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WILL YOU NEVER REST!

APPARENTLY, WE CAN'T BE STOPPED AT THE MOMENT. HEAD DOWN TO FANGJIA HUTONG ON DECEMBER 11TH TO CATCH UP WITH LORELI AT MIMI E COCO WHERE WILL BE RUNNING AN EXHIBITION, SELLING PRINTS (LIKE PROPER GALLERY FOLK) AND LORELI MERCH AND GETTING ENTERTAINED BY LORELI FAVOURITE, GENJING RECORDS. THAT'S RIGHT, KIDS, YOU GUYS CAN BUY GENJING VINYL AT THE FANGJIA HUTONG CHRISTMAS MARKET! SAY WHAT? YOU HEARD ME.

THERE WILL BE A FAT FESTIVE TON OF THINGS TO BUY, ENTERTAINMENTS AND BEVERAGES THAT WILL KEEP YOU TOASTY AND GET YOU AS DRUNK AS THE SEASON PERMITS.

SEE YOU THERE!

LOOK

HΞL∠Θ⊄HΛZ - Serendipitous Scissors

Mixed-media Artist ...look more

READ

"Zipko wept as he buried his cat beside the dead owl."

Fiction by Andrew Killeen ...read more

LISTEN

Li Song and Zhao Cong: Cardboard Tubes, Mixers, and Whatever You Can Find ...listen more

Thursday 12.01.16
Posted by Kerryn Leitch
 

I'M EVEN COLDER BUT THE ENTERTAINMENT IS HEATING UP

THE LORELI ART MARKET WILL HAPPEN TOMORROW IN ALL IT'S SPLENDOUR! GET YOU'RE BEHINDS DOWN TO YUE SPACE TO BUY AFFORDABLE UNIQUE GIFTS FOR YOUR NEAREST AND DEAREST FROM 1-5PM. THERE WILL BE MUSIC AND EVEN AN OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE YOUR OWN ENAMEL ART WITH THE GOOD PEOPLE FROM RUDDY DESIGN STUDIO.

GET YOUR GOOD SELF ON IT! CLICK ON THE IMAGE FOR A PREVIEW OF THE ART YOU CAN BUY.

LOOK 

Philippe Bouvet – Le Autorité de La Plantation

Theatre Art Director/Curator, Co-owner ...read more

Also, tomorrow night at La Plantation Theatre

LISTEN

Lonely Leary have progressed from three graduates dabbling with punk covers in Jinan, to a Post-Punk authority in Beijing ...listen more

 

Tuesday 11.22.16
Posted by Kerryn Leitch
 

I'M COLD AND TRUMP IS PRESIDENT!

IT'S BEEN A DIFFICULT WEEK OF POLITICS AND POLLUTION BUT LORELI IS HERE TO OFFER YOU GOODIES TO TAKE YOUR MIND OFF THE END OF DAYS. THE ART MARKET APPROACHES WITH WORKS ON SALE FROM COPIOUS TALENTED FOLK SO START SAVING THOSE KUAI TO BUY YOURSELF A MASTERPIECE ON NOVEMBER 27. HERE ARE SOME OF THE ARTISTS INVOLVED:

ANTHONY RAGUCCI

LI ZHAO

RUI RUI JUN

RYAN MONFARED

LOOK

Michael Marshall aka Chairman WOW – Champion of Youth and Spectacle ...look more

LISTEN

Charm at fRUITYSPACE ...listen more

ANG IN THERE KITTIES, THERE'S A WAYS TO GO

Wednesday 11.09.16
Posted by Kerryn Leitch
 

ANOTHER MONTH, ANOTHER MARKET (CHRISTMAS GIFTS AHOY HOY)

THE LORELI AFFORDABLE ART MARKET IS BACK THIS MONTH AT A NEW COSY INDOOR WINTER VENUE, YUE SPACE, THE BEAUTIFULLY DESIGNED AND EXECUTED WORKING SPACE NEAR BEIXINQIAO STATION. NOT ONLY WILL WE HAVE A VAST ARRAY OF TALENTED PEOPLE SELLING THEIR PHOTOS, PAINTINGS, PRINTS AND ILLUSTRATIONS WE WILL ALSO HAVE SETS FROM NOISE ARCADE, ANXT (MACONDO'S GERALD VAN WYK) AND iii (DEATH NARCISSIST AND COMP COLLIDER MEMBER, DAN LENK'S NEW SOLO VENTURE) PLUS DJ SETS FROM DJ BASS VENTURA. BUY SOME UNIQUE GIFTS FOR YOUR LOVED ONES THIS CHRISTMAS AND SUPPORT THE LOCAL CREATIVE COMMUNITY IN THE PROCESS.

LOOK

Scratching Beijing - The Fresh Language of This City

Interview with Thanh Le Dang from the art collective ...look more

READ

Short fiction and an interview with Nick Baxter ...read more

LISTEN

Daniel Taylor, Heike Kagler & Hannah Jarvi

Amy caught up with them at their October 19th gig at DDC ...listen more

Thursday 11.03.16
Posted by Kerryn Leitch
 

AFTER WE CLEANED UP THE MESS AND ANGELA FOUND HER PHONE

THE LORELI ANNIVERSARY PARTY WAS A HUGE SUCCESS THANKS TO OUR LOYAL FANS AND CONTRIBUTORS. THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO CAME AND ANOTHER SHOUT OUT TO ALL THOSE PEOPLE WHO MADE LORELI ANNO ZERO SO REWARDING.

NEXT WEEK LORELI WILL BE TAKING OVER THE HALLOWED HALLS OF MAS FOR A HALLOWEEN MOVIE EXTRAVAGANZA. I'M TOTALLY ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO COME IN YOUR PYJAMAS AND GET DIRTY WITH A BLOODY COCKTAIL CREATED BY THE BRILLIANT MAS DUO, ARIEL AND ROSS. 10 KUAI FROM EACH SOLD WILL BE DONATED TO THIS LITTLE ARTS PUBLICATION SO WE CAN KEEP BRINGING YOU BEIJING'S UPCOMING ARTISTS, WRITERS AND MUSICIANS.

LOOK

An Art Show – interview with Shannon Lethbridge

Art Spectacula ...look more

LISTEN

Club Paradise and Bass Ventura - the fellas that keep us moving ...listen more

 

 

Wednesday 10.19.16
Posted by Kerryn Leitch
 

A YEAR OF LORELI

WHAT A PLEASURE IT IS TO SEE LORELI REACH A YEAR OLD. SO MUCH HAS CHANGED SINCE THREE WOMEN DECIDED TO PUT A WEBSITE TOGETHER AND MAYBE THROW A COUPLE OF PARTIES. OUR SINCERE THANKS GO TO EVERYONE WHO HAS SUPPORTED LORELI BY READING THE ARTICLES AND ATTENDING THE GIGS AS WELL AS THE ARTISTS, WRITERS AND MUSICIANS WHO HAVE GENEROUSLY DONATED TIME AND EFFORT TO WORKING WITH US. 

AWWW, I'VE GONE SOFT. LOVE YOU GUYS. MAY WE LAST MANY, MANY MORE.

LOOK

Li Linlin 李琳琳 - Dreams, Subconscious and Mythology ...look more

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READ

Newest Reads

Spotlight: Caleb Washburn ...read more

LISTEN

An Interview with Proximity Butterfly ...listen more

Tuesday 10.11.16
Posted by Kerryn Leitch
 

Today is the day to buy cheap art!

THE ART MARKET IS HAPPENING TODAY AT THE BOOKWORM. COME DOWN AND BUY SOME ART TO IMPRESS YOUR FRIEND'S AND FAMILY, SUPPORT THE LOCAL ART COMMUNITY AND TO PREVENT YOU FROM GAINING THAT EXTRA WEIGHT FROM THAT DELICIOUS SPANAKOPITA PIZZA YOU CAN GET FROM ONE OF THOSE LOCAL PIZZA JOINTS. SPANAKOPITA PIZZA! I'M SO HUNGRY! NOT SO HUNGRY THAT I'M NOT STILL EXCITED BY FEIFEI'S POSTER FOR THE MARKET.

BUY ART. DRINK SANGRIA. DANCE TO DJ ARIEL'S STUPENDOUS PLAYLIST. DON'T MENTION MY SPANAKOPITA PIZZA RELATED WEIGHT GAIN. SEE YOU THERE!

LOOK

PuZaoSi Collective - Delay Distortions and Color Alterations

Visual Installation Artists ...look more

LISTEN

An interview with Chengdu rapper, Kafe Hu ...listen more

Thursday 09.08.16
Posted by Kerryn Leitch
 

Hello Earth!

NEXT WEEKEND IS THE ART MARKET AT THE BOOKWORM. COME ALONG AND BUY ORIGINAL ART FROM BEIJING'S FINEST UP-AND-COMERS!

LOOK

Xu Zhengyue 徐正月 – Small Parts in the Social Machine

Interview with Deva Eveland translated by Jacques Qu ...look more

READ

A few thoughts from the wonderful brain of Judith Huang ...read more

LISTEN

In conversation with Chengdu rock bar pioneer:

Jah Bar Owner, Lao Li 老李 ...listen more

FOLLOW US ON WECHAT:

Thursday 09.01.16
Posted by Kerryn Leitch
 

This week is full of magical things to delight you!

HEY BEANS! THIS WEEK BRINGS A COLLECTIONS OF DELIGHTS FROM CHENGDU AND BEIJING. DON'T FORGET THE ART MARKET IS COMING UP. IF YOU'RE AN ARTIST WHO WOULD LIKE TO TAKE PART PLEASE CONTACT KERRYN AT WECHAT: pushkindemama

LOOK

Brendan Forde – Conformity is Going to be the Death of Us All

Silkscreen Printer/Mixed Media ...look more

READ

A Type of Translation:

4 Poems by Kelly McNerney ...read more

Thursday 08.25.16
Posted by Kerryn Leitch
 

This week more Chengdu and Alec Ash

IT'S NEVER LONG BEFORE WE GET INTO MORE EVENTS AND HERE IT IS: COMING UP ON THE 10TH OF SEPTEMBER LORELI ARE REPRISING THE AFFORDABLE ART MARKET. COME TO THE BOOKWORM AND PART WITH SOME CASH TO BE THE PROUD OWNER OF ORIGINAL ARTWORKS BY SOME OF BEIJING'S FINEST UP AND COMERS. PLEASE ENJOY THE EXCELLENT NEW POSTER CREATED BY A LORELI FAVOURITE, FEI FEI.

LOOK

Heinz Martin Breuer - The Prolific Adventures of Chengdu's Non-stop Art Machine

 

Artist, musician, supporter and patron of all things artistic in Chengdu ...look more

READ

Re Wish Lanterns:

A Conversation with Alec Ash ...read more

LISTEN

Jam String Quartet ...listen more

Thursday 08.18.16
Posted by Kerryn Leitch
 

Lars Ravn and more Chengdu delights

THE LORELIANS FELL IN AN EXHAUSTED HEAP AFTER A MONTH OF CHENGDU, EVENTS AND AN EPIC TEMPLE ANNIVERSARY WEEK BUT HERE WE ARE RECOVERED, REGROUPED AND WITH TEETH READY TO RIP INTO WHATEVER COMES OUR WAY. 

LOOK FORWARD TO ANOTHER ART MARKET AT THE BOOKWORM AND... LORELI CELEBRATING HER FIRST BIRTHDAY! POOL PARTY? CIRCUS TROUPE? 100 MONKEYS WRITING ON HUNDRED TYPEWRITERS? WHATEVER HAPPENS, IT WILL BE GRAND!

LOOK

Lars Ravn & Donal Turner – The Bunny Must Be Erased

Printmaker & Gallerist ...look more

READ

Introducing: Anthony Tao

Poet ...read more

LISTEN

Moran Rozenszajn and Dror Ne'eman

More this week from Loreli's "business trip" to Chengdu ...listen more

Thursday 08.11.16
Posted by Kerryn Leitch
 

This week is killing me with radness...

SO MUCH GOING ON. REHEARSALS WERE HAD AND COSTUMES DISTRIBUTED FOR THE MAS, LORELI, DAN TAYLOR AND MORGAN AWESOME KATE BUSH TRIBUTE ON SATURDAY AND THINGS ARE LOOKING SPECTACULAR (ESPECIALLY MORGAN IN HIS RED DRESS). TEMPLE ARE LAYING IT ON THICK ALL WEEK AND YOU'D ALL BE FOOLS TO MISS IT. 

BUT NOW I'D LIKE TO ANNOUNCE THE WINNER OF THE TEMPLE 5TH ANNIVERSARY T-SHIRT DESIGN CONTEST - THIS WEEK'S LOOK ARTIST, GRACE LANG. CHECK OUT HER DESIGN AND HEAD TO TEMPLE THIS SUNDAY NIGHT TO BUY THE LIMITED EDITION T-SHIRT FOR 100 KUAI.

LOOK

Grace Lang - Living the Demon Life

illustrator, painter and sculptor ...look more

LISTEN

Wu Zhuoling - Chengdu-based acoustic and electronic musician ...listen more

Wednesday 07.27.16
Posted by Kerryn Leitch
 

THIS WEEK ON LORELI... whimper... TEMPLE 5TH... KATE BUSH and OTHERS

COMING SOON

MÁS AND LORELI ARE CELEBRATING THE LEGENDARY KATE BUSH WITH A NIGHT OF BOOZE AND SONG AND... OH YEAH BABY, IT'S COMING FOR US THROUGH THE TREES... A DANCE TRIBUTE TO HER FIRST SMASH HIT, WUTHERING HEIGHTS.

AND IF THAT WASN'T EXCITING ENOUGH, ALL WEEK LONG TEMPLE ARE CELEBRATING THEIR 5TH BIRTHDAY WITH A LINEUP THAT WILL KNOCK YOUR SOCKS OFF (AFTER YOU'VE TAKEN YOUR SHOES OFF AND THROWN THEM IN A LAKE). WE'LL BE THERE (WHEN WE ARE NOT DANCING TO KATE BUSH) AND YOU SHOULD BE THERE TOO. SUNDAY WILL BE THE GREAT UNVEILING OF THE TEMPLE 5TH ANNIVERSARY T-SHIRT DESIGN COMPETITION HOSTED BY YOUR LITTLE OL' LORELI.

YOU KNOW IT'S ME, CATHY!

LOOK

Big Orange - The Big Blue Cat and the Little Boy

Illustrator ...look more

READ

Magdalena Navarro - Invertebrates ...read more

Wednesday 07.20.16
Posted by Kerryn Leitch
 

This week come to the Retro-Future Music Fair

THIS IS HAPPENING AT SCHOOL BAR ON SUNDAY. YOU SHOULD BE THERE.

LOOK

Jeff Miller – THE FEAR, THE SHAME, THE EXISTENTIAL CRISIS

Ceramic and Installation Artist ...look more

READ

Introducing: Dylan Levi King, Pt. 2 ...read more

LISTEN

OGENIX frontman Gabriel Duceppe...listen more.

AND COMING LATER THIS MONTH:

Thursday 07.14.16
Posted by Kerryn Leitch
 

This week Loreli are on the road...

NO CONTENT FROM THE LADIES OF LORELI THIS WEEK AS THEY ARE LOOKING, READING AND LISTENING TO THE MANY BEAUTIES OF CHENGDU. STAY TUNED FOR PLENTY OF SICHUANESE CONTENT IN COMING WEEKS.

IN THE MEANTIME, DID I TELL YOU THE RETRO-FUTURE MUSIC FAIR IS FREE!!!!

FREE! FREE! FREE! FREE! FREE! FREE! FREE! FREE! FREE! FREE! FREE! FREE! FREE! FREE!

TIME IS RUNNING OUT TO ENTER THE TEMPLE FIFTH YEAR ANNIVERSARY T-SHIRT CONTEST. PRIZE IS FREE BOOZE AT THE ANNIVERSARY PARTY (INCLUDING A BOTTLE OF MOET), A CUT OF TICKET SALES AND ETERNAL GLORY. SO, YEAH, YOU SHOULD KINDA ENTER.

Thursday 07.07.16
Posted by Kerryn Leitch
 

This week LOOK at Ari Gunnarsson...

TEMPLE IST RAD! GET ALL OVER THIS T-SHIRT DESIGN COMPETITION. ANYONE WHO IS ANYONE IS DOING IT AND WHO COULD ASK FOR MORE THAN BOOZE, CASH (YEAH BOY, YOU GET A CUT OF T-SHIRT SALES) AND NOTORIETY AS PRIZES. GET YOUR ENTRIES IN BY JULY 10TH AND COME DOWN TO GULOU DONG DAJIE ON JULY 31ST TO RING IN THE NEXT FIVE WITH PINK AND THE GANG.

LOOK

Ari Gunnarsson – A Film Kid and his Beekeepers

Documentarian, photographer ...look more

LISTEN -- Bloodz Boi live at fRUITYSPACE...listen more

Wednesday 06.29.16
Posted by Kerryn Leitch
 

This week check out the Retro Future Music Fair event!

Retro? Future? WTF? What about the present? You dumbass. We are the present. We invited 3 bands, representing the 70s, 80s and 90s. Plus 3 DJs to handpick the best tracks of each decade. But what is this event actually about?

It’s about now. Support local music. Buy a ticket. Support the labels. Buy records. Fresh cassette decks also available: equip yourself. Get ready for:

Genjing Records, Fruity Shop (待定), Ran Music, Indie Records, Outdustry, C-Rock, Chipped CD vendors, musicians, promoters. Buy music. Buy music. Buy music.

Why these 3 decades?

We don’t have to explain ourselves to you.

Why should you come to this party?

Because we’re the shit. You’re gonna get a snapshot of Beijing rock set against a backdrop of the last half-century of rock heritage. Peppercorns, Hotline, Elenore. Post show we can all get weird and dream about the future.  

Dear everyone,

As Temple’s 5th year anniversary celebration this July approaches, we are excited to be bringing you guys, who have supported us over the years, some killer events!

So, in that spirit, Temple has joined forces with Loreli to organize a very special competition.

For those who don’t know, Loreli is a kick-ass online magazine (www.loreli-china.com) created to give voice to people from all walks of life making art in China. This is where artists, musicians and writers gather to carouse in the name of their love and hate for life and death and everything in-between.

But back to the competition:

People will have until the 10th of July to design a celebratory t-shirt for Temple’s 5th year anniversary.

Design requirements:

● Rock/Metal/Punk themed;

● Should emphasize the occasion (Temple’s 5th year anniversaRy).

Prizes:

● The top 3 designers will be invited to the party on July 31st and served free drinks all night;

● First prize will receive a bottle of Moet Chandon Champagne and their design will be made into the official Temple anniversary t-shirt to be sold at the bar with 50% of the profits going to the designer.

Now all you young designers gotta do is submit your art to templebarlivehouse@hotmail.com or rss@loreli-china.com before July 10th and let the good times roll!

LOOK

Tan Siok Siok – Accelerating Serendipity

Photographer ...look more

READ

LISTEN: An Interview with Fête de la Musique organizer Elie Rosenberg...listen more

Wednesday 06.22.16
Posted by Kerryn Leitch
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This week look at Surzhana Radnaeva, read

LORELI ARE JOINING FORCES WITH TEMPLE TO FIND A DESIGNER FOR THE TEMPLE 5 YEAR ANNIVERSARY T-SHIRT. YOU THINK YOU ARE ROCK'N'ROLL ENOUGH? HAVE A TRY TO RECEIVE PRIZES APLENTY. MORGAN MIGHT EVEN GRANT ONE OF YOUR SONG REQUESTS. CLICK HERE FOR FURTHER DETAILS.

LOOK

Surzhana Radnaeva – From Pyramids, to the Steppe and Back to the Hutongs

Photographer ...look more

READ

Introducing:
Marco Brun del Re - The man who makes WeChat posts about SCIENCE ...read more

Thursday 06.16.16
Posted by Kerryn Leitch
 

This week look at FEI FEI & GIANT, read your food delivery man, listen to Dana Novales

THE AFFORDABLE ART MARKET IS THIS SATURDAY AT THE BOOKWORM! REJOICE AND LINE YOUR WALLS!

LOOK

FEI FEI - Creative Block becomes a Redwood

Illustrator ...read more

READ

Roma Eisenstark in conversation with the dudes who deliver your food ...read more

LISTEN

Dana Novales: Loreli Cheesy Love Songwriting Contest Winner...listen more

Thursday 06.09.16
Posted by Kerryn Leitch
 

This week look at KAYO

COMING SOON: THE LORELI AFFORDABLE ART MARKET AT THE BOOKWORM

LOOK

KAYO - Graffiti artist

Watch him in interview with Andrew Smith for Loreli ...look more

READ

Roma Eisenstark shares about interviewing Baidu delivery men.

..Read more

 

LISTEN

NZT: Finalist for Loreli's Cheesy Love Song Contest

Listen to their winning cheesy love song, "She Only Sings at Parties" ...listen more

Wednesday 06.01.16
Posted by Kerryn Leitch
 
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