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Greetings:
On Friday night in Phnom Penh, find Brooke Palmer at Botanico, Penh Pals at Tacos Kokopelli, Alli G Rockustic at Tropico, Aisha & JP are at Stories, Cambodia Country Band at Oscar’s on the Corner and Stu Cottom at The Silk Route. For something different, Meta House presents Electric Universe along with Australian video and performance artist Glasoon and DJs. In Siem Reap Pablo & Chema are at Ubuntu.
On Saturday afternoon in Phnom Penh Phil & Raph are at Hybrid Kitchen, later on Penh Pals are at The Deck, Cory & Riya are at Botanico and Clay George is at Tropico. Later on Miss Sarawan is at Uniga and The Lark are at Oscar’s on the Corner. On the coast Lyta Ly & Andy Luna are at The Wave: Kep West.
Come Sunday, Mike St John is at Villa Grange, the Sunday Sundowners open mic at Tacos Kokopelli is hosted by Scott Bywater, and Stu Cottom at Bar Oz. Later on, Cambodia Country Band are at Oscar’s on the Corner. On the coast the open mic at Kampot Yacht Club, and in Siem Reap an open mic at Ubuntu and Kodi Hudson at Embargo.
Department of Cambodian-related Releases
Now available on Bandcamp is a Cambodian song, Aprey Te Roub, by Osaka Music Lovers Band, a Japanese outfit led by Aya Urata Yamanouchi who spent many years in the music scene in Siem Reap. Full version is here, and B side Dub version is a remix by Professor Kinski. Also available on vinyl!
Department of Mutual Support: Friends of LengPleng
Please welcome our newest Friend of LengPleng: one of the longest running live music venues in Phnom Penh, Tacos Kokopelli, who will be celebrating 20 years of operation – through thick and thin – in December.
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Steve Porte Photo of the Week
Boom Baar, who has been sitting in with Crash Boom Bang, playing here at Oscar’s on the Corner on Tuesday 22 July.
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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 24 July 2025
** residency/weekly
For DJs and clubs, we recommend Phnom Penh Underground
Thursday
- Jazz jam with George Hess, 7 pm,, The Deck
- House band, 7 pm, Yang Pov Riverside **
- Jam session, 7 pm, Tiki Garden (Kampot)**
- PMac, 7 pm, The Pizza Garden (Siem Reap) **
- Band@Work, 7 pm, Hard Rock Cafe Angkor (Siem Reap)**
- Music Vibe, 7.30 pm, Bat Muk Yu **
- Cornerstone, 7.30 pm, Hard Rock Café Phnom Penh **
- Phil Javelle, 8 pm, Above Eleven **
- Open mic hosted by Max and Sara, 8 pm, LOLA Music Lounge
- Kevin Sysyn, 8 pm, Little Susie
- Metro Band, 8 pm, Metropole Underground **
- Open mic hosted by Muz Muskett, 8.30 pm, Noisy Chili
- Alli G, 8.30 pm, Samai Rum Distillery
- Stu Cottom plus Kevin Sysyn, 9 pm, Excelsior **
- 2P2, 9 pm, Mayazon **
- Ant Colloff, 9 pm, Old Market Skybar (Kampot)
- The Extraordinary Chambers, 10 pm, Oscar’s on the Corner
Friday
- Electric Universe plus video/performance artist Glasoon (AU) and DJs, 6 pm, Meta House
- Mission Show Band, 6 pm, Garden Restaurant at Hotel Cambodiana **
- Brooke Palmer, 7 pm, Botanico
- Penh Pals, 7 pm, Tacos Kokopelli
- Clay George, 7 pm, Oasis Sky Bar @ Caravan **
- 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)**
- Cornerstone, 7.30 pm, Hard Rock Café Phnom Penh **
- Aisha & JP, 8 pm, Stories
- Sister Srey, 8 pm, Rosewood **
- Pablo & Chema, 8 pm, Ubuntu (Siem Reap)
- Alli G Rockustic, 8.30 pm, Tropico
- Jmun & Jave, 9 pm, Mayazon **
- Bunna, 9.30 pm, Old Market Skybar (Kampot) **
- Cambodia Country Band, 10 pm, Oscar’s on the Corner
- Stu Cottom, 11 pm, The Silk Route
Saturday
- Phil & Raph, 1 pm, Hybrid Kitchen
- Penh Pals, 6 pm, The Deck
- Mission Show Band, 6 pm, Garden Restaurant at Hotel Cambodiana **
- Lyta Ly & Andy Luna, 6 pm, The Wave: Kep West (Kep)
- Cory & Riya, 7 pm, Botanico
- 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 **
- Sister Srey, 8 pm, Rosewood **
- Metro Band, 8 pm, Metropole Underground **
- Clay George, 8.30 pm, Tropico **
- Miss Sarawan, 10 pm, Uniga
- The Lark, 10 pm, Oscar’s on the Corner
- Kevin Sysyn, 11 pm, The Silk Route
Sunday
- Mike St John, 2.30 pm, Villa Grange
- Sunday Sundowners open mic hosted by Scott Bywater, 5 pm, Tacos Kokopelli
- Open mic, 5 pm, Ubuntu (Siem Reap) **
- Kodi Hudson, 5 pm, Embargo (Siem Reap) **
- Stu Cottom, 6 pm, Bar Oz **
- Mission Show Band, 6 pm, Garden Restaurant at Hotel Cambodiana **
- Open mic, 6 pm, Kampot Yacht Club (Kampot)
- Open mic, 6 pm, Nomad Eatery (Siem Reap)
- Clay George, 7 pm, Organic Sky Bar, Palace Gate Hotel **
- 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)**
- Jay & John, 8 pm, Can Can
- Metro Band, 8 pm, Metropole Underground **
- Kevin Sysyn, 8.30 pm, Stories **
- Cambodia Country Band, 10 pm, Oscar’s on the Corner
Monday
- House band, 7 pm, Yang Pov Riverside **
- Diego Dimarques, 7 pm, Endora (Siem Reap) **
- Andy Luna, 7 pm, Amici Signature (Siem Reap) **
- Seawolf, 7.30 pm, Hard Rock Café Phnom Penh **
- Scott Bywater, 8 pm, Stories **
- Open mic, 8 pm, The Mended Drum (Siem Reap)
- Kvan Ta & Alex, 9 pm, Big Mama **
- Ma Sovanream & San Sreyneath, 9.30 pm, Uniga
- The Riverside Kings, 10 pm, Oscar’s on the Corner **
Tuesday
- Christmas in July featuring Marianna Hensley, Greg Beshers, Mike St John and Scott Bywater, 5 pm, The Vine
- House band, 7 pm, Yang Pov Riverside **
- Rod Tolentino, 7 pm, Mex’d Up (Siem Reap) **
- Band@Work, 7 pm, Hard Rock Cafe Angkor (Siem Reap)**
- Seawolf, 7.30 pm, Hard Rock Café Phnom Penh **
- Lone Star Saloon open mic, 8 pm, Lone Star Saloon **
- Kodi Hudson, 8 pm, Karma Traders (Kampot)
- Miss Sarawan, 10 pm, Uniga
- 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*
- Harmony, 7 pm, Bouchon Wine Bar
- Band@Work, 7 pm, Hard Rock Cafe Angkor (Siem Reap)**
- Cornerstone, 7.30 pm, Hard Rock Café Phnom Penh **
- Garden Band, 7.30 pm, Hotel Cambodiana **
- Muz Muskett, 8 pm, Little Susie
- John Carlo, 8 pm, Can Can **
- SR epic open mic, 8 pm, Laundry (Siem Reap) **
- Kvan Ta & Alex, 9 pm, Big Mama **
- JP & Mara, 9.30 pm, Hometown Hangout **
- Tona & Lucy, 9 pm, Mayazon **
- Khmer Magic Music Bus, 9.30 pm, Uniga
- Montra, 10 pm, Oscar’s on the Corner **
Coming soon:
Thursday 31 July
- Acoustic Battle talent show, 6 pm, Botanico
- Jazz jam with George Hess, 7 pm, The Deck
Friday 1 August
- Alli G & TheQuilas, 10 pm, Oscar’s on the Corner
Friday 8 August
- Poca & The Sticky Tentacles, 10 pm, Oscar’s on the Corner
Sunday 10 August
- 12th anniversary of Sunday Sundowners open mic, hosted by Scott Bywater, 4 pm, Tacos Kokopelli