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Greetings:
Singer songwriting duo from Bangkok, John Lindsay & Rob Saltsman are in Phnom Penh for a run of gigs, Thursday at The Box Office, Friday at Noisy Chili and Saturday at Botanico. Also in Phnom Penh this weekend from Kampot are Summer Lee Carlson & Mute Speaker, on Friday at Craft and Saturday at The Deck.
Thursday night in Phnom Penh find Clay George at Lost Bar & Grill, The Fallen Apples (Mirasol & Gaby) at Samai Rum Distillery and Temple at Oscar’s on the Corner.
On Friday in Phnom Penh there’s Brooke Palmer at Botanico, Doch Chkae & Timon Siebel at Meta House, Antonio & the Playful Minds at The Box Office and The Fallen Apples at Back Street Bar. Scott Bywater is at Little Susie, Shake 79 are at Hometown Hangout and Montra are at Oscar’s on the Corner. In Siem Reap, Christabel is at The Mended Drum.
Saturday night in Phnom Penh sees Rags to Rainbows at Craft, hip hop with 4Mara & Izame Siva at Can Can, Khmer fusion with Lakhon Luong at Back Street Bar and Jazz Sauce at Au Marche. Also on are Smack the Unicorn at Hometown Hangout, Bustaka Band at Bat Muk Yu and Adam Marsland at Little Susie, while Clay George plays an opening set before Fender Benders go late at Oscar’s on the Corner. In Siem Reap, Rod & Chema are at Ubuntu.
Looking forward to Sunday in Phnom Penh, Katy & Irina are at Catera Cat Cafe, Miss Sarawan & Scoddy, 2.30 pm are at Villa Grange, and the Musica Felica choir hold their charity concert Music & Soul at Sofitel. The regular Sunday Sundowners open mic is on at Tacos Kokopelli and Stu Cottom is at Bar Oz. Classical guitar duo Sagobako are at Raffles Le Royal, Siem Reap Soundlab is at Back Street Bar and The Lost Girls are at Lost Bar & Grill. In Siem Reap, Paul Mackie & Jeff Sleeman are at BR Gourmet.
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Weekly Gig Guide – week commencing Thursday 17 October 2024
** residency/weekly
For DJs and clubs, we recommend Phnom Penh Underground
Thursday
- 4Play, 7 pm, Prince Brewing **
- House band, 7 pm, Yang Pov Riverside **
- Jam session, 7 pm, Tiki Garden (Kampot)**
- Band@Work, 7 pm, Hard Rock Cafe Angkor (Siem Reap)**
- Kiko & Carlos, 7 pm, Amici Signature (Siem Reap) **
- John Lindsay & Rob Saltsman, 7.30 pm, The Box Office
- Cornerstone, 7.30 pm, Hard Rock Café Phnom Penh **
- Soul Diva Band, 7.30 pm, Hotel Cambodiana **
- Giuliano Turello, 7.30 pm, Temple Food & Beverage (Siem Reap)**
- Clay George, 8 pm, Lost Bar & Grill **
- Kevin Sysyn, 8 pm, Little Susie
- Open mic, 8 pm, LOLA Music Lounge **
- Metro Band, 8 pm, Metropole Underground **
- The Fallen Apples, 8.30 pm, Samai Rum Distillery
- Stu Cottom followed by Kevin Sysyn, 9 pm, Excelsior **
- Happy Band, 9 pm, Mayazon **
- Temple, 10 pm, Oscar’s on the Corner
Friday
- Summer Lee Carlson & Mute Speaker, 6.30 pm, Craft
- Khmer Magic Music Bus, 7 pm, Bouchon Wine Bar **
- House band, 7 pm, Yang Pov Riverside **
- Jampot open mic, 7 pm, Karma Traders (Kampot)
- Band@Work, 7 pm, Hard Rock Cafe Angkor (Siem Reap)**
- John Lindsay & Rob Saltsman, 7.30 pm, Noisy Chili
- Brooke Palmer, 7.30 pm, Botanico
- Doch Chkae & Timon Siebel, 7.30 pm, Meta House
- Antonio & the Playful Minds, 7.30 pm, The Box Office
- Cornerstone, 7.30 pm, Hard Rock Café Phnom Penh **
- Soul Diva Band, 7.30 pm, Hotel Cambodiana **
- Andy Luna, 7.30 pm, Temple Food & Beverage (Siem Reap)**
- The Fallen Apples, 8 pm, Back Street Bar
- Sister Srey, 8 pm, Rosewood **
- Open mic, 8 pm, Mex’d Up (Siem Reap)
- Christabel, 8 pm, The Mended Drum (Siem Reap)
- Scott Bywater, 8.30 pm, Little Susie
- Shake 79, 9 pm, Hometown Hangout
- Kevin Sysyn, 9 pm, Lost Bar & Grill **
- Cheska, 9 pm, The Silk Route **
- Montra (formerly K’n’E), 10 pm, Oscar’s on the Corner
Saturday
- Summer Lee Carlson & Mute Speaker (Summer’s birthday!), 6 pm, The Deck
- Rags to Rainbows, 6.30 pm, Craft
- Ex-Pulse, 7 pm, The Waterside **
- House band, 7 pm, Yang Pov Riverside **
- Band@Work, 7 pm, Hard Rock Cafe Angkor (Siem Reap)**
- John Lindsay & Rob Saltsman, 7.30 pm, Botanico
- Seawolf, 7.30 pm, Hard Rock Café Phnom Penh **
- Soul Diva Band, 7.30 pm, Hotel Cambodiana **
- Andy Luna, 7.30 pm, Temple Food & Beverage (Siem Reap)**
- Antonio & the Playful Minds, 8 pm, Tropico
- 4Mara & Izame Siva, 8 pm, Can Can
- Lakhon Luong, 8 pm, Back Street Bar
- Jazz Sauce, 8 pm, Au Marche
- Sister Srey, 8 pm, Rosewood **
- Metro Band, 8 pm, Metropole Underground **
- Rod & Chema, 8 pm, Ubuntu (Siem Reap)
- Smack the Unicorn, 8.30 pm, Hometown Hangout
- Bustaka Band, 8.30 pm, Bat Muk Yu
- Adam Marsland, 8.30 pm, Little Susie
- Stu Cottom, 9 pm, Paparazzi **
- Gerry the Cosmic Joker, 9 pm, Lost Bar & Grill **
- Clay George followed by Fender Benders, 9 pm, Oscar’s on the Corner
Sunday
- Katy & Irina, 2 pm, Catera Cat Cafe – $8 entry
- Miss Sarawan & Scoddy, 2.30 pm, Villa Grange
- Musica Felica choir charity concert Music & Soul, 4.30 pm, Sofitel Phnom Penh Phokeethra – note ticketed event
- Sunday Sundowners open mic hosted by Scott Bywater, 5 pm, Tacos Kokopelli **
- Stu Cottom, 6 pm, Bar Oz **
- No pros open mic, 6 pm, Pomme (Siem Reap)**
- Classical guitar duo Sagobako, 7 pm, Raffles Le Royal – note ticketed event
- DNA, 7 pm, The Golden Hornbill **
- House band, 7 pm, Yang Pov Riverside **
- Sunday piano sessions with Jim Latt, 7 pm, Miss Wong (Siem Reap)**
- Band@Work, 7 pm, Hard Rock Cafe Angkor (Siem Reap)**
- Soul Diva Band, 7.30 pm, Hotel Cambodiana **
- Paul Mackie & Jeff Sleeman, 7.30 pm, BR Gourmet (Siem Reap)
- Siem Reap Soundlab, 8 pm, Back Street Bar
- Jon Rowed, 8 pm, Can Can **
- Kevin Sysyn, 8 pm, Little Susie **
- Metro Band, 8 pm, Metropole Underground **
- Open mic, 8 pm, The Mended Drum (Siem Reap) **
- The Lost Girls, 9 pm, Lost Bar & Grill **
- (TBA), 10 pm, Oscar’s on the Corner
Monday
- House band, 7 pm, Yang Pov Riverside **
- Diego Dimarques, 7 pm, Endora (Siem Reap) **
- Andy Luna & Gerard Evans, 7 pm, Amici Signature (Siem Reap) **
- Seawolf, 7.30 pm, Hard Rock Café Phnom Penh **
- Giuliano Turello, 7.30 pm, Temple Food & Beverage (Siem Reap)**
- Stu Cottom, 9 pm, Lost Bar & Grill **
- The Blue Souls, 10 pm, Oscar’s on the Corner **
Tuesday
- Brooke Palmer, 6.30 pm, Craft
- Phnom Penh Ukulele Circle, 7 pm, Bong Bonlai restaurant (YK Art House)**
- House band, 7 pm, Yang Pov Riverside **
- Open mic, 7 pm, Kampot Yacht Club (Kampot)
- Christabel, 7 pm, Mex’d Up (Siem Reap)
- Rod Tolentino, 7 pm, Pasta La Vista (Siem Reap) **
- Band@Work, 7 pm, Hard Rock Cafe Angkor (Siem Reap)**
- Seawolf, 7.30 pm, Hard Rock Café Phnom Penh **
- Graham Cain & James Cecil, 8 pm, Karma Traders (Kampot)
- Andy Luna, 7.30 pm, Temple Food & Beverage (Siem Reap)**
- Lone Star Saloon open mic, 8 pm, Lone Star Saloon **
- Cheska, 9 pm, Lost Bar & Grill **
- 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*
- Band@Work, 7 pm, Hard Rock Cafe Angkor (Siem Reap)**
- Siem Reap Soundlab featuring Simon Gilbert, 30 pm, The Mended Drum (Siem Reap) **
- Cornerstone, 7.30 pm, Hard Rock Café Phnom Penh **
- Soul Diva Band, 7.30 pm, Hotel Cambodiana **
- Giuliano Turello, 7.30 pm, Temple Food & Beverage (Siem Reap)**
- Bustaka Band, 8 pm, Back Street Bar
- Stu Cottom, 8 pm, Little Susie **
- John Carlo, 8 pm, Can Can **
- SR epic open mic, 8 pm, Laundry (Siem Reap) **
- Open mic hosted by Kevin Sysyn, 8 pm, Lost Bar & Grill **
- Crash Boom Bang, 10 pm, Oscar’s on the Corner **
Coming soon:
- Open mic hosted by Initial G, 8 pm, 24 October, Noisy Chili
- Soselo Summer, 8.30 pm, 25 October, Hometown Hangout
- Shake79, 10 pm, 25 October, Oscar’s on the Corner
- The Originals Showcase with Jack Dodd, Scott Bywater and Maozi, 6 pm, 26 October, The Deck
- Frankie Teardrop Dead, 30 pm, 26 October, Craft
- The Broken Cymbal, 8 pm, 26 October, Back Street Bar
- Halloween show with Reign in Slumber, After God and Nightmare AD, 8.30 pm, 26 October, Cloud
- Visa Runners, 9 pm, 26 October, Hometown Hangout
- Checkered Past, 10 pm, 26 October, Oscar’s on the Corner
- Phnom Penh Choral Ensemble Sings Broadway, 27 October, Hyatt Regeny Ballroom
- Mimi & the Merrymakers, 4 pm, 27 October, Farm To Table
- The Fallen Apples, 8 pm, 27 October, Back Street Bar
- Phnom Penh International Music Festival 2024 highlighting Eastern European musical heritage, 1-3 November, Raffles Le Royal – note ticketed events
- Dave Fest, 14 – 18 November, Koh Rong Sanloem
- Plan B (Australia), 8 pm, 21 November, LOLA Music Lounge
- Plan B (Australia), 22 November, Hometown Hangout
- Plan B (Australia), 23 November, Duplex
- Plan B (Australia), 24 November, The Waterside
- Plan B (Australia), 28 November, Kep Natural
- Plan B (Australia), 29 & 30 November, Queenco Hotel & Casino (Sihanoukville).
- 60 Road Fest, 30 November, 60 Road Studios (Siem Reap)
- PepperFest, 27 – 28 December, Kampot Camping (Kampot)
- Nesat Market Festival, 31 December, Nesat Market (Koh Kong)
- The Extraordinary Chambers, 10 pm, 31 December, Oscar’s on the Corner