Live Music

Cold Fairyland Tunes Up at Yuyintang

May 26th, 2010 by

From the Lazy Editor Archives: Emma appreciates the Shanghai treasure that is Cold Fairyland.

Better City…Better Sound?

May 19th, 2010 by

In which Mache infiltrates the Expo and buzzes around the city like a musical hummingbird, then crash lands onto her couch in a blaze of DVDs.

Maze and X is Y at 696 Livehouse

May 17th, 2010 by

We’re not in Jing’An (or Xuhui, Luwan, or Changning, for that matter) anymore, Toto.

Impeach My Gig

April 28th, 2010 by

You could tell from the extravagant outfits all around, from the amount of flesh exposed, or from the panic on the bartenders’ faces. The sprawling crowd that incubated in such a feverish atmosphere was going to be mental, possibly like few before…

Stegosaurus? Album Release Extravaganza

April 21st, 2010 by

In which the Stegosaurus? hype finally eases. For a time. ENCORE!

Good Jive The Second

April 11th, 2010 by

Good Jivezilla demolishes Yuyintang with chords of doom.

Maybe Mars at SXSW

March 30th, 2010 by

Here is an exclusive review of the South by Southwest Music Conference in general, and the Maybe Mars shows there in particular, by Francis Tseng, Layabozi’s new writer and special reporter on the event.

The Secret Machines: Music for the Brave

March 24th, 2010 by

A review of the Secret Machines show at MAO Livehouse by the smitten Sara.