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Greetings:

In Phnom Penh this weekend from Siem Reap are Joshua Chiang and the Dropping Shoes, with shows on Saturday at The Deck (early) and Oscar’s on the Corner (late), and then Cloud on Sunday.  Also on the road is Poca (Pablo Enrique de Feo) who’s on the coast at The Bay in Kampot on Thursday and The Wave: Kep West on Friday before returning to Siem Reap on Saturday to play at Sojourner House.  And book-ending the weekend in Phnom Penh are guitar recitals by Kemhour Teav at Phnom Penh University of the Arts on Friday afternoon and Tran Quang Huy at Raffles Le Royal on Sunday.

Thursday in Phnom Penh find the jazz jam with Dr George at The Deck, Aisha & Ace at Little Susie, The Next Universe at Meta House, the open mic hosted by Muz Muskett at Noisy Chili and Rockustic at Sabada in the depths of the Bassac Street precinct.  Later and louder The Extraordinary Chambers are at Oscar’s on the Corner.  In Kampot, GC & Lindsey Duo are at Old Market Skybar and Rain is at The Pizza Garden in Siem Reap.

Friday night in Phnom Penh Rags to Rainbows are at Khmer Funk Sky Bar, Brooke Palmer is at Botanico, and Antonio Elchico is at The Vine. In Tuol Tom Poung there’s Punch Drunk at The Tin Hat, Alli G at End of the Road and Nevermind Nirvana at Distortion, and Greg Beshers is at HUNT on Lanka Lane.  Later on, Shake79 do a special Best of British night at Oscar’s on the Corner.  In Siem Reap, Rod Tolentino is at The Pizza Garden.

On Saturday in Phnom Penh, find the regular open mic hosted by Guit George & Johnny L at Villa Grange, while out on a boatParty on da Mekong features Soselo Summer and Checkered Past (tickets are limited).    On dry land, Packo’s Busking Kings play a farewell to Stu Cottom at Front Bar, The Playful Minds are at Botanico, John Peter is at Samai Rum Distillery and Kim & Co. are at Velvet.  Scott Bywater opens up early for Joshua Chiang and the Dropping Shoes at Oscar’s on the Corner, D&Y: The Revivals are at Stories by Little Susie, Two Country Drunks are at Tropico and Alli G is at Rust.   Adam Marsland is at The Wave: Kep West, while in Siem Reap Kyle is at The Pizza Garden and Shakara with JamCha are at Laundry.

Come Sunday, Mirasol & Phil are at The Vine, the Sunday Sundowners open mic at Tacos Kokopelli is hosted by Scott Bywater, Greg Beshers is at Botanico, Ace at Little Susie and Stu Cottom and Joe Wrigley are at Bar Oz.  Later and louder, Shaken Spirit are at Oscar’s on the Corner.  On the coast Miss Sarawan are at POC Restaurant in Kep and Adam Marsland is at The Squinting Cat in Kampot.  In Siem Reap, A Go Go are at New Leaf.

Department of New Releases

Geography of the Moon have today (!) released a new single, Stay Clear, Stay Sharp on Home Hearing Records.  Find it here on Bandcamp.

Passing Chords – a few things you may not know about

Photo credit: Braden Rhys

Kevin McCauley, aka Big Germ, of Canadian punk band Big City Germs, currently on a 30 gig tour across March and April that began in Japan, finishes in Istanbul, and pulls in to Phnom Penh for one show only at Cloud next Friday, 3 April, with Soselo Summer in support.   Hear a sample on YouTube.  Media:  Vancouver Sun   Taiwan News

Do you have a pet musical hate / pet peeve?

Bands that look bored on stage. If you don’t believe in what you’re doing, why should anyone else?

A private musical indulgence:

Eurovision. My girlfriend made me start watching it and now I’m addicted.

The year you first came to Cambodia:

2004.  I am long overdue for a visit.

An early music memory:

Blowing out a cheap amp in a freezing Yukon garage, thinking it sounded like the end of the world. That feeling never really left.

The last thing you had to eat:

I drunkenly bought a skewer from a 7/11 in China and it was only the next day that I realized it was intestine covered in barbecue sauce. The boys in the band are calling it asshole-on-a-stick. Wasn’t that bad, actually, but certainly something that would be hard to find in Canada.

Stagefright – yes or no?

No. Maybe our first couple shows. But now I know what needs be done to get the crowd into it. I just kinda go numb and enter flow state.

A country you want to visit:

Iraq. We’re actually playing there on this tour, which still feels surreal. A war started nearby two days before our tour started, so we’ll see if we’re able to get there. But at this point I fully intend to.

A book or movie you keep going back to:

Terminator 2. It gets more accurate every time I watch it.

What languages do you have?

English. Survival-level Mandarin. A few words in French. Mostly just enough to get into trouble.

Your primary instrument, and when you started playing it:

Guitar. Started as a teenager, badly, and just kept going.

Something people might be surprised to know about you:

I used to be the resident DJ in the world’s largest casino in Macau. Very different chaos.

You have a time machine and a magic ticket to one gig or festival in the past. What do you choose?

Sex Pistols at the Lesser Free Trade Hall in Manchester, 1976. Half the room went on to start bands. That’s the kind of energy you chase forever.

A question from the last participant: While being an artist, how do you take care of yourself, and get the right recharge?

Movement and momentum. Travel, new people, new environments. The recharge is the process itself. When it stops, that’s when things get weird.

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Steve Porte Photo of the Week

Lue Thy fronting Comitatus Romvong at the grand opening of Riva on Friday 20 March.

 

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Weekly Gig Guide – week commencing Thursday 26 March 2026

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Coming soon:

Friday 3 April

Saturday 4 April

  • Soselo Summer, Bustaka Band, Matsamura Fishworks, DJs, Nesat Market (Koh Kong)
  • Lee County Ramblers, 6 pm, The Deck
  • We Are You plus Cove Aaronoff & Friends , 8 pm, Motodop – $5 entry
  • Shaoju Trio, 8 pm, Au Marche

Tuesday 7 April

Thursday 9 April

Friday 10 April

  • One Year Visa (Kiko & Carlos), 5 pm, 1960 (Kampot)
  • Cardboard Lo-Fi, 7 pm, Botanico

Saturday 11 April

Tuesday 14 April

Sunday 19 April

Thursday 30 April – Monday 4 May

Friday 8 May

  • Kokeshi (Japan), Atlantis (Siem Reap)

 

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