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Greetings:
This weekend in Siem Reap, live music is part of the Wat Bo Village Festival, with Sokunthea & Friends, and Adam Marsland on Saturday and Andy Luna, The Little Squirrel, Lounge Quintet, The Troubadours on Sunday. There’s also a festival afterparty on Saturday night at Laundry featuring Wat Bo Boogie.
In Phnom Penh on Friday there’s Frankie Teardrop Dead at Craft, Brooke Palmer at Botanico, Summer Lee Carlson & Mute Speaker at The Tin Hat and Arome Khmer 4 at Vinoteca. Also Stu Cottom is at The Vine (after the footy), Melody & Joe are at Back Street Bar and Mary & Takeshi are at Little Susie. Later in the evening The Blue Souls are at Hometown Hangout and Montra is at Oscar’s on the Corner. In Siem Reap, 5000 Watts return to Arin’s.
In Phnom Penh on Saturday you can catch Marianna & Metta at Paradise Home (St 240), Swing Time at The Deck, Summer Lee Carlson & Mute Speaker along with Matsumara Fishworks at Noisy Chili, Ice at Botanico, and 4MARA & Isame Siva at Can Can. Angkor Classique are at Au Marche and Scott Bywater is followed by John Memery at Little Susie. Japan Guitar Shop play first in between bouts at Cambodia Interclub 9 at Factory and then continue at Duplex. The Lark go late at Oscar’s on the Corner.
Come Sunday, Miss Sarawan & Scoddy are at Villa Grange and Gaby & Chema at The Vine, there’s a piano recital featuring the works of Franz Liszt at Raffles Le Royal, Antonio & the Playful Minds are at Back Street Bar and The Lost Girls are at Lost Bar & Grill. Later Bart – Psar are at Oscar’s on the Corner.
In the department of Coming Soon, there’s a new album coming from Geography of the Moon next month, and the Nesat Market Festival at New Year’s Eve – check out the special promo gig at Oscar’s on the Corner on Saturday 28 featuring a quiz plus Johnny & the Scallywags and Smack the Unicorn.
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Weekly Gig Guide – week commencing Thursday 19 September 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) **
- Cornerstone, 7.30 pm, Hard Rock Café Phnom Penh **
- Soul Diva Band, 7.30 pm, Hotel Cambodiana **
- PMac, 30 pm, Arin’s (Siem Reap) **
- 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 **
- Stu Cottom followed by Kevin Sysyn, 9 pm, Excelsior **
- Happy Band, 9 pm, Mayazon **
- Montra (formerly K’n’E), 10 pm, Oscar’s on the Corner
Friday
- Frankie Teardrop Dead, 6.30 pm, Craft
- Brooke Palmer, 7 pm, Botanico
- Arome Khmer 4, 7 pm, Vinoteca
- Stu Cottom, 7 pm, The Vine
- Khmer Magic Music Bus, 7 pm, Bouchon Wine Bar **
- Mirasol & Friends, 7 pm, Mealea Restaurant **
- 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)**
- Summer Lee Carlson & Mute Speaker, 7.30 pm, The Tin Hat
- Cornerstone, 7.30 pm, Hard Rock Café Phnom Penh **
- Soul Diva Band, 7.30 pm, Hotel Cambodiana **
- 5000 Watts, 30 pm, Arin’s (Siem Reap)
- Andy Luna, 7.30 pm, Temple Food & Beverage (Siem Reap)**
- Melody & Joe, 8 pm, Back Street Bar
- Sister Srey, 8 pm, Rosewood **
- Open mic, 8 pm, Mex’d Up (Siem Reap)
- Mary & Takeshi, 8.30 pm, Little Susie
- Kevin Sysyn, 9 pm, Lost Bar & Grill **
- Cheska, 9 pm, The Silk Route **
- The Blue Souls, 9.30 pm, Hometown Hangout
- Montra, 10 pm, Oscar’s on the Corner
Saturday
- Sokunthea & Friends, 1 pm, Wat Bo Village Festival (Siem Reap)
- Adam Marsland, 5 pm, Wat Bo Village Festival (Siem Reap)
- Marianna & Metta, 4.30 pm, Paradise Home (St 240)
- Swing Time, 6 pm, The Deck
- Japan Guitar Shop at Cambodia Interclub 9, 6 pm, Factory
- Summer Lee Carlson & Mute Speaker plus Matsumara Fishworks, 7 pm, Noisy Chili
- Ice, 7 pm, Botanico
- Ex-Pulse, 7 pm, The Waterside **
- House band, 7 pm, Yang Pov Riverside **
- Band@Work, 7 pm, Hard Rock Cafe Angkor (Siem Reap)**
- 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)**
- 4MARA & Isame Siva, 8 pm, Can Can
- Angkor Classique, 8 pm, Au Marche
- Sister Srey, 8 pm, Rosewood **
- Metro Band, 8 pm, Metropole Underground **
- Scott Bywater followed by John Memery, 8.30 pm, Little Susie
- Stu Cottom, 9 pm, Paparazzi **
- Gerry the Cosmic Joker, 9 pm, Lost Bar & Grill **
- Japan Guitar Shop, 9 pm, Duplex
- The Lark, 10 pm, Oscar’s on the Corner
- Wat Bo Boogie festival after party, 10 pm, Laundry (Siem Reap)
Sunday
- Andy Luna, The Little Squirrel, Lounge Quintet, The Troubadours, 1 pm, Wat Bo Village Festival (Siem Reap)
- Miss Sarawan & Scoddy, 2.30 pm, Villa Grange
- Gaby & Chema, 5 pm, The Vine
- Sunday Sundowners open mic hosted by Scott Bywater, 5 pm, Tacos Kokopelli **
- Joe Wrigley, 6 pm, Bar Oz **
- Rod Tolentino, 6 pm, Arin’s (Siem Reap)**
- No pros open mic, 6 pm, Pomme (Siem Reap)**
- Piano recital – Franz Liszt, 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 **
- Antonio & the Playful Minds, 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 **
- Bart – Psar, 10 pm, Oscar’s on the Corner
Monday
- House band, 7 pm, Yang Pov Riverside **
- Diego Dimarques, 7 pm, Endora (Siem Reap) **
- Kodi Hudson, 7 pm, Laundry (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 **
- Bart – Psar, 10 pm, Oscar’s on the Corner **
Tuesday
- Jammin’ with George, 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)
- 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 **
- Mr Zee, 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*
- Miss Sarawan, 7 pm, Bouchon Wine Bar **
- 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)**
- Miss Sarawan, 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:
- Ishi Baka Ciao featuring Cat Isaacs, 10 pm, 26 September, Oscar’s on the Corner
- The Busking Kings, 6 pm, 27 September, Front Bar
- Lakhon Luong, 8 pm, 27 September, Back Street Bar
- Checkered Past, 8.30 pm, 27 September, Hometown Hangout
- Stu Cottom, 2.30 pm, 28 September, The Vine
- The Originals sessions, 6 pm, 28 September, The Deck
- Nesat Festival Promo with Smack the Unicorn plus Johnny & the Scallywags, 10 pm, 28 September, Oscar’s on the Corner
- The Broken Cymbal, 8 pm, 28 September, Back Street Bar
- Siem Reap Soundlab, 8 pm, 29 September, Back Street Bar
- Low Season Riders, 8 pm, 1 October, Karma Traders (Kampot)
- Metal Madness 2024 featuring Chimera Cult (Shanghai), Gargoyles in the Night Wasteland (Hanoi), Soulitude (Shanghai), After God (Phnom Penh) and Doch Chkae (Phnom Penh), 8 pm, 3 October, Atlantis (Siem Reap)
- Summer Lee Carlson & Mute Speaker, 7 pm, 4 October, Botanico
- The Lazy Drunks, 10 pm, 5 October, Oscar’s on the Corner
- Summer Lee Carlson & Mute Speaker, 9 pm, 5 October, Samai Rum Distillery