Editor’s Picks Nov. 5-8

A packed packed PACKED weekend, especially Friday. Get busy and get to these shows!

Editor’s Picks Oct. 8-11

With this hair and gold chain, it’s quite obvious that you will be rocked in the face. There’s other stuff this weekend, I guess.

Jeff Lang in Shanghai

Before the show, I planned to write a review / reaction, but the review part is almost impossible now. This was, by a pretty big margin, the best gig I’ve ever seen at the venerable YYT, and I’ve seen a lot of my favs there (Hedgehog, Carsick, The Gar, etc.) But Jeff blew them away…

Prepare Well for Jeff Lang

Genre-bending is a term that gets thrown around a lot these days, and it seems to even more commonly apply to artists’ live shows. It’s hard t avoid it though, as Jeff Lang is truly a genre-bending man. A brief look through his catalog will tell you that this is a man who, simply, has [...]

Editor’s Picks July 30-Aug 2

Read on for your chance to win two fly honeys!*

*Contest open only to giant pink space creatures

May Holidays Were No Holiday for Music

Some of my friends are sad that last weekend is over already and some others are happy it is finally over. Last weekend China was invaded by music, it’s been a non-stop music trip since Layabozi began its operations, and the ride is getting more intense every time. One would imagine after a year of this we would already be used to these “rush-hour” weeks of music, but still sometimes it’s overwhelming.

Battles and Young Knives Coming to Shanghai

Young Knives are a British rock band that is somewhat hot right now, but not so hot that I have heard of them. Myspace analysis revealed a slight blandness, but they seem pretty energetic and the internet indicates that they are somewhat mighty in live performance, so they’re probably worth a gander. They’ll be at [...]