Weekly wrap – commencing Thursday 21 January 2021
Greetings: Tonight, Thursday, the weekend gets off to a start with the return of the Original Sessions, at Java Tuol Tom Pong. In this edition,...
Category: Weekly Wrap
Weekly wrap – commencing Thursday 14 January 2021
Greetings: As befits a new year, this weekend is all about endings and beginnings, ins and outs. What’s out? This is the last weekend for...
Weekly wrap – commencing Thursday 7 January 2021
Greetings: And welcome to the first Leng Pleng of the year. It’s been rather a slow start, but let’s see what this weekend brings. Many...
Weekly wrap – commencing Thursday 31 December 2020
Greetings: The annual Kampot Radio Top 100 Songs Of All Time countdown begins today, Thursday 31, at noon, and will run up to around 8...
Weekly wrap – commencing Thursday 24 December 2020
Seasons Greetings: Christmas cheer is logically the theme for this weekend, no anti-Christmas events appear to have been set up this year. Notably tonight, for...
Weekly wrap – commencing Thursday 17 December 2020
Greetings: As far as gigs go, we appear to have snapped back to where we were a couple of weeks ago – a few venues...
Weekly wrap – commencing Thursday 10 December 2020
Greetings: So we’re back to an empty weekend. Here’s hoping live music makes a speedy and quick recovery. If you go out stay safe. Kampot...
Weekly wrap – commencing Thursday 3 December 2020
Greetings: While many venues have cancelled their plans for live music this weekend, some few gigs are going ahead. Punters are advised to use their...
Weekly wrap – commencing Thursday 26 November 2020
Greetings: December is just around the corner, and Leng Pleng is already excited about what will be on the agenda. In the meantime, tonight is...
Weekly wrap – commencing Thursday 19 November 2020
Greetings: The November 3 event seems to be behind us now, and with a bit of shuffling Phnom Penh appears to be back to the...
Weekly wrap – commencing Thursday 12 November 2020
Greetings: As we wait to see what the definition of “entertainment clubs” is going to be in practical terms, some live music venues have opted...
Weekly wrap – commencing Thursday 5 November 2020
Greetings: Of note this week in Phnom Penh is a visit by Siem Reap based songwriter Dean Wolf Bailey, who has lined up gigs at...
Weekly wrap – commencing Thursday 29 October 2020
Greetings: The holiday weekend and Halloween coincide to contrive an intriguing few days of music in Phnom Penh and surrounds. Thursday kicks things off with...
Weekly wrap – commencing Thursday 22 October 2020
Greetings: This weekend kicks off early with a special show at the French Institute marking Water Festival – featuring Funan Beat Empire plus DJ Dara...
Weekly wrap – commencing Thursday 15 October 2020
Greetings: As we head into the second half of October we seem to be accelerating on the drive through to the end of the month...
Weekly wrap – commencing Thursday 8 October 2020
Greetings: This week we are welcoming back to the live music scene Bunthoeurn Thiem, former manager of Bona’s Pub, who has opened a bar on...
Weekly wrap – commencing Thursday 1 October 2020
Greetings: It’s a big weekend to kick off what is set to be a big month. If you want to get an early start, Blues...
Weekly wrap – commencing Thursday 24 September 2020
Greetings: The last blast of September this weekend continues to offer a range of possibilities. On Friday Bouchon presents a Khmer music night, Green Pepper...
Weekly wrap – commencing Thursday 17 September 2020
Greetings: The action is up north this weekend, as the recently quiet Siem Reap will get substantially louder with the influx of some of the...
Weekly wrap – commencing Thursday 10 September 2020
Greetings: The coming Pchum Ben holiday is already being felt this weekend, but there’s still plenty on, whether you want it soft or loud. It’s...
Weekly wrap – commencing Thursday 3 September 2020
Greetings: And welcome to September. A busy night on Friday with the usual wide variety of choices. The Boxchords are at the Himawari, there’s a...
Weekly wrap – commencing Thursday 27 August 2020
Greetings: Friday night offers the usual range – from bossa nova with Intan & Metta joined by Arone and Gerard at Green Pepper, Americana with...
Weekly wrap – commencing Thursday 20 August 2020
Greetings: A somewhat slow weekend thanks to this half-hearted Khmer new year holiday. If you want to get the early start, tonight you can check...
Weekly wrap – commencing Thursday 13 August 2020
Greetings: For Jazz and the City at Green Pepper this Friday, Clay George joins Intan & Metta to bust out his best Sinatra, while across...
Weekly wrap – commencing Thursday 6 August 2020
Greetings: A few venues have been scaling back this week – some open mics and regular gigs are now suspended or cancelled; check our Regular...
Weekly wrap – commencing Thursday 30 July 2020
Greetings: As we reach the end of July we find the Phnom Penh music scene pretty much back to full strength. While we have lost...