Often times, nightlife and clubbing in Nanjing are associated first and foremost with 1912. After all, this district of bars, restaurants, and KTV’s is easily accessible, open, and has some of the better known names in the city. Of these, A8 is definitely a place to look into if this is your sort of scene.
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If you read this site, you might be getting the feeling that I am a little bit jaded about the Nanjing club scene. I have made, and will in all probability continue to make, comments regarding the homogeneity of the ever popular 1912 district. That is exactly why, in this review, I am so happy [...]
Where: #72, Beijing Xi Lu 北京西路72号 (enter from back of building 11)
What’s great: The ambience
What else: Please let everyone know by writing below!
Name: Nail Jazz Bar & Restaurant 钉子爵士西餐酒吧
Open: Evenings till 2am
tel: 025-86532244
Where: #10, Luolang Xiang 罗廊巷10号
Where again?: On the street next to the Sheraton Kingsley
What’s special? Different kinds of foreign drinks and funky decor.
The occasional jazz band practising and having fun…
What else? Check out Andrew’s not-boring-at-all spiel on the bar.
You can locate this place at the junction of Guangzhou Road 广州路 [guang3zhou1lu4] and Shanghai Road 上海路 [shang4hai3lu4]. From the intersection, walk up north, and you’ll see a row of restaurants with flashy neon lights. This pub cum restaurant is the first of them.
Bluesky has been around for quite a bit, and is very much [...]
Month of November 2008
Saturday Nov 1st 4pm
Band: 李志/LiZhi (Nanjing) (Rock/Folk/Punk)
Web: www.tudou.com/programs/view/_JgsK0PhQjM/
Friday Nov 14th 8pm
Band: Blitz Factory (Norway) (Rock)
Flare (Norway) (Pop/Rock/Indie)
Web: www.myspace.com/blitzfactory
www.myspace.com/flaremusic
Sunday Nov 16th 8pm
Band: Jeans Team (Germany) (Techno/Experimental/Pop)
Web: www.myspace.com/jeansteam
Thursday Nov 20th 8pm
Band: B6 (Shanghai) (Electronica/Minimalist/Techno)
Web: www.myspace.com/b6music
Friday Nov 21st 8pm
Band: Moses Hazy (Finland) (Rock/Funk/Roots Music)
Web: www.myspace.com/moseshazy
Saturday Nov 22nd 8pm
Band: Flare (Norway) (Pop/Rock/Indie)
Web: www.myspace.com/flaremusic
Saturday Nov 29th 8pm
Band: [...]
If you want to know more about Finnegans Wake or where it’s located, look no further. maninthecorner.com/blog2.php
It’s got the address in English/Pinyin/Chinese as well as a copy of the card that shows the map.
Castle Bar(古堡神曲酒吧)
7:00pm-6:00am
#6 Central Road((#6 Zhongyang Lu, 中央路6号)
(025) 83619190
Castle Bar is a local watering hole. It is usually not very busy. The atmosphere is casual and it is a comfortable place to go for a drink if you are in the neighborhood.
How to get there: Castle Bar is right next to the Gulou Subway [...]
Yes Club (Yes Club音乐工场) is neighbors with Jimmy’s Pizza. They share the same back door, toilets et al. There used to be a very strange performance here @ 9:40 every night. A three hour series of performances that include singing, pole-dancing, a midget and a transvestite. Try walking in and see how they receive their [...]
Most people probably know this place by now. It’s one of the first residents of 1912.
Few filipino bands rotate ever so often, and sing on the first floor (where the bar is). They are rather entertaining and if you can sing, they’ll let you try out. If you say please…
On Saturday nights, Blue Marlin [...]