On Thursday night I took my students out on their third and final class field trip for the Global Nightlife course. Little did we know that the trip would end up in a nearby hospital after one of my female students was injured in an accident involving a drunken American "raging bull."
Read MoreShanghai has Sprung: Walking through Historic Parks, Remembering Lu Xun and Waltzing with Mao
I thought Saturday was a busy day, and it was (see my previous blog for details), but Tuesday was just as big. Fortunately I was feeling much better, and the weather was fantastic. Spring has finally come to Shanghai and it was time to get out and see the flowers blooming in the parks and gardens of this great city.
Read MoreTouring the French Concession and Screening Down: Indie Rock in the PRC
What a Saturday! I awoke around 7 am, still groggy from the Bob Dylan concert of the previous night and a night of tossing and turning to some sort of intestinal infection, and readied myself for my alternate job as tour guide. I had a 9 am appointment at the new Peninsula Hotel on the Bund for a tour group called the International Collectors Forum organized by a locally based tour guide agency called Shanghai Far East Expeditions. I caught a taxi to the Bund and had the driver stop at Suzhou Creek where I took this morning shot of the iconic Garden Bridge (外百渡桥) overlooking the Pudong Skyline.
Read MoreBob Dylan Rocked Shanghai, But Did He Roll?
On Friday night I attended the Bob Dylan concert in Shanghai. The concert was held at the Shanghai Grand Stage (上海大舞台) in Xujiahui. The concert lasted around two hours, from 8 to 10 pm. Dylan and his band, a blues-based combo of two guitarists, a bassist, and a drummer, played a mix of old classics and newer songs.
Read MoreInterview with the filmmakers on the making of Down: Indie Rock in the PRC
Locally based rock journalist Dan Shapiro just published an interview with Jud and myself on the making of our film. Here is the link.
A Week of Musical Magic in Shanghai
a description of various live music events I attended this week in the city, including the rock band Mountain Men from Yunnan, and also some jazz and folk music shows
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