Beijing Boyce

I headed to Super Bar Street last night, days before the area is slated to shut down, to hang out at Tim’s Texas Roadhouse (map) and a) have a few American micro-brews (bucket of four for RMB100) and pints of Tsingtao (RMB10), b) watch The Big Lebowski, and c) tape my weekly interview with Peter “Sneaky Pete” Koveos of China Radio International.

The place had a solid crowd on hand and many stuck around to watch the two-piece band, play darts and pool, and take advantage of the drink specials. Good times, though I would advise the two women who sang Killing Me Softly to keep their day jobs and be advised that, if there is a second performance, I may ask the police to issue a restraining order to keep them from within 100 meters of a live microphone. (Kidding. Kind of….)

Tim’s will be open 24 hours per day until the expected power cut on Sunday at 6 PM. Tim’s Texas Bar-B-Q (map), near the silk market, will be business as usual.

Some stuff to do when not paddling a dragon boat or eating glutinous rice this weekend…

2 Kolegas (map) celebrates its fourth anniversary with a handful of bands playing on Saturday, including Black Cat Bone and Subs. Chill on the lawn and have a few pints, with music from 10 PM. (RMB50 entry fee; RMB40 for students)

As mentioned earlier, Jimmy’s Thai Kitchen and Lounge (map) will serve as a venue for jazz, blues, funk, and more, with Girassol kicking things off at 10 PM on Saturday.  (RMB30, includes cover)

Beijing Playhouse will perform Romeo and Juliet on Saturday evening and Sunday afternoon at Block 8 (map). The invite states that this is a funnier and shorter version. (RMB300; RMB 260 in advance; contact 13718-908-922 or performance@beijingplayhouse.com for tickets).

Woodie Allen is wrapping up a series of performances on Saturday to mark the band’s new album. The music starts at 8 PM at Frank’s Place (map).

The countdown is on at Super Bar Street as it appears the end will come on Sunday. Last chance to visit Biteapitta, Afro Arena, New Get Lucky, Tim’s Texas Roadhouse, and other venues as well as to saunter down one of the most depressing streets in the city (though I think I spotted a blade of grass there the last time I visited).