Beijing Boyce

The prayers of The Village Grouch* have been answered: Black Cat Bone and DK and the Hellcats will team up this Saturday night from 10 PM at 2 Kolegas (map). Black cats meet hellcats, blues meets rockabilly, beer meet mouths… it’s all good. (* See Sailor costumes, terrifying tattoos & lycra tights: The Village Grouch on 2 Kolegas).

The Stone Boat (map) hosts local jazz band No Name Trio this Saturday night from 9:30 PM. Sitting in the park, listening to jazz, sipping a glass of wine… I can’t think of a better warmup for a vodka-guzzling, hookah-smoking, patron-ogling night at nearby Chocolate Club (map).

Once upon a time, Neo Lounge ranked as the hottest club in town. This Sunday, the China Cultural Center (map) will screen a documentary by Joanna Vasquez Arong that looks at some of the frequenters of this place (from 7:30 PM to 9 PM; RMB40). Arong will be on hand to take questions (more details here).

This one is dedicated to Traci Smith’s recent post on influential music joints in Beijing: rock band Wang Wen marks its tenth anniversary with a gig this Saturday night from 8 PM at MAO Livehouse (map) (RMB60). See here for more details / enigmatic text. Meanwhile, Carsick Cars releases its second album at Yugong Yishan tonight.

Canucks celebrate their national day early as the Canada-China Business Council hosts its annual party at the Canadian International School (map). The highlight tends to be The Beijinger chili-eating contest, though perhaps – hopefully – there will be a beer tent with more than a dozen stools as well as food stalls that don’t run out of grub two hours before the event ends. The fee is RMB100 for CCBC members, RMB120 for nonmembers, RMB60 for those aged five to 12, and free for those under the age of four.

And Canucks, if Sunday is your day of rest, the Goose and Duck (map) is holding a Canada Day bash on Tuesday to count down to July 1. The first 200 people get a free gift (I’m guessing its your choice between a goose or a duck – take the goose, it’s more patriotic). There will also be free snacks, a replay of game seven of the Stanley Cup finals, a beer-drinking contest, all-you-can-eat geoduck, and happy hour until the singing of O Canada at midnight. Did I mention this place has tabletop hockey?