Picture of the Day: Siesta In The Noonday Sun
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Beijing Slice, Ep.02: Boating In Beijing
Sometimes the days pass too fast, can you feel it? Here's Episode 2 of Beijing Slice, with music from The Wind Whistles ("Spooks"). Previously: Swimming In Qian Hai. |Beijing Slice Archives| ...
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Franz Nicolay Of The Hold Steady Fame Delivers Memorable Performance At Yugong Yishan
Allow me to categorize, in an admittedly clumsy manner, the options expats have for international music in Beijing: * Foreign bands, usually rather amateurish, that live in China. * Past-their-prime bands or solo acts that have little more than nostalgia on their side (think Ian Brown or any individual Ramone). * Super big-pop acts that no one really likes (Lil' John, Akon). * Up-and-coming bands that may e ...
Read more ›Picture of the Day: Lunch Break
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Read more ›A Guide On How To Be Cool: Becoming A Rock Climber In Beijing
By The Good Doctor I have a theory about what makes Beijing so attractive to so many expats: whatever activity it is you're interested in, you can advance to a higher level here more quickly than you could back home. And if there's an activity you're interested in, it's much easier getting started in Beijing than anywhere else. This theory certainly holds true for rock climbing. Growing up in Indiana, I pic ...
Read more ›The Medullary Paralysis In Beijing
By The Good Doctor Friday night's show at MAO Livehouse featured an Italian band called The Medullary Paralysis. I could write a lot about the experience, but I think a quick summary of facts will tell you everything you need to know: 1. Half the songs sounded like a lost Nine Inch Nails album I never realized existed. The other half sounded like a halfway decent impersonation of the Smashing Pumpkins. 2. T ...
Read more ›Beijing’s Proliferating Graffiti Art
It's hard to miss the recent proliferation of graffiti in Beijing's public spaces. The underpasses, bridges, and neighborhood walls have been hit hard by the pandemic, and I'm not just talking about scrawled telephone numbers and advertisements (though you'll see your fair share of those). It seems the increased public vandalism, which stretches from deep inside Second Ring Road and extends to the outskirts ...
Read more ›Picture of the Day: Beijing Blues Festival
The Good Doctor attended a private VIP party for the Beijing Blues Festival at YAN Club at 798 last Friday. He came back with these pictures. ...
Read more ›Picture of the Day: Chinese Chess
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Read more ›Dong Festival Review: “This Is The Music Festival For Lazy Expats”… And Those Who Enjoy Good Music
[caption id="attachment_2398" align="alignnone" width="490"] 纬青&L.A.G[/caption] By The Good Doctor Until I actually saw the sign over the stage, I thought we were going to the Midi Festival. You'd think the fact that we were entering Ditan Park -- I was pretty sure the Midi was somewhere on the west side -- would have been enough to clue me in, and it looked more like an open mic night than the city's b ...
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Read more ›Picture of the Day: Two Queens
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