Holiday Live Music Roundup: Blonde Redhead, Brett Anderson

We've had a music festival explosion in 2010. In the old days we would be lucky to have one music festival per holiday – this year we've had several to choose from almost every break.
Then again, history has taught be to be wary of everything: Midi Music Festival 2008 - cancelled; Modern Sky Music Festival 2009 – All foreign bands cancelled; The Killers Concert 2010, cancelled; etc. Foreign bands still have to go through a complex procedure to get approved to play in China. Besides providing information such as passport numbers, they have to send the government mp3s and lyrics of 5 songs. I think the officers just want free mp3s.
Anyway, let's be happy for the ones who have been approved: Blonde Redhead, Brett Anderson (ex-Suede front man) will play at Modern Sky Music Festival (see complete lineup here). Il Nino, Rooney and more will join the Inter City Music Festival. The Vasco Era takes over Beijing's coolest punk base after performing at Midi Music festival in Zhenjiang.

Check out the listing for many more acts:

October 1 (Friday)

13 Band, 88 Balaz
Sound from Taiwan. RMB 60, RMB 50 (advance, mobile number starts with 138), RMB 30 (mobile number starts with 1388). 9.30pm. MAO Livehouse

Low Wormwood and friends
Have a dreamy night with the folk band at D22. RMB 50, RMB 40 (students). 10pm. D-22

Mademoiselle et son Orchestre
Mademoiselle et son Orchestre is a six peice Beijing based gypsy jazz band. The musicians perform their own tunes and also some old french master peices for the love of "boumchick ", swing and "choubidou wah!" RMB 30. 9.45pm. V.A Bar

Soul Doctors, Dumplings
Funky and Brit-pop. Free. 9pm. Hot Cat Club

October 2 (Saturday)

Burket
Flamenco night. Free. 9pm. Hot Cat Club

Glorious Brandenburg-Concerto Koln Concert
RMB 50-880. 7.30pm. Forbidden City Music Hall

Multi-Ego, Any More, Nakoma, Bad Mamasan
Hardcore and metal bands try out 2 Kolegas' new equipment. 9.30pm. RMB 30. 2 Kolegas

The Beijing Beatles Band
Amped series at The Bookworm, sing along and bring your lighter to wave.
Free. 8pm. The Bookworm

Not There
Electric night right in the center of the city. RMB 30 (includes a draft beer). 9.30pm. What Bar

Snapline, AV Okubo, Duck Fight Goose, Birdstriking
Indie band Snapline with Carsick Car’s Li Qing and Li Weisi; electric Duck Fight Goose from Shanghai worth checking out. RMB 50, RMB 40 (students). 10pm. D-22

Zbigniew Karkowski, Yan Jun, Mei Zhi Yong, Li Yangyang (Mafeisan)
A bunch of noisemakers gather. It’s going to be loud in Tongzhou. RMB 50. 8pm. Raying Temple

October 3 (Sunday)

Boojii, The Fallacy
Shanghai band Boojii plays illusionary music joined by post-punks Fallacy from Henan. RMB 50, RMB 40 (students). 10pm. D-22

Erez Eisenman
The folky blues-rocker jams in Dongmianhua Hutong. RMB 30. 9pm. Jiang Hu Liveshow Bar

Reggae Party
Band Sunflower and DJ Greed Monkey. Free. 9pm. Hot Cat Club

October 4 (Monday)

Cao Qin
Folk night. RMB 30 (includes a free drink). 9pm. Hot Cat Club

Soul Doctors
To entertain the audience of Beijing with funk and soul music. RMB 30. 9.45pm. V.A Bar

The Vasco Era
Blues-rock band from Down Under rocks out Wudaokou's hottest punk base. RMB 40, RMB 30 (students). 10pm. D-22

October 5 (Tuesday)

Erez Eisenman
Original Rock Folk and Blues. RMB 30. 9.30pm. Jiangjinjiu Bar

Fat City, Pairs, Soviet Pop
Shanghai pop-punk band Pairs jam with Beijing’s avantgarde musicians. RMB 30, RMB 20 (students). 10pm. D-22

The No Name Trio
An international group, based in Beijing, China, specializing in swinging French sounds from long ago. RMB 30. 9.45pm. V.A Bar

Night of Xiyangyang
Lineup includes Hoochie Coochie Gentleman, Today Is Autumn, Mix Market from Japan and Summer Tribe. RMB 50. 8.30pm MAO Livehouse

October 6 (Wednesday)

Erez Eisenman, Christmas
Eisenman plays rock, folk and blues with his guitar and harp. Followed by "Beijing's most retarded band" (their words) playing original Chinese pop songs from the future. RMB 30.
9pm. Yugong Yishan

Echo (回声)
Folk night. RMB 30. 9.30pm. Jiangjinjiu Bar

He Li, Zhang Jing, Huang Wei, Jiang Shan, Wang Hao
MAO goes folk for the Songzhuang Art Festival, which kicked off last month in Tongzhou. RMB 60/50 (students). 9pm. MAO Livehouse

Mickael Dallin Project
Mellow rock. Free. 9pm. Salud

October 7 (Thursday)

Chaos, Beetle Bastion, Fox Ride Tiger
Bedroom guys coming out to play some electric sound. RMB 30, RMB 20 (students). 10pm. D-22

Liu Yue Guitar Trio
Jazz lines read by classic guitar. Free. 9.30pm. East Shore Live Jazz Café

Zhang Si’an and band
Folk and folk. RMB 40, 9.30pm. Jiangjinjiu Bar

September 30 - October 1

Metal Festival
Beijing's finest underground metal bands gather. RMB 50 (per day). 9pm. 13 Club

October 2-4

Inter City Music Festival
Music from around the world wants to keep you in the city. Spring Autumn, Qi Qin, Reflector and many more local voices joined by bands from the US, Japan, UK and France. Tickets at 400 810 1887. RMB 120 (per day), RMB 100 (advance). Chaoyang Park (6591 5258)

Modern Sky Music Festival
While Midi heads south to Zhenjiang, Modern Sky takes over its backyard. The international lineup includes Brett Anderson, Blonde Redhead, Big Pink, Camera Obscura and Free Energy. Let’s go catch the last warmth of summer and hope nothing will get cancelled. RMB 90-150 (one day), RMB 220-350 (three days).
Haidian Park (6285 0569)