There’s so much happening during the upcoming October holiday that one hardly knows where to look, where to go, or how much to drink before puking up all over the place. A general rule of thumb is if you’re still hungover and the sun’s already gone down, it’s a good sign that you probably went too hard the night before. With two awesome festivals happening simultaenously in our capital city, plus all the rock shows you can shake a stick at, you’re going to have to plan everything very carefully so that you don’t miss a thing.
Starting off the holiday week is A Groove of Two Cities, which is the warm up party to the much awaited Modern Sky Music Festival set in Hadian Park. Come to ALFA on Monday, October 1st and listen to techno sets by DJ Dave K, John Yang, Gao Hu, Huang Weiwei, as well as a Drum ‘n Bass set with Nicole and Wolf Candy. There’s a dangerously awesome open vodka bar, and tickets are available at Alfa, Muse, Le Hugo and Ball House for 80rmb (100rmb at the door).
On Tuesday, there seems to be a million things happening all at once – namely the kick off of the Yue Festival, put on by the happy kids at Splitworks at The Star Live. Tuesday brings us the much anticipated Talib Kweli + Ozomatli and DJ V-Nutz and the next night will feature Faithless and DJ Youdai. As always, the Bacardi booths are ready to serve. If Talib isn’t your kind of thing, head to Hadian Park for the first night of the Modern Sky Festival, (also on October 2nd) with over 120 acts and four stages. While the big name this year is sure to be the Yeah Yeah Yeahs (October 4), I’m also pretty stoked to see DJ sets from Tim Goldsworthy and Tim Sweeney of DFA Records. Full list of artists can be seen at the website, along with ticket info and directions to the venue. Also of note are my favorite band in Beijing, Rebuilding the Rights of Statues, fresh from the studios who will be performing sometime during the festival. Strangely, the full schedule hasn’t been announced as of yet, and the website doesn’t give any concrete answers.
Also on Tuesday, definately please for sure make time to stop by the new Yugon Yishan and check out Portland Oregon’s wunderkid Jona Bechtolt of Yacht (and formerly one half of awesome pop duo The Blow with Khaela Maricich.)
Finally, on October 3rd, along with the Modern Sky and Yue Festival festivities finds everyone’s favorite drunkards and basic Doors coverband Joyside at D22 in Wudaokou. It’s been a long time since I’ve seen Joyside onstage, and D22 is certainly one of the best places to see them.
Happy holidays!
sundaylovers. 