Handsome Furs has come and gone and will come again. They’ve been to China several times, toured all over, and it seems they’ve caught something of the same bug as the rest of us.

Last week, Qin Xuan hosted a What Festival, “Seven Days of Rock.” She always stays true to herself. It’s all about the community there. No filters on music. The good and mostly the bad, the unknown and the somewhat bigger… It’s important to see what’s going on where not many are looking, where it doesn’t count the same.

Things looked different when I walked in. Ajinai usually dresses all in traditional Mongolian garb, but tonight they were wearing street clothes, metal shirts, and cargo shorts. It was nice to see them with their hair down and tattoos out.