Nightlife

BANGKOK — Head out the foam and froth with a globally valid excuse next week.

BANGKOK — The capital these days does not lack for live music venues with quality sound systems.

As a young lad in the ‘80s attending a Catholic school, one of my favorite pastimes was lunchtime, carving upside-down crosses into church doors while humming The Sex Pistols’ “Anarchy in the UK.” Needless to say, I was heavily into punk and metal in my rebellious junior high school years.

BANGKOK — It’s a chance for ardent beer and cider fans to savor award-winning drinks imported from New Zealand.

BANGKOK — Head out this week to celebrate the French National Day.

The electronic music scene in Bangkok maybe small in comparison to cities such as Tokyo or London. But In the decades that have passed since the start of the scene in the 90s, Bangkok's electronic music panorama has grown an identity of its own.

BANGKOK — Crowds flocked to Bangkok’s latest art and creative space Changchui on its first weekend. Distance did not seem to be able to stop...

We’ve got a nice dry weekend before the rain sends us running for cover, and this weekend’s events have a lot of variety on tap. The aperitifs are Friday's instrumental rock and techno events, followed by an appetizer of bass music before closing on a Britney Spears-themed drag party main course. But while the grey clouds of early closing times still loom over clubland, some venues are trying to start their events earlier, like last week’s Clubnacht event at the new Residence de Canal.

BANGKOK — Siriprai Chaismoot, 30, said she was more excited for American rapper Nelly’s first concert in Bangkok on Tuesday night than for her own wedding.

Residence De Canal is the kind of place Thonglor hipsters turn their noses up at and underground folks savor the good-ole-day vibes of illegal...