The Rock is Here: Modern Sky Music Festival 2011

Are you prepared for three solid days of rock and roll?

Rock. Metal. Thrash. Electro. Folk. Experimental. 

This year’s Modern Sky Music Festival is going down in Huairou over the next three days – October 3, 4 and 5.

3 days of music, 3 days of creativity.

Out in Huairou, Modern Sky is a great excuse to escape the city into the countryside, breathe some fresh air and rock out to some great local and international artists.

Headliners: 

October 3:  

• The Whip (UK)
• Super VC
• Lenka (Australia)

October 4:  

• The Go! Team (UK)
• Hanggai
• Carsick Cars

 October 5:  

• Mogwai (UK):
•  The Ocean (Germany)

Ticket information is available in Chinese here. An English language ticket guide is also available here.

Prices:

• 1 Day Ticket is RMB 150 (RMB 120 in advance) 
• 3 Day Tickets RMB 350 (RMB 300 in advance) 

Rumor has it that tickets for the express bus from Shaoyaoju to the venue in Huairou are sold out, so you may need to arrange for your own transport out there either through public transportation or taxi.

Directions to Modern Music Festival 2011:

Venue: Huaibei International Ski Resort, Huairou, Beijing

Take bus number 916 from Dong Zhi Men to Huai Rou Bei Da Jie. From Huai Rou Bei Da Jie, there is a free shuttle bus service from the Qing Chu Road roundabout to the festival. More information to follow as it becomes available.

LDS Hook-Up: Free Tix to Black Rabbit Music Festival

An all-day festival in Beijing Chaoyang Sports Park with headliners Ludacris and 30 Seconds to Mars, Black Rabbit Music Festival will be held in both Beijing and Shanghai on September 17 and September 18.

Organized by Taihe Live and Split Works, this should be a pretty diverse festival with a line-up including everyone from local artists like Hanggai and Carsick Cars to Ludacris…sure, why not?

Be among the first to get in touch with me and get the LDS HOOK-UP to FREE Tickets to Black Rabbit Music Festival! This offer comes on a first come, first dibs basis so if you want to get hooked up, just email – kristen@lumdimsum.com before noon on Wednesday, September 14.

Line-Up Includes:

• Ludacris
• Thirty Seconds to Mars
• Titus Andonicus
• Grandmaster Flash
• Gold Panda
• Perfume Genius
• Saigon
• Lil Ray
• Carsick Cars
• Hanggai
• The UK B-Boy Champs
• (see flier for all artists)

Event Details:

• Date: Saturday, September 17
• Tickets: RMB 210 (presale), RMB 300 at the door
• Purchase Tickets: www.sendmetickets.com
• Location: Beijing Chaoyang Sports Park
• Address: 3.5km east of 4th Ring Road, 77 Yaojiayuan Rd.
• Website: www.hei-tu.com

Rave All Weekend: Intro Electronic Music Fest 2011

2 Days, 3 Stages, 80 Artists, 20,000 People,46,000sqm Open-air Plaza.
–China’s Largest Electronic Music Festival

Get your rave on this weekend with Acupuncture Records’ 2-day Electronic Music Festival – Intro 2011.

“Promising two days of pulsing electronica”, Acupuncture’s got a great line-up of both international and local DJs with headliners Josh Wink (US), Paul Ritch (FR), Oktain (FR), DJ Sodemaya (JP), DJ Michael Best & MC Shayon (RUS), and Jaein and Beejay (KOR).

Local DJ’s will of course include Acupuncture DJs ELVIS.T, Weng Weng, X.L.F., Terry Tu and Pancake Lee, but will also have broader representation of musical styles, with drum & bass, dubstep, electro and more adding to Acupuncture’s trademark minimal techno sound.

• DJ Saul D
• DJ Blackie
• DJ Patrick Yu
• DJ Slide
• The Syndicate
• Bitesize Buddha
• Eddie Lv
• El-Mar
• Oshi
• Tnem
• A.M.U
• Eric Lee
• Harikiri
• Liman
• Lupen
• M.Ross
• Ou Yang
• Shen Yue
• Suki
• Sulumi
• Yang Bing

With a last minute location change from Strawberry Festival’s Tongzhou Canal Park to 751 D Park in 798 Art District, there is limited capacity so be sure to buy tickets in advance!

A 2-day pass will cost you RMB 220 if you buy in advance, while a 1-day pass will set you back RMB 150. Get your tickets early, because a 1-day pass will be RMB 200 from the festival entrance.

Further Event Introduction here.

More Info on Performing Artists here.

Ticketing, Transportation and other Practical Infomation here.

INTRO 2011 Time Schedule here.

Contact Info:

13911194784 (中文), 13910550676 (EN), or email: intro2011@acupuncture-records.com

LumDimSum Giveaway: Win 2 Tickets to Black Atlantic

The Black Atlantic: Mysterious Orchestal Dream-Pop

From the Netherlands, this acoustic pop group released their album “Reverence for Fallen Trees” digitally for free worldwide.

“Since its release on August 21, 2009, it has since been downloaded over 100,000 times via various torrent websites, the band’s own website and it’s label Beep! Beep! Back up the Truck.”

Download it yourself here.

LumDimSum Giveaway: Win two tickets to The Black Atlantic

For your chance to win 2 tickets to their live music gig at Mao Live House this Wednesday, March 23 at 8PM, answer the following –

Name 3 songs from their album Reverence for Fallen Trees.

Deadline is Wednesday, March 23 at 3PM. Email the answer to me directly – kristen@lumdimsum.com

Event Details:

• Date: Wednesday, March 23
• Time: 8PM
• Location: MAO Livehouse
• Address: 111 Gulou Dongdajie, Beijing, China
• Tickets: 50 RMB

• Website: http://www.theblackatlantic.com

JUE (觉): Awaken to a Celebration of Arts & Music

觉 / JUE (pronounced joo-eh) - verb: to sense; to awaken

An independent urban arts and music festival in both Shanghai and Beijing, JUE (觉) is a collection of alternative, creative and progressive arts and music events over a three-week period from March 12-April 3.

What you can expect:

• Almost 100 artists
• 42 venues
• 22 concerts
• 22 art exhibitions
• 5 live comedy events
• 5 spoken word events
• 4 theatre/performance art productions
• 4 workshops
• 4 film screenings

Presented by Split Works, JUE is now in its 3rd year and with a diverse collection of art, theatre and film events along with major music gigs including one of my favorite groups – the deftly danceable Scandinavian group – The Whitest Boy Alive performing this Tuesday, March 15 at Tango.

JUE (觉) Event Highlights:

• Kite at the Bookworm (3.12): A modern take on the most ancient Asian traditional of strings and drums. 8-10PM, FREE
• “Slap, Rap, Words” Bookworm Literary Festival Event (3.12): Festival guest slam poets Omar Musa and Kelly-Lee Hickey battle Chinese hip-hop artists at Dos Kolegas at 11PM, RMB 50
• 19 Solo Shows on Painting (3.13): Opening Reception at 3PM at Platform China Space A & B (click here for details)
• *The Whitest Boy Alive (3.15): Deftly Danceable Scandinavian Efficiency @ 3rd floor of Tango, 7:30PM, RMB 130 (presale)/ RMB 180 (door)
• Vitalic with Pet Conspiracy, Liman, A.M.U, VJ Zhiqi (3.17): Like Daft Punk – a world leading electronic producer. 9:30PM @ Star Live RMB 80 presale/RMB 120 at door
• IMPROVISE 2 with Beijing Improv & LDTX (3.19): Joint dance and theatre improv performance at LDTX studios, RMB 80
• Shanren (山人) Concert (3.18): Chinese Folk, Reggae-Rockified. 9-11PM @ Tango RMB 60 presale/RMB 80 at door
• *The Besnard Lakes (3.19): A good Canadian Band “like the Beach Boys when it’s calm, and Queen when it’s crunchy.” 9-11PM @ Mao Livehouse RMB 60 presale/RMB 80 at door
• The Black Atlantic (3.23): Acoustic pop band from the Netherlands. @ Mao Livehouse (ticket and time TBA, click here for more info)
• *AAB 2011 Preview Party (3.25): Beer, BBQ and Art @ AAB’s beautiful courtyard space. 6PM, FREE
• *WHALE! and Friends Dance Party (3.25): 200 tons of danceable rock and electronica, 11PM @ School Bar, FREE
• Panbianr Independent Film Screenings & Discussions (3.26-3.27): 2 day discussion and showings of a dozen documentaries, narrative features, and shorts. From 12PM-8PM at HomeShop (click here for info) RMB 100 for 2 day pass,
• Abaji (3.27): A man with over 250 instruments. 7:30-9:30PM @ Jianghu Bar, RMB 30

For a full event run-down, check out their website: www.juefestival.com

Event Details:

• Date: Saturday, March 12 – April 3, 2011
• Location: All over Beijing & Shanghai
• Tickets: http://www.juefestival.com/11/en/?page_id=1124

• Website: www.juefestival.com

LumDimSum Super Sweepstakes

For your chance to win a RMB 200 voucher at Hummingbird Therapeutic Spa, answer the following question in the comment section :

Which JUE (觉) event are you most excited about and why?

Deadline is Tuesday, March 15 at noon.  To answer, click here and scroll down to comment section

Hang Out with Hanggai: Hanggai Music Festival 2010

Sponsored by Time Out and jointly organized by Split Works, 13 Month records and the Lotus Center, the Hanggai Music Festival 2010 will take place in the idyllic setting of Anlilong Mountain Villa, a resort/organic farm in Shunyi.

With one main stage, the area will be set up to resemble a Mongolian tribal area (Time Out will be selling delicious Tiger Beer out of a yurt on the grounds), this is a chance to get out of the smoggy city and see Hanggai perform alongside of the best musicians and bands in China’s folk music scene.

The line-up includes Zhang Quan, Mamer & IZ, Shanren, Dawangang, Zhang Weiwei and Guo Long and Nanchang Erge.

For full line-up schedule, click here.

Tickets: 150RMB or 130RMB (presale before September 15), including a round-trip bus ride to the festival.  Pick up presale tickets at Yugong Yishan, Mao Livehouse, Mako Live House, 2 Kolegas, U-Speed Go-Karting, Solo Guitar Shop (Xinjiekou), Tiny Salt Coffee Club, Gulou 121 and Amilal. Buy tickets online through www.piaowutong.com or www.t3.com.cn. Or call the 24-hour ticket hotline at 400 818 3333.

Event Details:

Date: Saturday, September 18

Time: 2PM – 9PM

Location: Anlilong Mountain Villa, Shanlixinzhuang Shimen Mudi, Longwantun Zhen, Shunyi district (6046 5331; 8460 3202). 顺义区龙湾屯镇山里辛庄石门基地.

Getting there and back: Shuttle buses (included in the ticket price) leave at noon on Saturday 18 from the north gate of the Workers’ Stadium (Gongti Bei Men). Return buses leave the festival venue at 9.15pm on Saturday 18. On Sunday 19, buses will leave the festival venue at 10am or guests will be transported to the station for the 918 bus, which returns to Bejiing by the highway.

Lodging: Attendees who bring their own tents can camp free of charge on the grounds – there’s room for about 200 people. Tents will also be available for rent.

Rock Out This Weekend at Max Star Music Festival

If you haven’t left work early this week to head down to Ditan Park to check out Max Star Music Festival, then make sure you head down this weekend to check out live sets from the country’s top rock bands from Omnipotent Youth Society (Wang Neng Qu Nian), Pet Conspiracy, New Pants, Brain Failure, Carsick Cars, Twisted Machine and Rustic.

Visit www.t3.com.cn or call 400 818 3333/6406 8888 for tickets.

• Time: 4PM-late

• Price: Fri-Sun 80RMB; 60RMB (presale), 40RMB (students)

• Location: Ditan Park

• How to get there: subway to Lama Temple, walk west along the north side of the second ring, you will come to the south gate of Ditan park which is the closest gate to the main Stage. Also there’s an electro stage near the north gate.

Weekend Schedule:

August 20
Rock day 2

Alt Senior
Maze
The Bigger Bang
Si Wu
Omnipotent Youth Society
Subs
Pet Conspiracy
New Pants

August 21
Rock Day 3

Lao Ya & Band
Steely Heart
Ourself Beside Me
Nancheng Erge
Brain Failure
Carsick Cars
Twisted Machine
Xie Tianxiao

August 22
Rock day 4

The Reason
Velvet Road
DH & Chinese Hellcats
Tookoo
Zhang Mengmeng
Long Shen Dao
Yaksa
Tang Dynasty

INTRO=Ideas Need To Reach Out

INTRO 2010:

As the motto says --“Ideas Need To Reach Out” — INTRO is designed as a platform to express the belief in music as a vital element of connecting people; to showcase and support innovation in electronic music and digital art. It is run by people who love life, music, freedom, art and alternative culture for people who share that same love.”

- Miao Wong, Acupuncture Records

3 Stages

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40 Top-Notch DJs & VJs
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10,000 people
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46,000 m² open-air plaza

= China’s Biggest Outdoor Electronic Music Festival

Hosted by Acupuncture Records, the second edition of Beijing’s international electronic dance music festival, INTRO, will be held this Saturday, May 22 @ D-Park.  1PM-10PM for an All Day Music Extravaganza.

Performing Artists:

• Robag Wruhme (Germany) -  a heavyweight historical figure in Germany’s electronic scene
• dOp (France)- a three-member new concept, live multi-style DJ/band
• Takkyu Ishino (Japan) - Godfather of Japan’s dance scene and head honcho of Japan’s biggest techno rave “WIRE”

“The electronic beats will ignite 10,000 hearts and souls while sending twice as many arms and legs into a dancing frenzy.”

Tickets:

///On-site tickets 200rmb:///Available at door upon arrival, cash only

///Pre-sale tickets (4,000 limited)///150rmb until May 20^th (while stock lasts)