***for full gig listings jump to the bottom***
Greetings:
On Thursday in Phnom Penh, Stu Cottom gets things started early at Villa Grange, then there’s Ex-Pulse at Waterside and Rhythm & Soul at Plantation and a special charity event featuring The Blue Souls at Sra’Art. Phnom Penh Vibes are at Prince Brewing, Big D Walker & George Hess at The Confidential and the regular open mic at Cloud. Later on, The Extraordinary Chambers are at Oscar’s on the Corner. In Kampot, the regular jam session at Tiki Garden, and in Siem Reap, The Exile at Pasta La Vista and Sokunthea & the Dukes at Supernova.
Saturday and Sunday afternoon at Factory Phnom Penh there will be a Street Fiesta with a live music portion featuring KAI, Miss Sarawan, Jamie Raine, Ponlork and others. Find more details here.
Friday night in Phnom Penh, The Blue Souls are at Craft, Penh Pals are at the Welsh Consulate and Ice is at Botanico; later Big D Walker is at Hideout and The Extraordinary Chambers are at Oscar’s on the Corner. In Siem Reap Salazar Quartet are at Villa D and Jam-Cha are at Supernova Bar.
On Saturday in Phnom Penh, Mimi & the Merrymakers play an early show as part of kids fun day at Hard Rock Café, then later Phil O’Flaherty is at Botanico, Green Leaf Motif are at Sundance, The Hooks are at Hometown Hangout and Sister Srey are at Rosewood. Later on Japan Guitar Shop are joined by We Are Ewe at Back Street Bar, there is a FLEX hip hop night at Hemisphere and The Blue Souls featuring Felix and Danny are at Oscar’s on the Corner. In Kampot, The Kampot Playboys, Low Season Riders and Chris Garcia are at Meraki, Ant Colloff is at The Bay, and in Siem Reap Rod & Chema are at Harry’s & The Welsh Consulate and Electric Soup are at Supernova Bar.
On Sunday in Phnom Penh cool off with the jazz splash with Jive Buddies at Villa Grange, Sunday sessions with Cove Aaronoff and Scott Bywater (plus DJs) at The Vine, Stu Cottom at Bar Oz and/or Sunday Sundowners open mic with guest host Liam Jones at Tacos Kokopelli. Later on Skin & String are at Back Street Bar and Joe & the Jumping Jacks are at Oscar’s on the Corner.
Feeling the desire to sing in a large group? Musica Felice choir holds a second day of auditions on Saturday.
Coming soon to streaming platforms is an new single by Robert Marleigh, AKA Gone Marshall – One for my baby (and one more for the road). Watch for it next Friday 9 June.
Department of Mutual Support: Friends of LengPleng
We welcome two new Friends of LengPleng this week –venue Villa Grange and performer Stu Cottom. Being a Friend of LengPleng gets your logo into the weekly email and onto the weekly wrap page and an automatically click through to a page on our website (i.e. a non-Facebook presence for those punters who don’t Facebook) for further information, photos, videos and so on. Individuals may also wish to nominate a venue or band to support either anonymously or for the personal glory. Your contributions will help us keep the lights on and upgrade the infrastructure to more reliable levels at LengPleng Towers – $25 for three months, $40 for six months and $75 for 12 months. Everything else stays free. Email gigs@lengpleng.com for further details or bail up Scoddy wherever you see him.
Steve Porte Photo of the Week
Frisco Tony performs at the Poetica event at Meta House on Friday 26 May 2023
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See you around the traps.
your correspondent,
Guillermo Wheremount
LengPleng.com
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Weekly Gig Guide – week commencing Thursday 1 June 2023
** residency/weekly
For DJs and clubs, we recommend Phnom Penh Underground
Thursday
- Stu Cottom, 5 pm, Villa Grange **
- House band, 6 pm, SIM Sky Bar **
- Mediterranean vibes with Phil Javelle, 6.30 pm, Elephant Bar **
- Ex-Pulse, 7 pm, Waterside **
- Rhythm & Soul, 7 pm, Plantation **
- House band, 7 pm, Yang Pov Riverside **
- Jam session, 7 pm, Tiki Garden (Kampot)**
- The Exile, 7 pm, Pasta La Vista (Siem Reap) **
- The Blue Souls, 7.30 pm, Sra’Art
- Art Chemistry, 7.30 pm, Hard Rock Café Phnom Penh **
- Soul Diva Band, 7.30 pm, Hotel Cambodiana **
- Ramy Falcon & Ng Elnarra, 8 pm, Hideout **
- Phnom Penh Vibes, 8 pm, Prince Brewing **
- Open mic, 8.30 pm, Cloud **
- Sokunthea & the Dukes, 8 pm, Supernova Bar (Siem Reap)
- Big D Walker & George, 9 pm, The Confidential **
- The Extraordinary Chambers, 10 pm, Oscar’s on the Corner **
Friday
- The Blue Souls, 6.30 pm, Craft
- Penh Pals, 6.30 pm, Welsh Consulate
- Phil Javelle, 6.30 pm, Elephant Bar **
- Ice, 7 pm, Botanico
- Khmer Magic Music Bus, 7 pm, Bouchon Wine Bar **
- Mina & Gravity Band, 7 pm, Metropole Underground **
- House band, 7 pm, Yang Pov Riverside **
- Jampot open mic, 7 pm, Karma Traders (Kampot) **
- Salazar Quartet, 7 pm, Villa D (Siem Reap) **
- (TBA), 7.30 pm, Little Susie
- Art Chemistry, 7.30 pm, Hard Rock Café Phnom Penh **
- MM Band, 7.30 pm, Arin’s (Siem Reap)**
- Open mic, 8 pm, Sam’s **
- Phnom Penh Vibes, 8 pm, Prince Brewing **
- Big D Walker, 8.30 pm, Hideout **
- Jam-Cha, 8.30 pm, Supernova Bar (Siem Reap)
- Efren, 9 pm, Beer O’Clock **
- The Extraordinary Chambers, 10 pm, Oscar’s on the Corner
Saturday
- Mimi & the Merrymakers, 11 am, Hard Rock Café Phnom Penh
- Street Fiesta featuring KAI and others, 3 pm, Factory Phnom Penh
- Ex-Pulse, 6 pm, Seekers Spirits
- House band, 6 pm, SIM Sky Bar **
- The Kampot Playboys, Low Season Riders, and Chris Garcia, 6 pm, Meraki (Kampot)
- Outatime Saturdays with Phil Javelle, 6.30 pm, Elephant Bar **
- Mirasol, Euan & James, 6.30 pm, Ox Club **
- Phil O’Flaherty, 7 pm, Botanico
- Rhythm & Soul, 7 pm, Plantation **
- House band, 7 pm, Yang Pov Riverside **
- Rod & Chema, 7 pm, Harry’s & The Welsh Consulate (Siem Reap)
- The Exile, 7 pm, Pasta La Vista (Siem Reap)**
- Phnom Penh Vibes, 7.30 pm, Prince Brewing
- Art Chemistry, 7.30 pm, Hard Rock Café Phnom Penh **
- Green Leaf Motif, 8 pm, Sundance
- Peter, 8 pm, Mayazon
- Sister Srey, 8 pm, Rosewood **
- Phnom Penh Vibes, 8 pm, Prince Brewing **
- Ant Colloff, 8 pm, The Bay,(Kampot)
- The Hooks, 8.30 pm, Hometown Hangout
- Electric Soup, 8.30 pm, Supernova Bar (Siem Reap)
- Japan Guitar Shop plus We Are Ewe, 9 pm, Back Street Bar
- FLEX hip hop night, 9 pm, Hemisphere
- The Blue Souls with Felix and Danny, 10 pm, Oscar’s on the Corner
Sunday
- Jazz splash with Jive Buddies, 2 pm, Villa Grange **
- Street Fiesta featuring Miss Sarawan, Jamie Raine, Ponlork and others, 3 pm, Factory Phnom Penh
- Sunday sessions with Cove Aaronoff and Scott Bywater, 5 pm, The Vine
- Sundays with Stu Cottom, 5 pm, Bar Oz **
- Sunday Sundowners open mic with guest host Liam Jones, 5 pm, Tacos Kokopelli **
- Skin & String, 7 pm, Back Street Bar
- Phil Javelle, 7 pm, The Confidential **
- House band, 7 pm, Yang Pov Riverside **
- Swing Reapers, 7 pm, Villa D (Siem Reap) **
- Sunday piano sessions with Jim Latt, 7 pm, Miss Wong (Siem Reap)**
- Kevin Sysyn & Friends, 7.30 pm, Little Susie **
- Open mic with Roberto Salgado, 7.30 pm, Funky Durian (Kampot)
- MM Band, 30 pm, Arin’s (Siem Reap)**
- Dennis, 8 pm, Can Can **
- Joe & the Jumping Jacks, 10 pm, Oscar’s on the Corner **
Monday
- Pu No, 5 pm, Autumn **
- Phil Javelle, 7 pm, The Confidential **
- House band, 7 pm, Yang Pov Riverside **
- (TBA), 7 pm, Tiki Garden (Kampot)
- Diego Dimarques, 7 pm, Villa D (Siem Reap) **
- Scott Bywater, 7.30 pm, Little Susie **
- MM Band, 30 pm, Arin’s (Siem Reap)
- Graham Cain, 8 pm, Arcadia (Kampot)**
- The Blues Conspiracy, 10 pm, Oscar’s on the Corner **
Tuesday
- Mirasol & Gaby, 6.30 pm, Craft
- Phnom Penh Ukulele Circle, 7 pm, Bong Bonlai restaurant (YK Art House)**
- Jay, 7 pm, The Big Easy
- House band, 7 pm, Yang Pov Riverside **
- Rod Tolentino, 7 pm, Pasta La Vista (Siem Reap) **
- Antonio Elchico, 7.30 pm, Little Susie **
- MM Band, 7.30 pm, Arin’s (Siem Reap)**
- Lone Star Saloon open mic, 8 pm, Lone Star Saloon **
- (TBA), 8 pm, Karma Traders (Kampot)
- Temple, 10 pm, Oscar’s on the Corner **
Wednesday
*Note that Wednesday events are often not announced until early in the week – check back here for updates*
- Pu No, 5 pm, Autumn **
- Sabor Latino: Phil Javelle & & Ng Elnarra, 6.30 pm, Elephant Bar **
- Takeshi Trio, 7 pm, Little Susie
- (TBA), 7 pm, Bouchon Wine Bar
- Frank Scarfone & Felix McFadden, 7.30 pm, Voodoo Boulevard
- The Broken Cymbal, 8.30 pm, Meta House
- Ramy Falcon & Ng Elnarra, 9 pm, The Confidential **
- SR epic open mic, 8 pm, Laundry (Siem Reap) **
- blender, 10 pm, Oscar’s on the Corner **
Coming soon:
- Boxchords, 6.30 pm, 9 June, Craft
- Jive Buddies (Javelle/Hess/Potter), 6.30 pm, 9 June, Green Pepper
- Cove Aaronoff & special guest, 7.30 pm, 9 June, Tacos Kokopelli
- The Sock Essentials, 5 pm, 10 June, The Deck
- Green Leaf Motif, 7 pm, 10 June, Seekers Spirits
- Mourin Terry, 8.30 pm, 10 June, Cloud
- George Hess, 6.30 pm, 13 June, Craft
- Mirasol & Gaby, 7.30 pm, 14 June, Voodoo Boulevard
- Scott Bywater, 7 pm, 16 June, Botanico
- The Broken Cymbal, 7.30 pm, 21 June, Voodoo Boulevard
- Green Leaf Motif, 8.30 pm, 23 June, Cloud
- Healy Yasukochi Swing 2, 7.30 pm, 28 June, Voodoo Boulevard