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Greetings:
Fourth of July celebrations can be found in Phnom Penh tonight with The Busking Kings at Meet Friends (St 172), Joe Wrigley & Conor Giles at Garage Sale (Langka Lane) and Kevin Sysyn at Little Susie. Later on The Extraordinary Chambers are at Oscar’s on the Corner.
Friday night in Phnom Penh sees Miss Sarawan at The Waterside, Trio Tropical at Craft, Brooke Palmer at Botanico, Jazhzy at Cloud and Aisha & Serdar at Little Susie. There’s metal afoot at Hometown Hangout with After God plus Reign in Slumber and The Extraordinary Chambers go late at Oscar’s on the Corner.
Saturday night in Phnom Penh Boran House celebrate their fourth anniversary with Khmer Blind Band, while The Broken Cymbal are at The Deck, Karona Chan Band are at Jet9 and D&Y are at Botanico. Mary & Takeshi are at Little Susie and Miss Sarawan are at Samai Rum Distillery, while Trio Tropical are at Hometown Hangout. Particularly of note is new band Genjutsu at LOLA Music Lounge, and The Extraordinary Chambers are at Oscar’s on the Corner. In Kampot, George Town is at The Bay.
Sunday in Phnom Penh find Rockustic at Mad Monkey, Cardboard Li-Fi at The Vine and the Sunday Sundowners open mic is hosted by Mike McCann at Tacos Kokopelli. Further afield, The Broken Cymbal are at The Deck, Stu Cottom is at Bar Oz and Jazz Sauce are at Back Street Bar. Then Fine Cottom take it late at Oscar’s on the Corner.
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Weekly Gig Guide – week commencing Thursday 4 July 2024
** residency/weekly
For DJs and clubs, we recommend Phnom Penh Underground
Thursday
- The Busking Kings, 6 pm, Meet Friends (St 172)
- Joe Wrigley & Conor Giles, 6 pm, Garage Sale
- 4Play, 7 pm, Prince Brewing **
- House band, 7 pm, Yang Pov Riverside **
- Jam session, 7 pm, Tiki Garden (Kampot)**
- 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 **
- Giuliano Turello, 7.30 pm, Temple Food & Beverage (Siem Reap)**
- Kevin Sysyn, 8 pm, Little Susie
- Open mic upscaled with The Initial G, 8 pm, LOLA Music Lounge **
- Metro Band, 8 pm, Metropole Underground **
- Happy Band, 9 pm, Mayazon **
- The Extraordinary Chambers, 10 pm, Oscar’s on the Corner
Friday
- Miss Sarawan, 6 pm, The Waterside
- Trio Tropical, 6.30 pm, Craft
- Sunset piano with Phil Javelle, 6.30 pm, Elephant Bar **
- Brooke Palmer, 7 pm, Botanico
- Khmer Magic Music Bus, 7 pm, Bouchon Wine Bar **
- Mirasol & Friends, 7 pm, Mealea Restaurant **
- 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 **
- Soul Diva Band, 7.30 pm, Hotel Cambodiana **
- Andy Luna, 7.30 pm, Temple Food & Beverage (Siem Reap)**
- Jazhzy, 8 pm, Cloud
- Aisha & Serdar, 8 pm, Little Susie
- After God plus Reign in Slumber, 8.30 pm, Hometown Hangout
- Sister Srey, 8 pm, Rosewood **
- Metro Band, 8 pm, Metropole Underground **
- Open mic, 8 pm, Mex’d Up (Siem Reap)
- The Extraordinary Chambers, 10 pm, Oscar’s on the Corner
Saturday
- Fourth anniversary party with Khmer Blind Band, 6 pm, Boran House
- The Broken Cymbal, 6 pm, The Deck
- Karona Chan Band, 7 pm, Jet9
- D&Y, 7 pm, Botanico
- Ex-Pulse, 7 pm, The Waterside **
- House band, 7 pm, Yang Pov Riverside **
- Rooftop beats with Phil Javelle, 7 pm, Palace Gate Hotel **
- Band@Work, 7 pm, Hard Rock Cafe Angkor (Siem Reap)**
- Seawolf, 7.30 pm, Hard Rock Café Phnom Penh **
- Soul Diva Band, 7.30 pm, Hotel Cambodiana **
- Andy Luna, 7.30 pm, Temple Food & Beverage (Siem Reap)**
- Mary & Takeshi, 8 pm, Little Susie
- Sister Srey, 8 pm, Rosewood **
- Metro Band, 8 pm, Metropole Underground **
- Miss Sarawan, 8.30 pm, Samai Rum Distillery
- Trio Tropical, 8.30 pm, Hometown Hangout
- George Town, 9 pm, The Bay,(Kampot)
- Genjutsu, 9.30 pm, LOLA Music Lounge – note ticketed event
- The Extraordinary Chambers, 10 pm, Oscar’s on the Corner
Sunday
- Rockustic, 2 pm, Mad Monkey
- Sunday sessions with Cardboard Li-Fi, 5 pm, The Vine
- Sunday Sundowners open mic hosted by Mike McCann, 5 pm, Tacos Kokopelli **
- The Broken Cymbal, 6 pm, The Deck
- Stu Cottom, 6 pm, Bar Oz **
- No pros open mic, 6 pm, Pomme (Siem Reap)
- House band, 7 pm, Yang Pov Riverside **
- Arome Khmer, 7 pm, Bat Muk Yu **
- 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 **
- Jazz Sauce, 8 pm, Back Street Bar
- Metro Band, 8 pm, Metropole Underground **
- Open mic, 8 pm, The Mended Drum (Siem Reap) **
- Fine Cottom, 10 pm, Oscar’s on the Corner
Monday
- House band, 7 pm, Yang Pov Riverside **
- Andy Luna, 7 pm, Amici Signature (Siem Reap) **
- Seawolf, 7.30 pm, Hard Rock Café Phnom Penh **
- Giuliano Turello, 7.30 pm, Temple Food & Beverage (Siem Reap)**
- Stu Cottom, 9 pm, Lost Bar & Grill
- The Extraordinary Chambers, 10 pm, Oscar’s on the Corner **
Tuesday
- Adagio – Natasha & Carlos, 6.30 pm, Craft
- Phnom Penh Ukulele Circle, 7 pm, Bong Bonlai restaurant (YK Art House)**
- House band, 7 pm, Yang Pov Riverside **
- Open mic, 7 pm, Kampot Yacht Club (Kampot)
- Rod Tolentino, 7 pm, Pasta La Vista (Siem Reap) **
- Adam Marsland, 7 pm, Anantara Angkor Resort (Siem Reap)
- Band@Work, 7 pm, Hard Rock Cafe Angkor (Siem Reap)**
- Seawolf, 7.30 pm, Hard Rock Café Phnom Penh **
- Summer Lee Carlson & Mute Speaker with Bad Pat, 8 pm, Karma Traders (Kampot)
- Andy Luna, 7.30 pm, Temple Food & Beverage (Siem Reap)**
- Lone Star Saloon open mic, 8 pm, Lone Star Saloon **
- 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*
- Latin Quarter with Phil and Nestor, 30 pm, Elephant Bar **
- NT Acoustic Band, 6.30 pm, Lantern
- Chor Yee, 7 pm, Bouchon Wine Bar
- Band@Work, 7 pm, Hard Rock Cafe Angkor (Siem Reap)**
- Siem Reap Soundlab featuring Simon Gilbert, 7.30 pm, The Mended Drum (Siem Reap) **
- Cornerstone, 7.30 pm, Hard Rock Café Phnom Penh **
- Soul Diva Band, 7.30 pm, Hotel Cambodiana **
- Giuliano Turello, 7.30 pm, Temple Food & Beverage (Siem Reap)**
- Miss Sarawan, 8 pm, Back Street Bar
- Stu Cottom, 8 pm, Little Susie **
- Open mic hosted by Kevin Sysyn, 8 pm, Lost Bar & Grill **
- Dennis, 8 pm, Can Can **
- CrashBoomBang, 10 pm, Oscar’s on the Corner **
Coming soon:
- Kevin Sysyn, Colin & Keiko, 6.30 pm, 12 July, Craft
- Joshua Chiang, 8.30 pm, 12 July, Cloud
- Summer Lee Carlson & Mute Speaker, 10 pm, 12 July, X Bar (Siem Reap)
- Two Country Drunks, 6 pm, 13 July, The Deck
- Intan & Phil’s Jazz Bastille Day, 8 pm, 13 March, Au Marche
- Summer Lee Carlson & Mute Speaker, 8 pm, 13 July, Mex’d Up (Siem Reap)
- Skeptical Chemistry, 8 pm, 14 July, Back Street Bar
- Cardboard Li-Fi, 8 pm, 17 July, Back Street Bar
- Kevin Sysyn, 8.30 pm, 19 July, Cloud
- The Broken Cymbal, 8 pm, 20 July, Back Street Bar
- Frankie Teardrop Dead, 6 pm, 20 July, The Deck
- Acoustic Knights with Max Pires, Joe Wrigley and Sleepin’ Tom, 8 pm, 20 July, LOLA Music Lounge – $5 entry
- Summer Lee Carlson & Mute Speaker, 6.30 pm, 26 July, Craft
- Frankie Teardrop Dead, 8 pm, 26 July, Back Street Bar
- Summer Lee Carlson & Mute Speaker, 6 pm, 27 July, The Deck
- Hounds of Bakersfield, 6.30 pm, 27 July, Craft
- Soselo Summer plus Frankie Teardrop Dead, 9 pm, 27 July, Hometown Hangout
- Miss Sarawan, 8 pm, 31 July, Back Street Bar