Gameday China is presenting Shanghai's first 11 vs. 11, full-pads, full-contact American football 3-game series in China between Shanghai’s first team, the Nighthawks, and Shanghai’s newest team, the Warriors. The dates, times and locations of the games are as follows: May 20th, 2012 – 5:00pm-8:00pm (Shanghai American School in Puxi) June 10th, 2012 – 5:00pm-8:00pm (TBD) July 1st, 2012 – 5:00pm-8:00pm (TBD)
In Gameday's Erwin Wu's own words: "When we use the word “genuine” to describe...[read more]
Big up DJ Sal, Shanghai's one man international groove machine. He's got an easy smile and heavy beats.
Sal specializes in tropical weather sounds heavy on the reverb and light on white-boy 4/4 rhythms. Whether Jamaican riddims, Indian ragas, or African electro, Sal takes you to lands where bass hits you on the chest while you take hits of other things.
As a special bonus, Sal has been known to incorporate his sitar playing into his sets, sitting cross-legged atop his DJ...[read more]
DJ Inferno...doesn't exist, as far as I know. Actually don't Google that, there probably is one in Des Moines, USA or something. He probably opened up for the Insane Clown Posse in 1998 and got some serious high fives off that. His wherabouts since are unknown, according to his MySpace site that I made up and (possibly) doesn't exist.
Inferno does exist in Shanghai though, and it's the metal bar, located at 480 Yongjia Lu, near Yueyang Lu. Except for the...[read more]
Fashionistas far and wide need no longer wait- Shanghai Fashion Week 2012 is just around the corner! Next week (April 11-17) Shanghai's beloved designers will be showing off their newest a/w '12 collections in various shows around the city.
Many of the catwalk shows can be seen via live streaming at www.shanghaifashionweek.com, and check the site's event page for the schedule (though, it's likely that only the lucky few- including Shanghai's fashion elite- will be the only ones allowed to attend).
In...[read more]
We at Enjoy Shanghai want to thank our VIP members for being so loyal to us! So, this month, any VIPer who writes a short review to showcase their Enjoy VIP experience at any of our venues will get the chance to win some great vouchers to even more venues.
All you have to do is go to one (or more!) of our VIP venues to which you have a discount (check your VIP book for ideas!), write a short...[read more]
Derived from rugby, and featuring two teams of six players, Touch is the perfect match for those who are not beefed-up enough for standard rugby, or for those who just want to reduce the risk of injury while still being able to play rugby. The Shanghai Touch Community, founded 9 years ago in Shanghai, aims to bring Touch to expats as well as locals.
I had the opportunity to talk with one of the organizers of the Shanghai Touch Community, Wilson...[read more]
If you were Heatwolves, you’d be an asshole.
Here’s a rundown of the local DJ’s rap sheet: he’s sarcastic as hell, shows up late to everything, and has been known to walk around with a pimp cane. At Black Rabbit last year, he paused his regular DJ set at the electro stage to play the rambling “Walk on the Wild Side” by Lou Reed. In full.
What keeps Heatwolves out of douchebag territory is an easygoing vibe he always put off. Dude...[read more]
ShanghaLGBT is ready to get wet and wild again this year with their 4th annual ShanghaiPRIDE week. The week, which in the past has been held in the fall, is moving up to June this year and it's sure to be another great week of celebrating the diverse, fun, and anything-but-cookie-cutter community of people out in Shanghai.
The events will span from the annual Pink Picnic to art showings, film screenings, and some great parties, too. It's guaranteed to be another...[read more]
During the JUE Festival, local publisher HAL (featured in our last issue) organized several literary events, including “Ministry of Truth” on March 22. The rain was pouring down like crazy that day, and the cozy Crocus, where the event was taking place, provided an ideal setting for what HAL had in mind – a whole evening devoted to storytelling. The five participants who were chosen to present their stories in front of an audience had met previously to rehearse and...[read more]
DJ Cavia: known to hip hop heads as former DMC China DJ Champion, known to the masses as one of Shanghai's finest DJs, known to the author as The Threat. What else do we know? We know some of what he's going to be spinning at his next gig at Mao Livehouse on March 31stas part of the Roots & Shoots charity show.
How? I'll tell you.
You're reading the first in a series of columns called “Playlist” where we'll take a...[read more]
The Chinese Basketball Association has never been short on mayhem. Brawls, spitting, ruthless chants, lighter throwing, and bus barricades illustrate the extremities that CBA fans are willing to do to support their side. Although, one should probably consider despicable events like the Philadelphia fans chucking batteries, Ron Artest and Jermaine O’Neil clobbering fans, or any of the well-documented incidents involving European football fans before judging the CBA. With all the madness aside, the 2012 finals is an amazing match up...[read more]
Shanghai Tang Dynasty Men’s volleyball team won again? No surprise there – just another win tallying nine consecutive championships. And nobody doubts that the streak will continue.
In the best of three matches, Shanghai Tang Dynasty Men’s volleyball team beat Bayi Zhuzhou volleyball team with ease, winning two matches 3-0, and marked their ninth consecutive championship win. The two matches began similarly, with Bayi Zhuzhou leading the first set of the two matches. However, just as the team would start to...[read more]
In mainland China, a land in which few have ever seen rugby played, the Chinese rugby team has just taken its first baby-steps. However, there already exists several expat rugby clubs in China. They have been in existence since the early 1990s and are slowly prospering. Shanghai Hairy Crab Rugby Club is one of them.
Founded in 1995, Shanghai Hairy Crab Rugby Club is the second expat rugby club in mainland China (after Beijing Devils Rugby Club started in 1992). By...[read more]
United Verses is an event hosted by H.A.L. Publishing, part of the JUE Festival and will take place on March 17th. It's a poetry reading with a twist, with poems recited in two languages. Both English and Chinese language poets can submit poems, and organizers then select which ones will be presented. As one of the main ideas is to make the poetry enjoyable to everyone, each poem will be translated into the other language (Chinese-English and vice-versa) and presented...[read more]
Shark’s fin status as one of the China’s “8 Treasures of the Sea” is facing a crisis of conscience lately, helped on by the support of big names like Yao Ming and Jacky Chan and enforced by some of the city’s biggest hotels. Buzz Archer reports in his Epicurean Explorer column. Next, we check out the latest outlet of Food Fusion to see for ourselves why the restaurant has constantly been lauded for its Malaysian and South-East Asian...[read more]
Whether it is Athletico Madrid playing crosstown giant Real, the New York Yankees playing the lesser Mets, or the Los Angeles “Lob-City” Clippers playing the cocky Lakers, a derby always has more sparks. Shanghai will host its first derby in more than five years when Shanghai Shenhua, and its robust payroll, takes the pitch versus former Nanchang team Shanghai Shenxin on May 12th. During their “friendly” scrimmage last month, an ugly fight broke out, which caused the rest of the...[read more]
After exploding onto the basketball scene in January and having an even better February, American Jeremy Lin, aka ‘Lin Shu Hao’ already has 2.6 million Weibo fans (Chinese national and French Open Champion, Li Na, has 3.8 million). The 23 year old Lin brought the biggest American market, New York City, back into the spotlight by putting the Knickerbockers on his back. He shattered stereotypes by scoring, and smiled as his Knicks won games while his nicknames piled up on...[read more]
In this great, vibrant city of Shanghai, tourists and residents alike face a similar predicament: where to go on a Saturday night. With hundreds of bars and clubs there is certainly no shortage of things to do, but ironically, the plethora of options can often plague us. After a grueling week of work or school, a sacred Saturday night should never be rendered as “mediocre” in Shanghai.
So last Saturday, my friends and I entrusted our plans with an organized crew...[read more]
After being runner-ups in the China Women’s Volleyball League for three out of the last five years, Shanghai Dunlop Women's Volleyball team hoped they could stand atop the highest spot on the podium this year. However, when pitted against Guangdong Evergrande Women's Volleyball Club in the championship match this year, Shanghai Dunlop could not repel the fierce spikes of Guangdong Evergrande’s two international super stars; Carolina Constagrande (Italian) and Kasia SkowroĊska (Polish). In a best out of 3 series, Shanghai...[read more]
Enjoy is currently looking for two VIP members, male and female, to participate in a fun contest based on the coupons and discounts the VIP book offers. For one weekend, we’ll send the two lucky winners out on the town with a brand new 2012 VIP book and a sum of money. Your goal is simple. See how much you can get out of the VIP program with the allocated amount of money. To submit your application, write a small...[read more]
The NBA lockout threatened to eliminate the 2011/2012 season, which in turn allowed the Chinese Basketball Association teams to sign current stars from the North American league for the first time in its fifteen-year history. In the past, only washed-up or unwanted former NBA players came here for a paycheck. This years bigger names created the most notable and lucrative season ever for the CBA. The disturbing reality that CBA fans face is that all but one of the most...[read more]
All of you time-crunched executives know exactly how important it is that a business lunch be complemented with efficient, gracious service, and superb cuisine. The five-star JW Marriott Hotel Shanghai has responded to these expectations with JW’s California Grill Ultimate Lunch.
This new lunch special offers an expert combination of decadence and time-sensitivity, preparing your food à la minute. Located on the 40thfloor, the restaurant’s enveloping panorama of Shanghai’s spectacular skyline makes a lasting impression.
Choose between three or four courses: a...[read more]
Shanghai seems in a rut lately. Last winter, restaurants were opening up left and right, giving our industry more than enough to work with. This time around, the only restaurants that seem to be opening up lately are Japanese and Italian. Case in point, this week’s reviews. Tavola, an elegant Italian eatery on the Pudong side of the Huangpu river, and Akasaka Umaya, a beautifully decorated Japanese restaurant in the former French Concession. This week’s Epicurean Explorer heaps...[read more]
While most people are familiar with the concept of carnival, they probably associate it with the festivities and colorful costumes of South America, especially Rio de Janeiro. Fasching, the German version of carnival, was properly celebrated at Paulaner last Saturday.
Officially, Fasching starts at 11.11 am on November 11, but February is the time when it really getting crazy, culminating with Rosenmontag (Rose Monday), exactly 48 days before Easter. This dates back to a time when Rosenmontag was the last great...[read more]
Life as a metal fan in Shanghai can be hard, with not much on offer, but it only takes one night to make up for months of drought. Last week, American heavy metal act Lamb of God honored MAO Livehouse with a concert and offered the metal community a different way of celebrating Valentine’s Day. Lamb of God, originally from Virginia and conceived in the beginning of the 1990s, has undergone little change since its conception, in terms of keeping...[read more]
We’ve got quite the juicy Dining section for you this week, starting with a rare example of a venue doing everything right; French restaurant Cuivre. If you’ve been missing the Fish and Chips shops from back home, chippies Sailors might just be what you’ve been looking for. Finally, what started as a column comparing examples of good and bad PR moves turned a twist for the weirder when we dug a little deeper and discovered that things...[read more]Posted: Friday, February 17, 2012 under Announcement
There are situations in everyone’s life when people just need someone to talk to – but don’t know who. This problem is even more common here in Shanghai, where many Expats don’t have their closest friends or family with them or may face serious problems when trying to adjust to a new environment and settle in. “Lifeline Shanghai” aims at providing help for those who seek it, be it someone to talk to and discuss personal matters or simply an...[read more]
This week, Shanghai’s experimental promotion group, S.T.D., brought legendary guitarist Jorma Kaukonen to Yuyintang for a special acoustic performance. This man has been touring the world for the last 40 years with his storied bands, which include Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna. Here’s what he had to say after the show.
How did your life-long love affair with the six string begin?
I never really thought about the guitar until I was about fourteen or fifteen years old. A friend of mine...[read more]
Well here is a smart example of restaurateurs making use of technology. 'Checking-in' has recently become a popular phrase amongst the more tech-savvy members of society, and refers to the act of announcing, via social media, in which venue a specific user is currently located.
DLC, the company behind David Laris' multiple projects, wants in on the action. Any guest who checks in to any DLC venue during the entire month of February on either Facebook, Weibo, Four Square or Jie...[read more]
If you're still unsure about how to make this Valentine's day special for you and your loved on, here's something that might tickle your fancy. Chuan Spa at Xintiandi believes romance should be celebrated every day and not just on Valentine’s Day and to do so has introduced a special Lover Lover spa package.
Located at The Langham Xintiandi, the new Chuan Spa has been designed to create an ambience of tranquillity for both contemplation and inspiration. First, couples are invited...[read more]
