Blog Tag - Temple

Dive into Beijing's Artistic past with Little-Known Xuannan Cultural Museum
Tianqiao area is best known for its vibrant acrobatic and performing art scene and Xuannan Cultural Museum, tucked away inside Changchun Street,...
Line 6 Goes West: What to See Around Beijing's Newest Stations
Beijing has recently welcomed six new additions to its ever-expanding subway system: western-end stations of Line 6 that provide curious Beijingers ...
Fun, Frolics, and Forgetfulness Await This Weekend's (Classier Than Usual) Temple's Marshall Birthday Bash
Ending up at Temple on any given weekend is inevitable for many people – the draw of cheap drinks, cheap comradery, and cheap music (read: free) is...
Temple and DDC Go Head-to-Head With a Week's Worth of Anniversary Gigs, Jul 24-29
No matter where your allegiances lie there’s no denying the influence that Temple Bar and DDC have had on the music scene in Beijing. The Gulou-...
Japanese Duo The Devils & Libido Return to Beijing With Their Own Brand of Noise Rock, Jun 1-3
After scorching their way through School Bar and Temple in August of last year, Japanese noise rockers The Devils & Libido return to Beijing with...
Noise Pollution: Brain Failure and China Grrrl at School, SNOS at Temple, Yugong Yishan Fest
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...
Excellent Ming-Era Architecture and Artifacts on Display at Re-Opened Zhihua Temple
Zhihua Temple, one of the best-preserved repositories of Ming-era architecture and artifacts in the city, has reopened after extensive renovations,...
Limousine, Shanghai's "Most Outstanding" Band to Make Beijing Debut at Temple Tonight, Nov 25
Winning the title of "best band of the year" is no easy feat. But after that, the real work begins, striving to live up to that title. Such is the...
Ahead of Nov 18 Second Anniversary at Temple, Loreli Co-Founder Kerryn Leitch Bids Beijing Adieu
Two years after founding the creative platform Loreli with her friends Amy Daml and Hannah Lincoln, Kerryn Leitch (pictured above on the right with...
Noise Pollution: Bohan Phoenix, Kamasi Washington, 13 Years of Yugong Yishan, and Ketchup Fest
Rappers' delights, anniversaries, post-punk invaders from Hong Kong, and all the ketchup 'staches one could ask for – yes, it’s time to dip our toes...
A Full-Course Meal of Music, Art, and Fashion at Ketchup Festival, Sept. 23-24
For someone who goes out to shows just as often as I do, it can be easy to burn out on the music scene from time to time. The same bands playing the...
An Exclusive Q&A With TemTenPies
TenTemPies are an international collective of musicians who are about to kick out the Latin inspired reggae jams here in the capital this week....
Talking Tunes: Holy F*ck, Akon's Coming Back!
Nope, not just gratuitous employment of a curse word, Canadian electro splicers Holy Fuck are Beijing-bound as part of Yugong Yishan's "The World is...
Beijing’s Dongyue Temple and Their 19 Incredible Taoist Gods
Editor's Note: Asia Obscura's Andy Deemer has been kind enough to let us rummage through his archives for some of his best posts from his Beijing...
No, that laboured title to this week's Talking Tunes doesn't really make much sense, until you know what I'm on about, then it just becomes a bad...