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Greetings:

Friday night in Phnom Penh, Bustaka Band are at Chew & Bash, Punch Drunks are at The Tin Hat, Brooke Palmer is at Botanico, Miss Sarawan is at Bat Muk Yu, and Zakk Zoot is at The Vine.  Frankie Teardrop Dead are Cloud, Lucky Friday (George, Keiko and Colin) are at Little Susie, Eclectic Universe are at Meta House and Crash Boom Bang go late at Oscar’s on the Corner .  In Kampot Chris Garcia is at Old Market Skybar.

On Saturday in Phnom Penh Jazz Sauce are at The Deck, Pablo is at Botanico, and Ex-Pulse are at Bat Muk Yu.  The Broken Cymbal are at Au Marche and Clay George is at Tropico.  Later and louder, Frankie Teardrop Dead are at Hometown Hangout and Smack the Unicorn play their (first, provisional and for now) farewell show at Oscar’s on the Corner.  On the coast, Melody & Joe are at The Wave: Kep West and in Siem Reap Paul Mackie is at The Pizza Garden.

Come Sunday in Phnom Penh, Adam Marsland is at Villa Grange, Mike St John is at The Vine, the Sunday Sundowners open mic is at Tacos Kokopelli and Stu Cottom is at Bar Oz.  Later on Crash Boom Bang are at Oscar’s on the Corner.  Also on Sunday in Phnom Penh is a free songwriting workshop with visiting singer-songwriter Brett Perkins (see Passing Chords below) at Java Creative Cafe Tuol Tom Pong.

Passing Chords: a few things you might not know about

Photo: suppied.  

Brett Perkins – California-born/Copenhagen-based touring singer/songwriter currently on tour in Southeast Asia and in Phnom Penh for a few gigs.  He will be conducting a free songwriting workshop at Java Creative Café Tuol Tom Pong on Sunday 15, then play at Cloud on Wednesday 18 and Thursday 19 at The Vine.  Find more information here.

Do you have a pet musical hate/pet peeve?

Nothing musical comes to mind, but as a presenter for many years, I’ve grown weary of artists who tell us how we’re going to feel about their song before they play it: “This one is so sad/depressing/etc.”

A private musical indulgence:

I love well written and performed contemporary pop songs, which my soon to be 16 year old daughter keeps me appraised of.

The year you first came to Cambodia:

June 13-20, 2025 is my first visit.

An early music memory:

Going to my first concert at The Greek Theater in L.A. to hear Henry Mancini & The Pink Panther Orchestra with my mother and grandmother. The hit song at that time playing on the radio was Alone Again, Naturally by Gilbert O’Sullivan.

The last thing you had to eat:

Vietnamese pho here in Saigon.

Stagefright – yes or no?

No.

A country you want to visit:

Australia.

A book or movie you keep going back to:

The Hobbit.

What languages do you have?

American English and a basic comprehension of Danish.

Your primary instrument, and when you started playing it:

Voice, from before I could speak. Then acoustic guitar, age 14.

Something people might be surprised to know about you:

I was a Soul Train dancer for two seasons in the mid ’80s.

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

The Beatles, Shea Stadium.

A question from the last participant:  Who would you most like to open for?

Paul McCartney, especially if we could harmonize together on a song.

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Weekly Gig Guide – week commencing Thursday 12 June 2025

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For DJs and clubs, we recommend Phnom Penh Underground

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