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Greetings:

Tonight, Thursday, in Phnom Penh find Hugo Marcellesi at Taties 110 St, Aisha & Serdar at Little Susie, check out the Open Mic Upscaled with Initial G at LOLA Music Lounge then go late with Bart-Psar (formerly The Oscar Band) at Oscar’s on the Corner.

Friday night in Phnom Penh sees Fete de la Music/World Music Day events at Tacos Kokopelli with Gareth Bawden and Scott Bywater and Cloud with Alli G & Pervez, Vince Solomons, Daniel Lee and Reign in Slumber.  Elsewhere find Bustaka Boys at Botanico, Miss Sarawan at Meta House and The Inks at Little Susie before The Lark goes late at Oscar’s on the Corner.  In Siem Reap, Art of Groove Quartet play FCC Angkor.   

The big Saturday event in Phnom Penh is SueStock at Little Susie, featuring a range of Phnom Penh performers including Coz Collective, Rubber Arms, Vince Solomons, Mary and Takeshi and Blues Routes, over six hours of music kicking off at 1 pm and heading through to 10 pm.  In the evening, Lakhon Luong are at The Deck, Arome Khmer are at Craft, Miss Sarawan & Scoddy are at Botanico, Angkor Classique is at Au Marche and Ashe Band are at Samai Rum Distillery.  Going late at Oscar’s on the Corner are Fender Benders. 

On Sunday, Tacos Kokopelli are turning their regular Sunday Sundowners open mic into a Musicians Appreciation Day (free chilli or chilli dog for performers), while Stu Cottom will be at Bar Oz, Miss Sarawan plays POC Lounge and blender are at Oscar’s on the Corner.

The Leng Pleng Interview

Proof of concept: Initial G launches Genjutsu

There’s a new hiphop outfit becoming visible on the horizon, steaming out of the LOLA Music Lounge Thursday night open mic with speed and intent, led by MC Initial G (Hypnotic Fist Technique, Funan Beat Empire). Seeing Genjutsu coming, LengPleng sat down with G at LOLA to talk band-making, the local scene and entry fees.

“I’m still fresh to the game,” G notes. “2016 was the first time I ever attempted to perform music professionally, so really I’ve had a five-year long career to this point, if you deduct two from the COVID lockdown periods. I’ve previously been involved in all-original acts, back when they were less popular – these days original music is very much in vogue.”

Read the full article here

Department of New Releases and Tours

Phnom Penh-based pianist and composer Metta Legita has released a video (filmed by Bjorn Leonhard) of her new composition Hampura, which you can view on YouTube.  “The title Hampura comes from the Sundanese language and carries a profound meaning of forgiveness, acceptance, and inner peace. I sought to channel these universal sentiments, which are at the heart of the piece, through the expressive medium of piano composition.”

Kampot act Summer Lee Carlson & Mute Speaker are starting a new album release next week – the first song, Respectable People, will be available on 28 June.  “Each show this month is premiering the new music live, and we’ll be doing a waterfall drop – one new song every six weeks,” says Summer.  Find it when it arrives at Spotify, Apple, Youtube, Amazon or your other favourite streaming platform.

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See you around the traps.
your correspondent,

 

Guillermo Wheremount
LengPleng.com
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Weekly Gig Guide – week commencing Thursday 20 June 2024

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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:

  • Summer Lee Carlson & Mute Speaker, 6 pm, 28 June, Dina Gallery@Il Forno
  • Mirasol & The Blue Souls, 6.30 pm, 29 June, Craft
  • Summer Lee Carlson & Mute Speaker, 8 pm, 29 June, Au Marche
  • Frankie Teardrop Dead, 9 pm, 29 June LOLA Music Lounge – $5 entry
  • Brooke Palmer, 6 pm, 30 June, The Deck
  • Angkor Classique Quartet, 6 pm, 30 June, Apsara Theatre (Siem Reap)
  • Low Season Riders, 8 pm, 2 July, Karma Traders (Kampot)
  • Fourth anniversary party with Khmer Blind Band, 6 July, Boran House
  • Genjutsu, 9.30 pm, 6 July, LOLA Music Lounge – note ticketed event
  • Summer Lee Carlson & Mute Speaker, 10 pm, 12 July, X Bar (Siem Reap)
  • Summer Lee Carlson & Mute Speaker, 8 pm, 13 July, Mex’d Up (Siem Reap)

 

 

By Weekly Wrap