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Greetings:

Today hearty leap year congratulations go out to Japan Guitar Shop for the official release today of their new album Done You Right on Spotify and Bandcamp.  They will celebrate with a listening party on Saturday night at Tacos Kokopelli.

On the road this weekend are Siem Reap band JamCha – Thursday at Oscar’s on the Corner, Friday at KAPAL in Kampot, and then on Saturday at the Nesat Village Festival along with Ant Colloff, André Aguiar and The Broken Cymbal.

 Classical music events are springing up in Phnom Penh, with a harp soiree by Aguri Nakano at Bellini on Friday, and next Wednesday Issei Sakano & Katy Lo Wing playing works for four hands on piano at Green Pepper.

Friday night in Phnom Penh also sees PRERNA at Craft, Gareth Bawden at Elevate and the return of Danny Healy (playing with George and Gaby) at Botanico.  Find Beyer at The Tin Hat, Loopy Reggae Duo at The Box Office, and Aisha & Serdar at Little Susie.  For more variety, The Goldilocks Zone make a reunion at Hometown Hangout, Mourin Terry is at Cloud, and there’s live electronica from JustFin at Voodoo Boulevard.  AlliG & TheQuilas add chappei and welcome back bass player Vincent Biputra for a special show at Oscar’s on the Corner.  In Siem Reap, Pete Foerster & Mr Zee are at The Mended Drum.

Saturday starts early in Kampot, with Summer Lee Carlson & Mute Speaker in the early afternoon at Phum Thmey (formerly Meraki), then later on Playing Mantis are at The Bay and Bob Passion & the Indispensables are at KAPAL.  In Siem Reap The Art of Groove are at Wake Park Cambodia.  Phnom Penh on Saturday sees Bustaka Boys and Robin Narciso at The Deck, Loopy Reggae Duo at Craft and Lisa Concepcion at Botanico.  Scoddy hosts a birthday jam at Little Susie and the fun keeps going with Electric Muxu Orchestra at Oscar’s on the Corner.

The LengPleng Feature Article

Growing a banyan tree out of a car: how Japan Guitar Shop made Done You Right

Officially released today, Thursday 29 February, is the long-awaited Japan Guitar Shop album Done You Right, recorded over a full year at 60 Road Studios in Siem Reap.  Nine songs combining the slow, bluesy Waits-ian story songs of Cove Aaronoff and the hip-hop rhymes of Colin Hodgkins, elaborated by tasteful piano parts, punctuated by horns and harmonicas, led on by a dynamic range of guitar solos and riffs, it’s clear that good time was taken to make sure it was indeed done right.  You can find it on Spotify or Bandcamp.  Colin and Cove sat down with LengPleng to talk about the recording process, touring and promotion.

LP: How did you go about constructing the album?

Colin: We had a ton of songs but we didn’t know exactly what we were going to come out with.  It turned out to be a nine song album.  There were songs that we tracked, for example, that we didn’t end up keeping.  Also there are songs that are singles online that we didn’t feel should be included on the album.

Read the full article here

The Other LengPleng Feature Article

Metal will always be here – Slam City Asia Festival 2024

Coming to Cambodia in mid-March is the Slam City Asia Festival 2024, featuring a host of local and international Metal bands.  Mia Priest talks to LengPleng about what, who and why.

Mia: Slam City was formed by Chihiro, the owner of Atlantis Metal Bar, and Paolo of 7th Street Tattoo, as they wanted to do Metal music festivals in Siem Reap.  They did the first two-day festival in March last year, both days being in Siem Reap.  I joined them later that year, adding my Get in the Penh experience to the mix – this year we have concerts in both Siem Reap and Phnom Penh to cater to a wider audience.

Read the full article here

Department of Mutual Support:  Friends of LengPleng

We welcome Slam City Asia as a new Friend of LengPleng.  This year the two-day metal festival, on 15 and 16 March will include Phnom Penh as well as Siem Reap, featuring bands from Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand and Cambodia.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Steve Porte Photo of the Week

Nico Thoma chills with a fan at The Vine, Sunday 25 February, 2024

 

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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 29 February 2024

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*Note that Wednesday events are often not announced until early in the week – check back here for updates*

Coming soon:

  • George, Danny & Gaby, 6.30 pm, 8 March, Craft
  • Muxu, 6.30 pm, 8 March, Farm To Table
  • Miss Sarawan Trio, 7 pm, 8 March, The Waterside
  • Loopy Reggae Duo, 7 pm, 8 March, The Tin Hat
  • Women’s Day Concert with Intan, Mirasol, James, Jedil & Sharon, 8 pm, 8 March, Le Moon
  • Penh Pals, 8.30 pm, 8 March, Chez Cri Cri
  • Acoustic Battle Session 2 hosted by AlliG, 8.30 pm, 8 March, Cloud
  • Japan Guitar Shop, 9 pm, 8 March, Laundry (Siem Reap)
  • Bob Passion & The Indispensables, 10 pm, 8 March, Oscar’s on the Corner
  • Nico Thoma, 5 pm, 9 March, The Deck
  • Angkor Classique, 6.30 pm, 9 March, Craft
  • Cardboard Li-Fi, 7 pm, 9 March, Botanico
  • 60 Road Festival with Japan Guitar Shop, Batbangers and DJs, 6 pm, 9 March, 60 Road Studios (Siem Reap)
  • Wild Youth, 7.30 pm, 9 March, Whistle Pub & Restaurant
  • Swing Time with Intan Andriana, 8 pm, 9 March, Au Marche
  • Woody Dares & The Frog Eaters, 8 pm, 9 March, Back Street Bar
  • Loopy Reggae Duo, 8.30 pm, 9 March, Cloud
  • Route 66, 10 pm, 9 March, Oscar’s on the Corner
  • Miss Sarawan & Scoddy, 2.30 pm, 10 March, Villa Grange
  • The Blue Strangers, 4 pm, New Leaf (Siem Reap)
  • Adam Marsland, 6 pm, 14 March, Villa Grange
  • Treble Entendre, 30 pm, 15 March, Craft
  • Slam City Fest with Lilith (Philippines), Cut Lon (Vietnam), Elcrost (Vietnam), Recasseur (Vietnam), 6 pm, 15 March, Atlantis (Siem Reap) – $10 entry
  • Cardboard Li-Fi, 9 pm, 15 March, Voodoo Boulevard
  • Boxchords, 10 pm, 15 March, Oscar’s on the Corner
  • Pepperfest Kampot Camping Festival Day 1 with KAN, Bamboo Train, Cartoon, Roberto Salgado, YoYo, Dydou, 2 pm, 16 March, Kampot Camping (Kampot)
  • Slam City Fest with Carnivola (Thailand), Lilith (Philippines), Cut Lon (Vietnam), Elcrost (Vietnam), Recasseur (Vietnam), Nightmare AD, Doch Chkae, After God, Reign in Slumber, Radioactive Deathmonkey and Winsum Losesum, 6 pm, 16 March, Noisy Chili – $10 entry
  • Mr Zee, 5 pm, 16 March, The Deck
  • Dan Reidy, 6.30 pm, 16 March, Craft
  • Jazz Cruise Vol 8 – I Got Rhythm with Intan Andriana & Friends, 8.30 pm, 24 March, Crocodile River Cruise
  • Pepperfest Kampot Camping Festival Day 2 with Chris Garcia, Alli G, Barang Barang, Placard, Doch Chkae and Ricky B, 2 pm, 17 March, Kampot Camping (Kampot)
  • Adam Marsland, 2.30 pm, 17 March, Villa Grange
  • Rags to Rainbows – Colin’s 77th Birthday Bash, 30 pm, 18 March, Craft
  • Loopy Reggae Duo, 8 pm, 18 March, The Big Easy (Koh Rong Saloem)
  • Intan & Yusbel, 6.30 pm, 19 March, Craft
  • Miss Sarawan & Scoddy, 6.30 pm, 22 March, Farm To Table
  • Los Del Sur Latin Trio, 6.30 pm, 22 March, Craft
  • Boat cruise with Geography of the Moon and Japan Guitar Shop, 6 pm, 23 March, Tacos Kokopelli – tickets $7.50
  • Miss Sarawan & Scoddy, 2.30 pm, 24 March, Villa Grange

 

By Weekly Wrap