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Greetings:

What is apparently festival season in Cambodia continues this weekend in Siem Reap, where 60 Road Festival at 60 Road Studios features Japan Guitar Shop and Batbangers and DJs.  Coming up later this month is Slam City Asia 2024, a grand two-leg metal festival in both Siem Reap on 15 March and Phnom Penh on 16 March with a truckload and a half of regional and local loud bands – see our article from last week with Mia Priest and Chihiro Amatsu.  The same weekend PepperFest in Kampot offers a range of Kampot and Phnom Penh acts.

Also coming up, and requiring advance ticket sales are two Phnom Penh musical boat cruises – the last jazz cruise for the season on 16 March with Intan Andriana & Friends [Crocodile River Cruise] and on 23 March, Geography of the Moon and Japan Guitar Shop hosted by Tacos Kokopelli.

This Friday night in Phnom Penh find Miss Sarawan Trio at The Waterside, Danny, George & Gaby playing Danny’s original compositions at Craft, Muxu at Farm To Table, and Vartey Ganiva at Back Street Lounge in Tuol Tom Pong.  Also visiting New York singer-songwriter Aldvvin is at Botanico, The Busking Kings are at Tacos Kokopelli and Loopy Reggae Duo are at The Tin Hat.  Bellini present an opera night with Ai Iwasake, Misato Nakaishi and Issei Sakano, and Intan, Mirasol, James, Jedil & Sharon team up for an International Women’s Day Concert at Le Moon.  The Broken Cymbal are at Big Mama, the Aisha & Serdar band is at Little Susie and Penh Pals are at Chez Cri Cri.   Cloud has an acoustic battle hosted by AlliG, Green Leaf Motif are at Voodoo Boulevard and Bob Passion & the Indispensables go late and loud at Oscar’s on the Corner.  In Siem Reap, Sokunthea & Giuliano are at Fellini and Japan Guitar Shop are at Laundry.

On Saturday evening in Phnom Penh, Aldvinn and Nico Thoma are at The Deck and Angkor Classique are at Craft, while Cardboard Li-Fi are at Botanico.  There’s also a few new acts popping up that you can check out – Latinova at Aquarius, Wild Youth at Whistle Pub & Restaurant and The Stuffs at The Box Office.  Also find Swing Time at Au Marche, Loopy Reggae Duo at Cloud, and a rare appearance of rocking blues guitarist Kenny Smith with Route 66 at Oscar’s on the Corner.  In Kampot things start early with Lindsay & Kora, Roberto Salgado and Kampot Playboys at Phum Thmey and continue later with Low Season Riders and Kellie Olsen at The Bay.  In Siem Reap, 60 Road Festival at 60 Road Studios features Japan Guitar Shop and Batbangers.

Sunday in Phnom Penh sees Miss Sarawan & Scoddy at Villa Grange, Aldvinn and Lewis McTighe at The Vine and then later on Electric Muxu Orchestra at Oscar’s on the Corner.  In Siem Reap,  New Leaf  celebrate their 50th Sunday session with The Blue Strangers.

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

Vincent Biputra passed through Phnom Penh last weekend and managed to include a show with AlliG & TheQuilas at Oscar’s on the Corner, Friday 1 March, 2024

 

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See you around the traps.
your correspondent,

 

 

Guillermo Wheremount
LengPleng.com
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Weekly Gig Guide – week commencing Thursday 7 March 2024

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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:

  • Adam Marsland, 6 pm, 14 March, Villa Grange
  • Treble Entendre, 6.30 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, 8.30 pm, 15 March, Voodoo Boulevard
  • Boxchords plus The Lark, 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
  • Alli G & Carlos Alonso, 8 pm, 19 March, Karma Traders (Kampot)
  • Jazz Cruise Vol 8 – I Got Rhythm with Intan Andriana & Friends, 8.30 pm, 16 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
  • Cove & Frank, 8 pm, 17 March, Back Street Bar
  • Rags to Rainbows – Colin’s 77th Birthday Bash, 6.30 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
  • Loopy Reggae Duo, 8 pm, 19 March, The Big Easy
  • Loopman, 8 pm, 20 March, Back Street Bar
  • Miss Sarawan & Scoddy, 6.30 pm, 22 March, Farm To Table
  • Los Del Sur Latin Trio, 6.30 pm, 22 March, Craft
  • Geography of the Moon, 8 pm, 22 March, Back Street Bar
  • 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
  • Miss Sarawan & Scoddy, 5 pm, 31 March, The Vine
By Weekly Wrap