The Sound Stage: WHAI

Hypnotizing sounds from the dry and hot deserts of Ningxia are brought to you by WHAI. Their name is as mysterious as their music, but get to know them, and you will find they actually find beauty in simplicity.

The Sound Stage: WHAI

Hypnotizing sounds from the dry and hot deserts of Ningxia are brought to you by WHAI. Their name is as mysterious as their music, but get to know them, and you will find they actually find beauty in simplicity. Ningxia is in the Northwest of China, far from the big, developing cities of the Eastern coast, and is home to many Chinese ethnic minorities. Something in the music of WHAI takes to you a place that is ancient and unknown, yet close to home.

WHAI is:

Zhang Wei - Guitar/Keyboard

Chen Zhong - Bass

Liu Miao - Drums

Wang Guanqi - Drums

This weekend's show picks: Friday, June 8th, 2012 - Post-rock group from Dalian Wang Wen kicks off their new album at MAO Livehouse (9p), and Steely Heart along with The Flying Mantras and Candy Monster do their thing at 2 Kolegas (10p).

Saturday, June 9th, 2012 - Even more post-rock at the Beijing Post-Rock Festival Vol.02: If Tomorrow Comes featuring Glow Curve and Sparrow at Mako Livehouse (8.30p), and Ningxia folk group Li Dong plays at Old What? Bar (9p). Sunday, June 10th, 2012 – If you've got time to kill in the daytime, check out the Afternoon Sessions at XP and see Deadly Cradle Death, Soviet Pop, and Fat City (3p). Grunge Night at Old What? Bar featuring Crappy Tobacco and more (9p). Next week's episode, June 13th, 2012: Band Of Travelers.