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Thursday 23rd February today | |||
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| Punk vs Metal Night In this epic battle of punk versus metal, who will come out on top? Make up your own mind at tonight's show with Longway, Temper Tantrum and more. • Lacerate Metal • Band of Longway Metal, Rock • Temper Tantrum Punk, Hard Rock (Expat) • Ready To Die Metal • Joking Tasty Punk, Ska |
20:00 | MAO Livehouse • Dongcheng District | |
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| Ashtray Lifeguards & Longjin Rising from the ashes of genre-bending expat outfit Love's Tourettes, Ashtray Lifeguards should prove to be more fusion in creative ways. Joined by Chinese reggae-dub-funk group Longjin. • Ashtray Lifeguards Funk, Rock, Hip-hop (Expat) • Longjin Reggae, Funk |
21:30 | VA Bar • Dongcheng District | |
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Friday 24th February tomorrow | |||
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| Cold & Warm Night Covering a broad spectrum of genres, this night at Mao Livehouse presents some cool tunes and winter warmers. • Candy Monster Rock • Platanus Indie Pop • Longjin Reggae, Funk • Xiao N Folk, Rock |
20:00 | MAO Livehouse • Dongcheng District | |
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Saturday 25th February 2 days from now | |||
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| The Virgins Presents: Retro Golden Age Some of the city's best retro acts gather together tonight under the banner of rock retro party promoters The Virgins. Ricky Sixx's new effort Flaming Heat will take the stage alongside Los Crasher, Jacky Danny and more. • Jacky Danny Hard Rock • Kick Ass Hard Rock • Flaming Heat Metal • Los Crasher Hard Rock • Devils at the Crossroad Rock, Blues, Punk (Expat) |
20:00 | MAO Livehouse • Dongcheng District | |
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| JUE Festival: The Pains of Being Pure at Heart Brooklyn indie kids The Pains of Being Pure at Heart bring their quirky pop rock sound to Beijing for a preview of Split Works' JUE Festival. • Skip Skip Ben Ben Lo-fi • The Pains of Being Pure at Heart Indie Pop, Rock (USA) |
21:00 | Yugong Yishan • Dongcheng District | |
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| Lone Band & Li Yan (Lucifer) Doomsday folk band Lone and Rustic's Lucifer (Li Yan) double headline this night at VA Bar in what should be an interesting night. • Rustic Punk • The Lone Rock, Folk |
21:45 | VA Bar • Dongcheng District | |
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Sunday 26th February 3 days from now | |||
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| Wake Up From The Winter Residence A are finally releasing an album! Help them celebrate with all their friends at MAO Livehouse tonight. • Me Too Post-Punk • Residence A Britpop • Glow Curve Rock |
20:30 | MAO Livehouse • Dongcheng District | |
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Thursday 1st March 7 days from now | |||
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| Carsick Cars + more Beijing indie rock royalty Carsick Cars headline this show at Yugong Yishan, with Helen Feng's new project Nova Heart, 80s-style rockers Rustic and experimental duo Deadly Cradle Death. • Carsick Cars Rock • Rustic Punk • Deadly Cradle Death Electronic • Nova Heart Electronic |
21:00 | Yugong Yishan • Dongcheng District | |
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Friday 2nd March 8 days from now | |||
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| Made in Ningxia Ningxia night is back, opening the first of Dos Koleags' shows for the Year of the Dragon, with regulars Nucleus, Wu & The Side-Effects and more. • Buyi Band Folk • Nucleus Rock • Wu & The Side Effects Psychedelic • WHAI Experimental, Rock |
22:00 | 2 Kolegas • Chaoyang District | |
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| Pet Conspiracy At this unusually-located show inside a tiny basement EDM nightclub, Pet Conspiracy plan to take up the space with an energetic set. • Pet Conspiracy Rock |
23:00 | Haze • Beijing CBD District | |
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Saturday 10th March a month from now | |||
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| JUE Festival: Death Cab For Cutie For opening weekend of Split Works' JUE Festival, indie rock giants Death Cab For Cutie take the stage at Tango 3/F. • The Life Journey Indie Pop • Death Cab For Cutie Indie Pop, Rock (USA) |
21:00 | Tango Third Floor • Dongcheng District | |
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| Re-TROS + more Post-punk stars Re-TROS perform tonight at Dos Kolegas with DH & Chinese Hellcats and more. • Candy Monster Rock • DH & Chinese Hellcats Jazz • Rolling Bowling Rockabilly • Re-TROS Post-Punk |
22:00 | 2 Kolegas • Chaoyang District | |
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Sunday 11th March a month from now | |||
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| Goober Gun British rockers Goober Gun take the stage at Mao Live tonight. • Goober Gun Rock (UK) |
22:00 | MAO Livehouse • Dongcheng District | |
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Friday 16th March a month from now | |||
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| Devils at the Crossroads + more Hard rockers Devils at the Crossroads take the stage with Ricky Sixx's new effort, Flaming Heat, tonight at Dos Kolegas. • Flaming Heat Metal • Devils at the Crossroad Rock, Blues, Punk (Expat) |
22:00 | 2 Kolegas • Chaoyang District | |
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Friday 30th March a month from now | |||
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| Pg.lost Swedish post-rock alchemists Pg.lost explore the limits of music. Sparrow opens with their brand of instrumentalism. • Pg.lost Rock |
21:00 | Yugong Yishan • Dongcheng District | |
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| The Beijing Beatles + more Retro rockers The Beijing Beatles take the stage at Dos Kolegas for a night of frivolous Fab Four fun, and more. • DH & Chinese Hellcats Jazz • Christmas Indie Pop • The Flying Mantas Surf Rock • The Beijing Beatles Rock (Expat) |
22:00 | 2 Kolegas • Chaoyang District | |
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02
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Monday 2nd April a month from now | |||
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| Mr. Graceless 'The Tree Ever Green' Launch Maybe Mars darlings Mr. Graceless released their album in February, but bring the party to Beijing tonight at the swanky Gulou bar Modernista. • Mr. Graceless Rock |
21:00 | Modernista • Dongcheng District | |
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1984
Rock |
1984 are 3 french guys who ambitiously aim to 'transcribe a generation into music'. |
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30 Seconds to Mars
Rock (USA) |
Formed in 1998 by brothers Jared Leto and Shannon Leto, and later joined by lead guitarist and keyboardist Tomo Miličević, Thirty Seconds to Mars has since achieved widespread success and a dedicated fan following with their unadulterated hard rock sound. |
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48V
Rock |
48V is a Changsha rock band established in 2005. |
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641
Rock |
641 is a Tianjin rock band, important representative of a circle. |
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7keeper
Rock |
7keeper is a four-piece campus rock group started in 2009. |
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88 Balaz
Rock |
88 Balaz (八十八颗芭乐籽) is a Taiwanese punk and blues-rock group. |
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A Hidden Trace
Rock |
A Hidden Trace is an indie rock group from Wuhan. |
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A4Destroyer
Rock, Psychedelic |
A4Destroyer is one of Beijing's lesser-known gems. |
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Amguulan
Rock |
Amguulan (阿穆隆) is a musician from the grasslands of Inner Mongolia. |
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Androsace
Rock |
Androsace (点地梅) is a four-piece expat rock group from Shanghai. |
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Antya Zhang
Rock |
Antya Zhang (张浅潜) is a part of Beijing's rock & roll scene. |
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Arms & Legs
Rock, Indie Pop (USA) |
Arms & Legs is a foreign band based and performing in China. |
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Arousal
Rock |
Established in Beijing University, Arousal is an "insiderock" group. |
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Arrows Made of Desire
Rock |
The band called Arrows Made of Desire (欲望之箭) has gone through a few incarnations, but the creative pivot has always been Joewi Verhoeven. |
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Asaf Avidan & the Mojos
Rock |
Hailing from Israel, Asaf & the Mojos sound like a blend of everything we liked about rock in the 60’s and 70’s, with a edge of modern sound and a dash of… |
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Bad Apples
Rock |
Bad Apples is Beijing's premier rock n roll band. Started by singer/songwriter Michael Dallin and guitarist Kris Liu, they have a very unique combination of Rock N' Roll and blues sound. |
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Beaten to Death
Rock |
Beaten to Death (被打死了) is a three-piece rock group fronted by enigmatic songstress Mao Dayu. |
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Beijing Alchemists
Rock |
Combining British, US and Asian blues and folk traditions, the Beijing Alchemists (北京术士) present a mixture of original songs and covers, to create a magical musical experiment. |
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Bemused
Rock |
Bemused bring the sound of British rock band Muse to the Chinese capital. |
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Big Blew Band
Rock |
Big Blew Band (掉得大乐队) is a three-piece rock band inspired by bands like Red Hot Chili Peppers and other alt rock groups. |
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Bike
Rock |
BIKE set up in 2005 in Taichung City Orchestra, by the lead singer and guitarist Zhang Jia started to write songs. |
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Black Box
Rock |
Black Box (黑盒) is a legendary hard rock indie band from Beijing. |
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Black Eyed Child
Rock |
Black Eyed Child (黑目童) is a five-piece indie rock band from Beijing. |
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Blademark
Rock |
Blademark (刃记) is an alt rock band from Macau that uses a mix of local talent and metal rock sensibilities. |
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Blast Wave
Rock |
A rock band from Beijing, Blast Wave is making the rounds of the indie rock venues. |
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Blonde Redhead
Rock |
Blonde Redhead is an American rock trio comprising Kazu Makino and twin brothers Simone and Amedeo Pace. |
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Bloom in the Dark
Rock |
A new band on the scene, Bloom in the Dark (暗绽) is a dark rock band. |
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Blue Head Sextet
Rock, Jazz, Fusion |
Blue Head Sextet (蓝头六重奏) was formed in 2010 by six members passionate about their music. |
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Bone
Rock (Australia) |
Bone are a rock band. They are based in Melbourne, Australia. They are male, they are loud, and they are cool. Whilst their generation vacantly bathes in Mildness, Bone make music that celebrates Action. |
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Boss
Rock |
Boss (大哼乐队) is a fresh new band playing in and around Beijing. |
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Boy Number Six
Rock |
Boy Number Six is an alt rock 3-piece from all over the globe. |
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Boys Climbing Ropes
Rock |
Post-rock anti-folk Canadian group based out of Shanghai. |
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Brainstorm
Rock |
Brainstorm is a Latvian pop/rock band. The band became popular internationally in 2000, when they finished third in the Eurovision Song Contest 2000 with the song "My Star". |
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Brave Face
Rock (Expat) |
Brave Face was formed in Beijing in the summer of 2009. Four guys from four different countries got together in Beijing's notorious jidiwenhua (The Dungeon) rehearsal rooms and amongst the smell of piss and mould wrote some ok songs. |
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Bread and Rice
Rock |
Bread and Rice (面包和米饭) is an international group of poetic rockers from all around the world. |
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British Sea Power
Rock, Indie Pop (UK) |
British Sea Power are an indie rock band based in Brighton, England, although three of the band come originally from Kendal in Cumbria. |
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Bu Yao
Rock |
Bu Yao (不要) is an international rock band that combines lyrics about little life stories and travelling with sometimes rocking and fun music and sometimes thoughtful or melancholic sounds. |
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Buddhistson
Rock |
Buddhistson is an indie rock group from Kashiwa city, Chiba in Japan. |
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CAM
Rock |
CAM is a mainly pop-rock band, incorporating facets of metal, punk, British, funk, folk and other rock elements. |
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Candy Monster
Rock |
Candy Monster (糖果怪兽) was founded in April 2005, by three girls and one boy. |
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Carsick Cars
Rock |
Chinese indie rock trio formed in March, 2005. |
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Cassette
Rock |
An indie rock band with a female lead singer, Cassette takes their influences from all over the map. |
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Catcher In The Rye
Rock |
Named after the J.D. Salinger novel, Catcher in the Rye (麦田守望者) is said to fill the void betweed punk and rock'n'roll. |
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Chaine Band
Rock |
For the last two years, Chaine Band (骅梓&拆呢乐队) has been steadily rising in the Beijing indie rock scene. |
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Chan Ascent
Rock (Taiwan) |
Chan Ascent (乱弹阿翔) is a theatrical rock performer from Taiwan. |
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Chen Jin
Rock |
Chen Jin is one of Beijing's most experiences rockers, releasing music when most of today's bands were still in diapers. |
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Chen Lei
Rock |
Chen Lei (陈磊) is the lead guitarist of veteran rock group Tang Dynasty. His own band is called 8 Hands (八只手). |
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CHINA5
Rock |
CHINA5 is a rock music duet. With one guitar and one drum, they rock out into the night. |
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Chinatown
Rock |
Chinatown (唐人街) is a Beijing band founded in April 2008 that brings a new force of Chinese Rock. |
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Chochukmo
Rock |
Chochukmo is a 5-piece indie rock band based in Hong Kong, China. |
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Clippers
Rock |
Clippers (夹子电动大乐队) is a four-piece rock group formed in 1995. |
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Closer
Rock |
Closer is a Chinese post-punk, garage music group based in Beijing. |
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CNdY
Rock |
CNdY, standing for Cheer! Nowhere Doggy Youth is a four-piece rock band from Beijing. |
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Coach
Rock, Indie Pop (Taiwan) |
Coach (教练乐队) is an indie rock band that focuses on modern funk sound, from Taiwan. |
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Concussion
Rock |
Concussion (脑震荡) is a skate rock group performing around Beijing. |
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Confucius Says
Rock |
Confucius Says (子曰) have been described as a "very Chinese, very modern, very folk, very rock and roll" band. |
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Cool Fish
Rock |
Cool Fish 三维鱼 (San Wei Yu), a simple and easy going pop rock band from Beijing. |
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Cotton Republic
Rock |
Cotton Republic (棉花共和国) is a muti-genre group, spanning everything from disco to blues and everything in between. |
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D.A.D. (Ducks and Drakes)
Rock |
Ducks and Drakes (also known as D.A.D.) are a new rock and roll four-piece band. |
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Dada Ante Portas
Rock |
Swiss indie rock band Dada Ante Portas are provincial rock at its best. |
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Daniel Hart
Rock |
Daniel Hart is an American solo artist known for his chamber rock tunes. |
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DB Cooper
Rock, Pop, Metal |
DB Cooper is a pop-rock artist with a side of nu metal and grunge to him. |
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Devils at the Crossroad
Rock, Blues, Punk (Expat) |
With a sound that combines blues, punk, stoner and good ol' hard rock, Devils at the Crossroad plays balls to the wall, pure energy, Rock 'n' Roll music! |
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Diamond
Rock, Britpop |
Diamond (钻乐队) is a four piece alternative rock group that combines many musical elements to create their music. |
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Digger & The Pussycats
Rock, Punk (Australia) |
Digger & The Pussycats is an Australian punk rock band. |
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Does It Offend You, Yeah?
Rock |
Does It Offend You, Yeah? are an alternative/electronic band which formed in Reading, England in 2006. |
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Dong Chang
Rock |
Dong Chang (东厂) is a mysterious new underground rock band. |
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Double Long
Rock |
From the ashes of Double Harvestmen comes Double Long (大波浪) |
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DUDE
Rock |
DUDE is an international band, playing all types of music ranging from pop to punk to good old rock and roll. |
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Echo (TW)
Rock |
Echo (回声乐团) is a Taiwanese indie psychedelic rock group. |
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Eels
Rock (USA) |
Eels (often typeset as eels or EELS) is an American rock band formed by singer/songwriter Mark Oliver Everett, better known as E. Other members rotate frequently, both in the studio and on stage. |
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Elenore
Rock |
Elenore is a three-piece indie rock group which, despite their name, has no women. |
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Elephant
Rock |
Elephant (大象) is a four-piece garage rock band. |
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Emitter
Rock |
Emitter (发射器) is a four-piece rock and roll group from Beijing. |
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Empire of the Golden Egg
Rock |
Empire of the Golden Egg (金蛋帝国) is an indie rock band with international influences. |
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Encounters
Rock |
Encounters (邂逅) is a university group from Beijing University of Science and Technology. |
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Escape Plan
Rock |
Escape Plan (逃跑计划; previously Perdel) has been compared to the previous wave of indie pop. |
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Even Less
Rock |
Even Less is a four-piece "depressive rock" group from China, influenced by bands such as Opeth, Katatonia, Porcupine Tree. |
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Evening News
Rock |
Evening News (晚间新闻乐队), founded in 1989 are a band that faces the past, present and future. |
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face by face
Rock |
Performing under the moniker 生命的残余 (or Residual Life) until June 2009, face by face is an old group with a new outlook on life. |
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Fat City
Rock |
Fat City is a Beijing rock band, identifying themselves as "noise-discussing". |
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Fenglin Huoshan
Rock |
Fenglin Huoshan (风林火山) is a rock group that was created in 2003. |
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Finger Family
Rock |
Formerly W.ING, the newly-named Finger Family (指人儿) is a diverse indie rock band with many varying influences. |
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First Medal
Rock |
First Medal (第一勋章) is a fresh young rock group in Beijing. |
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Flash Lightnin'
Rock |
Flash Lightnin' insist that you chug some bourbon and dance to their “bad-ass sludge boogie.” |
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Flounder
Rock, Funk (Australia) |
From suburban Melbourne comes Flounder, five dudes into rock and funk and all things in between. |
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Flying Midnight
Rock |
Flying Midnight (午夜飞行) is a four-piece indie rock band from Beijing. |
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Fox Feather
Rock |
Fox Feather is a four piece rock group from Norway. |
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Free Energy
Rock |
Free Energy is an American rock band from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. |
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Free The Birds (Ziyo)
Rock |
Irreverent and quirky, Free The Birds (previously Ziyo/自游) is a band that will keep you coming back from more. |
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Freelion & Dreamlike
Rock |
Freelion & Dreamlike (邓力源&奇幻之旅乐队) is a three-piece Beijing indie rock band. |
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Friend or Foe
Rock, Experimental |
Friend or Foe is a relatively new, theatrical rock expat band currently based out of Shanghai. |
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Fruit Salad
Rock |
Fruit Salad (水果沙拉) is a UK-style rock band that has been subject to many musical influences. |
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Funeral For A Friend
Rock |
Funeral for a Friend are a Welsh rock band from Bridgend. |
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Funky Moji
Rock (Japan) |
Funky Moji (Funky末吉) is a producer and tour drummer for a well-known Japanese rock band. |
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Fury Pyle
Rock |
Fury Pyle is a three-piece indie rock group from Beijing. |
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Fuzzy Mood
Rock |
Fuzzy Mood (模糊情绪) is a rock group that has been vaguely established for many years. |
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Galaxy Band
Rock |
GALAXY band is like a plant - singers are flowers - green leaves are musicians. |
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Gang of Unusual Men
Rock |
Gang of Unusual Men (GOUM/异徒) are faithful rock believers. |
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Gao Feng
Rock |
A fresh new indie rocker, Gao Feng (高峰) has all the enthusiasm of youth behind him. |
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Gar
Rock |
A fresh, young Beijing band, Gar (嘎调) is a three-piece punk outfit. |
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Gears & Rubber
Rock |
Gears & Rubber (齿轮橡皮) is a hard rock band from Shanxi Province. |
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Gia
Rock |
Whatever you think of gia (王悦), the former Hang on the box frontwoman is the one who brought Beijing punk to the world. |
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GLGB
Rock |
GLGB (Good Luck Good Bye) is a Chinese rock group. |
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Glow Curve
Rock |
Glow Curve is a fresh four-piece atmospheric rock group from Beijing. |
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Golden Driver
Rock |
Golden Driver (金司机乐队) is a rocking indie band, usually found hanging around at the usual Beijing haunts. |
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Goober Gun
Rock (UK) |
Goober Gun are a British Rock n Roll band. |
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Grace
Rock |
Grace (格蕾司) is a fusion chick rock band blending the sounds of metal, hip hop and more. |
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Green Tea
Rock |
Green Tea (绿茶乐队) was founded in the winter of 2008, four individuals who believe in rock and roll. |
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Greenequation
Rock |
Greenequation (绿方程) is a college band that has existed for 4 years. |
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Gua
Rock |
Gua (挂乐队 aka Mortality) is an indie rock group from Qinghai. |
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Half Mile Radius
Rock (Taiwan) |
Half Mile Radius is a half-American, half-Taiwanese band based in Tainan/Taipei, Taiwan. |
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Headliner
Rock |
Headliner (头条新闻) is a five-piece rock band. |
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Heart Shaped Box
Rock |
Heart Shaped Box (心形盒子) is an indie rock band living and performing in Beijing. |
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HEXA
Rock (USA) |
Hexa is an indie rock group from New York, USA. |
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Hollerado
Rock |
Hollerado grew up on the same street in a small town in Ontario. |
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Hot & Cold
Rock |
Hot & Cold started as a megaphone 'n' bass jamming unit in January 2005. |
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Hua Zi
Rock |
From his beginnings, Hua Zi (骅梓) has always been regarded as representative of the new sound, when "self-education" is absolutely the right way. |
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Huang Shaofeng
Rock |
Huang Shaofeng (黄少峰) is a music producer who has worked with many famous singers like Zhou Xun, Xu JingLei, Lao Lang and Pu Shu. He is now taking to the stage. |
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Hugh Reed & The Magic Band
Rock |
Hugh Reed & the Magic Band (休里德和他的戏法乐队) are a Western/Chinese visual/rock'n'roll experience. |
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Ian Brown
Rock |
Ian George Brown is an English musician, best known as the former lead singer of the alternative rock band The Stone Roses. |
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IC Girls
Rock |
IC Girls (IC女子乐队) is an all girl hard rock out fit from Beijing |
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Ice Seller
Rock |
Describing themselves as post-punk improvisational noise, Ice Seller (昼夜售冰) is an indie rock act from Tianjin. |
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Immaculate Machine
Rock |
Immaculate Machine is an indie-rock band that lives on an island. |
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Inch Chua
Rock |
Inch Chua is: vocals, acoustic guitars, bass, keyboards, loops and programming. |
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Incisors
Rock |
Incisors (青将) is an indie rock band from all over the country. |
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Insomnia Fault
Rock |
Insomnia Fault (失眠失误) is a campus rock band from Tsinghua University. |
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Inspector Cluzo
Rock |
Inspector Cluzo is a French indie rock duo that have taken the world by storm. |
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IO Band
Rock (Taiwan) |
IO Band was established in 2002 by four youths from Vancouver, Canada. |
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Izia
Rock |
Izïa is a young songwriter, composer and singer from France, she communicates an amazing and passionate energy and delivers a sound that is hard, strong, moving and uncompromising. |
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Jellyfish
Rock |
Jellyfish (水母乐队) is a mix of all your favorite flavors of indie music: rock, punk, and grunge. |
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Jets Overhead
Rock |
Jets Overhead are a Canadian indie rock band formed in 2003 and based in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. |
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Jin Chen & The Red Army
Rock |
Jin Chen, now the bassist of Second Hand Rose, was a part of the Red Army band in the early 1990s. |
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JOMO
Rock |
JOMO is a band that combines the talents of a Chinese girl rocker and an American Luddy. |
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Julaiti & Friends
Rock |
Julaiti & Friends (居来提与朋友) is an indie rock group from Xinjiang city Karamay. |
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Ken Stringfellow
Rock, Indie Pop (USA) |
Ken Stringfellow–musician, songwriter, producer, arranger–has been part of the indie landscape since the debut of his acclaimed band The Posies in 1988. |
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Kill Killers
Rock |
Kill Killers is a fresh new rock band from Beijing. |
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King Statue
Rock |
King Statue (国王之像) is an indie rock band formed in 2008 by a handful of music school graduates. |
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Kinnara
Rock |
Kinnara (紧那罗) is a hard-working rock band. |
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Klezmofobia
Rock |
Klezmofobia is living proof that an energetic mixture of tradition and renewal can take traditional music to new heights. |
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Kool Kids
Rock |
Kool Kids (酷娃) is an indie solo effort by Mo Han, playing atmospheric rock. |
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La Loupe
Rock |
La Loupe is an indie rock band from Ohio, USA the composes and sings songs in Chinese. |
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Las Perracas
Rock |
Las Perracas is an expat cover band performing around Beijing. |
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Laura Palmer
Rock (Hong Kong) |
Laura Palmer is an indie rock group from Hong Kong. |
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Lazy Camels
Rock |
Lazy Camels (previously Camel) is a young band whose early works were affected by the Arctic Monkeys. |
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Le Singe Blanc
Rock |
Le Singe Blanc is a trio from Metz (France). |
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Les Terribles
Rock (France) |
Les Terribles are the great French sixties rock band that should have existed but never did. |
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Li Qing
Rock |
Li Qing (李青) has been a member of two heavyweight Beijing rock bands: Carsick Cars and Snapline. |
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Liquid Architecture
Rock |
Liquid Architecture is a European rock group doing well in France. |
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Little Fast Hand
Rock |
Little Fast Hand (小快手) is a three-piece indie rock band. |
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Little Smart
Rock |
Little Smart is a four-piece rock band. |
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Lonely China Day
Rock |
Lonely China Day (寂寞夏日), led by singer and primary songwriter Deng Pei, is an indie rock band. |
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Lost Paradise
Rock |
Formed in 2004, Lost Paradise (迷失乐园乐队) is an indie rock band from Shanxi province. |
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Luo Qi
Rock |
Luo Qi (罗琦) was a popular music heavyweight of the 90's, then known as "China's first rock female voice". |
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M.I.K.
Rock |
M.I.K. is a fun-seeking project by a man uninspired by his job at a bank. |
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M.L.K
Rock |
M.L.K is a campus rock group with four members from four of Beijing's top universities. |
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Ma Fei San
Rock |
Ma Fei San (麻沸散) is a surrealist noise-rock band from Beijing. |
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Maggie Who
Rock, Blues (Expat) |
Maggie Who is an expat band that has been around sing 2005. |
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Magic Bus
Rock, Britpop |
Magic Bus (魔力大巴) is a hardworking Britrock group based in Beijing. |
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Malatang
Rock |
Malatangduiwulidezuihouliangren (roughly translated to "The last two people in the Malatang team"; 麻辣烫队伍里的最后两个人) is a campus group from Tsinghua University, previously known as Balance Beam (平衡木乐队). |
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Manas
Rock |
Manas (末那识) is a moody indie rock band from Beijing. |
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Mandala
Rock |
Mandala (曼陀罗) is an indie rock band with smooth orchestration, beautiful harmony, rhythm and a swinging melody. |
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Mansfield.TYA
Rock |
Mansfield.TYA is a French duo from Nantes composed of Julia Lanoë (guitar, vocals, piano) and Carla Pallone (violin, piano, harmonium, vocals). |
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Mars Party
Rock |
Mars Party (尤尤与火星派对) is a band creative singer songwriters. |
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Maryinn
Rock |
MARY INN (满瑞斋) believes that: good art and rock music all comes from the care and love of life. |
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Melodramas
Rock |
Melodramas are a British band with DIY roots who have gone on to big, exciting and, slightly scary, things. |
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Metalball
Rock |
Metalball (金属球) has undergone many a change, but has now settled into a whole new look, complete lineup, more mature attitude and music, and is ready to rock around the Beijing indie circles. |
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Michael Angelo Baito
Rock |
Michael is the inventor and the first one ever to play the double V-neck guitar that he calls the "Double-Guitar." |
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Miku
Rock |
Miku (迷库) is an indie rock group from Nanjing. |
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Mio Myo
Rock |
MIO MYO make Ghost-Rock. With a mix of Post-Rock, Electro and Pop. |
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Miyavi
Rock |
Miyavi is a Japanese artist who is recognized to be one of Japan's top guitarists. |
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Mohanik
Rock, Punk, Grunge (Mongolia) |
Mohanik are a garage rock/punk band from Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. |
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Mojo
Rock |
MOJO is a four-piece band from Beijing that has been influenced by African American music. |
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Monkey Pilot
Rock (Taiwan) |
Monkey Pilot is an indie rock group from Taiwan. |
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Monster KaR
Rock |
Monster KaR is indie pop rock group with the vocal stylings of Eva Chen with her musician Gary Chen. |
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Mosaic
Rock |
An indie pop & dance rock outfit from Chengdu, Mosaic (马赛克) is nostalgic for the 80s kind of feeling. |
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Mr Wisdom Tooth
Rock |
With a fresh new look at indie rock, Mr Wisdom Tooth (啮齿先生) is a band with a mission. |
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Mr Zhou
Rock |
Mr Zhou (周先生) is a four-piece Chinese rock band started in 2002 by old hands in the music scene. |
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Mr. Graceless
Rock |
Mr. Graceless (不优雅先生) is a three-piece indie rock band. |
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Muma & Third Party
Rock |
Muma & Third Party (木玛 & Third Party) is the brainchild of one of China's most fashionable rock music singer-songwriters. |
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Murmur
Rock |
Murmur is a Norwegian indie rock band with a brassy twist. |
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Mushroom
Rock |
Mushroom (蘑菇团) is an indie rock group formed in Shanghai in 2006. |
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Music is Murder
Rock |
Music is Murder is an electronic folk rock band from Beijing. |
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Nadia Ma
Rock |
Nadia Ma (马莉雪儿) is the name of the artistic female lead singer of this young indie rock group. |
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Naked Dance
Rock |
Naked Dance (裸体舞曲) is a four-piece alternative rock band in Beijing. |
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Natti Vogel
Rock |
Natti Vogel is a singer-songwriter hailed as an “indie rock fusion virtuoso” by the New York Press. |
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Negative
Rock |
Negative is a Finnish glam rock band founded at the end of 1997. |
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Neon Lights
Rock |
Neon Lights (霓虹灯) is a fresh, new indie rock band. |
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Neon Trees
Rock (USA) |
Neon Trees is an American alternative rock band from Provo, Utah, with origins in Murrieta, California. |
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New Perfume
Rock |
New Perfume (新香水乐队) is an indescribable indie rock bad. |
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NewTank
Rock |
NewTank band was first created by Baiyu and graduate of the MIDI School Chung Yi. Style to EMO / POST-HARDCORE-based. |
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Next Years Love
Rock |
Next Years Love is an indie rock group from Shanghai. |
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No Fish
Rock |
No Fish (非鱼乐队) is a four-piece rock group described as "refreshing city romance" rock. |
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Noise Source
Rock |
Noise Source (声源乐队) is a five-piece rock band. |
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Nucleus
Rock |
Nucleus (核) first burst into Beijing in 2005, haunting venues over the next year and a half. |
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Old Fashion
Rock |
Old Fashion was formed in May 2007 in Beijing, and has evolved from Garage-Revival to Disco Punk. |
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Oliver
Rock |
Oliver are an indie-rock band from Beijing . |
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Operation Bojinka
Rock |
Operation Bojinka is a pure rock and roll band formed in 2007 at the International School of Beijing. |
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Organic Bomb
Rock |
Organic Bomb (有机炮弹) is a pop rock band started in the summer of 2009. |
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Oriental Jam
Rock |
Oriental Jam is an alternative rock band from Jyväskylä, Finland. |
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Pairs
Rock |
Pairs is, fittingly, a pair of rockers from Shanghai. |
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Papier Tigre
Rock |
Papier Tigre is a 3 piece rock band from France. |
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Parlovr
Rock |
These dudes have toured with the likes of Franz Ferdinand and Arctic Monkeys, and Spin magazine named them 1 of “5 Montreal Bands to Watch” in 2009. |
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Pet Conspiracy
Rock |
Formed in 2008, Pet Conspiracy (宠物同谋) has already done the holy grail of touring for Beijing bands. |
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Pg.lost
Rock |
Pg.lost is a Swedish post-rock four-piece group. |
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PK14
Rock |
P.K.14 occupies a space in Chinese music that might be analogous to that of Talking Heads or Television in the New York of the 1970s. |
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Pop Levi
Rock |
Pop Levi (born Jonathan Pop Levi in London) is an English singer, multi-instrumentalist, record producer and filmmaker. |
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Precipitation
Rock |
Precipitation (沉淀日记) is a five-piece campus rock group who started in 2009. |
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Puressence
Rock |
Puressence is an indie guitar band from Manchester, UK. |
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Rainbow Danger Club
Rock (Expat) |
One of Shanghai’s most talented new bands, Rainbow Danger Club has been wowing Chinese and foreign music fans since the 2010 release of their debut EP, The New Atlantis. |
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Red Pirates
Rock |
Red Pirates are a simple rock group from Haidian, Beijing. |
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Replica
Rock |
Replica is a four-piece rock group from Beijing formed in 2010. |
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Rolling Rolling
Rock |
Formed in October 2004, Rolling Rolling's music style is unique and diverse. |
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Rusty Crown
Rock |
Rusty Crown is a young, fresh band from Beijing United University. |
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Sahara Hotnights
Rock |
Sahara Hotnights, all girl pop rock band from Sweden |
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Saosin
Rock |
Saosin is a post-hardcore/alt rock band from California. |
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Sauce Rain
Rock |
Sauce Rain is a Beijing indie rock band. |
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Sgt Pepper
Rock, Post-Rock |
Sgt Pepper is a post-rock group from Dalian started in 2011. |
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SKY
Rock |
After years of tempering SKY (天空乐队) has now become the bearer of a new generation of Chinese pop rock. |
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Slack
Rock |
Slack is a pop rock university group from the Beijing Information Science and Technology University. |
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Slow Me
Rock |
Slow Me (失落迷) is a campus rock group from Wuhan who have moved to Beijing since graduating. |
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Snake & Jet's Amazing Bullit Band
Rock |
A Danish duo serving up indie garage music to please the ears of rock 'n' rollers everywhere. |
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Snapline
Rock |
Snapline have become, almost overnight it seems, perhaps Beijing's fastest rising young band. |
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Sound Fragment
Rock |
Sound Fragment (声音碎片) was founded in early 2001, and are one of China's favorite rock bands. |
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Spring Water
Rock |
Spring Water (矿泉水) is a five-person rock band from Beijing Postal University. |
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SSS
Rock |
SSS (standing for School Sex Shop) does not find themselves limited to any music style |
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Steely Heart
Rock |
Steely Heart (钢铁之心乐队) is a quiet, unassuming Beijing indie band labeling themselves new wave indie. |
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Stegosaurus?
Rock |
Stegosaurus? (剑龙?) is a Shanghai-based expat rock band. |
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Summer Band
Rock |
Summer Band (夏乐团) was founded in Beijing in December 2006 by lead singer Huizi and guitarist Shi Xiaopeng. |
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Superstition
Rock |
Superstition (迷信) is a young rock group from Beijing Postal University. |
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Surprise
Rock |
The members of Surprise (意外惊喜) all share a deep love for music, especially rock music. And it is a common pursuit of a music ideal that has brought them together. |
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Talaxia
Rock |
Talaxia (塔拉夏) is an integration of the classical + rock + pop, genres. |
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Taoist
Rock |
Taoist is a four-piece rock group |
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Teddy Bears
Rock |
Teddy Bears (formerly STHLM) are a rock band from Sweden established in 1991. |
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The B-Side Lovers
Rock |
The B-Side Lovers are what power band Hedgehog does in their spare time. |
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The Bedstars
Rock |
Describing themselves as "doomsday rock", The Bedstars are a Beijing-based band. |
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The Beijing Beatles
Rock (Expat) |
The Beijing Beatles are an expat tribute band to The Beatles. |
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The Besnard Lakes
Rock (Canada) |
The Besnard Lakes are a Canadian indie rock band from Montreal, Quebec, Canada. |
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The Big Picture
Rock |
THE BIG PICTURE is Mikael Salomonsson whom originally hailed from Sweden but currently resides in China while he studies there. |
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The Big Pink
Rock |
Robbie Furze and Milo Cordell started making music as The Big Pink in 2007, taking their name from the debut album by The Band. |
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The Fever Machine
Rock |
The Fever Machine plays infectious, big-riff rock. |
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The Fire Balloon
Rock |
The Fire Balloon, though having many names, have a distinct rock and roll sound. |
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The Flower of Ruins
Rock |
The Flower of Ruins (废墟之花) is a four-piece rockgroup |
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The Giant Beanstalk
Rock |
The Giant Beanstalk (优质大豆) is an "ancient-style" rock band, formed in Beijing in 1999. |
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The Heavenly Stems
Rock (Expat) |
The Heavenly Stems is the newest rock project by singer songwriter Jess Meider. |
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The Instigation
Rock |
The Instigation is a four-piece indie rock group from Shanghai. |
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The King's Gun
Rock |
The King's Gun (炮王) an independent garage rock group. |
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The Lone
Rock, Folk |
The Lone (浪) takes a dark twist on classic, Bob Dylan-style folk music. |
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the me guan me's
Rock |
the me guan me's (me灌me合唱团) is a four-piece indie rock band in Beijing. |
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The Medullary Paralysis
Rock |
The Medullary Paralysis is an Italian indie industrial glam rock group that is sure to have you on your toes. |
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The Morlocks
Rock (USA) |
The Morlocks is an American garage rock band from San Diego, California, which formed in 1984. In its first incarnation, the band consisted of guitarist Tommy Clarke, bassist Jeff Lucas (see Jeffrey Luck Lucas), drummer Mark Mullen, as well as vocalist Leighton Koizumi and guitarist Ted Friedman, former members of the Gravedigger Five. |
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The Offset: Spectacles
Rock |
The Offset: Spectacles (憬观:像同叠) is an indie rock band with a lo-fi guitar sound. |
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The Power Powder
Rock |
The Power Powder (大粉) is a four-piece rock group that plays with a classic rock feel. |
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The Quatre
Rock |
The Quatre (肆乐团) is a four-piece j-rock style band. |
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The Raveonettes
Rock |
The Raveonettes are a Danish alternative rock duo characterized by close two-part vocal harmonies inspired by The Everly Brothers coupled with hard-edged electric guitar overlaid with liberal doses of noise. |
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The Secret Machine
Rock |
The Secret Machines are a three-piece American alternative rock band. |
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The Sertaline
Rock |
The Sertaline (舍曲林) is a self-proclaimed "passionate and broad" band, claiming influences from a wide range of rock and roll styles. |
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The Tree
Rock |
The Tree (树) is a two-man rock duo from Hangzhou. |
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The Urbis
Rock |
The Urbis band was founded in 2008, the band was born in Beijing's streets and marketplaces. |
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The Vibe
Rock |
The Vibe is a funky, rocky, guitar 3 piece setup that plays all original music. |
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Thin Man
Rock |
Thin Man (瘦人乐队) is an acknowledged and popular Chinese rock and roll band. |
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Time Capsule
Rock, Indie Pop |
Time Capsule (时光胶囊) is an indie rock band. |
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Titus Andronicus
Rock (USA) |
Formed in 2005 and hailing from Glen Rock, New Jersey, USA, Titus Andronicus is a band that truly epitomizes the melting pot that is American rock music, influenced by artists as varied as the Pixies, Bright Eyes, and Bruce Springsteen. |
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Today is Autumn
Rock |
Today is Autumn (今日立秋) is a new player on the Beijing music scene. |
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Tookoo
Rock |
Tookoo artfully blends elements of emo, indie, and rock sounds, resulting in rousing, brash and energetic songs with melodies you can't get out of your head. |
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Top Floor Circus
Rock |
Top Floor Circus is a controversial and very theatrical band that plays mostly in Shanghai... when they can get in. |
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Toy Soldier
Rock |
Toy Soldier (玩具兵团) is a four-piece campus rock group formed in 2008. |
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Trouble Trouble
Rock, Punk |
Trouble Trouble is a punky rock band from Beijing. |
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Ugly Dumplings
Rock |
The Ugly Dumplings - Beijing's fast, funky, fresh and hard rockingest cover Bands. |
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Uncle Hu
Rock |
Uncle Hu is a four-piece indie rock group from China. |
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UVB76
Rock |
UVB76 is a three-piece rock group, an American singer with a Chinese drummer and guitarist. |
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Vidulgi OoyoO
Rock |
Vidulgi OoyoO is a Korean shoegaze-influenced rock quartet. |
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Vitamin
Rock |
Vitamin (维他命) was founded in 2008, with all its members coming from Beijing. |
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VOM
Rock (Norway) |
VOM is a four-piece girl band that lives for the most important things in life; rock, dresses, men and food. |
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Wang Bao & The Midday Sun
Rock |
Wang Bao & The Midday Sun (王宝和正午阳光) is a five-person rock group from Tianjin. |
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Wang Lei
Rock |
Wang Lei (王磊) is currently of the Chinese music scene's representative figures. |
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Wang Wei
Rock |
Wang Wei (王威) brings together the most anticipated rock and roll voices of the times. |
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Way
Rock |
Way (or Wei/未乐团) is an indie rock band headed by Zhang Yawei (张雅未). |
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Which Park
Rock |
Which Park is an indie rock band that defies the boundaries of just rock and roll. |
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Who Shot Holga
Rock (Expat) |
Who Shot Holga is an original three-piece rock band with the motto – 'faster'. |
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Wu Bai
Rock (Hong Kong) |
Wu Bai (伍佰) is one of the most famous rock singers, songwriters, and music producers hailing from Hong Kong. |
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Wu Yongfeng
Rock |
Wu Yongfeng (吴永峰) is the lead singer of Beijing indie rock band Rolling Rolling. |
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Xiayan & Half of Seven
Rock |
Xiayan/Half of Seven (夏炎) is an indie rock band to contend with. |
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XTX
Rock |
XTX - Xie Tian Xiao (谢天笑) - is a Chinese folk rocker based out of Beijing. |
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Xuan Ze
Rock |
Xuan Ze (选择乐队) is a five-piece rock band with a lot of performances and a festival behind them. |
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Yan
Rock |
Yan (艳乐队) is an original rock band that has been some success creating a mature sound. |
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Yan Tiao
Rock, Electronic |
Yan Tiao (眼跳) is a three-piece, international group of electronic rockers. |
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Yang Chen Gang
Rock |
Yang Chen Gang (杨臣刚) is a singer-songwriter focused on the guitar from Wuhan. |
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Yang Meng
Rock, Blues |
Yang Meng (杨猛) is the lead singer of famous Chinese rock group Chunqiu, as well as doing his own solo work. |
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You Xi
Rock, Experimental |
You Xi (有喜) is a new garage noise duo featuring the drummer and guitarist of Zebra Run. |
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Yun
Rock |
Yun (澐) is a fresh new indie rock band from Beijing. |
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Yuyang
Rock |
Yuyang (虞洋) is a solo singer-songwriter from Beijing. |
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Zebra Run
Rock |
Even though Zebra Run! (斑马快跑!) was established on April 1, 2009, their music is no April Fool's joke. |
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Zhang Chu
Rock |
Zhang Chu (张楚) is a rock performer who was born in Xi'an. |
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Zuobin & Band
Rock |
Zuobin & Band (左斌与乐队) is a five-piece indie rock band from Beijing. |
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Zuoxiaozuzhuo
Rock |
Zuoxiaozuzhuo (左小祖咒) is a Chinese rock singer, musician. |
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1/2 Korean
Experimental, Rock |
1/2 Korean is a three-piece experimental rock group. |
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120 Days
Electronic, Rock (Norway) |
After originally forming a band in their hometown of Kristiansund, Norway under the name, The Beautiful People, in 2001, childhood friends Jonas Dahl, Arne Kvalvik, Kjetil Ovesen, and Ådne Meisfjord moved to Oslo a year later and reformed themselves as 120 Days. |
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16 mins
Indie Pop, Rock |
16 mins (16分钟乐团) is a four-piece indie pop/rock group. |
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19 Mirrors
Punk, Rock (Japan) |
19 Mirrors come from Japan, combining old school punk with a neo-visual edge, and digital fusion!! |
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Alex Nevsky
Indie Pop, Rock (Canada) |
Alex Nevsky presents “De lune à l’aube” (Audiogram), an album stemming from classic rhythms that have been embraced across generations and cultures. |
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Alpine Decline
Experimental, Rock |
Alpine Decline are a two piece rock band buried beneath a hundred feet of snow. |
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Anthony Wong
Pop, Rock (Hong Kong) |
Anthony Wong (黄耀明) is a famous rock artist from Hong Kong. |
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Ashtray Lifeguards
Funk, Rock, Hip-hop (Expat) |
Ashtray Lifeguards evolved from the explosive punk-funk-rap-rock outfit, Love's Tourettes, and carry on their quest to meld divergent sounds |
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Bad Sh*t
Punk, Rock (USA) |
Bad Sh*t is a three-piece rock group from San Francisco. |
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Band of Longway
Metal, Rock |
Band of Longway (远途) is a rock-metal band in the style of Metallica and AC/DC. |
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Battle Cattle
Post-Punk, Rock (Expat) |
Battle Cattle is influenced by post-punk, ska, and rap. They are 3 Parisians lost in Shanghai, playing energetic post-punkish rock. Music of the 80's with balls of the 90's. |
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Billow's Fairy Tale
Britpop, Rock |
Billow's Fairy Tale (波澜童话) is one of the few bands in China to wear their affection for British rock and roll so openly on their shirtsleeves. |
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Blood Group
Electronic, Rock (Iceland) |
This four-piece band is known for sensational live shows, their captivating melodies and powerfully crafted brand of electronic music. |
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Chou Chou Sheng
Indie Pop, Rock |
Chou Chou Sheng (丑丑生) is an indie singer-songwriter - just him and his guitar. |
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Da Chong
Folk, Rock |
Da Chong (大冲) is a multicultural three-piece group. |
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Death Cab For Cutie
Indie Pop, Rock (USA) |
Death Cab for Cutie is an American alternative rock band formed in Bellingham, Washington in 1997. |
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Destine
Pop Punk, Rock (Netherlands) |
Destine is a rock band that formed in Tilburg, the Netherlands in 2006. |
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Distinguished Youth
Folk, Rock |
Distinguished Youth (杰出青年) is a four-person folk rock band from Heilongjiang. |
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Dream Garden
Britpop, Rock |
Dream Garden (理想后花园; "After Ideals Garden") is a Britrock-style four-piece band that started in early 2010. |
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E F
Experimental, Rock (Sweden) |
Ef is a post-rock band from Gothenburg, Sweden. Using little vocals, they feature a wide variety of instruments. |
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Flaxen Wheat
Indie Pop, Rock |
Flaxen Wheat (亚麻布色小麦) is a four-piece indie rock group from Beijing. |
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Fortune
Indie Pop, Rock (France) |
Fortune are a French indie / powerpop group, yet they retain a very classic rock feel. |
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Girl Kill Girl
Punk, Rock |
Girl Kill Girl is the noisier side project of Gia, vocalist of Hang on the Box. |
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Grey Dice
Punk, Rock |
Grey Dice is a punk rock band. |
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HOCUS
Hard Rock, Rock |
HOCUS is a four-piece hard rock group from Beijing. |
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Innisfallen
Indie Pop, Rock |
Innisfallen is an indie rock group from Hong Kong. |
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Invasionen
Punk, Rock (Sweden) |
Invasionen (formerly The Lost Patrol Band) is the music project of Swedish Punk rock musician Dennis Lyxzén. |
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Jeffrey Lewis
Folk, Rock (USA) |
Jeffrey Lewis (born November 20, 1975 in New York City) is an American anti-folk singer/songwriter and comic book artist. |
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Jurat
Psychedelic, Rock |
Jurat is an ethnic, independent rock group from Karamay City, Xinjiang, and perform Uygur music. |
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K-Nein
Indie Pop, Rock (USA) |
K-Nein (K-9) is a 27-year-old acoustic singer/songwriter from Chicago. |
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Kawabata Makoto
Psychedelic, Rock (Japan) |
Kawabata Makoto (河端 一) is a Japanese musician and founding member of the band and "soul collective" Acid Mothers Temple. |
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Lin Shengxiang
Folk, Rock (Taiwan) |
Lin Shengxiang (林生祥) is a folk rock artist who has been performing in Taiwan since the late-90s. |
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Ma Fei & Band
Folk, Rock |
Ma Fei & Band (马飞与乐队) is a five-person group from Shaanxi province, specialising in Shaanxi crosstalk with musical accompaniment. |
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Ma You Ye
Folk, Rock |
Ma You Ye (Sesame Oil Leaves/麻油叶) is a folk rock collective from the incubator that is Jianghu Bar. |
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Maisha
Pop, Rock |
Maisha (麦莎乐队) is a Beijing pop-rock group. |
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Maizi & Micro Band
Folk, Rock |
Maizi (麦子) is an artist and musician who created the idea of "micro-culture". He now performs with his micro-band. |
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Mr Ray
Post-Punk, Rock |
Started in February 2011, Mr Ray is a fresh young campus band that plays post-punk rock. |
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Nathaniel Gao Jazz Quartet
Jazz, Rock |
Nathaniel Gao Jazz Quartet professes to be one of the best Jazz bands with the highest standard in China. |
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Nature Living
Emo, Rock (Japan) |
Nature Living is a Japanese post hardcore/ emo band composed from Japan |
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ONC
Punk, Rock (Japan) |
ONC is a three-piece punk rock group from Japan. |
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Orion
Indie Pop, Rock |
Orion (猎户乐队) formed at the end of 2009, performing mainly pop-rock style music. |
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Perfume Genius
Lo-fi, Rock (USA) |
Perfume Genius is the stage name of Seattle-based singer-songwriter Mike Hadreas. |
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Prank
Grunge, Rock |
Prank is a three-piece Shanghai grunge rock group. |
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Reloadz
Punk, Rock |
Reloadz is a punk rock group formed in Beijing in 2010. |
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Rui Wang Fen
Punk, Rock |
Rui Wang Fen (瑞王坟) is a punk rock group from Beijing in the tradition of bands like Dropkick Murphys, The Clash and Rancid. |
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Run Run Loser
Britpop, Rock, Punk |
Run Run Loser is a four-piece punky Britrock-style band. |
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Speed Limit 80
Grunge, Rock |
Speed Limit 80 (限速80) is a grunge-rock four piece |
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Success
Electronic, Rock (France) |
Guided by the unpredictable Mister Eleganz, the legend of this four man's band is builted by their scenic performance, mix of rock 'n' roll and electro. |
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T76
Pop, Rock |
T76 is a fresh duo of pop-rockers still in university. |
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The Barbacans
Punk, Rock (Italy) |
The Barbacans are an Italian punk rock group. |
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The Go! Team
Indie Pop, Rock (UK) |
The Go! Team are a six-piece band from Brighton, England. They combine indie rock and garage rock with a mixture of blaxploitation and Bollywood soundtracks, double dutch chants, old school hip hop and distorted guitars similar to the style of Sonic Youth. |
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The On Fires
Punk, Rock (Australia) |
Who knew that a chance meeting of two teenagers at a swimming camp on Australia's Gold Coast would lead to an international touring act playing Party Punk'n'Roll? |
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The Pains of Being Pure at Heart
Indie Pop, Rock (USA) |
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart are an indie pop band from Brooklyn, New York City. |
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The Planets
Grunge, Rock |
The Planets is a three-piece alt rock/grunge group. |
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The Whip
Dance, Rock, Electronic (UK) |
The Whip is an indie dance rock group from Manchester, UK. |
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These New Puritans
Experimental, Rock (UK) |
These New Puritans (sometimes abbreviated to TNPS) are a British art rock band from the Southend-on-Sea area. |
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Time Street
Indie Pop, Rock |
Time Street (时光街) is a four-piece indie pop rock group. |
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Toy Pigs
Britpop, Rock |
Toy Pigs is a Britrock band founded in 2007. |
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UNLIMITS
Punk, Rock (Japan) |
UNLIMITS is a Japanese skate punk / rock band signed to Sony Music Entertainment. |
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Valerie
Pop, Rock (Austria) |
Valerie the cosmopolitan pop singer from Vienna and Moscow, surprises her listeners with her superb voice and innovative lyrics. |
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We Save Strawberries
Post-Punk, Rock (Taiwan) |
We Save Strawberries (WSS for short; 草莓救星) is a post-rock group from Taipei. |
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WHAI
Experimental, Rock |
WHAI is an experimental rock group based in Beijing. |
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Whistling Chambers
Folk, Rock |
Whistling Chambers (花哨密室) is a folk rock band that has drawn influences from all corners of their house of music. |
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Xi Ming
Folk, Rock |
Xi Ming (习明) is a folk rock artist from Xi'an. |
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Xiao N
Folk, Rock |
Xiao X (小N与乐队) is a folk rock songstress with a band of three behind her. |
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Yellowcard
Punk, Rock (USA) |
Formed in Jacksonville, Florida in 1997, and based in Los Angeles since 2000, Yellowcard is a multi-platinum selling American band. |
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Your Favorite Enemies
Indie Pop, Rock (Canada) |
When Alex Foster (vocals), Jeff Beaulieu (guitar), Sef (guitar), Ben Lemelin (bass), Miss Isabel (vocals and keys) and Charles Moose Allicy (drums) got together to form Your Favorite Enemies in 2006, they decided to manage every single aspect of the band's career based on their community values and their "do it yourself" attitude. |
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Yuguo
Pop, Rock |
Yuguo (羽果) is a pop-rock band that has been around for many years. |
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Zhang Yi'de
Folk, Rock |
Zhang Yi'de (张艺德) is a folk-rock musician. |
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'eMule' Quartet
Jazz, Funk, Rock |
The "eMule" Quartet ("电驴"双Bass四重奏) is a quartet featuring a double-bass and some of the most talented fusion jazz players in the city. |
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BINKABI
Afrobeat, Reggae, Rock |
BINKABI performs original Ghana Music known as 'High Life Music', Afrobeat Jazz, Afro funk blended with Roots Rock Reggae. |
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Crappy Tobacco
Punk, Grunge, Rock |
Crappy Tobacco (劣质烟草乐队) is a grunge punk rock three-piece from Beijing. |
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Insecticide
Emo, Punk, Rock |
Incecticide (杀虫水) is a multicultural screamo group from Guangzhou, China. |
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Joe Zhu
Jazz, Blues, Rock |
Joe Zhu (朱家明) is an accomplished jazz guitarist who has worked with the likes of Tommy Emmanuel and more. |
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Parkway Drive
Metal, Punk, Rock (Australia) |
Parkway Drive is an Australian metalcore band from Byron Bay, New South Wales, formed in 2002. |
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Reykjavictim
Electronic, Indie Pop, Rock (Expat) |
Reykjavictim is an indie electronica duo from Canada, living in Shanghai. |
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The Ghost Spardac
Emo, Metal, Rock |
The Ghost Spardac (斯巴达), the emo-ish rock band, was founded in 2008. |
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Zhang Peiyuan
Experimental, Electronic, Rock |
Zhang Peiyuan (张培元) is a member of experimental group NMLK who also does his own solo music. |
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