Mor Lam Takes a Dub, Hip-Hop Turn This Weekend
Despite sounding like a homie from Isaan, Apichat Pakwan is actually the name given to a Thai-Dutch combo who make music they call Esantronics
Zines Celebrated: Bangkok Art Book Fair Returns in September
BANGKOK — See the comic version of famed Cannes’ award-receiving film “Tropical Malady” among crafted covers at an annual book fair next month that celebrates the world of DIY printing.
Faces of Perseverance: Hidden Contributions of Migrant Women
BANGKOK — A woman tosses a sheet over a bed while another hunches over a sewing machine. Eyes peer from behind colorful umbrellas, and...
Dancehall Goes to Isaan Next Week at Studio Lam
BANGKOK — Sway at the crossroads of Kingston and Khon Kaen next week when a trio of DJs take over the decks at a...
Isaan ‘Woodstock’ Returning For Two Groovy Days
KHON KAEN — A Woodstock-style music festival will return to Isaan’s largest dam later this year during the cool season.
Bangkok to Go Baroque for 17th Century Concerto
BANGKOK — Travel to 17th century Italy next week when a duo performs baroque music with original instruments at a downtown concert hall.
Harpsichordist Alberto...
More Indie Imports Coming to Renovated Live RCA
BANGKOK — Months after it debuted a live indie series including the folk-tastic Iron & Wine and Thai funk-inspired Texan trio Khruangbin, the Bangkok Art and Music Month is bringing more of the same in the few next weeks.
Go Taiwanese When Doc Fest Kicks Off in Bangkok
BANGKOK — A film that puts together records of a social movement in which protesters occupied the Taiwan parliament over 20 days will be among selected documentaries to show later this month in Bangkok
Dance Zumba, Eat Brunch at ‘Exercise in Disguise’
BANGKOK — Swap a lazy Sunday for dance, workout and food next month when a downtown venue hosts a zumba and brunch session.
September will...
Artist, Activist, ‘Terrorist?’ Shan Exile Occupies Bangkok Gallery
BANGKOK — The moment he was born in a Shan state jungle camp in 1971, Sawangwongse Yawnghwe was already an exile. He was 1 when his family loaded him onto a horse to take flight to Thailand’s Chiang Mai province.