it promises to be a night of great music — of all genres.

Runner-ups for this week are: Punk Night at Mao Live (Fri 8.30, 50RMB), or Lit­tle Spring Fes­ti­val Rock Night at 13 Club (Sat 9.00, 50RMB).