Here’s an amazing video from this weekend’s concert by Carsick Cars in Nanjing.  Zhongnanhai is the brand name of a famous Chinese cigarette.  If you watch closely during the video, you can see the crowd throwing lots of these cigarettes at the band during the song.  Zhongnanhai is also the name of the compound where the Chinese Communist Party live and work all day, but Carsick Cars insists that the song is about the cigarette.

Anyway, if you haven’t heard Carsick Cars yet, this video should be enough to convince you that they’re one of the best bands (internationally!) out there right now. If you have heard the Carsick Cars, this performance should cement just how awesome they are.  The video is on vimeo since youtube is still blocked.  That means within China it’ll be a little bit slow, but well worth the wait.  For those of you with speedy access to Western internet, I recommend the HD version.

Carsick Cars - Zhong Nan Hai (???), Live at Castle Bar, Nanjing, 5-23-09 from Chris Clanton on Vimeo.