Odd-ditties!
James 'Skip'
Sutherland will be giving a
rare solo performance at Odd
Pub tonight (Thursday).
The
erudite Skip is the former
front-man of cult Scottish new-wave band Radio City and
is
currently
residing in The Kingdom of Wonder.
Odd Pub
is a cool new Phnom Penh music venue operated by the same team that
brought you the legendary Memphis
Pub.
Skip
told
Leng Pleng
that gig-goers
can
look forward to some of his old Radio City and Blonde Brothers
material, alongside
choice cover songs of Alex
Chilton, Syd Barrett and
Roxy
Music.
The solo show will commence early and be followed by a blues-breaking
set by Bona
Thiem
and the ODD Pub
house band. Sounds
like a good night!
A
stone's throw south of ODD Pub, Samai Distillery
will once again be throwing open their doors to a
crowd of revellers and some high-quality live music this
Thursday. Rhiannon Johnson
(vocals) will be joined by Euan
Gray
(saxophone), Phil
Javelle
(keyboards) and Lewis
Pragasam
(drums) for a smooth session
of funk, soul and pop.
Also
on Thursday, newcomer
Rockin' Robin
will be performing
at the Alley Bar.
Robin is a travelling
musician from France, recently
arriving in Cambodia - having
already visited
20 countries in one year! Robin plays folk, blues and rock'n'roll,
accompanying his 'unique outdoor-grown voice'
(!?) with guitar and harmonica. We
haven't heard him play yet, but
Robin definitely sounds like
one to catch!
Stylish
Newcomer
You
never know when the next great, original, compelling act is going to
turn up on the Phnom Penh music scene. You could be quietly munching
on a calorific Tex-mex meal in a Phnom Penh alleyway restaurant when,
all of a sudden, a fantastic guitarist turns up from the UK with a
style you have never heard before. Blake Young is so
under-the-radar he doesn't have a website, Facebook page or Youtube
channel for us to be able to listen to his sounds online or share a
picture of him. Actually, he doesn't even have a telephone number...
If
you do manage to catch
him at the Alley
Cat Cafe this Friday,
you'll be treated to free-flowing, instrumental compositions
performed on a classical guitar. The music is captivating, compelling
and nearly as enigmatic as Blake
Young himself -
it's enough to make you drop your burrito! Alley Cat Cafe
will also
be celebrating the second anniversary of their
acoustic open mic Sundowner
Sessions with
a special acoustic jam on
Sunday afternoon.
Rock'n'Roll
in the Provinces
Phnom
Penh rockabilly trio Joe Wrigley & The Jumping Jacks will
be travelling down to Kampot on Friday for a special show at the
venue-formerly-known-as Bodhi Villa, henceforth known as Banyan
Tree. In an awesome display of
rock'n'roll solidarity, local heroes The
Kampot Playboys have
agreed to share the bill and make
sure that the live music party goes off with a bang. With the venue
being completely remodelled and reorganised, as well as renamed, it
will be interesting to find out
if the legendary Friday night Kampot scene
is as vibrant as ever.
Meanwhile,
the local heroes of Cambodia's second city, Sony & The
Batbangers, will travel to Phnom Penh this weekend for a brace of
gigs. The Battambang youngsters produce exuberant Cambodian
rock'n'roll, such as their original song Ban Pror Pon Jas
(check out the video below).
The quality of the Batbangers
recordings and music videos is still rough-and-ready at the moment,
but the quality of their songs, their performances and their
attitudes are superb. Definitely a star Cambodian band of the future.
Catch them in Phnom Penh at Cabaret Restaurant on
Friday night and at Sharky Bar on
Saturday night.
World Travellers
Doors
Phnom Penh continue their series
of internationally-themed jazz gigs with a visit on
Tuesday from Brazilian
vocalist and percussionist
Valtinho
Anastacio.
Ritchy & Phil (Boisson
and Javelle) will provide
backing on drums and keyboards.
The gig is shaping up to be a very interesting and very groovy
evening of Latin-jazz music.
Check out the video below for a flavour of the music of Valtinho
Anastacio.
The
Ritchy & Phil duo
will also be grooving on
down to Alley Bar on
Friday night with some
acoustic pop songs from the
1970's to the present day.
Amanda
Bloom has released a brand-new music video for her song Eyes
of Galena. It is
sometimes hard to keep up
with the globe-trotting singer-songwriter, as
she splits her time between projects in Cambodia, India, the USA,
Europe and wherever else she can find inspiration. Here's
hoping that the truly original Amanda finds time for a Cambodian
show, sometime soon!
Whatever you're up to over the next few days... stay safe out there and... see you around the traps!
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