Saw Mamer play here a few weeks back and was really impressed by the quality of the venue.
The English name evokes a sort of diminutive place that does not really sound like it could possibly have enough room for a proper live music show, and it is in a mall, so I was turned off for a long time and missed a few shows that sounded nice. How presumptuous and wrong I was. Thought the venue is very intimate, it is big enough to fit at least 50 comfortably, with a lot of really nice, comfortable nookish seating. Actually seems like it would be a nice to relax and or work in the afternoon.
The sound is good, too. Drinks are reasonably priced. Lots of interesting cds for sale.
A little bit of a quest to find for the first time, but the fact that Soho Shangdu is not at full occupancy lends the place a really charming oasis-of-groove-in-the-commercial-desert feeling.
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