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Greetings:

Department of More Hyperlinks

To all readers and friends: you will notice that LengPleng is attempting this week to introduce hyperlinks to artist pages (e.g. Cardboard Lo-Fi; The Blue Souls; Checkered Past) in order to better inform the audience of the styles and faces behind the many names that get listed each week.  Performers and venues – if the link being used for you or your favourite act is incorrect please let us know and we will update. Note: just the highlights for now – artist hyperlinks will be added to the full gig listings over the next couple of days.

The Highlights   

Friday night in Phnom Penh it’s the finale of the Acoustic Battle Talent Show at Motodop, featuring all six winners of the six editions – Vince Solomons, John Peter, John Ryan, Anne-Sophie Douet, Sage and DVND – plus two wildcards – Lue Thy and Bin Daro.  Tickets are $2.50 (early bird) and $3.50 on the door.

Elsewhere on Friday in Phnom Penh, Adam Marsland is at Hops, Cardboard Lo-Fi are at The Tin Hat, Punch Drunk are at Distortion Dive Bar and Billy Page is at The Black Sheep.  Stu Cottom is at The Silk Route and later and louder The Blue Souls are at Oscar’s on the Corner.  In Kampot Bamboo Train host the open mic at Karma Traders, and the Underground sessions featuring Frankie Teardrop Dead, Mr Zee (and a DJ) is at Ariart.  In Siem Reap, Kodi & Chema are at Ubuntu, Pablo & Carlos are at The Panthers Hut and Rain is at The Pizza Garden.

On Saturday in Phnom Penh the Great Cambodian Craft Beer Festival at Coconut Park features Kampot Playboys, Checkered Past, Bustaka Band, Miss Sarawan and Zakk Zoot.  Two Country Drunks are at The Deck, Loopy Reggae are at Botanico, 6 String Theory are at Au Marche and the Phnom Penh Songwriters Listening Room concert at Stories by Little Susie features Bin Daro, Sage Mourin and Suwana Arcana.  Mourin Terry is at Distortion Dive Bar, Brooke Palmer is at Tropico and Breen & Salgado at Duplex.  Dave Zdriluk opens up for the 1975 tribute by the Leng Pleng All-Stars at Oscar’s on the Corner.  On the coast, Arome Khmer are at The Wave: Kep West and Chris Garcia is at Kampot River Nest, while Laundry in Siem Reap hosts a tribute night with Nevermind Nirvana and Red Hot.

On Sunday Zakk Zoot is at The Vine, the Sunday Sundowners open mic is at Tacos Kokopelli, Roberto Salgado is at Botanico, and Sara Garcia & Friends are at House of Jazz and More.  For classically minded, Malaysian pianist Lee Jea Phang plays a recital featuring Beethoven and Rachmaninoff at Raffles le Royal, and Shaken Spirit at Oscar’s on the Corner.  In Siem Reap, Kodi Hudson is at Embargo and Rod Tolentino hosts an open mic at The Pizza Garden.

Department of Coming Soon

Next weekend at Nesat Market on the coast will feature Frankie Teardrop Dead, Johatsu and Drunk on Champagne.  Check out the Nesat Friends of LengPleng page for logistics and transport advice.

In February we are pleased to welcome back to Phnom Penh the duo Ritchy & Phil (Richard Boisson and Phil Javelle) with a series of shows at Bouchon Wine Bar, Cohiba Lounge Le Royal, Kanika Boat, La Coupole Sofitel and Bistrot de la Poste.

Book of the year: Around the Traps 2025

Now available at Space Four Zero, Embargo, Meta House, YK Art House (and directly from Scoddy) – the seventh annual volume collecting the interviews and articles from LengPleng during the year.  This year’s edition includes interviews with Dengue Fever, Faith Quinoes, Rags to Rainbows, Clay George, Angkor Classique, Brooke Palmer and more – plus Passing Chords mini-profiles of many touring artists such as members of My Druthers, Chakra Shakers and Bullshit Boy, alongside newcomers like Ann-Shophie Douet, John Ryan, Brett Perkins, Ben Etc. and Sara Garcia, and old timers like Aymen Ghali, Paul Mackie and Katy Lo Wing.

The price is still $7.50 after all these years, and still $5 if you’re in the book (or on the cover).

Department of Mutual Support:  Friends of LengPleng

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We also pay special attention when you have a good story for us – an upcoming event or an artist you wish to highlight.  Email gigs@lengpleng.com for further details or bail up Scoddy wherever you see him.

  

Steve Porte Photo of the Week

Geography of the Moon at Noisy Chili on Saturday 24 January.  Look out for their regular LengPleng interview in next week’s edition.

 

 

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See you around the traps.
your correspondent,

 

 

Guillermo Wheremount
LengPleng.com
gigs@lengpleng.com (mailto:gigs@lengpleng.com

 

Weekly Gig Guide – week commencing Thursday 29 January 2026

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Coming soon:


Friday 6 February

  • Louis Armstrong, Chet Baker, Errol Garner tribute with Cameron Smith, Metta Legita and Sharon Lui, 7 pm, House of Jazz and More

Saturday 7 February

Wednesday 11 February

Thursday 12 February

Friday 13 February

Saturday 14 February

Sunday 15 February

Monday 16 February

Friday 20 February

Saturday 21 February

Sunday 22 February

Saturday 28 February

  • Escape Festival with Brass on the Block, Checkered Past, Bustaka Band and Intan and Friends, 1 pm, Maloop
  • The Originals Sessions (line up TBA), 6 pm, The Deck
  • AlliG & TheQuilas, 10 pm, Oscar’s on the Corner

 

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