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.

Made a quick stop at Max Star Music Festival last Saturday to catch Ourself Beside Me before upping the punx at Mao.

9月5号 Release show for Building 2, a new cd by Hot & Cold. Door price is 10元 and ALL of the door money goes to the bands, so come out early-ish on a Sunday for a CHEAP show to support some great live music.

The mission was deceptively simple: Find a replacement needle for Sophia’s vintage record player in the vinyl-cultureless haystack that is Beijing. Jordan spent a few hours in Xinjiekou looking for musical equipment last week and asked around. He led us to 得利 A/V Parts.

Carpet of Let opened as a duo, Mr.Rotten educated the crowd on “post-punk gothic”, Pairs imported some much needed house party energy from Shanghai and Streets Kill Strange Animals closed the show with a killer set.

Watch the video for Ai Qing Bicycle, a song from La Loupe’s new album, 为什么不

为什么不, the self-released La Loupe CD, is now available for international order! Stream some songs, watch the music video, and click here for ordering info.

Raying Temple is a self-sufficient musical enclave. A band could get the idea, practice, perform and record all in one place, with booze and beds on-site to fuel the process. The weird ambience and well off-the-beaten-path location in Tongzhou makes Raying Temple a welcome alternative to the more established “Beijing proper” clubs and fosters a self-selecting DIY community.

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.