"We're Going to Mongolia and Japan!" Launch Party w/ Boys Climbing Ropes, the Beat Bandits, Moon Tyrant, DJ B.O

On May 28th will be a rock show to celebrate a special occasion: the “launch” and official announcement of two special tours featuring the best rock bands in Shanghai. We'll be celebrating with some of the acts that will be on one or both of the tours. Come,... [read more]

"We're Going to Mongolia and Japan!" Launch Party w/ Boys Climbing Ropes, the Beat Bandits, Moon Tyrant, DJ B.O

On May 28th will be a rock show to celebrate a special occasion: the “launch” and official announcement of two special tours featuring the best rock bands in Shanghai. We'll be celebrating with some of the acts that will be on one or both of the tours. Come, celebrate local artists as they help spread Shanghai's fame/infamy across Asia. ALL OF THE MONEY RAISED WILL GO TO FUNDING THE CONSIDERABLE TRAVEL EXPENSES OF THESE TOURS.

Profiles:

Boys Climbing Ropes is three Canadian guys and one Chinese girl playing indie rock. Based in Shanghai, over their four year run, Boys Climbing Ropes has had the opportunity to play all over China and along side some of this country's best bands. On the heels of their latest EP release, "Except for the Darkness" Boys Climbing Ropes is playing a China-wide tour in May.
Vocals/Keys: Pei Huang
Vocals/Guitar/Keys: Jordan Small
Bass: Morgan Short
Drums: Devin Gallery

The Beat Bandits With a foot in the ass-shaking surf-swing of Dick Dale and The Champs, the Beat Bandits allows listeners to hang-ten over bouncy baselines and jumpy keyboards until...until....CRASH! Misuzu's Tsunami-sized guitar roars waves at the audience like a long-lost Godzilla villain. http://site.douban.com/beatbandits/

Moon Tyrant Harnessing the totem spirit of Sisiutl, Moon Tyrant is possibly Shanghai's loudest act, melding aggressive metal sounds with an anything-goes passion for all music and a belief that every song should have a sweet guitar solo.
http://moontyrant.bandcamp.com/

DJ B.O He rebels against people who DJ because they are afraid to dance in public. He will sing and dance to provoke movement. He is somewhere between vaudeville and Warhol. Featuring vintage-hits and forgotten favorites, he thinks dance music is for pussies but The Shanghri-Las are fucking artists, man. Tech? NO.
http://www.shanghai247.net/music/features/247-mix-series-1-dj-bo-mods-rockers-mix