Last week Dos Kolegas would have turned 15 years old. The Beijing venue was a mecca of sorts – a refuge away from the hustle and bustle of Beijing. Located in a lush green lot of empty co-working spaces, esoteric restaurants, and I shit you not, a drive-in movie theater, it felt a million miles around from reality (despite being adjacent to Chaoyang Park). It had atmosphere in spades – a dive bar with a lawn next to it; derelict bathrooms, and brick-covered walls. But really when push comes to shove, it was inclusive of all walks of life, regardless of where you were from, who was playing, or how terrible of a day you’ve had. It’s also a place that I find hard to dissociate from the bands that made it their second home.
上周，两个好朋友酒吧满15岁了。北京的庆祝现场犹如在麦加朝圣——那曾是一个远离城市喧嚣熙攘的避难所。它坐落在一片郁郁葱葱的空旷林中，与一些办公场地、神秘餐厅，不唬你，甚至还有一家汽车电影院一起共享这片世外桃源，远离尘世(尽管朝阳公园近在毗邻）。初来探访时这里的气氛环境非常有趣——有硕大草坪的潜水酒吧；还有废弃的淋浴房和土砖围起的墙。遇到困难时这里的包容如同港湾，不管你来自哪里，玩什么音乐，或者度过了多么糟糕的一天。遭遇分别时这里的气息让我意识到乐队已然将它变成了第二个家。
While I’ll always remember hearing Re-TROS’s ‘Viva Murder’ from the first time in 2011, running from the bar to the front stage to film, it was the Ningxia wave that I always associate with 2K. Li Dong (and it’s rowdier cousin Nucleus), Buyi (who have become an unstoppable musical juggernaut), and even lesser-known yet wildly talented folk artists like Wang Juan.
我始终记得2011年第一次听到重塑雕像的权利那首《Viva Murder》，眼前一亮，从酒吧挤到台前去拍摄的刹那。也是在这里宁夏制造系列演出，掀起了一股浪潮并深深烙上了两个好朋友的印记。这里还走出过立東乐队（以及更燥的兄弟核乐队)、布衣乐队(已经成为势不可挡的明星乐队)，以及像王娟这样鲜为人知但极具天赋的民谣音乐人。
It was a place where Hanggai would pop over to jam out, and a place where Rolling Bowling would play for shits and giggles on a quiet Tuesday night. Dos Kolegas made it nine years before the good times came to a screeching halt, and while nothing in Beijing has come close to replicating its aura, people still hold on to those memories and channel the spirit of Dos Kolegas. Happy 15th birthday!
这里曾是杭盖乐队的大本营，也曾是旋转保龄乐队在一个安静的周二夜晚吐槽和欢笑的地方。两个好朋友，9年之前美好嘎然而止，它的一切无法被复制，如今北京城里也再难寻得一处能再现其风雅的地方，人们还在将这份情谊保留于记忆的深处，延续着它的友谊精神。两个好朋友，15岁生日快乐!
If you’re in Beijing and looking to relive those Dos Kolas vibes I recommend stopping by Fenggu Bar 风骨酒方 (run by longtime party thrower DizzyDi) who just threw the venue a 15th Anniversary Party and host a weekly Wednesday tribute night.
如果你在北京，想重温那段属于两个好朋友的昔日美景，我建议你到风骨酒吧稍刻停留（风骨酒吧由资深的派对策划DizzyDi经营），他刚刚为两个好朋友举办了15周年纪念派对，还组织每周三的致敬夜专场.
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