Supersonic, a Rock night that features the best of British Rock N Roll, and includes “The Kinks to Kasabian and everything in between,” takes place this Saturday night.

D.j.’s Iain Brand, Mark Elliott and Paul Ogden will be creating a Rock N Roll wall of sound!

Supersonic is a monthly night that takes place on the first Saturday of every month. The venue is Bassment, located at 13 Lyndhurst Terrace. For more details, call 9616-2075.

Supersonic
Saturday, November 7th, 2009
Bassment
LG, 13 Lyndhurst Terrace
Central, Hong Kong

$100 HKD cover includes 1 drink, optional $180 HKD open bar until 2am

The Embassy features another opening for the second week in a row. This time around it’s a show of paintings titled “88MPH” by artist Charles Munka (aka Ques.)

Born in France, but now living in Hong Kong, Charles is an example of the positive way in which like-minded people can collaborate no matter where they’re located (thanks to the Internet!) As Rakim once said: “It ain’t where you from, it’s where you at!”

Having met the people online who would later form the Brainfeeder Record label, Charles has had success creating artwork for their releases.

You can preview a small gallery of his artwork here.

Please note that the event is one day earlier than originally scheduled. It’s on Friday the 16th starting at 7pm.

We’ve written about The Embassy before, if you’d like more info on the unique art space click here.

88MPH by Charles Munka aka Ques.
October 16th, 2009
starts at 7pm
The Embassy
3/F, room 309, Chai Wan Industrial City Phase 2
70 Wing Tai Road
Chai Wan, Hong Kong

The place to be in Macau after the recent Lady Gaga concert wasn’t one of the splashy new casinos, but Cubic. We’ve mentioned Cubic a few times before, here and here. One of their strengths is that they bring top-notch d.j.s to Macau. Continuing in that tradition, on Friday the 28th they will feature DJ Cash Money, a pioneer Hip Hop d.j. from the U.S.

Cash Money is known to Hong Kong clubbers from his sets at Dragon-i over the last few years. He makes a stop again at the legendary club on Wednesday, before heading over to Macau on Friday.

DJ Cash Money
Friday, August 28th
Cubic
2/F, AIA Tower, Nos. 251A-301 Avendia Commercial De Macau
Macau

Cubic members free all night, cover charge of $200 for non-members after 12:30 (includes two standard drinks!)

On Friday, July 31st, a new night called Scream launches at Pop Bites in Soho.

DJ Asim Fiction plays a range of new electronic dance music including Nu Disco, House and Electro.

Scream
Friday, July 31st, 2009
Pop Bites
Upper Ground Floor, 3-5 Old Bailey Street
Central, Hong Kong
From 10pm til 2am
Free

Pimpin’ Ain’t Easy is hosting a massive Drum n Bass / Broken Beat extravaganza this Friday night, July 3rd.

The party boasts the d.j. / producer duo Supra1 from Krakow, Poland as a headliner. Hosts Kid Fresh and Enso will also be manning the decks in the front room. For the night, the second room at Cliq will feature a special line up of three of Hong Kong’s top Drum N Bass crews: Saiyan and Teem from Magnetic Soul; Wash and Electronic Mistress from Kongkretebass; and Blood Dunza from the Heavy Crew.

For those who love bass and complex bpms, this should be a buffet of beats!

Pimpin’ Ain’t Easy
Friday, July 3rd, 2009
CLIQ
2/F On Hing Building, 1 On Hing Terrace
Central, Hong Kong

10:30 pm – 5:00 am
Cover charge of $200HKD, includes one drink

What if you could do something to help to cure blindness?

Black Night, a special fund-raiser for the ORBIS charity, will take place this Wednesday, June 24th. The angle for the event is somewhat unique. The Black Night is no ordinary event, but one that seeks to temporarily replicate the experience of blindness.

ORBIS seems like a worthy cause. On their website they point out that of the 45 million people around the world who are blind — 80 percent suffer needlessly. That’s a very strong and sad statistic.

The event takes place at Cliq. Experience something new and help prevent blindness in developing countries while you’re at it. “All net contributions will be donated to ORBIS”

For more information about ORBIS have a look at their website.

The Black Night
Wednesday, June 24th
9pm – 1am
Cliq
2/F, On Hing Building, 1 On Hing Terrace (at the intersection of Wyndham and Wellington Street)
Central, Hong Kong

Dress code: Black
$200 HKD advance, $250 at the door
Please email: theblacknight2009@gmail.com for more information

The Apostrophe gallery is back with a new urban art exhibition titled CCTV.

The show is based on the controversial topic of using cameras to monitor society and potentially prevent crime. (The theme is very timely as Hong Kong struggles with how to cope with a serial criminal who has thrown corrosive liquid down at shoppers on a busy pedestrian street.)

The exhibition highlights urban art from Italy and America including work by Geometric Bang, Matthew Rodriguez, Claudius Phaedrus, Doodles and DEM.

Texas based artist Matthew Rodriguez will be in town for the exhibition which takes place in an abandoned office space on Wyndham Street.

For a glimpse of Matthew Rodriguez’s work, check out his Flickr account.

The show runs from June 19th until July 3rd.

For more information about the Apostrophe Gallery go here. To RSVP for the opening, email May Wong at: maymwong@gmail.com

CCTV: Urban Art Show
Fom June 19th until July 3rd
Room 2702
40-44 Wyndham Street
Central

DJ A-Trak headlines the new Hype Nasty party at Volar this Thursday, May 21st. Hype Nasty is organized by the same people behind Pimpin’ Ain’t Easy.

In the sea of d.j.s playing multiple genres of dance music, there are a few clear standouts and A-Trak is one of them. A former world champion turntablist, A-Trak has always been a step ahead of other d.j.s.. While some turntablists are technically creative, A-Trak has that rare combination of being both musically and technically gifted.

A-Trak’s approached music in a very open way and integrated multiple genres into his repertoire before it became trendy. His foresight has paid off, landing him the title of Kanye West’s d.j., as well as personal collaborations with many of today’s top dance music acts including Digitalism, MSTRKRFT and Boys Noize.

When it comes to catching a d.j. in a club, top turntablist skills mixed with good music sense are a deadly combination! This is one performance not to be missed!

For the night, A-Trak will be supported by D.J. Enso and Miss Yellow.

The following night A-Trak will also be performing at Cubic in Macau.

Recommended!

DJ A-Trak
Volar
Basement 38-44 D’Aguilar Street
Lan Kwai Fong
Central, Hong Kong

Free for Volar members, non-members $250HKD cover charge includes one drink.

Cut and Paste, the digital design competition held in major cities around the world is back in Hong Kong for its second year. This time it will be held in the Exhibition Center in Wanchai. Last year the turnout was very strong. (Check out photos from Cut and Paste 2008 here!)

The 2009 edition of the design battle includes 2D, 3D, and motion graphics categories. With a more centralized location, the turnout should be even bigger this year.

Tickets for the event go for $100 HKD and are available at HKTicketing.com, or $120 HKD at the door. Various discounts are available for students and groups.

H.K. Ticketing outlets include the Fringe Club, Tom Lee Music stores, the Convention Centre and the Hong Kong Academy of Performing Arts.

Cut & Paste Hong Kong
Digital Design Tournament
Friday, May 15th, 2009
Doors open at 7pm
Hong Kong Exhibition Centre (not the Convention Centre!)
China Resources Building
26 Harbour Road, Wanchai

The opening of Consequences, a five artist show is taking place Thursday, April 23rd at The Economist Gallery inside the Fringe Club, just above Lan Kwai Fong.

The five woman show features new work by a diverse group of artist / designers. The theme of the show is “raunchy tales and wild concoctions” relating to a girls’ night out.

The exhibition features Sum-Sum Tse, Kate Barnett, Danielle Huthart, Emily Eldridge and Kim Van Gennip. (What, did you have to have a weird last name to join the show?)

Consequences art exhibition
Opening night, Thursday, April 23rd, 7pm
The Fringe Club
2 Lower Albert Road
Central, Hong Kong

The exhibition runs from April 23rd until May 11th.
Opening hours are Monday to Saturday, twelve noon until 10pm.