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Greetings:

On Friday night in Phnom Penh find Agent P & The Resistance at The Box Office, Roadywreck Duo (Rod & Chema) at Botanico, Kodi Hudson at The Vine, The Broken Cymbal with Raphael at Bassac Square, Cardboard Lo-Fi at Tropico and later on Poca & the Sticky Tentacles at Oscar’s on the Corner.  

On Saturday in Phnom Penh check out the return of the Day Time Open Mic at Bong Bonlai / YK Art House, The Jam Syndicate (Rod, Jed, Raphael) at The Deck, Cambodia Soundbase at Botanico and Kodi Hudson at Samai Rum Distillery.  Later and louder find Montra at Oscar’s on the Corner.   Speaking of loud After God are joined by Roberto Salgado at The Bay in Kampot, and Lucy is at The Wave: Kep West.

On Sunday of note in Phnom Penh on Sunday are the celebration of the 12th anniversary of Sunday Sundowners open mic at Tacos Kokopelli (note early start time), Rod & Raphael at The Vine, Jazz in the Park #1 featuring Jazz Sauce at Koh Nerea [see below], and  Stu Cottom at Bar Oz.  Later the Cambodia Country Band end their Sunday residency at Oscar’s on the Corner – new Sunday band details to come soon. 

Department of Free Jazz

A new green space/event has opened this year on Koh Nerea, next door to Koh Pich in Phnom Penh – Khmer StrEAT Food Festival and Night Market.  This weekend Above and Beyond Events present A&BE In The Park #1: Jazz In The Park, the first of a series of live music-related family-friendly events planned for the second Sunday of every month until the end of the year.

“Each month there will be two bands, the opening band The Melody followed by a guest band.  ” explains trumpter and Jazz Sauce bandleader Cameron Smith.   “Jazz Sauce gets the pleasure of playing the first event on August 10.  It looks really fun.  I’m really excited about the nice big stage and the beautiful big patch of grass, perfect for picnicking and running around barefoot – which I may do.  There will be lots of food and craft stalls and things like that.  And it’s free entry.”

“Jazz Sauce has become a bit of a moveable feast of late,” he notes.  “For this event we have an augmented version.  I will be joined by Darvel on double bass, George and Joe on guitars, and Seanghai on alto sax, who has been coming along to George’s jazz jams at The Deck.

“I like the loose tightness of the New Orleans jazz we play, and I’m pleased that we can do this for a local family event – the US Air Force brass ensemble played on the riverside recently, and the crowd was swarming in with cameras, they’d never seen this kind of thing before.”

The Melody, followed by Jazz Sauce, kick off at around 6 pm this coming Sunday.

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

Elie Ommering with LDLP at Noisy Chili, Friday 2 August 2025

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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 7 August 2025

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For DJs and clubs, we recommend Phnom Penh Underground

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

Coming soon:

Friday 15 August

Saturday 16 August

Friday 22 August

Saturday 23 August

Sunday 24 August

  • Low Lunar Orbit, 4 pm, New Leaf (Siem Reap)

Friday 29 August

Saturday 30 August

 

 

By Weekly Wrap