Blog Tag - D-22

Q&A with Josh Feola Ahead of Aug 12 Pangbianr Farewell Show
While the glamorously dressed throngs were lining up at Beijing’s then equally dazzling Babyface nightclub, Josh Feola (pictured above, third from...
Ulaanbaatar Hard Rockers Mohanik Throw Shade at Other Mongolian and Nomadic Bands Ahead of Tonight's Yue Space Gig
Though there's no shortage of folk bands in Beijing with lyrics about northern grasslands delivered in that region's time-honored throat singing...
Goodbye D-22: Inside The Last Nights
About one kilometer east from Wudaokou subway station, on the south side of Chengfu Lu, there’s a dark sign with an odd name on it – D-22. If you’ve...
Weekend Live Music Roundup: Mamer, Longshendao, D-22's Last Night, Death Cab For Cutie
Breaking news. Death Cab For Cutie will play in Beijing this March. More details to follow. The biggest annual migration on the planet officially...
Weekend Live Music Roundup: Simple Plan, Lake of Tears, Buyi
It’s fascinating how time flows. Exactly this time a year ago, there was a rumor that folk bar Jiangjinjiu, near the Drum Tower, was getting torn...
Breaking News: Final D-22 Show Set For Jan 13
We told you last week about plans for D-22's closure. Well, pencil this date into your calendars: The last-ever gig at the legendary Wudaokou live...
Weekend Live Music Roundup: P.K.14, Carsick Cars, AV Okubo
Six years ago, D-22 was opened to give young bands more opportunities to play. Somehow it became a paradise for punk heads and indie kids. Then...
Big News Just In: Seminal Music Venue D-22 To Close
The small rock venue over in Wudaokou, which has helped many young Beijing bands like Carsick Cars and Hedgehog to grow into some of the scene's...
Christmas Live Music Roundup: Voodoo Kungfu, DH & Chinese Hellcats, Hedgehog
Somehow Christmas in China has become as ear-torturing as it is in the West – all the malls, restaurants and markets play only Christmas music...
Weekend Live Music Roundup: Hanggai, Shanren, Demerit, will.i.am
These past two years have been a booming time for folk music in Beijing. Maybe it’s because more and more people started to find out how easy it is...
Weekend Live Music Roundup: Ember Swift, Buyi & D-22
September is an exciting month. I know that school is starting again, and summer comes to an end, but we will have much new blood in the city, and...
It’s too bad that the Beijing Jazz Festival which was scheduled for this weekend got postponed to an undetermined date. To be frank, I am a little...
The Playlist: Michael Pettis, owner of D-22
“Body and Soul” by Coleman Hawkins (1939 version). Bebop is about to be born. Hawkins plays with the melody for two bars and races off without ever...
Weekend Live Music Roundup: Acoustic Spring & Autumn, Dazefeast, Brain Failure
While the heat keeps driving me away from big crowds, those quiet folk bars in the hutongs starts to look even more attractive. But I've been told...
Weekend Live Music Roundup: Suede And James Blunt Confirmed, Chinese Bands Compete to Play in Japan
Beijing (Aug 7) and Shanghai (Aug 9) have finally been added to Suede's tour schedule. Tickets are available now. Move fast – the cheapest (RMB 280...