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2011年8月11日                                11th August 2011
The Underground HK

PARAMORE are coming to Hong Kong!
Win Tickets to their show!

PARAMORE香港演唱會！免費贏取門票！   

 

Here at The Underground we're super duper excited that Paramore are coming to Hong Kong!! This amazing Pop punk rock band fronted by Hayley Williams is a MUST see this summer!  Formed in 2004, their albums have sold millions, they've been nominated for "Best New Artist" at the Grammys (2008) and this is the first time they are appearing in Hong Kong! 

 

Date: Sunday 14 August 2011
Venue: Asia World Expo Hall 8
Tickets available from HK Ticketing.

Paramore bring with them a stellar group to support them - The Swellers - check out their myspace now.

We've got TWO tickets to give away to one lucky reader of this newsletter - send an email to contact@undergroundhk.com telling us the name of Paramore's record label.

 

 

萬眾期待Paramore樂隊來臨香港！這支由Hayley Williams帶領的pop punk勁旅將會是本年夏天的必看樂隊｡Paramore於2004年成立，已全球賣出過百萬張唱片，於2008年的格林美獎更被提名｢最佳新人｣｡這次將是樂隊的第一次香港演出！

 日期：2011年8月14日（星期日）  地點：香港亞洲國際博覽館Hall 8  門票已於快達票有售


Paramore更會攜同另一支知名樂隊The Swellers作為暖場嘉賓，請立即到他們的myspace欣賞更多他們的音樂｡

 

免費門票！

其中一位答中以下問題的幸福兒將得到兩張當晚音樂會的門票｡

問題：Paramore的唱片公司是哪一間？

請將答案電郵至contact@undergroundhk.com


 

CONGRATULATIONS to Mr. Nick Bilcliffe who won two tickets to James Blunt's competition in our last newsletter.

 

The answers were: James Blunt's charity work includes that for Multiple Sclerosis Society, Doctors without Borders and Victory Junction Gang.

Xperience Live!
next show 3rd September 2011
下一場演出: 2011年9月3日
Xperience Live!

   With its convenient location on the ground floor plus a great outdoor area, Xperience are bringing you live music events under the umbrella of "Xperience Live!" where the best bands from Hong Kong come and perform for you every month.   It's always free entry and always great fun.  

 

The next show will be on 3rd September and will feature Ovary Overdrive (HK's newest super group), Uranus (these guys can rock!), The Big Ben Show (come and see what 'Big Ben' is about) and The David Bowie Knives (dripping sex rock)

 

Stay tuned to our newsletter or check out the facebook page which will be regularly updated. 

  

 

 

 

擁有絕佳地點及室外場地的Xperience將為你帶來香港最好的樂隊演出──Xperience Live！Xperience每個月均帶來最好的本地樂隊演出｡ 一如以往，免費入場也可以享受美妙的現場音樂！

 
 九月三號的演出單位有新成立的本地super group － Ovary Overdrive､rock爆全場的Uranus､The Big Ben Show及艷麗搖擺的The David Bowie Knives｡ 

 

請繼續留意我們的最新消息及facebook群組｡ 

 

 

 

 

 

USEFUL LINKS 

有 用 連結

 

有用連結

Besides our cool website.....
除了我們的網站以外......

 

 

 

 

Drummers available!

Gear for sale!


Bassist needed!

 

Songwriters available!

 

Classified Ads

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Check out the ads in our

Classified Ads section!

 

那請在我們網站的"分類

廣告"一頁張貼你自己的 廣告。

 

Musicians -

it's completely free to place ads.  

Click on box to view!

 

如你需要在這裡張貼廣告，請到"聯絡"一頁透過電郵把資料發給我們，費用全免。

 

 

- Video of the week -

Shotgun Politics
 

"Party-rockers famous for devastatingly energetic shows, combining the power of pop with mayhem of metal."

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HKGFM.net

The Underground music channel on HKGFM.net

  

Where can you go to listen

to cool bands from around

the world such as Band of Skulls, e-god, Kasabian, Galaxy Express,

AS WELL AS our own

great bands such as

Dark Himaya,

Brothers of Roadkill, Six Pack of Wolves,  Gong Wu, Thinking Out

Loud and Corey Tam?

  

在哪裡我們可以聽到全世界最精彩的樂

隊表演，如Band of Skulls, e-god, Kasabian，還有我們本地出色的樂隊如Dark Himaya, Brothers of Roadkill, Six Pack of Wolves, Gong Wu, Thinking

Out Loud 和 Corey Tam 呢？

當然是在HKGFM.net 裡的 The Underground Music Channel 了！

  

We're talking about The

Underground channel at

HKGFM.net.   They feature

alternative bands as well as

unsigned bands and of

course bands from The Underground Compilation CDs.   They also have other stations for your other

moods. 

CHECK IT OUT NOW!

  

這個電台頻道播放另類樂隊、獨立樂隊、和在The Underground 的雜錦碟裡收錄了的樂隊歌曲。

  

HKGFM.net 還有其他不同精彩的音樂頻道去配合你不同的心情需要。

 

Sign-up to MusicDish*China

Monitor for the latest on

everything about China's indie

music scene and industry,

including interviews, podcast, festivals and must-make events 

 

http://musicdishchina.fanbridge.com/ 

 

 

OUR MOST POPULAR VIDEO!

最受歡迎的演出錄像!

鬍鬚女 Wu So Lui

 

We were amazed to see that the video we filmed for Wu So Lui at Underground Heavy #3 (May 8th 2010) is now our most viewed video.  Do check it out and help us get to 10,000 views!

 

 

樂隊「鬍鬚女」於Underground Heavy #3 (2010年5月8日) 的演出片段的點擊率升上第一位! 未看的請盡快欣賞, 將點擊率突破10,000大關!

 

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The Wanch has been bringing live music to Hong Kong since 1987 & is the oldest true music club in Hong Kong. The Wanch offers live music seven nights a week with different performers every night. The Wanch offers a wide variety of music. Never a cover charge, great music & a great selection of beverages.

 

UNUSUAL USE OF THE UNDERGROUND STICKER!



Freakboy in Shenzhen sent us this photo of his daughter and her preferred use of The Underground sticker.  Parental supervision required.
 

Have any of you out there got even more creative with your stickers from The Underground?  Send the photos to us! 

Bands!  Enter your video into this amazing opportunity to get more exposure in China!

 

MusicDish*China announced the launch of a new music video competition for independent Chinese artists and bands. Open to bands from the mainland, Hong Kong/Macau as well as Taiwan and Singapore, the competition will offer them the opportunity to have their videos promoted on the MusicDishTV platform as well as by Chinese music portal Sohu (http://tv.sohu.com/music/). Bands can enter the competition at http://china.musicdish.com/musicdishtv/

UPCOMING SHOWS

 

Our only show in August and we're so stoked to have Duster (an all girl band) coming in from the Philippines to play us their interpretation of punk.  
More details on our website and here's the poster:

相信大家也覺得上次的Girls with Guitar 4 很刺激吧？我們於八月將會再辦Girls with Guitar系列！

來自菲律賓的全女班樂隊Duster將會是The Underground八月唯一一場音樂會的重點樂隊，他們的崩樂將震懾全場！

想知詳情請到我們的網站｡ 演出宣傳海報如下：


  
  We also have an interview with Duster, which you can read here (click on photo).  我們與Duster的英文專訪亦可於此閱看：



And here's a clip of Dark Himaya from The Underground CD4 launch party in May this year:  另外，也請各位欣賞一下Dark Himaya樂隊於本年五月The Underground CD4發佈派對時的精彩演出片段：



LIVE MUSIC SHOWS HAPPENING IN THE NEXT TWO WEEKS!

  

 

Thursday 11 August 2011
Acoustic Mayhem
@ The Wanch, 54 Jaffe Road, Wanchai
 9:00 pm - 4:00 am
Bands: Tilly, Steve Kiss, Chris & Lani Giro
Free

 

Friday 12 August 2011
Girls with Guitars #5
@ Backstage, 1/F, 52-54 Wellington St. Central
10:00 pm - 1:00 am
Bands: Duster (Philippines), Thinking Out Loud,
Dark Himaya
HK$100


 

Friday 12 August 2011
 BauCo Presents: Well it's a Friday, Why not have a gig?
 @ The Wanch, 54 Jaffe Road, Wanchai

9:00 pm - 4:00 am
Bands: My Stolen Diary, In Love And Pain!, Shotgun Politics (with Niall Gunn)
Free
 

 

Saturday 13 August 2011
 Songs For Children Farewell to Philia party
@ Philia, 4 Arbuthnot Road, Central
10:00 pm - 3:30 am
Bands: DJ Jane Blondel, DJ Kuriboh (Sweden) +more guests TBA
Free

 

Saturday 13 August 2011
 Silvermine Bay music Festival SMF2011
@ Silvermine Bay Beach, Mui Wo, Lantau Island

6:30 pm - 10:00 pm

 Bands: Lenny, Shotgun Politics, 門生, 碧螺春, In love and Pain , Staway
Free

 

 
Saturday 13 August 2011
Retrobates & Helter Skelter
 @ The Wanch, 54 Jaffe Road, Wanchai
 9:00 pm - 1:00 am
Bands: Retrobates & Helter Skelter
Free

 

  

Saturday 13 August 2011
 Rooftop Vibrationz With Lion Scratch

@ Pier 7, ROOF TOP, Central aka Pier 7 Cafe n Bar

 

 

10:00 pm - 4:00 am

Bands: DJ NYC, Manlogik, Hidden Dragon , BloodDunza

HK$170

 

 

 

Saturday 13 August 2011

Season4Change ft. Kyra Santiago & Caroline Mok

@ Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd., Central

9:30pm - 12:30am

Bands: Season4Change, Kyra Santiago, Caroline Mok

HK$150

 

 

 

Saturday 13 August 2011
Budweiser True Music
@ Rotunda 3, 6/F, KITEC, 1 Trademart Drive, Kowloon Bay
8:00 am - 11:00 am
Bands: ToNick
HK$180

 

Sunday 14 August 2011
 Silvermine Bay music Festival SMF2011
@ Silvermine Bay Beach, Mui Wo, Lantau Island
1:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Bands: Funhouse Brownies, Polaroid, Sinfonia, Fat Jokers, 雲卷雲舒, Quarter Meter, My Stolen Diary, The Wave, TikChi and Band, NEU
Free

 

Sunday 14 August 2011
Life Journey Live in Hon Kong
@ Hidden Agenda, 6/F, Ko Leung Industrial Bldg, 25 Tai Yip Street, Kwun Tong
8:30 pm - 11:30 pm
Bands: Life Journey, Modern Children
HK$180


Monday 15 August 2011
Deafaids: Extra Special Session
@ Makumba, 48 Peel Street, Central
9:30pm - 12:30am
Bands: The Deafaids
Free

 

Monday 15 August 2011
Sugar 18 Live Show
@ Hidden Agenda, 6/F, Ko Leung Industrial Bldg, 25 Tai Yip Street, Kwun Tong
8:30 pm - 11:00 pm
Bands: Sugar 18
$80

 

 

  

Wednesday 17 August 2011
The Rumours Live in Hong Kong
@ Hidden Agenda, 6/F, Ko Leung Industrial Bldg, 25 Tai Yip Street, Kwun Tong
8:30 pm - 11:30 pm
Bands: The Rumours & Heta Uma
HK$150


Thursday 18 August 2011
Shazza Music Showcase #28
@ The Wanch, 54 Jaffe Rd. Wanchai
9:00pm - 11:30pm
Bands: Red Snapper, The Bollands, Narcissus & tbc
Free


Thursday 18 August 2011
Ube Live!
@ Backstage, 1/F., 52-54 Wellington St. Central.
9:00pm - 2:00am
Bands: Ube
Free

 

Friday 19 August 2011
9 Maps, Tigerbombers and The Brown Note Collective
 @ The Wanch, 54 Jaffe Road, Wanchai
10:00 pm - 2:00 am
Bands: 9 Maps, Tigerbombers, The Brown Note Collective
Free

 

 

 

Friday 19 August 2011
 《開放音樂》27 - 街頭音樂系列 Street Music Concert 27
@ Outside HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Road, Wanchai
6:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Bands: Music Kreation, DADA BABA< Ube, Edmund Leung
Free

 

Friday 19 August 2011
Far Gone & Out 3
10:30 pm - 1:30 am
Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Road, Central
Bands: DP, Downer, OWK & Heroses
HK$125


Friday 19 August 2011
Candy Lo Hang Yin x Rick Cheung
@ Skylark Lounge, 1/F., Parekh House, 63 Wyndham St. Central
Bands: Candy Lo Hang Yin & Rick Cheung & Edgar Hung
HK$150

 

Saturday 20 August
S.R. - Extra!
@ Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Road, Central
10:00 pm - 1:00 am
Bands: Then You Suffer, ATM & Out of the Box
HK$125

 


Saturday 20 August 2011
Rock Show
@ Manchester United Bar Restaurant, 32 - 34, Lock Road, 52 Tsim Sha Tsui
10:00 pm - 2:30 am
Bands: Never N, The Valkyrie, 13th Empire, Miracle & Lock House
HK$120


Saturday 20 August 2011
Life to Live
@ Musician Area, Room , 7/F., Golden Dragon Industrial Centre, Tai Lin Pai Rd.,
Kwai Chung
7:30pm - 11pm
Bands: Karat, My Stolen Diary, Funhouse Brownies, Mist of Insult & Treefingers
HK$80

 

 

Sunday 21 August 2011
 通利'樂'繽紛音樂嘉年華 Tom Lee Music Carnival (八月份 August 2011)
@ 尖沙咀香港文化中心露天廣場C區 (近香港藝術館)
Piazza Area C, Hong Kong Cultural Centre, Tsimshatsui
(near the Hong Kong Museum of Art)
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Bands: Cradle, Concept Production 概念工場, 愁雲,
City Printer, T.Y.BAND, Superalloy 超合金& band-aid
Free 

 

 

 

 

Come On... Blaze Ahead!
The Underground Compilation CD4

 

For those of you who missed out on getting your hands on a copy of The Underground CD4, here are a few ways to make it easier for you:

 

http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/undergroundmusic3 

(for overseas friends 海外朋友)

 

In Hong Kong, two of the bands on CD4 -

Dark Himaya

Corey Tam

will be selling this CD4 at their upcoming gigs.

We have a feature about the songs on the CD here. Read about which band wrote a song initially as a love ballad yet now its a bitch about ex-s!

 

 

 

By the end of May, we will have the CD (entitled "Come On...Blaze Ahead..!") in HMV and other select music shops around town.

 

香港的朋友, 兩支出現於CD4的樂隊 - Dark Himaya及 Corey Tam - 均會於他們快將上演的音樂會中售賣 CD4。
此外, 該名為「Come On...Blaze Ahead..!」的 CD4亦會由五月底開始在 HMV及其他指定零售店舖發售。 

 

Handy Guide to Hong Kong bands!

Live Performance Reviews


 

audience at Underground 98

 
















 

New to Hong Kong?

Or just new to the live music scene?

How can you sift the good bands from the bad bands?

 

初來報到？  

還沒有摸熟本地樂隊的圈子？

那你大概需要看看我們的 "樂隊指南"了。


Well for over seven years, at all our events, we've had reviewers come and watch the bands perform and then write their honest reviews.  Some reviews are better
than others, some longer than others but all honest.

 

七 年以來，我們邀請不同的樂評人為在Underground演出的每一隊樂隊撰寫樂評。每位樂評人的觀點都不盡相同，但可以肯定的一點是，他們都盡心為大家帶來最準確、最不偏不倚的評論。

 

Our website has over 325 bands reviewed (and a sprinkling of overseas bands too!)  to share with you.  Many of the bands performing this month are listed in our reviews:
 的網站已經有過三百隊本地樂隊的樂評 (還有曾在Underground演出的外地樂隊！），包括將於本月演出的幾隊樂隊：  

9 Maps

 Dark Himaya

 Downer
Edmund Leung
Helter Skelter

  In love & pain!
Karat
Kyra Santiago

Mensheng
Modern Children
Never N
Shotgun Politics

Staway 

Thinking Out Loud
ToNick

 

 ROut of the ground and into your phone!   The Underground HK now has an iPhone app! 

衝出地下！The Underground HK推出iPhone app！ 
The Underground iPhone app

  

Hong Kong, August 1, 2011 -

The Underground, Hong Kong's premier indie music showcase, took on nine of the best local innovators, entrepreneurs and programmers to win the city's first-ever Battle of the Apps contest, organized by Hong Kong's premier internet networking community, Web Wednesday.

The Underground's app - presented by founder Chris B (AKA, the godmother of Hong Kong's indie music scene) - won over the voting audience with its user-friendly graphics and entertaining content. 

The iPhone-friendly program plays new music; publicizes bands and upcoming shows; presents news from The Underground; and more. The software was created by Mangrove Giant, the Hong Kong-based applications developer whose game Kill Kill Monster Campaign entered the Top 100 in 66 countries last year and sold over 100,000 copies. 

The Battle of the Apps contest, which featured video and live presentations, took place at Volar on July 20th in front of more than 170 guests and members of the Internet and digital media community. Apps on display included a city food locator, a guide to buying local property, a Chinese learning tool, a location-based gaming platform, a rugby match analyzer, a photo sharing network and a smart phone function that automatically shuts down WiFi to save battery power.

Read more here

 

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