New Zealand electronic musician “Disasteradio” will perform at the Aperture Club (光圈) on August 1 in Xi’an. Disasteradio is the pseudonym of Luke Powell, who has released eight albums since the late nineties, garnering critical acclaim ... Read More>>
On July 28 and 29, The 2012 Qinling Valley Electronic Music Camping Festival will be held in Xi’an’s Laoyu Village. The overnight adventure will include a night full of electronic music, nature, beer, juggling, and more. Performances from DJ ... Read More>>
The 2012 Xi’an International Youth Music Festival, “Live in Mushroom”, will be held July 27 and 28 in Xi’an’s Qujiang District Tang Market Street. This northwestern festival is a combination of youth music and culture featuring ... Read More>>
Beijing-based skateboard-punk band Larry's Pizza will perform at Aperture Club (光圈) on July 28. The band was formed in October 2006 and brings a rock, skateboard-punk, melodic-punk, pop-punk style. The four man group features front man singer Andy Guo, Guo... Read More>>
On July 10, the first test run of “mini sleep” pods began at the Xianyang International Airport in Xi’an. The new facility features 20 resting zones in total; 10 in the hall between T2 and T3, 4 in T3 and 6 in a separate, isolated area. ... Read More>>
Italian pianist Lorenzo Di Bella will perform at Xi'an Concert Hall in a solo piano concert on July 21. Piano master Lazar Berman spoke of Di Bella's work saying that, "Lorenzo Di Bella is a very talented pianist. He is an elegant musician whose ... Read More>>
Long Shen Dao (龙神道) will perform in Xi'an on July 7 at Aperture Club (光圈). Long Shen Dao is a Beijing based band with a unique style fusing reggae, rock, dub, ska and traditional Chinese Taoist culture. The most recognizable reggae band in China, Long ... Read More>>
The “Xi’an Summer Discount” Event is set to last from July 1 through August 31. Major tourist areas such as the Tang Paradise Gardens, Daming Palace National Heritage Park, the Xi’an City Wall, and many more will reduce their ticket ... Read More>>
The 2012 midsummer music festival PART.1 will be held at Xi'an's 6 Kilometer Art District on June 23. The festival will feature the local Xi'an bands Quark and NoName. Hailing from Beijing: Newtank, Tangyi Wawa (Pop Rock), Rockabilly, Gang Xin'er, and ... Read More>>
The Medullary Paralysis – an Italian glam-industrial band with a belief – will play at the Aperture Club in Xi’an on June 24. Unlike many other punk bands that tend to live a wild lifestyle, the members of this purple latex wearing band ... Read More>>
The 2012 Zhang Guan Li Dai Music Festival takes over Xi'an June 22-23. Held at Banpo Art District (originally called Textile Town Art District), the festival will feature some of the biggest names in Chinese rock. The festival is also setting up a second ... Read More>>
Tianjin Airlines opened a new Xi'an—Qomul—Urumqi flight route on May 28. Operating on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays, the flight GS7551 departs from Xi'an Xianyang International Airport at 8:00, arrives in Qomul at 10:45, departs from ... Read More>>
The St. Olaf Orchestra from the United States is set to perform at the Xi’an Concert Hall on June 3. The orchestra was founded in 1906 by Norwegian violinist F. Melius Christiansen and is the official orchestra of St. Olaf College, a liberal arts ... Read More>>
Isbells, the band name of Belgian musician Gaëtan Vandewoude, will perform at Aperture Club on June 1. Isbell’s music is a mix of indie, folk and acoustic music and has been garnering a huge following in Germany, Holland, Austria and Sweden. ... Read More>>
Buz McGrath, the guitarist of American heavy metal band Unearth, will perform at the Guangyin Bar on May 22. Buz is a highly skilled 7-string guitarist with unique playing techniques. Having won over and dazzled fans in America, he is now the official face ... Read More>>
The French Quatuor Zaide women’s string quartet is scheduled to perform at the Xi’an Concert Hall on May 26th. The quartet features violinist Charlotte Juillard, violinist Pauline Fritsch, violist Sarah Chenaf and cellist Juliette Salmona. Last ... Read More>>
In this case, Syndrome WPW is not the name of a disease but of a Swiss electronic musician whose dark and often aggressive tunes slap audiences in the face. Since 2004 Syndrome WPW has been playing his mix of electronic analog punk rock with metal ... Read More>>
Australian punk band The Stanleys hit up Xi’an’s Aperture Club on May 16th. The group was formed via Myspace, where the members initially met each other, and had their break out year in 2011 when they toured across Europe, the USA, Japan and ... Read More>>
One of the biggest punk bands in Japan, Good 4 Nothing will tear down the roof of Xi’an Aperture Club on April 25th. Their US west-coast influenced punk-pop sound has gained them celebrity status in Japan. Their first tour to China was in 2010 when ... Read More>>
Vialka is a dynamic French-Canadian husband and wife duo who play an experimental style of gypsy folk music, inspired by their nomadic way of life (the band has been on what seems like a permanent world tour since their formation in 2002). Their music ... Read More>>
The 20th Xi'an Tulip Festival is being held at the Xi'an Botanical Garden (西安植物园) from March 24th to May 6th. The festival features more than 70 kinds of tulips as well as a variety of other flowers, including magnolias, cherry blossoms, marigolds and ... Read More>>
Considered one of the top acoustic guitar players in Europe, French-Algerian musician Pierre Bensusan's style is often characterised as Celtic, Folk, World, New Age and Chamber Jazz. He is also known for adding classical elements to his guitar playing, ... Read More>>
One of Korea's biggest punk bands, The Strikers, are playing in Xi'an this April as part of their 2012 China tour. Hailing from Seoul, these punksters have been enjoying immense popularity on their native home soil. From their fast paced melodies to their ... Read More>>
Get ready for a night of live music from one of Beijing's finest and most promising new wave indie bands to emerge in recent years. Steely Heart was founded in 2000 by members Sai Li and Wang Yue. They've since gone on to perform at some of China's biggest ... Read More>>