Beijing has quite a vibrant music scene.
- Yugong Yishan is great for attracting big-name local bands and international bands. Peaches played there last year for example.
- Mao Livehouse focuses more on local rock bands and it's usually full of Chinese kids sporting their nirvana t-shorts moshing.
- D22 is another music mainstay. They also heavily support the local music scene and university bands etc. although their monthly line-up is kinda repitive.
- Jiangjinjiu and Jianghu bar are good for folk and acoustic sets.
- 2Kolegas is another good live music venue and they seem to feature a lot of reggae and ska this summer, but they also put on rock and grunge shows as well as DJs.
- For jazz, the best spot is East Shore Jazz Live Cafe in Houhai, Hot Cat Club or CD's by Agricultural Exhibition Center.

They have live music inside the Brazilian Restaurant in the SOlana Mall. Last time I went there they had a female and two male musicians playing while everybody was eating and enjoying the music. They should still do that there you can expect to see them perform every night!