Hate ‘Girl From Ipanema?’ This Bangkok Jazz Club is For You
No city more than Bangkok has had a more acute thirst for jazz yet wasted its potential, a Harlem-seasoned jazz trumpeter sermonized at the recent reopening of his jazz club.
Tribal Africa Takes a Synthetic Turn Friday at 12×12
BANGKOK — Start the weekend by going tribal at a downtown hole-in-the-wall venue to Sub-Saharan African beats and synthesizers to produce trippy experimental music.
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Thailand Lowers Wine And Nightlife Taxes To Attract Tourists
BANGKOK - Beginning 2024, the Cabinet has approved measures recommended by the Ministry of Finance to promote Thailand as a tourism destination, with the...
An Open Letter to Drum ‘n Bass Skeptics
Playing Drum ‘n Bass music in Bangkok in the ‘90s, I felt like a leper. No one wanted anything to do with the music. But with the frantic breakbeats and dark heavy bass of Jungle, or what was to be later called Drum ‘n Bass, or dnb, to me it was punk music for Generation Rave. Most importantly, it didn’t compromise.
‘Escape 56’ Returns to Rock Silom Warehouse
A Singaporean warehouse event is coming to Bangkok for the second time later this month to rock the capital’s clubbers once again.
Find Swank Bar Hidden in Wes Anderson-esque Bangkok Hotel
BANGKOK — Ask for the right room inside a style-heavy boutique hotel in Ari to discover a hidden bar whose special cocktails retrace the globetrotting journey of one “Mr. Josh.”
Heavy Regulation – Not Total Ban – for Street Food of Chinatown, Khaosan
BANGKOK — The man behind Bangkok’s epic makeover campaign – whose comments this week spawned alarmed headlines worldwide about a complete ban on its street food – said vendors in the iconic areas of Khaosan Road and Chinatown can remain – under one condition.
Begin 2018 Dancing to Booty-Shaking Beats NYE in Bangkok
Expect parties to go off in every neighborhood, and for those out for some club-hopping, there’s something for everyone, from hip-hop and Afro House to straight-up EDM.
War of Words: Thai MCs Battle for Supremacy, Lulz
Waving to the crowd for support, it was MC Youngohm’s turn to take apart his opponent on the stage. Circling across from him, MC Ken Noi of Chiang Rai listened anxiously and prepared to fire back at the end of the 45-second round. It all made for a very rude six minutes as the two took turns freestyling rap full of braggadocio, disses and punchlines.
Virus Restrictions: Gov’t to Debate Extending Dine-In Hours
BANGKOK— Dine-in services may be soon extended beyond the current closure time of 9pm mandated by the government’s coronavirus response center, pending a Cabinet approval.