Wow, more great music touring news. First, a confession: Hedgehog and several other artists from the largest Chinese indie rock label, Modern Sky, toured the US in September. I saw the news about it, then got all tied up with heading back to China from my summer stateside and completely forgot to post about it. But here’s my big chance at redemption.
The second largest indie rock label on the mainland, Maybe Mars, is sponsoring a tour of five of its leading acts: P.K.14, Carsick Cars, Xiao He, White, and Snapline. The tour locations include DC, New York, Philly, Chapel Hill, and Chicago, among others. The full list, with info on the tour and the bands (and links to legal album downloads, so even if you don’t get to see them, you can hear them) is at this website. They’ve left space up on the list of shows, and my bet is that they’ll probably be confirming some West Coast dates as well after the tour starts in November.
I’ve written about P.K. 14 a few times, most notably here. I have their last three albums and have really enjoyed City Weather Sailing lately (which is on the download list at the site above). These boys are native Nanjingers, which probably endears them to me further, as that’s the city in China I identify with the most. I tease the locals that it’s because I spent so much time in Taipei and can feel the 中华民国 (ROC) influence. Responses to that joke tend to be mixed.
As I recall, Carsick Cars has also had a successful tour in Europe before, so it’s cool that they’re hitting the U.S. I have their self-titled album, which is something I put on when I need something high-energy. The descriptions at the tour site – plus the music samples – can do a much better job introducing them than I can, other than to say that if I was back in the US, I’d be at one of these shows. No question.
Update: This is cool – Carsick Cars, P.K.14, Snapline, Xiao He – their music can all be found on iTunes and Amazon for downloading. I’m sure White can too, but that’s a harder search. I like that they’re making it easier for international audiences to support these artists!
Wow! Thank you! Now I can look forward to seeing P.K.14 and Carsick Cars in New York!
FYI, everybody: Quick Quick Danger from Singapore. Kind of a Knack thing going on.
http://www.angryasianman.com/2009/10/quick-quick-danger-covers-down.html
Hah, if it wasn’t you posting, Steve, I’d have thought that was random spam. After following the link, though, I now realize that this is a new band.
Part of the problem might have been reading this before I’d had my morning coffee.
Hello…I love indie-rock stuff. I just discovered Sorry Ok Yes, an alternative-rock duo from Milan.these guys are great! i wonder why they don’t have that many plays… Sorry Ok Yes – Self Reliant