Last Friday’s Hardpack concert featuring special guests such as L.M.F. and Mastamic was one of the city’s best.
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Adidas + Damon Dash, Unite All Originals!
Adidas and New York entrepreneur Damon Dash are putting on a series of art and music events in Hong Kong in early March.
Klaxons at Clockenflap!
One of the highlights of Clockenflap was a performance by British indie band the Klaxons. Performing to a large crowd and overlooking Hong Kong’s harborfront, the Klaxons played a number of their big hits including “Golden Skans” and “It’s Not Over Yet.”
De La Soul, Primal Scream, Klaxons, Azealia Banks, Sneaky Sound System + 65 more!
Clockenflap is almost here and Hong Kong has perhaps never experienced a lineup this strong before. The two-day outdoor music festival that takes place on December first and second, has grown into one of Hong Kong’s most anticipated cultural events.
Vans Classic – Indie Rock, street art, nail bar?
Relax, these aren’t the Abercrombie guys! It’s indie-rockers Qiu Hong! Sneaker brand Vans held their biggest event of the year to celebrate the Vans Classics Fall collection. The party drew a large crowd to a raw industrial space in Kwun Tong that featured three local bands, street artists, product exhibitions, and even a Minx nail [...]
3 reasons why Queen Sea Big Shark rocked!
You’ve got to be good to make a name for yourself in Beijing’s cutthroat band scene, and Queen Sea Big Shark demonstrated on stage in Hong Kong last friday exactly why they’ve been successful, delivering a blistering set that rocked Woobar from the very first song to the last.
Half-Baked band show – this Saturday!
Half-Baked is an ambitious concert featuring bands from Phnom Penh, Shanghai, and Hong Kong, performing up on The Peak! Let’s see, live music, plus new bands, plus a new venue? This looks great! What kind of music is it? I’d go just for the headliner alone! According to the promoter, The Cambodian Space Project are [...]
The return of L.M.F.!!!
Six years and many tattoos later, L.M.F. are back! Since the group disbanded in 2003, there hasn’t been another band to shake up the Cantopop machine in quite the same way. LMF, with their street slang and uncut language, offered a sharp rebuke to the squeaky-clean, manufactured idol scene where singers are chosen more for [...]
Party on the grass! Clockenflap 2.0!
Clockenflap, the oddly named music festival is back again this year with a bolder lineup and numerous side attractions. In fact, the festival has gathered an impressive group of partners that aim to bring various niche audiences in Hong Kong together.
Hardpack CD launch party! Plus Alive Not Dead strikes again!
If there’s one band in Hong Kong that knows how to get people jumping, it’s Hardpack. These guys play a kind of party-Punk somewhere between Bad Brains and Fishbone! I’m talking lots and lots of energy. Unlike other bands, their songs are immediately catchy and they are masters of their instruments. You won’t hear anything [...]