Sips and bites: Stone Boat, Klubb Rouge, Pepe’s, Union, Kiosk II, Fubar, and more
Some happenings from the past week or so. As always, click the word “map” beside each venue to get its map, or to get its address sent to your phone…
Category Archives: Stone Boat
Weekend ahead: Cat music, Canada Day, Neo Lounge, and more
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)….
Top five watering holes: Diane Fermin
Part seven in a series on where Beijing residents enjoy a beverage (or two). This round is with Diane Fermin, who is director of communications of China World Hotel and…
Shots: Yin Bar, Stone Boat, Enoteca, Suzie’s Cafe
The “charity marathon” at the Emperor Hotel’s Yin Bar raised RMB26,000 for the Red Cross, says Miao Wong of Acupuncture, which spun tunes during the event. Meanwhile, The Stone Boat…
Grab a java II: Pacific Coffee
Hot on the heels of an executive decision to expand my “hood” – hey, if Champagne producers can do it, why can’t I? – I’m revising my recent list of…
Party patrol: Plastered, Stone Boat
Plastered T-Shirts marks its second anniversary this Friday in Nanluoguxiang with two DJs, a VJ, and Shed Simove (of Big Brother fame) doing stand-up comedy. Donations to the Magic Hospital…
The Stone Boat: “Tunes in the Park”
The ground has thawed, the leaves are out, and that means The Stone Boat “Tunes in the Park” series is up and running again. The May lineup includes Hussy Hicks…
Winter wireless: The series
I jumped into the back of a cab near the St. Regis Hotel last Friday and asked the driver to go to Workers’ Stadium. We made it as far as…
Tonight: Midi bands go acoustic at Stone Boat
Ritan Park’s Stone Boat Cafe tonight (Wednesday) features indie bands from the Midi Music Festival. The following bands “go acoustic” from 8 PM (no entry fee): Kava Kava (UK), The…
Wireless Winter Wonderland
I number among those poor souls without home Internet access. Getting online thus means packing the laptop, bundling up and heading *out there*. Here are three recent wireless experiences, followed…
Memory Lane: Keep in Touch Bar
File this in the “just when you think you know a guy” drawer. Jon Tsao, who I’ve known since arriving in Beijing two years ago, nonchalantly mentioned a while back…
Beijing Boyce XXV: Mailbag!
Email: “I think you may have saved me something in the region of 300 to 400 RMB by telling me how badly overpriced Face is. A girl I had a…
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