***for full gig listings jump to the bottom***
Greetings:
Thursday in Phnom Penh George Hess leads a jazzy-jam at The Deck, Divergent Duo are at Bat Muk Yu, Hugo Marcellesi is at Samai Rum Distillery and The Extraordinary Chambers with Gaby Courroux are at Oscar’s on the Corner. In Kampot Frankie Teardrop Dead and Wildcard – Mr Zee are at Ariart, and in Siem Reap Kodi Hudson is at Barcode and Paul Mackie is at The Pizza Garden.
Friday night in Phnom Penh, Adam Marsland is at The Box Office, D&Y: The Revivals are at The Tin Hat and John Peter is at Botanico. Tacos Kokopelli hosts a ukulele fest, Alli G is at Noisy Chili and Miss Sarawan Duo are at Bat Muk Yu. An electronic trio A New Leaf (FR/MY) are at Meta House, The Lark go late at Oscar’s on the Corner and Stu Cottom is at The Silk Route. In Kampot, the Jampot open mic at Karma Traders is hosted by Rob & Chris, and in Siem Reap Andy Luna is at Live Lounge.
On Saturday night in Phnom Penh Skeptical Chemistry are at The Deck, Adam Marsland at Botanico, Ex-Pulse at Bat Muk Yu and Planet Jazz are at Au Marche. Clay George is at Tropico and Alli G & TheQuilas are at Oscar’s on the Corner. In the south, Diego Dimarques is at The Wave: Kep West and Purple Phaze are at The Bay, while in Siem Reap Cousin John & the Family Jewels Experience are at Laundry.
Come Sunday in Phnom Penh, Scott Bywater is at Villa Grange, Liam Garth Jones hosts the Sunday Sundowners open mic at Tacos Kokopelli and Crash Boom Bang are at Oscar’s on the Corner. In Kampot there’s the regular open mic at Kampot Yacht Club, while Rob Pickering & John Memery are at First Bar. In Siem Reap. There’s the regular open mic at Ubuntu and Kodi Hudson at Embargo.
Department of New Releases
Former Phnom Penh resident (and recent visitor) and New York resident Sarah G has just released a nine-track album, Men, The Man, and how they done be wrong on Distrokid – find it on Spotify and iTunes.
Also being busy is Joshua Chiang, now of Siem Reap – side A of his album All of the Things I Know, including the singles Don’t Count On Me To Save The World and Waiting For The Other Shoe To Drop, is now available on Bandcamp, Apple Music, Spotify and Amazon Music.
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Weekly Gig Guide – week commencing Thursday 26 June 2025
** residency/weekly
Thursday
- Kodi Hudson, 6.30 pm, Barcode (Siem Reap) **
- Jazzy-jam with George Hess, 7 pm, The Deck
- House band, 7 pm, Yang Pov Riverside **
- Jam session, 7 pm, Tiki Garden (Kampot)**
- Paul Mackie, 7 pm, The Pizza Garden (Siem Reap) **
- Band@Work, 7 pm, Hard Rock Cafe Angkor (Siem Reap)**
- Divergent Duo, 7.30 pm, Bat Muk Yu **
- Cornerstone, 7.30 pm, Hard Rock Café Phnom Penh **
- Soul Diva Band, 7.30 pm, Hotel Cambodiana **
- Open mic hosted by Max and Sara, 8 pm, LOLA Music Lounge
- Kevin Sysyn, 8 pm, Little Susie
- Metro Band, 8 pm, Metropole Underground **
- Hugo Marcellesi, 8.30 pm, Samai Rum Distillery
- Frankie Teardrop Dead plus Wildcard – Mr Zee, 8.30 pm, Ariart (Kampot)
- Stu Cottom plus Kevin Sysyn, 9 pm, Excelsior **
- 2P2, 9 pm, Mayazon **
- The Extraordinary Chambers with Gaby Courroux, 10 pm, Oscar’s on the Corner
Friday
- Adam Marsland, 6.30 pm, The Box Office
- Ukulele Fest 2025, 7 pm, Tacos Kokopelli
- D&Y: The Revivals, 7 pm, The Tin Hat
- John Peter, 7 pm, Botanico
- 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 with Rob & Chris, 7 pm, Karma Traders (Kampot)
- Band@Work, 7 pm, Hard Rock Cafe Angkor (Siem Reap)**
- Alli G, 7.30 pm, Noisy Chili
- Miss Sarawan Duo, 7.30 pm, Bat Muk Yu
- Cornerstone, 7.30 pm, Hard Rock Café Phnom Penh **
- Soul Diva Band, 7.30 pm, Hotel Cambodiana **
- A New Leaf (FR/MY), 8 pm, Meta House
- Sister Srey, 8 pm, Rosewood **
- Andy Luna, 8 pm, Live Lounge (Siem Reap)
- Jmun & Jave, 9 pm, Mayazon **
- Chris Garcia, 9.30 pm, Old Market Skybar (Kampot)
- The Lark, 10 pm, Oscar’s on the Corner
- Stu Cottom, 10 pm, The Silk Route
Saturday
- Diego Dimarques, 6 pm, The Wave: Kep West (Kep)
- Skeptical Chemistry, 6 pm, The Deck
- Adam Marsland, 7 pm, Botanico
- House band, 7 pm, Yang Pov Riverside **
- Paul Mackie, 7 pm, The Pizza Garden (Siem Reap) **
- Band@Work, 7 pm, Hard Rock Cafe Angkor (Siem Reap)**
- Ex-Pulse, 7.30 pm, Bat Muk Yu
- Seawolf, 7.30 pm, Hard Rock Café Phnom Penh **
- Soul Diva Band, 7.30 pm, Hotel Cambodiana **
- Stu Cottom, 8 pm, Linya Bar
- Planet Jazz, 8 pm, Au Marche
- Sister Srey, 8 pm, Rosewood **
- Metro Band, 8 pm, Metropole Underground **
- Clay George, 8.30 pm, Tropico **
- Purple Phaze, 9.30 pm, The Bay,(Kampot)
- Cousin John & the Family Jewels Experience, 9 pm, Laundry (Siem Reap)
- Junrockz, 9.30 pm, Old Market Skybar (Kampot)
- Chanvinith & Daro, 10 pm, Uniga
- Alli G & TheQuilas, 10 pm, Oscar’s on the Corner
- Kevin Sysyn, 11 pm, The Silk Route
Sunday
- Scott Bywater, 2.30 pm, Villa Grange
- Sunday Sundowners open mic, 5 pm, Tacos Kokopelli
- Open mic, 5 pm, Ubuntu (Siem Reap) **
- Stu Cottom, 6 pm, Bar Oz **
- Open mic, 6 pm, Kampot Yacht Club (Kampot)
- Clay George, 7 pm, Organic Sky Bar, Palace Gate Hotel **
- House band, 7 pm, Yang Pov Riverside **
- Rob Pickering & John Memery, 7 pm, First Bar (Kampot)
- Kodi Hudson, 7 pm, Embargo (Siem Reap) **
- 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 **
- Jay & John, 8 pm, Can Can
- Metro Band, 8 pm, Metropole Underground **
- Kevin Sysyn, 8.30 pm, Little Susie
- Crash Boom Bang, 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 **
- Monday Night Live with Adam Marsland, 8 pm, Bat Muk Yu **
- (tba), 10 pm, Oscar’s on the Corner **
Tuesday
- House band, 7 pm, Yang Pov Riverside **
- Joshua Chiang, 7 pm, The Pizza Garden (Siem Reap) **
- 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 **
- Tuesday Request Night with Adam Marsland, 8 pm, Bat Muk Yu **
- Aisha & JP Koetze, 8 pm, Little Susie **
- Lone Star Saloon open mic, 8 pm, Lone Star Saloon **
- Purple Phaze, 8 pm, Karma Traders (Kampot)
- 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*
- The Piano Man with Adam Marsland, 7 pm, The Tin Hat
- 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 **
- Soul Diva Band, 7.30 pm, Hotel Cambodiana **
- Brett Perkins (US/DK), 8 pm, Cloud
- Noel (UK), 8 pm, Little Susie
- John Carlo, 8 pm, Can Can **
- SR epic open mic, 8 pm, Laundry (Siem Reap) **
- Tona & Lucy, 9 pm, Mayazon **
- Junrockz, 9 pm, The Bay,(Kampot)
- JP & Mara, 9.30 pm, Hometown Hangout **
- Crash Boom Bang, 10 pm, Oscar’s on the Corner **