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Greetings:

It’s a big day out in Siem Reap on Saturday with 60 Road Fest, featuring Johatsu, Checkered Past, Scapegoat Candy, Seng Heang and Kampot Playboys.  Tickets $7.50 on the door.  See our boost below.

Returning to Phnom Penh this week are Geography of the Moon who have a string of dates beginning on Friday with the Meta House 19th birthday party, continuing on Saturday 17 at Au Marche (dining show) followed by a late show at Oscar’s on the Corner augmented by bass and drums, a Sunday show at Sundown Social Club, and more dates through to the following weekend – see the Coming Soon section below.

Elsewhere in Phnom Penh on Friday, visiting American musician Mark Mosley is at Botanico, Greg Beshers is at The Vine, Kevin Sysyn & Friends are at House of Jazz and More and Adam Marsland is at The Tin Hat.  French musician Marianne Medley is at Little Susie and Alli G is at Cloud.  Kampot Playboys (on their way to Siem Reap for 60 Road Fest) are at Hometown Hangout and Punch Drunk are at Oscar’s on the Corner.  Packo’s Busking Kings are at First Bar in Kampot and in Siem Reap Checkered Past warm up for 60 Road Fest at Laundry.

On Saturday in Phnom Penh, Gaby Courroux is solo at The Deck, Muz Muskett is at House of Jazz and More and Adam Marsland is at Little Susie.  Cardboard Lo-Fi are at Tropico and Ben Etc. opens up for Geography of the Moon at Oscar’s on the Corner.  On the coast, Miss Sarawan is at The Wave: Kep West and Gabe Diamond is at The Bay in Kampot.

Come Sunday, Brooke Palmer is at The Vine the regular Sunday Sundowners open mic at Tacos Kokopelli is hosted by Scott Bywater, James Parm is at Botanico, Joe Wrigley is at Bar Oz and Sara Garcia & Antonio El Chico are at House of Jazz and More.  Later and louder, Shaken Spirit are at Oscar’s on the Corner.  In Siem Reap, Scapegoat Candy are at Laundry.

Department of Coming Soon

The next live music weekend at Nesat Market on the coast will be held on 6 – 8 February, featuring Frankie Teardrop Dead, Johatsu and Drunk on Champagne.  Check out their Friends of LengPleng page for logistics and transport advice.

The Phnom Penh Songwriters Festival has announced a Refugee Relief Listening Room concert featuring Bin Daro, Sage, Mourin, Suwana Arcana and others on 31 January at Stories by Little Susie.

The LengPleng Interview

One band, four continents – Scapegoat Candy

It’s a big day out in Siem Reap on Saturday with 60 Road Fest, featuring Johatsu, Checkered Past, Scapegoat Candy, Seng Heang and Kampot Playboys.   LengPleng had a chat with Scapegoat Candy lead singer Dean Wolf Bailey who has flown in from the UK to play the festival and a couple of extra gigs with the band.

So you’ve come all this way for a handful of performances?

“I absolutely love Scapegoat Candy, it’s the best band I’ve ever been in by a mile.   I cannot believe I’m in the band.  We wrote the songs we wrote because we needed something to do during COVID – it just clicked.  So I’ll always be coming back to play with them, it’s such a joy.  I count the weeks until I can get back on stage with them.”

Read the full interview here

Book of Last Year: Around the Traps 2025

Coming very, very soon – 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).  Copies will be available at Space Four Zero, Embargo, Meta House and directly from Scoddy.

Department of Mutual Support:  Friends of LengPleng

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Steve Porte Photo of the Week

The very hard-working keyboard wizard Mol Vibol sharing peace and love as a Riverside King at Oscar’s on the Corner, Monday 12 January 2026

 

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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 15 January 2026

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Thursday 22 January

Friday 23 January

 

Saturday 24 January

 

Sunday 25 January

 

Tuesday 27 January

 

Saturday 31 January

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