Category: performing arts

RubberBand Ciao 2021 @ HK Coliseum, 3-6 April, 2021

Live music returned as RubberBand rocked the HK Coliseum for four nights treating a packed crowd to 27 song set!

Supporting RubberBand in a night of greatest hits and fan favourites were the Patrick Lui Jazz Orchestra and acapella group AMuiXis.

https://bcmagazine.smugmug.com/Bcene-photos/2021/RubberBand-Ciao-2021-HK-Coliseum-3-6-April-2021/i-t8V4X73

https://bcmagazine.smugmug.com/Bcene-photos/2021/RubberBand-Ciao-2021-HK-Coliseum-3-6-April-2021/i-np9Xh6B

https://bcmagazine.smugmug.com/Bcene-photos/2021/RubberBand-Ciao-2021-HK-Coliseum-3-6-April-2021/i-5tqpS8d

https://bcmagazine.smugmug.com/Bcene-photos/2021/RubberBand-Ciao-2021-HK-Coliseum-3-6-April-2021/i-S8SZpLd

RubberBand Ciao 2021 Set List – HK Coliseum, 3-6 April, 2021

1.     Dedicated To…
2.     醒未？
3.     每道微小
4.     一早地下鐵
5.     小涼伴
6.     阿波羅
7.     你和我
8.     天台飛人
9.     百毒不侵
10.  漫長
11.  田鼠論壇
12.  健兒
13.  堅彌地城
14.  睜開眼
15.  挾持
16.  山河故人
17.  倒行詩
18.  練習說再見
19.  心照一生
20.  Hello?
21.  G.I.（阿偉Solo）
22.  夥伴
23.  Ciao（新歌）
24.  逆流之歌
25.  發現號
26.  未來見
27.  夏令時間 (Encore)

https://bcmagazine.smugmug.com/Bcene-photos/2021/RubberBand-Ciao-2021-HK-Coliseum-3-6-April-2021/i-pFNfnk2

RubberBand Ciao 2021
Date: 3-6 April, 2021
Venue: HK Coliseum
Tickets: $780, $580, $380 from Urbtix

Virgin Vacation Release Eponymous Debut EP

Virgin Vacation, an instrumental quartet that blend math rock, improvisation jazz, krautrock and electronic beats, have released their eponymous debut EP on cassette, vinyl and digital formats – available from Bandcamp

The EP kicks off with a sound collage of a woman’s voice dispassionately recounting events related to the Hong Kong protests—before being crowded out by multiple copies of itself and a rising drone, reflecting the overwhelming news cycle in the city.

Independent comic book artist Lai Tat Tat Wing illustrates provides the EP’s cover art.

Track listing
Side A
1. Acid Rain
2. 5 Step

Side B
3. Third Eye
4. Voices

All Songs Written & Arranged by 假日貞操 Virgin Vacation

Sad Day – UA Cinemas Shuts Down

A sad day, many fine films and good nights out.

“UA Cinemas has always been committed to providing the highest quality of cinematic entertainment to all audiences in Hong Kong since it was founded in 1985 by Mr. Ira Kaye. However, we regret to announce that UA Cinemas will cease business with immediate effect from 8 March 2021 due to unavoidable and devastating pressure faced by our operations since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic.

We would like to thank our customers, colleagues and business partners for their support with UA Cinemas over the past 36 years. Thank-you everyone for taking the journey with us.”

Remark: To comply with the statute and to protect the interests of all stakeholders, UA Cinemas has commenced winding up proceedings with the Hong Kong court. For any enquiries, please call 3104-1777 or 3104-1779 for assistance.

Larger Than Life: The American Civil Rights Movement in Documentaries

As part of Black History Month, Larger Than Life: The American Civil Rights Movement in Documentaries takes place online from 25 February to 1 March 2021. To raise awareness and promote cultural and racial harmony in Hong Kong, this free film showcase introduces major figures in the African-American civil rights movement from the 1950s to the 1970s, including Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, the Black Panthers and Shirley Chisholm.

Their philosophies still affect racial, class and gender relations in America and the world to this day. The documentaries explore their influential roles in contributing to the social progress towards greater political and cultural understanding. There will be after-screening talks and a talk on racial relations in Hong Kong.

8pm, 25 February, 2021
King in the Wilderness
Director: Peter Kunhardt

8pm, 26 February, 2021
Malcolm X: Make It Plain
Director: Orlando Bagwell

8pm, 27 February, 2021
The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution
Director: Stanley Nelson Jr.

8pm, 28 February, 2021
Chisholm ’72: Unbought & Unbossed
Director: Shola Lynch

8pm, 1 March, 2021
Talk: Racial Relations in Hong Kong
Venue: Africa Center Hong Kong

Online registration for screenings: https://hkmovie6.com/filmFest/bab6bb4b-be1e-4ca1-8fb5-e892e57ff829

Registration for the Talk: https://hkac.org.hk/registration/?event=ij4EtZnOyY

Larger Than Life: the American Civil Rights Movement in Documentaries
Date: 25 February – 1 March, 2021
Venue: Vimeo
Tickets: Free

Images: Courtesy Library of Congress

King Ly Chee Release Live Video of Reunion Show

Hardcore band King Ly Chee recent gig, its first since 2017, sold out in under 90 minutes.

Thankfully for fans across the globe the concert at Cult Key, featuring the ‘Stand Strong’ era of the band, was recorded.

A live video and a backstage sneak peak video have been uploaded on their drummer Kevin’s YouTube channel Kidney Buster.

https://youtu.be/DWG1veh1Ih0

Read bc magazine’s recent interview with Riz Farooqi about King Ly Chee resurrection here.

King Ly Chee are playing the third Tone Online Music Festival, 16 January at 5:30pm, catch the whole festival on TonemusicTV’s Youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/c/TONEMUSICTV.

Due to Covid restrictions, King Ly Chee’s gig on 22 January has been postponed.

image: www.instagram.com/uuzoey

Fardhell Muchell Release Second Album ‘Opinions Matter, Brains Shatter’

Hong Kong based band Fardhell Muchell have released their second album Opinions Matter, Brains Shatter.

Fardhell Muchell is the current mutation of a crazy rock band founded in Shanghai in 2014 by a group of Italian expats initially named Bordhell. After several transformations and new members Bordhell became the Müchell in 2016 which is the Hong Kong version of the original band. In 2020 they evolved into their current form Fardhell Muchell!

Here’s how the band describes the album: “As well as it was for the first album, the title Opinions Matter, Brains Shatter is not a mere title taken from a song in it, but the password to unlock the hidden message of each song.

The opening track Rollerblades seems to teach us that the threats are often well visible and obvious, even in the most innocuous things and aspects of our life. Of course, we don’t like to read, so we realized that we are screwed when it’s too late.

What’s worse than taking advantage of someone who can’t fight back Rotten Hearts is dedicated to all those bastards who do that for a job. A whistleblower said that this song is dedicated to insurance and telephone companies, banks and vigili urbani.

Will be 2021 the year remembered as the dawn after the long night?…Or the only one to wake up at the sunrise will be Godzilla? This thought must have generated some 21 Anxiety. Surely the light at the end of the tunnel is represented by the massive vaccine campaign that just started.

Lack of Humanity should put you in the right mood for a self-vaccination session in the parking lot of the local train station.

Katsu Anares is the hero nobody needs, but he is always there for us! Constantly in the wrong place, always at the wrong time. Spoiler alert, he doesn’t wear a cape… nor a mask.

It’s well known that every single snowflake is different to one another, you’ll never find two identical Snowflakes … but what happens when they pile together? would you be able to tell the difference anymore?”

You can check out the album on these channels:
🔥SoundCloud
🔥BandCamp
🔥YouTube

The David Bowie Knives Release New Album, Milking It

The David Bowie Knives have finally released album number two Milking It which you can purchase on Bandcamp. Their first Weapons of Mass Seduction was released way back in 2013.

The band self-describe their music as “Aural Sex” and have this to say about their new release…

“The long-awaited, difficult second album. 30 mins of spine-tingling, jaw-dropping, belt loosening tunes that accurately depict our thoughts and feelings of 2020. Please enjoy responsibly.”

Bandcamp: https://thedavidbowieknives.bandcamp.com

John Travolton Release Debut EP

John Travoltron have released their debut EP, a 3 song compilation entitled Quarantine Sessions 2020.

All three songs were written and recorded in isolation during 2020. There’s also a third music video for the song Tentin Quarantino which can be seen on the band’s youtube channel.

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/4sDJ58Iu6BPdwGcoMhZRMM…

Bandcamp: https://johntravoltron.bandcamp.com/…/quarantine…

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFiJyy05ySM…