Friday:

Maybe Mars Showcase

This is the big one for this week and has already gotten the informative links and downloads treatment from Mp3 Monday. If you don’t already know by now, the show will feature Rustic, 24 Hours, The Gar, and headliners PK14. Good things have been heard by me about all those bands except Rustic, who I just haven’t heard anything about. Their Rock in China page is entertaining though. If you’re here do I actually have to try to convince you to go to this show?

Mao Livehouse, 570 Huaihai Xi Lu near Hongqiao Lu, Building 32

9:30 start

Tickets 60 RMB early or 80 at the door

Back to the Roots

Shelter take a break from their heavy diet of international superstars to feature their (sort of) own Lab Crew. Fortune, HBD, V-Nutz, and Shige have cooked up a new routine with four turntables and three mixers and it should be hot. Show a little love. There are also some CDs for the early birds.

The Shelter, 5 Yongfu Lu near Fuxing Xi Lu

9:00 start

30 RMB cover

Saturday:

The Penelopes

From the people who brought you Papier Tigre (LOgO and Pure) come The Penelopes, a French Dance Rock band. I for one am all for dance bands. DJs are great for dancing, but dancing with a band is another thing and there’s no reason for it to go away. Check out their Myspace. The after party will be musicked by Mau Mau and Adept.

LOgO, 13 Xingfu Lu near Fahuazhen Lu

10:00 start

30 RMB cover

B6

One of the not many Shanghai DJs to begin making a name for himself outside our fair city, B6 returns to present his new sound, which promoters Void see as “the sound of the next decade.” It could happen, and it would be cool if it did. Make your own analysis tonight. Or, rather, don’t analyze tonight, because then you won’t enjoy yourself as much. Just remember what happened and save those memories for later analysis. Sheesh, do I have to tell you everything?

The Shelter, 5 Yongfu Lu near Fuxing Xi Lu

10:00 start

30 RMB cover

Sunday:

Reso 10

I advise you to round out your weekend with some experimental music. That way you’ll go into Monday wondering about what’s hiding in the cracks or waiting around the corner. Studies have shown that listening to experimental music improves your outside the box thinking skills and gets you raises and stuff. I swear. This week the money beckoning cats (apparently they can get you fancy sneakers instead of regular money if you’re into that) of experimental music are Mai Mai, organizer of the whole thing, Sun Ye, and 33, Han Han, and Shen Shu of Duck Fight Goose. Sweet!

YuYinTang, 1731 Yan’an Xi Lu, enter from Kaixuan Lu

9:00-11:00

40 RMB cover