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Making an Impression on the Shanghainese Indie Music Scene

kyle jonasen — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 13:09:46 +0000

Here are some photos from two recent shows here in Shanghai. Little Chinese indie kids sure know how to party.

The Raveonettes at Mao Livehouse

The Field at Yuyintang

The Field at Yuyintang8bit Techno at Lune

8bit Techno at Lune

Sometime in October. Are you guys on the list?

kyle jonasen — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 12:53:44 +0000

During my stay in Shanghai, I have enjoyed a high status in the club scene thanks to connections from people at work. However, there are a lot of clubs in Shanghai and sometimes you have to take matters into your own hands. My roommate, Dan, and I saw that there was a new club opening close to where I work, and we decided to check it out. When we got to Club Seven, located in the heart of Tianzifang, the lady at the door asked if we were on the list. We didn’t know that this was an invitation-only opening and we most definitely were not on the list. But then Dan said, “No. We’re with the architects who designed this place,” – FALSE. I confidently added, “Yeah, we work for ZEROLAB right down the street,” – TRUE. And then, without any question, she let us in. It was that easy. When we got inside, we met the manager, Sunny, who we talked to for a while before she started giving us free drinks. And that’s how it been ever since. We walk in like we belong there, and Sunny gives us free drinks. All because at one point in time a lady working the door thought that Dan and I architected Club Seven. Wo ai Shanghai!

Happy Thanksgiving

kyle jonasen — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 11:46:06 +0000

Happy Thanksgiving from the American, the Korean American, the Thai Swiss, the Swiss German, and the Taiwanese American (photographer).

For American Thanksgiving, I took the initiative of organizing a peking duck dinner with some friends. There were plenty of places in Shanghai to get a traditional American dinner, but honestly, is there anything more BORING than a traditional American dinner in Shanghai? After all, a duck is still a bird, albeit a much more delicious bird than a turkey. There were no sweet potatoes, but who needs sweet potatoes when you have egg yolk battered taro? And we may not have had pumpkin pie, but we did have pumpkin filled mochi. In addition to these two delicious dishes, we also ate a stewed pork dish, some steamed dumplings, black pepper beef, and garlic broccoli. The food was tastier than any American Thanksgiving meal I’ve ever had. We were the only people in the restaurant who were celebrating. It was a little like that scene in A Christmas Story when the Parker family goes to a Chinese restaurant (here just referred to as a restaurant) for Christmas dinner, only in reverse. And not at Christmas.

Shanghai Air

kyle jonasen — Sun, 21 Nov 2010 03:58:43 +0000

Shanghai Air, originally uploaded by kjonasen dsgn.

Photos from my roommate, Dan Adams, from during and after the 2010 Shanghai World Expo. After the expo ended, construction resumed at a hysterical pace to complete projects before the Chinese New Year.

lame

kyle jonasen — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 12:52:41 +0000

chi_na has now blocked wo_rdpress. I’m going rogue. I have to use my VPN. I’m a maverick. I wanted to include some quotes from a recent skype conversation with my friend Ben, but am deciding against it for the sake of my wanting to remain unh_armed.

last weekend [one of] the part[ies]:

kyle jonasen — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 12:47:41 +0000

An amazing show from Queen Sea Big Shark of Beijing at Mao Livehouse.

photo from smartshanghai.com. photo credit: Jenn Wong

aloha fixed

kyle jonasen — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 12:40:32 +0000

IMG_1457, originally uploaded by shanghaialleycat.

hawai’i, represent

finish line

kyle jonasen — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 12:39:30 +0000

IMG_1453, originally uploaded by shanghaialleycat.

230 riders.
1st fastest asian.
4th fastest fixie.
7th place overall.

shoes

kyle jonasen — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 12:29:58 +0000

IMG_1573, originally uploaded by shanghaialleycat.

3… 2… 1… ALLEYCAT!

kyle jonasen — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 12:11:21 +0000

IMG_1863, originally uploaded by shanghaialleycat.

there’s a short asian kid with a black helmet standing next to the guy on the right in the pink hat – that’s me.

and wtf dude on the cell phone?