Hefei Expat - China
Old Forums => Nightlife => Social => Entertainment => Topic started by: jazzydave on February 15, 2008, 06:22:08 am
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Hi all,
Hefei doesn't have much live music, but there is some, and if you know of any, I for one would like to know about it!
Here's what i know of:
Xigua ren Yuedui (Watermelon Man):
Fridays and Sundays (10pm) at Revolutionary (Ge Min Zhe Jiuba) on Jin Zhai Lu.
Fridays are more upbeat, Latin/funky/bluesy jazz. Sundays are a bit more chilled out usually but still jazz based.
Sunday afternoons (14:30 - 17:30) Hilton Hefei (Xi er dun Jiudian), relaxed standards in the lobby piano bar.
Gun Gua Yuedui (The Rolling Melons)
Saturdays (10pm) at Revolutionary (Ge Min Zhe Jiuba) on Jin Zhai Lu.
Random selection of (mostly old-skool) covers from the Beatles and the Stones, to Hendrix and Chuck Berry.
There's a fairly new bar on Hong Xing Lu (No. 130)called Huatong Jiu ba (the Flower Children Bar). It's a cool venue (beer = 10yuan or free for musicians, good music selection, pool table, sofas, Jim Morrisson posters...), and they often have foreign bands and bands from across China playing. (I saw a Beijing based band doing avant garde free form jazz - random, but ace, and a breath of fresh air from the sickeningly sweet "wo ai ni" style Chinese pop!). They have a website for listings but it's all in Chinese - www.m0551.com
There's a St. Patricks day gig there on the 17th of March. Mixture of musical styles an instruments, but all Irish.
That's pretty much all i know about live music in Hefei. If anyone else knows of an upcoming gig (any style/genre!), please post! Or If anyone plays jazz/blues and want's to jam, send me a message.
Cheers, Dave
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Do you have a cross road reference?
I'd like to check it out.
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Wasn't there some live music at Bitburger? ???
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We used to do some folk music at Bittburger, I think they still have some Chinese pop stuff going on there noe -haven't been for a while!
The Hua Tong Bar is on Hong Xing Lu. Go to the crossroads with Tong Cheng lu, then head west, it's about 50-100 metres up on the right. Small door, you have to go up some stairs.
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That'd put it 1 block south of Swiss-Bel Hotel.
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Wow, I had no idea that Hefei had so much music going on. I'll also be sure to check out the new bar!
ROCK!
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Yeah, one block south, and one west.
I've heard there is an American punk band playing there on the march 4th, 8pm. check them out here: www.myspace.com/alteregomusic
There's more info about the gig at www.m0551.com for Chinese readers.
See you there! (If not, see you at Rev every weekend!)
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Hey!!!!
If you're really looking for a live music,,then better check this one out..
SOHO BAR in hilton hotel 3rd floor..
There's a filipino live band.They play cool music...
They are really good performers...
;) :o ;D
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Charlie's bar still has live music...
Philipinno band.
They play some great stuff.
Which reminds me, Rico told me he is organising a function there soon.
I'll let you know more when I do.