Nightlife

Party in the city where the heat is on: To celebrate the opening of sister hotel East Miami, East Hotel Beijingis throwing down with help from Mosto and award-winning bartender Douglas Williams. There'll be leche de tigre ceviche, mini Cuban sandwiches, broiled lemon margaritas, red pisco sours, and something called the Miami Bitch. It's rum-based, apparently. Tunes by the incomparable Alex Molina, and cigar and rum tasting led by Douglas Williams. Bienvenidos a Miami, Beijing!

Underground techno party collective Shadowplay are back at it with this exciting evening of underground music. Space out to the synthetic textures of artsy electronic music with the most exciting DJs in Beijing, including Zhiqi, Boflex, along with a few unnamed special guests. It's going to be hot, raw, and most importantly wicked!

This will be the biggest *reggae* music booking of the year in Beijing. Zion Train and Vibronics are huge names in the dub reggae scene, playing festivals and clubs globally. Coordinated in part, with our friends at Cross Club Prague, and The Antidote. 60 RMB before 12.

NB Noise, who you might know from such great events as the Great Wall Party or their Neon Zoo parties, are joining forces with Peng to throw a massively wet pool party out in Huairou. You can expect all of the party essentials plus Mexican flavored grub from Dr. Cactus to keep things going till evening. As for music, you expect a delicious batch of tunes from DJs including Pancake Lee, Mario Yu, Elmar, Danny Flora, Eric Lee, and more. There will be a pool stage running from 2pm-2am, followed by an on-site afterparty lasting until 6 in the morning.

Add NB Noise (@NB_Noise_Group) or Peng Label (@PENG_Label) on Wechat for full info on ticketing, accommodation, and bus to and from the event site.

Friday, June 24 -- Solstice EP Release Party

Line up: Prettybwoy, Howell + guests

Entrance: 50 rmb (includes digital copy of Solstice EP)

For the 9th official release on Shanghai's SVBKVLT label they will be presenting an EP by Tokyo's Prettybwoy. One of Tokyo's most unique and exciting producers, Prettybwoy produces club music somewhere in between Mr Mitch's emotional, weightless grime and Scratcha DVA's at his most visceral, spoon-bending best. His Solstice EP for SVBKVLT quickly follows up his release for France' Polaar Record that came out in May, and tracks from Solstice have already gained support from the likes of Murlo and Jonny Dub, as well as being featured on Elijah and Skilliam's recent Tokyo Grime showcase.

Japanese trip hop legend DJ Krush is back and ready to spin the lid off of Yugong Yishan with his unique music blending skills and road tested experience. As part of his 30 city world tour, he will be promoting “Butterfly Effect,” his first solo release in 11 years and will be supported by local talents Watermelon, Bloodz Boi, and Spyfi.

Check out some recommended domestic techno from Ma Haiping, an artist from Shanghai who has been attracting a fair amount of international buzz. He will be dropping some deep sounds at Dada as he releases his new album "Folding Traces," on D Force Records.

'The musician who'll be soundtracking 2016.' - VICE

Rapid-fire reggaeton, armor-piercing. Bass levels set to 'fearsome'.

Kamixlo is 'London’s best DJ right now, no question' (Dazed Digital), a leading member of London’s influential ‘Bala Club', the collective throwing some of the city’s most sought-after parties.

He’ll be bringing his anarchic dance jams to Shanghai (The Shelter, June 8) and Beijing (Modernsky Lab, June 9) for two riotous reggaeton parties. It’s music to wrestle your demons to.

On support duty, we’ve got the smooth, versatile grooves of Howell, Ginga, Kilo Vee and Sleepless in Shanghai, and the trap/hip-hop stylings of Bloodz Boi, Pussy Stack and Dokedo in Beijing. Expect a demented mix of reggaeton, bachata and cumbia given an utterly inimitable modern twist.