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- Starbucks Started Delivery This Morning, Very Very Slowly
  
  The Green Giant, Starbucks, threatened back in August to cover China in delivery Frappucinos, cold drip coffee and excellent iced lemon teas, and now IT HAS HAPPENED. As of 11am on Wednesday morning, Starbucks has launched their own delivery service. But there are a couple hiccups. Read on
- F&B Crumbs: The "What's Been Taking Them So Long" Edition
  
  Sometimes the city just has these little bits and pieces of news from the F&B world that you want to know but don’t belong anywhere. They are F&B crumbs. We’ve cleared the table and wadded them up for you. This week, it's mostly a bunch of places that have been forever in the making; Nanxiang Mantou, SUPERHUMAN, Sunflour on Anfu and Pierogi Ladies. Read on
- This Week In Ticketing: Spartan Race, Brawl on the Bund, Beernanza and More
  
  A new week, a new slew of announced shows. SmartTicket's now taking orders on tickets to Spartan Race, Brawl on the Bund's 10th Anniversary, A Chorus Line, Spectacles of Sound Festivus, Carmen: La Cubana, the 5th Edition of Beernanza and like a billion other things. Read on
- New Exhibitions: Ugly Visual Art, Modern Kyoto Crafts and The NBA Multimedia Thing
  
  One is nerdy, one is ugly and one is commercial. So, something for everyone at these three new exhibitions happening around town at some of the city’s largest art venues. Read on
- New York's Blue Note Jazz Club is Coming to Shanghai Next Spring
  
  The Greenwich Village institution has announced via WeChat that Blue Note Jazz Club Shanghai will be opening in spring 2019. Plans for a Shanghai spot have been floating around since 2015 but this is the first time they've set a date. The Beijing Blue Note Jazz Club, which celebrated its two-year anniversary a couple of weeks ago, was originally set to open in March 2016, so let's say Shanghai'll be "spring" 2019. It's the latest addition to the Blue Note empire, which now has venues in Japan, Italy, the US and Slovakia (wait what). Expect two performances a night, Tuesday through Sunday. Big names that have played at Blue Note Beijing in the past include Robert Glasper, Kenny Garrett and Beijing's own Liu Yuan. Wonder if they'll invite the JZ band to play. No location yet. Shanghai: still a good place to like jazz.
  
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- Bar Star Shingo Gokan's Next Thing is Called "The Odd Couple"
  
  Shanghai's favorite cocktail man has gone from critical darling (Speak Low) to critical darling (Sober Company), and he's just revealed his latest project. According to DRiNK Magazine, it's called "The Odd Couple," in reference to the long and complicated relationship he shares with partner-in-mixology, Steve Schneider (Singapore / NYC's "Employees Only", Panama's Strangers Club). The theme? Eighties. Oh boy. Read on
- Elevator Gets Three-Month Stay of Execution
  
  Good news for the little nightclub that could: Xinle Lu's Elevator has gotten a surprise three-month reprieve, just five days short of their official closing party. So that's cool! They're still going to hold the party, it just won't be the tear-jerking final farewell they thought it was going to be. But there will still be pizza and music. The sands of time are still running low, just not quite as low. Full statement after the jump. Read on
- Yngwie Malmsteen Will See You in Shanghai, [Respectable Lady]
  
  Why no, thirty years is not long enough for that particular episode to die down. If you're not familiar with Sweden's greatest meatball export since IKEA, Yngwie J. Malmsteen is a 55-year-old rockstar. He's possibly the ur-rockstar; brash, big-haired, tight-pantsed, blouse-wearing, potty-mouthed, larger than life. Some (namely he) would argue he's the most technically-skilled guitarist of all time. And he'll be bringing his World On Fire Tour to MAO Livehouse on October 2 & 3. Read on
  
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- Incoming: Award-Winning Documentary Demain, Screening and Director Q&A
  
  Exciting news for documentary lovers. Green Initiatives will host a conversation with activist and writer Cyril Dion at Roca Gallery on Tuesday, September 18, who co-directed the 2015 environmental documentary Demain (Tomorrow) with actress Mélanie Laurent (Inglourious Basterds, Enemy) and a screening the following day. Read on
- Active Shanghai
  
  By Sarah Boorboor
  
  Fitness News: Modern Dance, MMA and More
  
  A few reasons to dance just came up, including a weekly "free-form" dance class and a new ballet studio offering classical training to beginners. Plus a workshop on the ins and outs of MMA, part-time trainer gigs and more. Read on
- Windows Turns 20 Years Old and More Anniversaries This Month
  
  Time to get all nostalgic, Shanghai, we've got five venues that've managed another trip around the sun without getting hit by 1) license violations, 2) urban development, 3) debtor's jail and/or 4) Goose. Windows, Cotton's & Tomatito, right after the jump! Read on
- Four Tet Coming to Shanghai in November, Get Yer Pre-Sales
  
  The mighty Four Tet, one of the pillars of the indie electronic music industrial complex, has just announced a quick China tour in November. Kieran Hebden, the mind behind Four Tet, will be touching down in Shanghai on Friday, November 16, and we have pre-sale tickets NOW. This show will sell out. Get them here. That is all.
- The Five Festivals for Five Types of People This Weekend
  
  There are five various festivals happening this weekend. Five. Why? Did the French chef committee run into the metal community at Bird while eating Mongolian sausages and drinking cocktails? Is that what happened? Because it looks like it. Read on
- This Week’s Tickets: Jazz, Movies with Live Orchestra, Stallion Festival, INTERVALS, and C&G
  
  The flood of live music continues this week in many forms, from straight-up concerts to movies with live soundtracks and a big blow-out of a music festival out in Pudongland. Jazz at Lincoln Center brings the Aaron Goldberg Trio with Jennifer Sanon for post-bop jamming, British superstar DUA LIPA lands at the National Exhibition and Convention Center, the Shanghai Oriental Art Center does back-to-back movies with live orchestral accompaniment, the Stallion World Music Festival blows through with steppe-rock, Canadian prog-metal band INTERVALS hit Yuyintang, and Concrete & Grass blows up the rubgy pitch with piles of international and underground favorites. Phew! Read on
- Concrete & Grass Stage Line-Up and How to Get There
  
  Last weekend is over, which means it's time to start blotting out Monday by focusing on next weekend, and the big news (among many many other events), at least for music lovers, is Concrete & Grass. The Splitworks festival runs Saturday and Sunday, and we've got the stage lineup and info on how to get out to the site. Read on
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Beatween: Wolf Müller & Niklas Wan...

Ethnical sounds as imagined by Europeans in overalls driven into free jazz dissolution, thumping Teutonic funk bass and the inimitable Jew’s harp over pad synths – mu...

Nightlife | ALL Club

Dam Funk

Electric Circus comes through with another huge booking that blurs the line between underground and pop: Dam Funk. Mr. Funk, as he might duly be called, has been a champi...

Nightlife | Electric Circus

Fourth Anniversary

Tomatito celebrates its fourth anniversary and travels through the ages to bring back the first Spanish party of all: el guateque! Dress up like the 60s and get ready to ...

Dining | Tomatito
Mr. Williamz Live

Reggae and dancehall veteran Mr Williamz drops in on Shanghai. Known for his 2008 hit “Babylon in Helicopter”, the international touring artist plays a lively mix of ...

Nightlife | LOFAS

JZ Festival 2018

JZ Music Group presents the 14th annual JZ Festival this September near Shanghai's South Bund. The largest jazz festival in mainland China, this year’s event will featu...

Nightlife | CAMP 3399

Shalanaya Open Air Festival

Shalanaya psytrance and techno festival returns for the sixth year on the outskirts of Zhujiajiao, surrounded by lakes, grassy fields, and trees. Music starts on Friday a...

Nightlife | SmSh Territory
JZ Festival

The largest Jazz Festival in China returns with the theme "Jazz Cosmo" for 2018, taking you back to the jazz of the last century. A huge one, with a lineup including: The...

Nightlife | CAMP 3399

Joe DeRosa & Stephen Carlin

Big big double headliner as international comics Stephen Carlin (Scotland) and Joe DeRosa (US) touch down at Cages for a night of laughs. You've probably seen both of the...

Nightlife | Cages (Jiangning Lu)
Ozone's 80's Disco Party

DJ Ozone (San Francisco) plays only original, vinyl records, from the 1980s. It's fun, silly, carefree party music -- 1980s synth-pop, Italo disco, post-punk, old school ...

Nightlife | Dada

JZ Festival

The largest Jazz Festival in China returns with the theme "Jazz Cosmo" for 2018, taking you back to the jazz of the last century. A huge one, with a lineup including: The...

Nightlife | CAMP 3399

Author Talk: Singapore's Jeremy Tia...

Jeremy Tiang addresses political fallout in his novel, "State of Emergency", which just won the 2018 Singapore Literature Prize. His story dives into the tumultuous days ...

Community | Madame Mao's Dowry
el Monday del Sur

FUNKA del Sur’s el Monday offers unlimited cold cuts and cheese for 100rmb per person. That’s all-you-can-eat platters that come with olives, Serrano ham, salchichon,...

Dining | Funka del Sur

Buy-One-Get-One-Free Burgers

Jing'an favorite The Rooster kicks off the week with a buy-one-get-one-free burger (and sandwiches) deal every Monday night. They've got 35rmb Goose IPAs (hail goose) and...

Dining | The Rooster

ALL EVENTS

GALLERIES

- September 22, 2018
  
  Girls Night Out
  
  @ Bar Rouge
- September 8, 2018
  
  SHAKE Two-Year Anniversary
  
  @ Shake
- September 8, 2018
  
  Cabaret Soirée Tango
  
  @ The Pearl
- September 7, 2018
  
  Oktoberfest 2018
  
  @ SmSh Territory
- September 8, 2018
  
  MVP The Fluo House
  
  @ Bar Rouge
- May 31, 2018
  
  SUIS Jazz Evening
  
  @ Shanghai United International School (Gubei Campus)
- May 21, 2018
  
  WISS PYP Exhibition
  
  @ Western International School of Shanghai
- April 26, 2018
  
  SUIS Production of Zhuolu
  
  @ Shanghai United International School (Gubei Campus)
- April 20, 2018
  
  WISS International Day
  
  @ Western International School of Shanghai
- March 9, 2018
  
  SUIS Art Show @M50
  
  @ Shanghai United International School (Gubei Campus)

SMARTREVIEWS

19 Sep 2018

The Highlight of the Work Week

emmgant on Husk

I have been in love with Husk since the first time I tasted their brunch about a year ago, but when I started a new job by West Nanjing, I entered the wonderful world of Husk lunch sets. At RMB 138 for two courses and a drink, it just might be the highlight of my work day. While the price is a... Read more
19 Sep 2018

Godly: A Bold Name, but a Good Meal

emmgant on Godly Vegetarian (Wuyuan Lu)

"Why are so many of my friends vegetarian?" is a question that keeps me up at night. Good meat is obviously the most important part of any meal, but when it's time to say goodbye to a veggie friend leaving Shanghai, I just had to mentally prepare to be disappointed with dinner.

Two bit... Read more
18 Sep 2018

More than just a hole in the wall

globaltraveller on Bird

What a great find on Wuyuan Lu, that is Bird Wine Bar & Kitchen, more than just a hole in the wall.

One needs to book on a Friday evening, it gets busy, as people like to linger, and what a pleasant surprise Bird Wine Bar & Kitchen turned out to be, with their in... Read more