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Check Inn 99 Lands Bigger, Better Home (With Rooftop)

BANGKOK — After staging a series of farewell parties last week and checking out from its 59-year venue, one of Bangkok’s oldest nightclubs will reopen not so far away with upgraded facilities.

Thailand Makes Its First Orange Wine

BANGKOK — Two years after orange wine arrived at an Asok eatery as the trendy, “natural” drink to drink, a Thai winery is bottling up and serving the country’s first-ever label.

Wine and Dine ‘Upstairs’ in a Faux French Garden

BANGKOK — A new wine bar is coming to a downtown Sukhumvit soi.
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Ansome to ‘Raze’ Bangkok’s Industrial Techno Revolution

Head to any club in cities such as Berlin and Detroit and find them packed with ravers dancing to the dark, throbbing sounds of industrial techno.

Wonders Never Cease at Wonderfruit Festival 3.0

Despite a postponement that meant cancellations and ticket prices more exclusive than inclusive, Wonderfruit returned for a third year in strong form to remind...

Rage, Rave at the Dying of the Dark Bar

When it comes to underground electronic tunes in Bangkok, it was always the smaller, independent clubs brave enough to say “fuck you” to commercial music and do something different. In the mid-’90s, Deeper in Soi Silom 4 sparked the flame for the city’s rave scene, in the early 2000s cafe Democ gave local crews a venue to perform, and in 2014 Dark Bar became the place that gave Bangkok’s next-gen DJs and promoters a place to be heard.

Turntablists Spin On at Underground Hip-Hop’s Home ‘Tha Beatlounge’

Outside of the underground scene, many know Spydamonkee as the official DJ for superstar rapper Joey Boy, an occupation he’s had for over 10 years. But his original claim to fame came in 1997, when he he was the second DJ to represent Thailand at the DMC World Finals, a DJ competition where the best turntablists in the world compete for supremacy.
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Savor 30+ Gins at Weekend Chinatown Fest

BANGKOK — The air will fill with the scent of juniper this weekend at a two-day festival celebrating classic herbal liquor in the capital’s...

Dragon’s Guide to 5 Clubs For After-Hours Party People

Here are five of late venues, but keep in mind that closing times can change in the blink of an eye and surprise visits from the boys in brown can happen when you least expect it.

Thonglor to Turn Margaritaville Thursday

BANGKOK — In case an excuse was needed to go out Thursday and down one, two or three goblets of margaritas, here’s one to take with a grain of salt.

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