***for full gig listings jump to the bottom***

Greetings:

On Saturday night at Front Bar The Busking Kings will be singing a song or two and raising a glass or two for a former King, Paul Rogers, who passed away last Sunday – musicians are invited to come and take part in the singing and the raising.

Tonight, Independence Thursday, in Phnom Penh find Greg Beshers at Villa Grange, Sister Srey at Lantern, Tepi & Bunly at The Velvet Room and Graham Cain at Duplex .  Later on, Stu Cottom and Kevin Sysyn are at Excelsior and The Extraordinary Chambers are at Oscar’s on the Corner.

On Friday in Phnom Penh, Daisuke & Metta are at Green Pepper, Silver & Taylor take on Craft, while Mayari play Bassac Lane and Ice & Lester are at Botanico.  Graham Cain is at Voodoo Boulevard, The Boeung Kak Lifesavers are at Little Susie and Alli G Rockustic is at Cloud.  The Waterside celebrate their first anniversary with Miss Sarawan, and going late at Oscar’s on the Corner is The Lark.  In the south, Kampot Playboys are at KAPAL in Kampot and Marina & Carlos are at Kep Natural.

Saturday in Phnom Penh starts early with a special event at The Deck called Stephchella featuring Visa Runners, Brooke Palmer, and Graham Cain, then Japan Guitar Shop and Alli G & Pervez are at Craft.  Miss Sarawan are at The Velvet Room and Cardboard Lo-Fi are at Sundance, while Sinville Roadshow play Little Susie, Graham Cain is at Botanico, the Laro Bustaka Boys are at Boran House and Wild Orchids are at Noisy Chili.  There’s live electronica with JustFin at Voodoo Boulevard and to round out the night Oscar’s on the Corner welcome Khmer high energy band Spring Band.

For a relaxed Sunday, check out Phil Javelle at Villa Grange, Graham Cain followed by Scott Bywater at The Vine, the Sunday Sundowners open mic with guest host David Zdriluk at Tacos Kokopelli, Stu Cottom at Bar Oz and/or Joshua Chiang & Denver at Back Street Bar.  In Siem Reap One Man Dan and Giuliano Turello host the jam at Duckmart.

Online metal magazine Metal Has No Borders this week published an in-depth interview with Cambodian metal scene mainstay Mia Priest (Nightmare AD, Radioactive Death Monkey, Get in the Penh shows) – check it out here.

The LengPleng Feature Interview

Not closed by any means – keeping busy at 60 Road Studios

Back in February 2020, just before the world lurched into a temporary new mode, 60 Road Studios in Siem Reap held a concert for their 5th anniversary, and Ian Croft sat down with LengPleng at the National Museum Café in Phnom Penh to talk history.   Three and a half years later it’s time for another big bash, and LengPleng met up again with Ian at the same location, with the addition of engineer/producer Steve Bloxham, to get an update on their activities.

The first question seems to be why now?  “We’re calling this our eight and a half year anniversary,” says Ian.  “People have been asking for us to put on more shows, particularly Japan Guitar Shop who we’ve been working with, so we said okay, let’s do it.  We wanted to get it out of the way ahead of high season, so we made it the Bon Om Touk Festival to coincide with Water Festival.  We’re really happy with the line-up.”

Read the whole article here

Musicians: They’re Just Like Us

Normally nudist-leaning Stan Paleco puts some clothes on while doing renovations in the cold weather.

 

Department of Mutual Support:  Friends of LengPleng

Friends of LengPleng are getting it out there – next Thursday Coz Collective will launch Aunty Cathy & Me; eight days later Robert Marleigh / Gone Marshall will release the new dual artist EP 25th Century Crooner  – you can pre-order and save at Spotify here.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Steve Porte Photo of the Week

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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 9 November 2023

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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:

  • Scott Bywater, 6 pm, 16 November, Villa Grange
  • Coz Collective EP Launch Party, 7 pm, 16 November, Little Susie
  • Vanno, 7.30 pm, 16 November, The Velvet Room
  • Geography of the Moon, 6 pm, 17 November, Sra’Art
  • Sinville Roadshow, 30 pm, 17 November, Craft
  • Silver & Taylor, 7 pm, Botanico
  • Jampot open mic with Graham Cain, 30 pm, 17 November, Karma Traders (Kampot)
  • Fallen Apples, 8 pm, 17 November, Voodoo Boulevard
  • Scapegoat Candy, 8.30 pm, 17 November, Laundry (Siem Reap)
  • The Blue Souls, 6.30 pm, Lantern
  • Ice, 7 pm, 18 November, Botanico
  • Punkocalypse Festival featuring Slang Poor Kids (Italy), Regin in Slumber, Doch Chkae, After God, The Wildmen, 7 pm, 18 November, X Bar (Siem Reap) – $5 entry
  • Penh Pals, 7.30 pm, 18 November, Welsh Consulate (Phnom Penh)
  • Arome Khmer, 7.30 pm, Le Moon
  • Geography of the Moon, 8 pm, 18 November, The Deck
  • Cove Aaronoff & Frank Scarfone, 5 pm, 19 November, The Vine
  • Amok Soul, 5 pm, 19 November, New Leaf (Siem Reap)
  • Originals Showcase with Lewis & Gary, Greg Beshers and Sinville Roadshow, 7 pm, 19 November, Back Street Bar
  • Waisted Laika (China) plus Radioactive Deathmonkey, 9 pm, 19 November, Oscar’s on the Corner
  • Daisuke & Friends jam, 30 pm, 21 November, Craft
  • Tepi & Bunly, 7 pm, 22 November, The Velvet Room
  • Graham Cain, 8 pm, 23 November, The Big Easy (Koh Rong Saloem)
  • Lisa Concepcion, 7 pm, 24 November, Botanico
  • Vanno, 7.30 pm, 24 November, The Velvet Room
  • Geography of the Moon, 8.30 pm, 24 November, Laundry (Siem Reap)
  • Graham Cain, 9:30 pm, 24 November, Eden Bar (Sihanoukville)
  • Zeitgeist (Bangkok), 10 pm, 24 November, Oscar’s on the Corner
  • Bon Om Touk Festival featuring Sam Rocker, Scapegoat Candy, Kampot Playboys, Jam Cha!, Joe & the Jumping Jacks, Japan Guitar Shop, Geography of the Moon, 25 November, 60 Road Studios (Siem Reap)
  • The Sock Essentials, 7 pm, 25 November, Botanico
  • Graham Cain, 7 pm, 26 November, Beach Walk Resort (Koh Rong)
  • Graham Cain, 7 pm, 27 November, The Secret Garden (Koh Rong)
  • GC Kora Duo, 8 pm, 28 November, Karma Traders (Kampot)
  • Tepi & Bunly, 7 pm, 29 November, The Velvet Room
  • Vanno, 7.30 pm, 30 November, The Velvet Room
By Weekly Wrap