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Thee Oh Sees concert @ Mao Livehouse

Hailing from San Francisco, indie band Thee Oh Sees gives a live show not to be missed. Get your tickets now to their Thursday gig, which will be energetic and fun, but never vacuous, as their guitar drones can get downright sinister. Releasing an impressive 10 albums in their 15-year history, these guys never stop. Catch them as they stop by the capital, right off their Aussie and Japan run and right before heading south to Shanghai, along with supporting act The Planets.

When: 9 pm, Thursday, February 21

Where: No.111 Gulou Dongdajie, Dongcheng district

Tickets: 80 yuan

Contact: 6402-5080

This Is Spinal Tap screening @ Dada

Ever want to take your night up a level past 10, perhaps to 11? Then Dada has the cult-classic cockrock mockumentary for you with This is Spinal Tap. It's the film that launched a thousand mockumentaries from auteur-cum-improviser Christopher Guest (who also did Best in Show and A Mighty Wind), and possibly even led to the entire faux-reality genre now mainstream in shows like The Office. Keep an eye out for musicians in attendance that know every line by heart, but beware - that impressive bulge may just be a zucchini.

When: 7 pm, tonight

Where: No.206 Gulou Dongdajie, Dongcheng district

Contact: 183-1108-0818

Cixi's Porcelain exhibition @ Capital Museum

When ruling the country, Empress Dowager Cixi of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) was very fond of porcelain and ordered craftsmen in Jingdezhen in Jiangxi Province, the capital of porcelain, to create a wealth of porcelain products for her. Now her exquisite collection is on display. The exhibition features various common but oh-so-delicately designed articles such as cups and spoons.

When: Until June 16

Where: No.16 Fuxingmenwai Dajie, Xicheng district

Admission: Free

Contact: 6337-0491