Beijing Misandao
The city of Beijing is a chain of complexities. At times, it almost feels like one of those great cities of contradiction, where the locals don’t even know how to connect all the dots, because they go in so many directions at once that it’s impossible to do anything but go with the flow. There is a tremendous energy here that speaks of a place that’s in touch with the edges of world culture, moving in new directions with a fluid grace.
Any casual visitor staying at a Beijing hotel will sense that there is something unusually interesting happening here. The more the city unfolds, the more the contradictions seem to rise up, and those moments can be awfully splendid. One case where this might be clearly marked would be the first glance at the local band, Misandao .
They’re the first Beijing Oi! band, and after being here for 10 years , they’re also veterans now. After so many years of playing, one might expect a rather colorful reputation, but also some pretty decent playing. It’s impossible to stay too rough for too long, and the best of these bands eventually evolve to where the energy can be contained. There’s still plenty of frenzy, and a lot of fun, in hearing this band in Beijing.