Elie heads over to Shanghai and gets a crash course of the Shanghai music scene for a special edition of the LiveChinaMusic podcast. We'll take listeners on a gonzo tour of the city's various music venues and hotspots, indulging in everything from experimental sets in homey living rooms to underground bomb shelters. We'll get into the nitty gritty of what makes this city tick!

Venues visited:

Ming Room: https://rateyourmusic.com/venue/ming-room/2025
Trigger: https://www.smartshanghai.com/venue/29800/trigger
Yuyin Town: https://www.smartshanghai.com/venue/34209/yuyintown_cube
Specter's: https://www.smartshanghai.com/venue/16191/specters_yuyuan_lu
Ok Ok: https://www.smartshanghai.com/venue/27969/ok_ok_bar
C's : https://www.smartshanghai.com/venue/210/Cs_shanghai
Tang: https://rachelgouk.com/3-underground-bars-in-shanghai-tang-cave-hole-in-the-wall/

Tracks:

1 - Dizang / 土星

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/283Dqk89wtFXfBS9yJCidD?si=2c0ef8aabb2a4330

2 - Torturing Nurse & John Duncan / Glass Mind

Bandcamp: https://wvsorcerer.bandcamp.com/track/glass-mind

3 - Diels Alder / Dying For

Spotify : https://open.spotify.com/track/0PMToGL3ToPM9VEqcBk0D9?si=b48a8f0f79824797

4 - FYB / Skyscraper

Bandcamp: https://fuckyourbirthday.bandcamp.com/album/skyscraper

About us:

The mission of the Live China Music Podcast is to shed light on Chinese music, providing listeners with insights and information on the Chinese music scene that they would not be able to obtain elsewhere.

Every episode, hosts Elie Rosenberg and Will Griffith review the latest tracks from bands and artists living in China, spotlighting underground and emerging talent rarely heard outside Asia. Expect 4–6 freshly released songs, artist context, genre highlights, and short audio clips in each ~30-minute show.

Whether you're into Chinese indie rock, avant-pop, experimental electronic, punk, underground hip-hop, post-punk, jazz-inspired sounds, or cross-genre alt music, this is your guide to what's new and compelling in Mainland China's music world.

We systematically sign waivers with the artists or their label to ensure we do not infringe their copyright.

Hope you'll enjoy and please support by sharing around, don't hesitate to reach out by finding us on instagram (livechinamusic or zefrenchvillain) or writing to livechinamusic@gmail.com

We systematically sign waivers with the artists or their label to ensure we do not infringe their copyright.

Hope you'll enjoy and please support by sharing around, don't hesitate to reach out by finding us on instagram (livechinamusic or zefrenchvillain) or writing to livechinamusic@gmail.com

Credits:

Producer: Elie Rosenberg

Co-producer: William Griffith

Hosts: Elie Rosenberg & Will Griffith

Editor: Elie Rosenberg

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

02:49 First venue: Ming Room

08:41 Dizang (psychedelic jazz-rock)

10:15 Cedar Kitchen

15:05 2nd venue: Trigger

24:44 Torturing Nurse & John Duncan (noise)

28:45 3rd venue: Yuyin Town

32:57 Diels Alder (emo)

35:24 4th venue: Ok Ok

38:46 FYB (math grunge rock)

41:37 5th venue: C's Bar

45:55 6th venue: Tang