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The Shelter’s former co-manager comes around to let us know what he’s been up to since the basement club shuttered. He’s got a festival, new label stuff, and a new club on the way… Read more...
One of Shanghai’s most iconic nightclubs bit the dust in glorious and fitting fashion on December 31, 2016. At 11.15pm or thereabouts. Because… well… shit was insane. And it couldn’t go on any longer. It was too good to go on. After a solid month of farewell shows, it all culminated on their New Year’s Eve party last Saturday. Your faithful SmSh correspondent was on the scene, so... Read more...
Show-and-Tell with Shanghai's favorite underground club. Shelter manager Gaz shows us all the wonderful junk he's saved over 9 years of parties in a basement. Read more...
The F&BS is pilling ceiling-high as we enter the busy season in Shanghai — Halloween partying right around the door, and then it’s (American) turkey time. And then it’s X-Mas (Wolverine’s birthday), and New Years Eve. Bring it on. Let’s speed through this. Let’s get 2016 over with already, my god. Read more...
We're still on holidays, but putting down the Sega Genesis controller to bring you some sad news. One of Shanghai's most iconic nightclubs ( the most iconic nightclub?) is closing up for good on December 31. The day you never thought you'd see shall come to pass: The Shelter is closing down.... Read more...
From a basement club called C's to a... basement club a few blocks away called The Shelter , what a journey for local party platform Antidote ! You've come a long way baby! Don't even... Read more...
Do you like getting locked inside dank nightclubs in total darkness with zero cell phone signal while some cyperpunk bros from the UK blast psychedelic bass music into your mind and body? Well then. Here's an event I know you're gonna like. Read more...
Jumping music, slick deejays, fog machines and laser rays... Lookout weekend. Read more...
Box of rain coming your way... Here's five songs by producers or DJs playing the city over the weekend that we thought you'd like to hear. Tunes are on Soundcloud, so you'll need a VPN. Read more...
We're finally slowing down a bit with all the DJ bookings, settling into that deep summer come-down. There's still some good music on this week though, including the release party for a fresh new EP from Shanghai-based producer Downstate . Here's five songs by artists playing Shanghai this weekend. Tunes are on Soundcloud, so light up that... Read more...
More sad news in Shanghai's ever evolving (imploding?) F&B industry. Beloved, long running cocktail bar el Coctel , opened by Shanghai-famous restaurateur Willy Trullas Moreno in January 2010, is now closed. For good. An... Read more...
Here's five songs by producers or DJs playing the city over the weekend that we thought you'd like to hear. Tunes are on Soundcloud, so you'll need a VPN. Read more...
Shanghai has two pro soccer teams worth writing about: Shenhua and SIPG. This regular column by China's biggest football-fan-that-is-also-a-techno-DJ will keep you updated on both. It's a good laugh and all, going to the pub to watch the Euros , but... Read more...
Big one this Saturday night for underground electronic music from Shanghai city. That dude TzuSing has his third EP of "angst ridden" industrial techno, cold wave, acid, and breakbeat hardcore coming out on NYC's seminal L.I.E.S. label. That's big. For the release party on Saturday at Shelter , he's supported by this dude... Read more...
Well, after much hype, wonder, and ambivalence, we've finally heard through the grapevine who the headliner for the China debut of music videocast series Boiler Room is going to be for Sunday, May 1... Black Coffee , a house producer from Johannesburg. Hmmmm… yeah. Really? Does Shanghai really need more house music? Maybe that's... Read more...
This Saturday night , footwork pioneer RP Boo is bringing the high octane sound to The Shelter . "The Greatest Chicago Producer You've Never Heard" (says VICE) is making his China debut with this trip, and just played in Beijing at Dada club last night.... Read more...
Shanghai is set to party like it’s 2009 again, my friends, with the triumphant return of lovely and mercurial DJ talent, the one and only Mr. Blaise Deville. He's in town for one night only, winging his way across vast oceans to be with us one more time Saturday night at The Shelter . In anticipation of the joyous occasion,... Read more...
Berlin's infamous Berghain club is like, the techno castle in the whole wide world, and several theoretical digital planes of existence as well (Tron City... The Matrix...The Thirteenth Floor... um... the Dejitaru Wārudo ). Just getting into the place is an art and a science , the bathrooms have no mirrors, and... Read more...
Tripping out to the edge of town to catch up with Shanghai producer Swimful. His record 'PM2.5' drops this weekend. Read more...
Music Monday shares tunes from Shanghai beat maker Damacha’s new album along with incoming house producers Catz n Dogs and Soichi Terada. Read more...
The promoter / DJ squad had a massive year in 2015, and not just in Shanghai. We talk shop about blogs, brands, "the scene", Shanghai vs. HK, and the future. Read more...
The regular suspects are hosting their movie nights in bars as we wind down the last few working weeks until the holiday season. Here’s what’s on around town in the next little while: Movie Nights Dec. 8: Sub-Cinema pres. ‘Stone Cold’ @ The Shelter “Joe Huff is a tough, go-it-alone cop... Read more...
The sounds of two alternate futures collide... Read more...
Oof…that " History Of Chicago House " show tonight at Shelter sounded really good, but, alas, Traxman ran into some delays in his visa processing and can't make it tonight (though he's still playing Beijing next Thursday). So instead, Nat Alexander, Howell,... Read more...
Sacco: not really into the whole brevity thing. Here's a preview of four straight nights of Shelter goodness with music from incoming acts Traxman, Jubei, Slackk, DaM-Funk, and T. Swift. Read more...
Back into the basement... Read more...
Rumors have been flowing for a long, long time now about the imminent "closure" of Shanghai's the world's coolest underground club, The Shelter . Welp, here's what's up with that… Read more...
Many have asked for an update on the burglary of The Shelter we posted about last week . Unfortunately, we don't have any more information. The venue has declined to tell us anything, despite repeated requests. Mei banfa. Maybe we'll hear something in a... Read more...
"Bad boys, bad boys...whatcha gonna do? Whatcha gonna do when they come for you?" Alright, this email comes directly from Gaz a.k.a. Mr. Friendly at basement club The Shelter , and we quote: "So last Monday night/Tuesday morning (12th May) around 4.30am group of 8 young people, 6 male and 2 female,... Read more...
Those wanting to check out the Wednesday hip hop night Come Correct have to wait until next week unfortunately. The iconic club is closed until Friday while they tackle some much-needed spring cleaning. The crew down there are fixing up the toilets, repainting some areas, and professionally cleaning the whole place. This week's deep cleanse is part of a month-long revamp of this... Read more...
Another weekend, another birthday, this one from The Shelter . To celebrate, they're doing two-for-one drinks on Friday and Saturday night until midnight. That's on all drinks. First time I've ever seen a drink deal at Shelter. Nice, nice, nice. OK, in fact, they're doing two weekends of anniversary parties.... Read more...
There's a free party Thursday night at The Shelter , hastily arranged to celebrate the club's fifth anniversary, and it's invited special guest "every fucking DJ in Shanghai" to come down and play. Already signed up are... Siesta, Downstate, Drunk Monk, Shanghai Ultra, Faded Ghost, TzuSing, Sacco, Zammo,... Read more...
Bummer. Here's a message from The Shelter manager Gary Wang: "After the crackdown since last Thursday on Yongfu road, we have closed The Shelter a few days. There is a notice on our door that says, "we will be closed from... Read more...
Hey kids, just a heads up: if you were planning on going to see Kode9 tomorrow night at The Shelter , you should plan accordingly. As part of the evening's show, the Hyperdub head honcho will be doing a special Burial-only set, and the club is closing it's doors to guests during that time period. So basically, if you show up... Read more...
Basement pit of darkness, The Shelter , turns four years old next month and information is starting to trickle in on who they've got lined up for anniversary shows. These aren't for a ways off yet, but stick it in the back of your mind if it's your thing. Hype train, rolling out of the station...
Radio is a sound salvation Read more...
Sittin around in boxers, eating Hello Pizza... Read more...
Club manager Gaz confirms that popular basement dance club The Shelter will be closing shop until Sept 6 on the behest of local government types. Cited as the reason for the closure is the club's status as an underground venue -- physically, not just metaphorically (haha). Here's Gaz: Read more...
The Shelter Opens its Doors this Saturday Read more...
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