New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ Underground Hong Kong) That crazy trio from Beijing "RUSTIC" are back in Hong Kong as part of their FIRST China tour. Rustic won the Global
Battle of the Bands in 2009 in London and their stage antics and live performances which can be loosely described as phallic guitar thrashing, catchy songs and infectious showmanship are a MUST SEE.
Rustic are three twentysomethings from Hebei who go by the names of Li Fan (drums), Ricky Sixx (bass) and, of course, lead singer and guitarist Lucifer. Last month, the trio took another step forward on their impossible journey toward world domination when they released their debut album, City of Heartbreak 'n' Horror.
San Mig Light selected The David Bowie Knives and Gong Wu to open the show and this threesome of bands is truly going to be a ROCK night to remember.
ADVANCE TICKETS: HK$100 (available at Backstage from Tuesday 3rd May onwards)
WALK-IN TICKETS: HK$120
All tickets include a San Mig Light
The David Bowie Knives
The DBKs have been administering aural sex for a number of years in one guise or another and are in fact so sexy that they are even more sexier than Angelina Jolie in a wet t-shirt competition. We didn't used to be...but now we are. FACT! We are influenced by all the good things in rock and roll, for example whisky and loud noises, and are really looking forward to playing at Backstage on 14 May 2011
Gong Wu
Gong Wu brings back ultra heavy-ass "James Brown on crack, carrying a shotgun chasing his wife" metal!
With songs such as "Funk Everything", "Funk Y'all" and "So Funking Funked Up", you know these boys ain't messin' around.
Gong Wu are smooth criminals - Michael Jackson, MC Hammer and even Vanilla Ice ain't got nothing on them...not nothin'.
Rustic
Go to one of Rustic's live shows and you will understand. While Lucifer, their front man, belts lyrics in his screwball yet stylish clothes, their bassist, Ricky Sixx, kills the chords 70's style, with huge, blond hair and cut up, red leather pants. But Li Fan, their drummer, will not be ignored; he bangs out heart pumping rhythms while sweaty and shirtless (or, if you're lucky, pant-less). Your first Rustic performance is one you can never forget. Having grown up in a small, rural town in the Hebei province of China, it was totally unconventional to choose the career path of rock stars. "I have dreamed of becoming a star like my idols, such as the Sex Pistols, Toy Dolls, and the Clash, since I was 11. I don't want to repeat the life of my parents' generation, which is dull in that small village," Lucifer noted in an interview. Lucifer and Li Fan came together in the summer of 2006, and two years later, decided to head to Beijing and pursue their dreams. There they met Ricky, who joined after their original bassist had to quit to face legal implications. An ever-persistent Rustic kept going, finding a home and fan base in D-22, one of Beijing's premiere underground rock clubs. Almost immediately, they pushed to the forefront of all the young bands vying for the spotlight in Beijing's increasingly popular music scene. Conquering D-22 led to them playing at all the major clubs in Beijing and opening for the likes of PK 14, Carsick Cars, and AV Okubo.
Their hope is to bring more international attention to China's rock scene, and carve their own niche in rock' n' roll history. With their first studio album debuting before the end of the summer and a 12-date mini tour in London this fall, it is quite clear that they are well on their way
"CITY of HEARTBREAK 'N HORROR" is produced by Yang Haisong, vocal of P.K. 14, who is also the producer for Carsick Cars (8-eye spy), and Dear Eloise's debut album. There are 11 songs in "CITY of HEARTBREAK 'N HORROR", mixed with new songs and old songs of the band, including remix version by a popular disco punk band from China.
China tour dates:
4.22 Yugong Yishan (Beijing)
4.23 Cowboy80(Shijiazhuang)
5.12 Freedom house (Changsha)
5.13 191 space (Guangzhou)
5.14 Backstage (Hong Kong)
5.15 LOFT, Overseas Chinese Town (Shenzhen)
5.19 Nuts Club (Chongqing)
5.20 Little Bar (Chengdu)
5.21 Aperture Club(Xi'an)
5.22 Kui Live House (Lanzhou)
5.26 Black Iron Live House (Nanchang)
5.27 Vox - Wuchang (Wuhan)
5.28 Castle Bar(Nanjing)
5.29 On the way (Hefei)
6.02 7 Live House(Zhengzhou)
6.03 Yu Ying Tang (Shanghai)
6.04 Traveler's Bar (Hangzhou)
