90s-Defining ‘Underworld’ Offers Heartfelt, ‘Shining Future’ at Bangkok Debut
Photos: Tetsuya Ishikawa
From the moment Karl Hyde started strutting around the stage and Rick Smith took his place behind his custom setup to open with...
Portugal’s Sobral Wins Eurovision Contest With Tender Ballad
KIEV, Ukraine — Portugal's Salvador Sobral won the Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday with a gentle romantic ballad that challenged the event's decades-long reputation...
Laugh & Cry: Go Full Theatrical at Bangkok Fringe Fest
BANGKOK — See two Mesopotamian construction workers labor over the Tower of Babel, explore a straight man’s sexuality while sharing intimate moments with his gay buddy and laugh at the absurdist journey of a dying man who faces a doctor, a bully and his domineering wife.
Original DIY Music/Art Fest ‘Noise Market’ Returns
BANGKOK — A celebration of the capital’s alternative art and music scene will return in June after a long hiatus.
Prepare For Britney’s Concert With ‘Trasher’
BANGKOK — With tickets selling out almost as soon as they went on sale and fan drama on Britney Spears’ extra show, the party monsters of Trasher are throwing a prep party for her followers a week before the show.
Britney Ticket Holders Complain 2nd Show Will be 1st
BANGKOK — A second Britney Spears concert was announced Thursday in response to the overwhelming demand for tickets after the first date sold out in less than an hour.
‘Stray’ Into Left-Field Beats Friday at Whiteline
In 2009, London-based producer Stray earned props in the Drum ‘n’ Bass, or DnB, scene with his debut work “Timbre.” Released as a B-side, the track’s abstract atmospherics, off-kilter beats and climactic amen breakbeats had the scene waxing lyrical over the producer's studio wizardry.
Fight in Heels: Afro-Punk Brings Freak Power to Bangkok
BANGKOK — An Afro-boasting quartet from Los Angeles will bring down some gonzo, scifi lady-power in Bangkok later this month.
Brooding, Boasting Alter Egos Set Filipino-Thai Artist ‘Apart’
BANGKOK — One is a slumped anthropomorphic crow all in black. The other a frenetic flurry of color-stranded energies.
Confirmed: Ed Sheeran to Bring ‘Shape of You’ to Bangkok
BANGKOK — Ed Sheeran fans had their hopes confirmed when a Bangkok tour date for the English pop star was announced Wednesday.
