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Underground Chinese rock music festival draws fans
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Underground Chinese rock music festival draws fans
Underground Chinese rock music festival draws fans
![Twenty underground Chinese bands performed at the South City Music Festival at MAKO Live House Saturday and Sunday. Following are several of the best moments from Saturday's show, including this one, when fans lifted up guitarist Feng Wei during a solo. [Daniel Byrnes/China.org.cn]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20100726/000bcdb95f1d0db779d820.jpg "Twenty underground Chinese bands performed at the South City Music Festival at MAKO Live House Saturday and Sunday. Following are several of the best moments from Saturday's show, including this one, when fans lifted up guitarist Feng Wei during a solo. [Daniel Byrnes/China.org.cn]")
![The first band, No Words, hit the stage at 15:00, warming up the crowd for six hours of entertainment. Attendees enjoyed treats catered by 5Cake. [Daniel Byrnes/China.org.cn]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20100726/000bcdb95f1d0db779dd26.jpg "The first band, No Words, hit the stage at 15:00, warming up the crowd for six hours of entertainment. Attendees enjoyed treats catered by 5Cake. [Daniel Byrnes/China.org.cn]")
![The female lead singer of He Ting and Dream Lake, the second band to perform Saturday, belted out ballads that made the crowd sway. [Daniel Byrnes/China.org.cn]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20100726/000bcdb95f1d0db779e32f.jpg "The female lead singer of He Ting and Dream Lake, the second band to perform Saturday, belted out ballads that made the crowd sway. [Daniel Byrnes/China.org.cn]")
![π's unique vocals and instrumentals encouraged more and more audience members move right up close to the stage. The lead singer might have been small in stature, but her stage presence was huge. [Daniel Byrnes/China.org.cn]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20100726/000bcdb95f1d0db779e93b.jpg "π's unique vocals and instrumentals encouraged more and more audience members move right up close to the stage. The lead singer might have been small in stature, but her stage presence was huge. [Daniel Byrnes/China.org.cn]")
![5.0 was a head banger's favorite band. Energy flowed from the screaming lead singer to the moshing fans. Lights and smoke added to the energetic atmosphere. [Daniel Byrnes/China.org.cn]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20100726/000bcdb95f1d0db779f14a.jpg "5.0 was a head banger's favorite band. Energy flowed from the screaming lead singer to the moshing fans. Lights and smoke added to the energetic atmosphere. [Daniel Byrnes/China.org.cn]")
![The crowd settled in for a change of pace with Cha Liang Fen's melodic and happy tunes. The band even performed one song in English and one Chinese-English hybrid song. [Daniel Byrnes/China.org.cn]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20100726/000bcdb95f1d0db779f75c.jpg "The crowd settled in for a change of pace with Cha Liang Fen's melodic and happy tunes. The band even performed one song in English and one Chinese-English hybrid song. [Daniel Byrnes/China.org.cn]")
![Zhang Tie had several tricks up the band's sleaves including a megaphone and a cover of Guns N' Roses' 'Paradise City.' [Daniel Byrnes/China.org.cn]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20100726/000bcdb95f1d0db77a010d.jpg "Zhang Tie had several tricks up the band's sleaves including a megaphone and a cover of Guns N' Roses' 'Paradise City.' [Daniel Byrnes/China.org.cn]")
![Chuanzi, a mid-tempo trio (drummer not pictured), brought folk music to the festival, heavily dependant on the keyboard. [Daniel Byrnes/China.org.cn]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20100726/000bcdb95f1d0db77a0725.jpg "Chuanzi, a mid-tempo trio (drummer not pictured), brought folk music to the festival, heavily dependant on the keyboard. [Daniel Byrnes/China.org.cn]")
![Feng Wei and his band were a crowd favorite. Fans rocked out to the long-haired band's guitar solos. [Daniel Byrnes/China.org.cn]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20100726/000bcdb95f1d0db77a0d40.jpg "Feng Wei and his band were a crowd favorite. Fans rocked out to the long-haired band's guitar solos. [Daniel Byrnes/China.org.cn]")
![The Deep Green Sea, the last band to perform, played a mix of hard and soft rock, sending fans home nostalgic for their entrancing guitar riffs. [Daniel Byrnes/China.org.cn]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20100726/000bcdb95f1d0db77a135e.jpg "The Deep Green Sea, the last band to perform, played a mix of hard and soft rock, sending fans home nostalgic for their entrancing guitar riffs. [Daniel Byrnes/China.org.cn]")
