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Molam Theppabutr Band &Okinawan show
Life, John Clewley, Published on 06/03/2012
» The last week of February was truly memorable for music fans in Bangkok with not one but two great gigs: the Wong Dontri Molam Theppabutr (Theppabutr Molam Band) gig at Sonic Ekamai on Sat and Kanako Horiuchi's set of Okinawan songs at Kinjo Restaurant on Wed.
Girl with the big bass
Life, Published on 05/03/2012
» She may not be a nominated actress _ she's not even an actress _ but jazz bassist and singer Esperanza Spalding had her Oscar moment at the 84th annual Academy Awards, when her rendition of Louis Armstrong's What A Wonderful World became the talk of the town for its mesmerising, soulful interpretation.
Finding freedom in fusion
B Magazine, Ezra Kyrill Erker, Published on 04/03/2012
» Last week, Chiang Mai-based artist Pakitsilp Varamissara had three exhibitions concurrently running in the capital, comprising some 200 works from a career spanning 30 years.
Film fest on Idyllic island
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 02/03/2012
» A unique film event will take place in a most spectacular location from March 9 to 13. "Film on the Rocks Yao Noi" is an inaugural gathering of art and film people at Six Senses, a luxurious resort on Yao Noi Island in Phangnga Bay.
A portrait of Myanmar
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 29/02/2012
» Last month at the British Council in Yangon, Robert H. Lieberman showed his 88-minute documentary to a packed auditorium of over 100 viewers. The film is called They Call It Myanmar, and the premiere was a public screening with artists, film-makers, NGO workers and ordinary citizens attending to watch their own country from the viewfinder of a foreign film-maker. Lieberman had invited Aung San Suu Kyi, who also appeared in the film as one of the interviewees, but she couldn't make it.
Platform for budding pianists
Life, Published on 27/02/2012
» Young pianists of any nationality are invited to enter the "Thailand Steinway Youth Piano Competition", the first of its kind in this country, where the aim is to broaden their horizons and steer them on an international career path.
La Fete does hip hop
Muse, Published on 25/02/2012
» The beautiful lawns of Museum Siam will turn into a playground for music fans this afternoon when it hosts "La Fete de la Musique", a French festival inaugurated on June 21, 1982, to celebrate the first day of summer, but which since has proliferated to more than 100 countries, including Thailand.
Gate Crasher
Guru, Richard Mcleish, Published on 24/02/2012
» Tonight, creative enclave Opposite (across WTF Cafe & Gallery, 27/1 Sukhumvit Soi 51) will host its third pop-up kitchen under the banner, Big Easy: A Taste of New Orleans, in celebration of this week's Mardi Gras.