Home » Feature » Art and Culture
'Kimchibilly' rock and rollers to stage
By Nie Xin |
April 7, 2012, Saturday
|
Print Edition
Print Edition
WHAT do you get when you mix Korean ethnic vibe, Seoul pop, 1950s rock and roll and American hillbilly country?
Simple: it's kimchibilly, And The RockTigers, a five-piece South Korean band, will perform kimchibilly at its best next weekend (April 14 and 15) at O'Malley's and Mao Livehouse.
The band formed in 2001 and has toured Japan and the United States. It recently released albums in English, Korean and Japanese. Lead singer Velvet Geena sings and records her songs in her native Korean, as well as English and Japanese.
The RockTigers perform at O'Malley's on Saturday in the opening of Rock-a-Bop Carnival, a series of rock and roll performances.
"It's a big festival and the first in the town all around rockabilly, which is very exciting," says DJ B.O. (Brian Offenther), who is based in Shanghai and was one of the directors of the now-concluded Trash A Go-Go series. He will stage with the band as a supporting performer.
There will be food, bands and vendors. Hundreds of people are expected to attend.
On Sunday, The RockTigers will support Five Dollar Shake ($5hake), Shanghai's original garage rock series, at Mao Livehouse. The concert marks the return of $5hake, featuring Banana Monkey, Boys Climbing Ropes and Battle Cattle, plus The RockTigers.
Five Dollar Shake got started in 2006 as a vehicle for local legends Banana Monkey, Shanghai's first garage rock band.
Lead guitarist Misuzu was a founder of Trash A Go-Go, the garage rock series that succeeded $5hake.
Featuring vocalist Little Punk, who is also on keyboard, and guitarist and vocalist Jordan Small, the band Boys Climbing Ropes has played rousing music at festivals around China and has toured the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.
Young dance punk band Battle Cattle is in the style of The Jam and Gang of Four. They formed last year.
? Rock-a-Bop Carnival
Date: April 14, noon to late
Venue: O'Malley's, 42 Taojiang Rd (near Wulumuqi Rd)
Tickets: 50 yuan
? $5hake
Date: April 15, 8:30pm
Venue: Mao Livehouse, 308 Chongqing Rd S.
Tickets: 60 yuan
Simple: it's kimchibilly, And The RockTigers, a five-piece South Korean band, will perform kimchibilly at its best next weekend (April 14 and 15) at O'Malley's and Mao Livehouse.
The band formed in 2001 and has toured Japan and the United States. It recently released albums in English, Korean and Japanese. Lead singer Velvet Geena sings and records her songs in her native Korean, as well as English and Japanese.
The RockTigers perform at O'Malley's on Saturday in the opening of Rock-a-Bop Carnival, a series of rock and roll performances.
"It's a big festival and the first in the town all around rockabilly, which is very exciting," says DJ B.O. (Brian Offenther), who is based in Shanghai and was one of the directors of the now-concluded Trash A Go-Go series. He will stage with the band as a supporting performer.
There will be food, bands and vendors. Hundreds of people are expected to attend.
On Sunday, The RockTigers will support Five Dollar Shake ($5hake), Shanghai's original garage rock series, at Mao Livehouse. The concert marks the return of $5hake, featuring Banana Monkey, Boys Climbing Ropes and Battle Cattle, plus The RockTigers.
Five Dollar Shake got started in 2006 as a vehicle for local legends Banana Monkey, Shanghai's first garage rock band.
Lead guitarist Misuzu was a founder of Trash A Go-Go, the garage rock series that succeeded $5hake.
Featuring vocalist Little Punk, who is also on keyboard, and guitarist and vocalist Jordan Small, the band Boys Climbing Ropes has played rousing music at festivals around China and has toured the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.
Young dance punk band Battle Cattle is in the style of The Jam and Gang of Four. They formed last year.
? Rock-a-Bop Carnival
Date: April 14, noon to late
Venue: O'Malley's, 42 Taojiang Rd (near Wulumuqi Rd)
Tickets: 50 yuan
? $5hake
Date: April 15, 8:30pm
Venue: Mao Livehouse, 308 Chongqing Rd S.
Tickets: 60 yuan
- About Us
- |
- Terms of Use
- |
-
RSS - |
- Privacy Policy
- |
- Contact Us
- |
- Shanghai Call Center: 962288
- |
- Tip-off hotline: 52920043
- 沪ICP证：沪ICP备05050403号-1
- |
- 互联网新闻信息服务许可证：31120180004
- |
- 网络视听许可证：0909346
- |
- 广播电视节目制作许可证：沪字第354号
- |
- 增值电信业务经营许可证：沪B2-20120012
Copyright © 1999- Shanghai Daily. All rights reserved.Preferably viewed with Internet Explorer 8 or newer browsers.
