Jason Kui – B A-Ok Live
Date: 8:15pm, 22 May, 2021
Venue: MacPherson Stadium
Tickets: $380, $280 from Cityline
Tag: HKlivemusic
OzMium Release 3 Track Debut EP ‘The Lion Rises’
Hong Kong-based heavy metal band OzMium released a debut 3 track EP this month, The Lion Rises, on bandcamp.
OzMium – Vincent Ratcliffe, Conrad Chow, Tadeo Don Ashish, Jerry Justin and Gregory Bell – self-recorded and produced debut “looks to capture the band’s creative efforts during the 2020 coronavirus pandemic lockdown”. Or as they put it “We aim to revive the 70s/80s classic and thrash metal revolution with a hint of modern flavor”.
Hybrid Stereo, New Single Enigma
Alt-rock band Hybrid Stereo have released a new music video featuring their third single Enigma.
Enigma is available on 20 April on all music platforms. The band describes the new release this way “This is the third track that we’ve released from our upcoming EP. The track itself showcases more of our heavier side with the lyrics dedicated to those who can’t help but beat themselves up with their own thoughts. This song hopes to remind everyone to take any chance that comes, capture any glimpse of light, and embrace it, letting it set within. It is good to be kind to oneself (and others around).”
Hybrid Stereo are Andrea Curtis (vocals), Zerron Qym (guitar), Shaun Apellido (guitar), Bryan Mendoza (bass) and Jm Inot (drums) and you can listen to their previous singles Into the Light and Broken Shards on youtube.
The music video was filmed and edited by Hans Martin and Renell Santiago.
Chimeras Infree Sessions – 9 April, 2021
Local band Chimeras performed a wonderful acoustic set at Infree Records Mongkok store on the 9 April, 2021. Usually a 5 piece symphonic doom metal outfit, band members Friase and Andy rearranged the group’s songs for a piano and vocals acoustic set.
As you can hear on the video which was live-streamed on Youtube, the result is quite stunning.
Set List
Mind Deception
Winged Psyche
Devoidness
Untitled
For my beloved one
Check out more usual Chimeras gig here
Infree Records
Room B, 2/F, 26-28 Mong Kok Road
Mong Kok
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
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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
Bandcamp: virginvacation.bandcamp.com
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.
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.
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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