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Dengue Fever – pic: Marc Walker |
The FCC
have announced three upcoming Dengue
Fever
dates. The original Cambodian-Western psychedelic-fusion rockers will
soon be
visiting the Kingdom for the first time in nearly three years.
Cambodian lead singer Chhom
Nimol
and her band of Californian cohorts will touch down at the FCC
Angkor in Siem Reap – as
part of the larger Chub Met
music festival - on
Wednesday the 17th
February. The band will then
head down to Phnom Penh for a
brace of shows at FCC – The Mansion on
Friday the 19th
and Saturday the 20th
February. For more
information about Dengue
Fever,
check
out the band's website.
Click here
to read the Leng
Pleng interview
with Chhom
Nimol
published
last year, on the release of their latest album The
Deepest Lake. Watch
this space for more details of Chub Met
music festival, taking place in Siem Reap between the 15th
and 20th
February.
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Conrad
Keely will celebrate the release of his first-ever solo record
with two shows on Friday night. Original Machines
is the product of months of
recording sessions in
wide-ranging locations – at the singer's home in Phnom Penh, in the
back of a taxi to Kampot, in a tour bus on a European highway and,
latterly, at a former Catholic Church in Drummondville,
Canada! The 24-track opus is
officially available via Superball
Music this Friday. While
the eagerly-awaited Original
Machines goes
on sale around the world, Conrad
will be performing right here in Phnom Penh. See him at Farm
to Table during the early
evening and at Meta House
later on Friday. For an
in-depth look at the album and the creative spirit of ...And
You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead frontman
Conrad Keely,
click here
to read the Leng Pleng review
of Original Machines.
The
Zeppelin Bar in Phnom Penh is famous for late-night drinking
sessions, a huge in-house record collection, and taciturn DJ sets
performed by Taiwanese owner 'Jun' (strictly vinyl, strictly no
requests - unless the request is for a piece of classic 1970's heavy
rock). The Zeppelin has not, until now, been noted for its
live music facilities. That is set to change with a planned
relocation from its current Street 51 home to a larger building on
Street 278. Scott Bywater is
leading the charge with a special farewell concert at Zeppelin
this Sunday night. He
has spent the last three weeks diligently assembling a crack team of
local expat players to sing the venue out in appropriately 1970's
rock style. Expect a great party filled
with covers of classics by ACDC, Neil Young, Motorhead and a healthy
dose of David Bowie.
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Vollbrecht pic |
Meta House
will pull another special gig out of their impressively large bag
this Tuesday night. German saxophonist and band-leader Timo
Vollbrecht is an improvisational jazz player with roots in
Berlin and New York. He is visiting Cambodia together with long-time
collaborator, German-Japanese guitarist Keisuke Matsuno.
Should be a very cool, original and interesting show!
Whatever you're up to over the next few days... stay safe out there and... see you around the traps!
JOE WRIGLEY
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