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An Corporation, Utopian Daymare, Sainkho Namtchylak (Tuva), Five The Hierophant, (UK), Handycam, Khunathi, KUNTARI (ID), Lingyuan Yang Trio

An Corporation, Utopian Daymare, Sainkho Namtchylak...

Lingyun Chen

Lingyun Chen

Weekly Listening with Xiaolaba & Dachen (Rare Groove, Downtempo, House)

Weekly Listening with Xiaolaba & Dachen (Rare...

World Cup Final

World Cup Final

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Punch Room (The Shanghai EDITION)

Nightlife, Bund Area, The Shanghai...

Punch Room (The Shanghai EDITION)

A happening pocket-sized lounge bar serving happening peoples’ punch, Shanghai's Punch Room,...

The Pearl

Theatres, Live Music, Stage & Dance,...

The Pearl

This historic theater up in Hongkou was once a temple, then it was Chinatown, now it's a...

Muse Penthouse

Bars

Muse Penthouse

The Muse group has taken over the top floor of the new Conrad Hotel, the space that used to...

Yuyintang Park

Bars, Live Music, Changning

Yuyintang Park

The second venue from Shanghai live-house icon Yuyintang. Built into a basement in the...

Rice Bar

LGBTQ, Bars, Changning

Rice Bar

A small, diverse, community-friendly lounge/bar on Fahuazhen Lu that's been open for well...

COA

Bars, Cocktail Bars, Huangpu

COA

Shanghai outpost of the famous Hong Kong bar, now in a four-story lanehouse near Fuxing Park...

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