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Greetings:

On Thursday in Phnom Penh, Brooke Palmer is at Villa Grange and Vanno is at The Velvet Room.  Craft hosts a session of carol singing with 9th Harmonics, and Nico Thoma is at MY WAY.  Stu Cottom and Kevin Sysyn are at Excelsior and The Extraordinary Chambers go late at Oscar’s on the Corner.

On Friday night in Phnom Penh, find MuXu at Craft, George, Jedil & Sharon at Green Pepper and Penh Pals at The Box Office while Ice & Lester are at Botanico, The Broken Cymbal is at The Tin Hat and Graham Cain is at Little Susie.  AlliG hosts an acoustic performer competition at Cloud, while The Playful Minds are at Voodoo Boulevard and Hugo Marcellesi is at La Petanque.  Going late, Kampot Playboys are at Oscar’s on the Corner.

Saturday in Phnom Penh, The Broken Cymbal play at Coconut Park, Roadshow are at Craft, Cardboard Lo-Fi are at Botanico and Intan & Friends are at Aquarius.  Arome Khmer are at Le Moon, Laro Bustaka Boys are at Boran House and The Mirasouls are at Au Marche, while Alli G and Graham Cain are at Sundance, D&Y are at Little Susie and Kampot Playboys are at Duplex.   Later still, The Extraordinary Chambers are at Oscar’s on the Corner.  On the coast, Geography of the Moon are at Monkey Republic in Kampot and Kep Natural celebrate the opening of their new stage with a massive jam.

On Sunday in Phnom Penh Phil Javelle is at Villa Grange while Robert Marleigh & Friend(s) serenades a book sales at D’s Books and Brooke Palmer and Marianna Hensley are at The Vine.  The Sunday Sundowners open mic is hosted by Scott Bywater at Tacos Kokopelli and Stu Cottom is at Bar Oz, while Living Room Sessions: The Originals at Back Street Bar features Cove Aaronoff, Jack Dodd and Woody Dares. Later on Sinville Roadshow are at Oscar’s on the Corner.  In Siem Reap, Son Sabor Trio are at New Leaf.

Department of New Pre-Releases

Fresh off their tour of Thailand, Japan Guitar Shop have made their long-awaited album Done You Right available on Bandcamp as a limited edition pre-release for preview or purchase.

Department of Here We Go Again: Radio Oun Top 100 Songs Of All Time Poll 2023

Nominations for the Top 100 poll are open until midnight on Friday.  This year LengPleng and RadioOun have joined together in inviting local and local-related acts to pre-nominate the songs of theirs they would like to get behind come voting time.  For private citizens there are few restrictions – get in there and nominate the songs you’d like to see voted for.  Get yourself over to the RadioOun Facebook page.   Instructions for how to vote will be released over the weekend.

Musicians: They’re Just Like Us

Japan Guitar Shop on the road in Thailand: Frank naps in designer clothes; Felix wears a seatbelt.

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Steve Porte Photo of the Week

A highly augmented version of The Busking Kings at the Ken Long tribute at Family Pub, Wednesday 13 December.

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Weekly Gig Guide – week commencing Thursday 14 December 2023

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For DJs and clubs, we recommend Phnom Penh Underground

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

Coming soon:

  • Scott Bywater, 6 pm, 21 December, Villa Grange
  • The Broken Cymbal, 7 pm, 21 December, Trattoria Bello
  • Graham Cain, 8 pm, 21 December, The Big Easy (Koh Rong Sanloem)
  • Geography of the Moon, 6.30 pm, 22 December, Meta House
  • Graham Cain, 7 pm, 21 December, Lazy Beach Resort
  • The Broken Cymbal, 7 pm, 23 December, Botanico
  • Cruisemas Christmas cruise with Aisha and Sinville Roadshow, 7 pm, 23 December, Little Susie
  • Graham Cain, 8 pm, 24 December, Yasmin Café & Pub (Sihanoukville)
  • Graham Cain, 7 pm, 25 December, Beach Walk Resort (Koh Rong)
  • Graham Cain, 7 pm, 26 December, The Secret Garden (Koh Rong)
  • Geography of the Moon, 8 pm, 26 December, Back Street Bar
  • The Busking Kings, 6 pm, 28 December, Villa Grange
  • Cardboard Li-Fi, 7 pm, 28 December, The Velvet Room
  • The Broken Cymbal, 6 pm, 30 December, Coconut Park
  • Geography of the Moon, 30 pm, 30 December, Craft
  • The Extraordinary Chambers plus Geography of the Moon, 10 pm, 31 December, Oscar’s on the Corner
By Weekly Wrap