Blog Tag - Modernista

Modernista Celebrates Thirteen Years in Beijing
Submitted on Nov 25, 2024
There is a certain chapter of Beijing's urban history known as "The Great Brickening". If these words elicit an immediate response in you…congrats,...
A Final Farewell: Stevie Mac & the Mac Daddies’ Last Ever Show Tomorrow (Feb 25)
Submitted on Feb 24, 2023
Back in October last year, Stevie Mac & The Mac Daddies announced that they would be disbanding, and in true music fashion began a farewell tour...
5 Things To Taste, Smell, Touch, Hear And See, May 17-19
Submitted on May 17, 2019
Beijing can be an overstimulating place to live, to say the least. Let’s be real: sometimes even our sixth sense (the one that tells you when that ...
Lips McKenzie
Submitted on May 14, 2019
Jam bands were a part of my regular diet as a young, northeast American concert-goer. There was something electrifying about watching musicians ...
Wudaokou Watch: "I Do Not Feel Homesick in Beijing"
Submitted on Nov 25, 2018
In this new Wudaokou Watch column, we'll profile a different Beijing-based student from abroad each week to hear about their life in China's capital...
Boundary Pushing Bellydancing with Inko di Ö’s Odd Cabaret
Submitted on Sep 18, 2018
There’s body language, and then there’s conveying entire narratives with your moves. Few dancers are adept enough to step, swerve and shimmy their...
Expat Band Zhege, Beijing’s Answer to Weird Al, Will Make You Giggle and Groove at Modernista, June 7
Submitted on Jun 05, 2018
If seeing a fellow Beijingers sporting lensless glasses or riding goofy Segways makes you giggle and spout a sarcastic “Ooooh, that’s so fashion!”...
Rumble in the Jumble
Submitted on May 26, 2018
The heat of the summer is beginning to settle over the capital, which can only mean one thing: market season is here! Be it pursuing of earrings and...
Noise Pollution: Brain Failure and China Grrrl at School, SNOS at Temple, Yugong Yishan Fest
Submitted on Apr 20, 2018
Did Beijing all the sudden turn into a sauna? Did we just hurdle over spring and fall face first into summer? Cause my blue jeans are soaking through...
Beijing's Best Events That Won't Leave You Hungover, Jan 02-07
Submitted on Jan 02, 2018
Our Events Watch series aims to highlight happenings that aren't focused on alcohol and drinking, but instead take a more educational or productive...
Modernista Turns Six, Standing Tall as a "Great Brickening Survivor" With Gigs Aplenty Nov 10-12 and Nov 24-26
Submitted on Nov 10, 2017
The dust has settled, and many of our favorites have fallen, but there's still plenty of incentive to stay positive. At least that's the case for...
Shedding Light on Depression: Dance to Celebrate Two Year CandleX Anniversary at Modernista, Apr 1
Submitted on Mar 27, 2017
This April 1 marks two years since CandleX was founded, aimed at promoting awareness on depression and providing social support throughout Beijing....
Seeing Green: Beijing 2017 St. Patrick's Day Round-up
Submitted on Mar 17, 2017
[UPDATED March 16, midday]  Get ready Beijing, because next Friday, March 17, it is St. Patrick's Day again! Put on your greenest clothes, and find...
"Rock to the Rescue" Animal Welfare Concert to Be Held at Modernista, March 4
Submitted on Mar 02, 2017
It'll be an event fun enough to leave a pup panting and its tail wagging. Rock to the Rescue, slated to take place at Modernista on March 4, will...
This Single's Day: Kisses for Charity at Modernista, Speed Dating a The Big Smoke
Submitted on Nov 08, 2016
Unlike what you may think, you don't have to spend double 11, or Singles' Day, doing something with your significant other or spending all of your...