Ourself Beside Me

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Ourselves Beside Me (Photo by Matthew Niederhauser - tbjblog)

Background Information
Name (English)	Ourself Beside Me
Origin	Beijing
Genre	Rock
Years active	2004 - present
Members
Vocal/Guitar/Melodica: Yangfan (ex-Hang On The Box) Vocal/Bass: Xiehan Drums/Chorus: Emi

History

January 1st, 2005, they rocked the Nameless Highland. January 2nd, they performed in the Yugong Yishan. February 26th, they performed in the Nameless Highland. March 5th, they performed in the Nameless Highland. April 3rd, they rocked the Posts and Telecommunications University of Beijing. April 30th, they performed in Nanjing's 82 Bar during the 重塑雕像的權利楽隊 Re-Tros event. May 2nd, they performed in Nanjing's 82 bar during the 向Joy Division致敬” tribute event. May 21st they performed in the Nameless Highland. May 28th, they rocked the 向JOY DIVISION致敬 event.

March 11th, 2006, they performed in the Nameless Highland.

January 12th, 2008, they rocked the Yugong Yishan. January 13th, they performed in the Mao. January 26th, they performed in the D-22. February 29th, they rocked the Yugong Yishan. April 4th, they performed in the Mao. May 2nd, they rocked the D-22. May 31st, they performed during the Charity Concert for the victims of the SiChuan Earthquake in the D-22. June 21st, they rocked the 2 Kolegas. July 4th, they performed in the MAO. October 2nd, they performed on the ROKR stage during the Modern Sky Festival 2008. October 11th they rocked the Yugong Yishan during the presentation of the S.D!ZINE magazine. December 13th they performed in the 2 Kolegas.

August 7th 2009, they performed during the InMusic Festival 2009 on the Zhangbei Grasslands on the Stage 2.

2010

Ourselves Beside Me, Maybe Mars Showcase, Jan 2010, Photo: (c) Jenny Wong, link

On January 22nd, 2010, they performed in the Mao Livehouse Shanghai. According to Andy Best: Ourself Beside Me played a good set. The sound was the most intact of the four acts and they did a solid job after a few months off the gig circuit. The audience seemed into them too despite their experimental sound not usually being for everyone. Good for the audience.^[1] On February 27th, they performed in the D-22. According to Alex of Beijing Gig Guide: As soon as they took the stage, though, draining their beers before they started to play, I knew I was in for a good show. While they were themselves fairly low-energy, their music is much more energetic than their recorded songs might have you believe.^[2] On April 24th, they performed at the 2 Kolegas. According to Beijing Gig Guide:As last I saw them, it was a tight set. They weren’t as low-energy as they were last time, with the lead singer looking around the crowd with wide, accusing eyes as she sang.^[3] On July 17th, 2010, they performed at the Qingyuan Niu Yu Zui Festival 2010. July 30th, they performed during the Zippo Hot List 3 at the Yugong Yishan. According to Beijing Daze: Next up was Ourself Beside Me who came onstage as a duo!!! No idea where the Bassist Xiehan was but the band still went on and played most of their songs with drums and guitar.. kinda like a toddler kid of the white stripes. (...) not their best show! The bass was definitely missing but at least, singer/guitarist Yangfan ( former Hang On The Box) didn’t look like she was holding the audience responsible for the evils that befall the world.^[4] On August 21st, they performed during the Max Star Music Festival in the Ditan Park. According to Beijing Gig Guide: Despite the brevity of their set, I still enjoyed their sound. Their performance, on the other hand, was on its way to boring. I’ll probably stick to their CDs for these girls from now on.^[5]