Volar

Sinden at Volar this Friday!

I’m still amazed at the level of talent that comes to Hong Kong these days. For so many years we had no interesting names…

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Urban Outfitters on wheels?

In high-rent cities like Hong Kong, where having a cool shop location is extremely cost prohibitive, Heartschallenger has come up with a unique solution….

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Transformers land in Hong Kong!

D.J. Craze and D.J. Klever, two world renowned turntablists, hit Volar last Thursday night. Turntablists are sort of like musically gifted hackers. Instead of…

Tittsworth back at Volar!

Tittsworth is making a return appearance this Friday at Volar during his 2009 world tour. He’s a top producer of new dance music and…

Volar’s 3rd anniversary party

[photopress:Volar_VIP_room_Hong.jpg,full,pp_image] Volar used the occasion of their 3rd anniversary on Thursday night to unveil a new room in the club. Formerly the circular VIP…

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Kitsune’s Gildas and Masaya at Volar!

Friday night Volar is hosting a special d.j. set by Kitsune creative heads Gildas Loaëc and Masaya Kuroki. Haven’t heard of Kitsuné yet? These…

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Ed Banger’s DJ Vicarious Bliss at Volar

[photopress:DJ_Vicarious_Bliss_Volar.jpg,full,pp_image] Thursday night another member of the Ed Banger crew descended on Hong Kong’s club Volar. The producer / d.j. Vicarious Bliss, a label-mate…

IMAGE Top Model competition at Volar!

[photopress:Volar_Image_top_model_2.jpg,full,pp_image] Thursday night was the third edition of the IMAGE Top Model event at Volar. What started off as a networking event for the…

D.J. Missill strikes Volar!

Volar continued its procession of international music talent last Thursday with the return of the charismatic d.j. Missill. DJ Missill rocking Hong Kong club…

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Fiddler on the ?

All of a sudden I noticed some sort of commotion near the stage. A guy jumped up and there was a brief discussion with the d.j. The next thing I heard was the shrill sound of an instrument being tuned.

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Face recognition at HALO – H.K.’s newest bouncer?

Imagine walking up to the newest hot-spot and instead of being greeted or (in some cases,) intimidated by the burly bouncer, you simply look into a small monitor tucked neatly into a wall. A computer instantly analyzes your face, and decides whether to authorize entry – thereby sliding the door open, or reject you.

John Acquaviva at Volar

D.J. John Acquaviva recently passed through town and played at Volar. His choice of songs were solid, but the beat was almost too constant…