DH & Chinese Hellcats

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History

DH & Chinese Hellcats, Yugong Yishan, March 2010, Photo: Beijing Daze

“We decided to go with ‘cats,’ since our lead singer is a girl,” says Hemmy^[1]

They were formed in May 2008, coming together playing rockabilly songs for fun, with songs ranging from the Ramones to Elvis Presly. On August 15th they had their first live debut in the 2 Kolegas, in Beijing.^[1] September 19th they performed during the 第五届北京朋克音楽節 festival in MAO. September 25th, they performed in the MAO. October 31st they rocked the 2 Kolegas. November 22nd they performed in the What bar. November 29th they performed in the Mao. December 27th they üerformed in the MAO during third anniversary celebration of Lucky Monkey.

2009, April 10th, they rocked the MAO Beijing. April 22nd they performed in the Mao Beijing as support act of Mike TV. August 23rd they rocked the 夏日領航2009大型音楽季 music festival.

On March 8th, 2010, they performed at the Yugong Yishan during the Women's Day Celebrations. According to Beijing Daze: DH was on top of her game vocally (as usual) and Guitarist/boyfriend Dee Dee was on fire. Most people see him playing for the Hellcats and forget he’s a member of Beijing heavy hitters “Brain Failure”^[2] On April 24th, they performed at the 2 Kolegas. According to Beijing Gig Guide:This time, there was no swing danc­ing but plenty of peo­ple try­ing. It’s the sort of music that makes you get up and dance, whether you want to or not.^[3] On August 22nd, they performed during the Max Star Music Festival in the Ditan Park. According to Beijing Gig Guide: I only caught a song, but every­one was well into it, and the band looked ener­getic and smart on stage in their black suits and white ties..^[4]

Participated Festivals

InMusic Festival 2010

Modern Sky Festival 2009

Further Information

Official pages

• Douban page
• Douban group

Other pages

• Information on sina.com.cn
• Yaogun.com page

Articles & Interviews

• Sing that Swing: Get dizzy with the Hellcats, article by The Beijinger, August 2009
• Cat king lives!, article by English.news.cn on Chinese Elvis imitators, with statements of the band DH & Chinese Hellcats, January 2010

References

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Wang Ge (The Beijinger) (2009-08-14). "Sing that Swing: Get dizzy with the Hellcats". Retrieved on 2009-09-28.
2. ↑ Beijing Daze (2010-03-11). "review: Girl Power brings down Yugong Yishan". Retrieved on 2010-04-25.
3. ↑ Beijing Gig Guide (2010-04-26). "Gig Review: One Night in April… @ Dos Kolegas, 2010.04.24". Retrieved on 2010-04-26.
4. ↑ Beijing Gig Guide (2010-08-27). "Max Star Music Festival — Part Two". Retrieved on 2010-09-02.