Chiang Mai: 30+ Films to Show Asia’s Tragedies and Joys
CHIANG MAI — See the blossom of a Cambodian rock scene before it was devoured like everything else by genocide. Musicians were murdered, record collections destroyed, clubs closed, and Western-style dancing outlawed, along with all other fashion and expression.
Thai Music Fest Season Has Come. Time to Get Outta Town.
Dancing to music under the night sky reconnects with our primal roots. The big difference is drums and bonfires have given way to big sound systems, lasers, food trucks and beer stalls.
Ways to Celebrate Valentine’s With Your Own Bad Self
BANGKOK — Dodge Cupid’s arrow and celebrate the love Tuesday with some interesting Valentine’s Day alternatives.
Jazz by the Sea Next Month in Hua Hin
PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN — A two-time Grammy award winner will jazz-up a weekend next month in a new Hua Hin venue accompanied by some funk, pop and mor lam sounds.
Portuguese Artist ‘Vhils’ Makes His Mark on Charoen Krung Wall
BANGKOK — A Portuguese street artist will unveil Friday the riverside mural he’s spent much of the past week creating.
‘Wu Tang Clan’ Show Postponed Indefinitely
BANGKOK — Call it a long shot, but a cryptic tease for an upcoming concert got the internet humming Tuesday at the possibility a legendary New York hip-hop band could be coming to Thailand this May.
Jap Math-Rock ‘Lite’ to Shine in Bangkok
BANGKOK — Bangkok’s music scene will hear more instrumental rock when a math-rock quartet from Japan makes some noise on the same stage with some local acts next month.
Banksy Stars Among 8 Films at Bangkok Design Fest
BANGKOK — Gain insight into an infamous art-vandal’s stay in New York, the last painter of film posters in Mumbai and the family behind a famous jewelry empire.
Get Close to Chinese Queer Through ‘Be a Woman’
BANGKOK — Activist Fan Popo tries to fight for LGBT rights by capturing their lives and struggles in mainland China on film. The director will screen and discuss one of his docs at a Sathon area art-bar later this month.
Joe Satriani to Bite Into ‘Shockwave Supernova’
BANGKOK — American rock guitarist Joe Satriani will come to Thailand for his first full solo show of his “Strange Beautiful Music” to leave audiences “Flying in a Blue Dream.”