***for full gig listings jump to the bottom***

Greetings,

Tonight, Thursday, in Phnom Penh, The Broken Cymbal are at The Plantation, Possum Bush play Sundance and The Extraordinary Chambers are late at Oscar’s on the Corner.  In Siem Reap The Wildmen hold an EP launch and listening party at The Harbour – see our feature below.

On Friday in Phnom Penh Arome Khmer kick off the night at Craft, while Miss Sarawan are at Botanico@Odom Garden and Hugo Marcellesi is at Lantern.  Meanwhile, The Sock Essentials are at Cloud and Gareth Bawden’s G-Collective opens for K’n’E at Oscar’s on the Corner.  In Kampot, Geography of the Moon are at Meraki, and Jam-Cha are at Laundry Bar in Siem Reap.

On Saturday Woody Dares is at The Glasshouse, Intan Andriana is at Seekers Spirits, Khmer Magic Music Bus play Duplex and Havana Nice are at Prince Brewing.  Poca & Gonzalo are at Botanico and Giuliano Turello & Gerard Evans are at Central Café.  Psykic Elektric and K’n’E are at Oscar’s on the Corner.  In Siem Reap, there’s a continuation of the artist showcase series with Twisted String Duo and P Mac at The Harbour, and Jam-Cha rocking out Star Bar.

**For the rest of the gigs check out the listings at the bottom of the page** As Wednesday is starting to grow as a live music night, remember to check the guide early next week, as many shows are not advertised early and so won’t be included until the last minute **

Fancy a radio show?  RadioOun.com is interested in expressions of interest for new shows – if not in Kampot you would need to be able to prerecord in a suitable sound environment.  Contact the station for more information.

The Leng Pleng Feature

Hooligans, lime jello and Ho Chi Minh City: an encounter with The Wildmen

Siem Reap punksters The Wildmen – Claude (vocals), Sage (bass), Chema (drums) and Rod (guitar) – have a new EP, The Wildmen, recorded at 60 Road Studios, that will be launched at a listening part at The Harbour on Thursday 26 May.  Leng Pleng got some punk attitude, tentatively asked some investigatory questions, and cleaned up the mess, which is presented herewith.

Does the band have an origin story?  

Chema:
Four strangers met in a bar and started jamming. The rest is history.

Read the full article here

Passing Chords:  a few things you might not know about…

Giuliano Turello.  Siem Reap-based Giuliano was born and raised in Verona, Italy, and has traveled in Asia and Oceania for the past ten years. He started playing music for living as busker in Malaysia.  He plays at Central Café in Phnom Penh on Saturday night with Gerard Evans before heading off for a vacation in Italy.

Do you have a pet musical hate?
I’m not fan of Cardi B, nor Kenny G

A private musical indulgence:
Frank Zappa – The Grand Wazoo

The year you first came to Cambodia :
Early 2018, while roaming southeast Asia

An early music memory:
Watching the Vienna New Year’s concert on the TV  and clapping along Radetzky’s March, as instructed by the conductor

The last thing you had to eat:
Pizza

A country you want to visit:
Turkey

A book or movie you keep going back to:
Un altro giro di giostra by Tiziano Terzani (translated as One More Ride On The Merry Go Round

What languages can you speak?
Italian, English, German, French, Spanish, Portuguese, a little Bahasa and far too little Khmer

Your primary instrument, and when you started playing it:
One summer when I was about 12 my oldest brother taught me the first two chord song on guitar

Something people might be surprised to know about you:
I’m a painter and muralist

You have a time machine and a magic ticket to one gig or festival in the past.  What do you choose?
The Beatles’ rooftop concert

A question from the last participant: If you could a concert or recording session featuring with any artist, no matter how famous, who would it be?
Vulfpeck, live at Madison Square Garden

Steve Porte Photo of the Week

Phnom Penh’s ska band Checkered Past, who unfortunately had their farewell show (for this line-up) cancelled last weekend, shown here at their very first gig, Oscar’s on the Corner, 12 October, 2019

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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 26 May 2022

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*Note that Wednesday events are often not announced until early in the week – check back here for updates*

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By Weekly Wrap