A “Bangkok Blues & Beyond” column by Jeff T.
The latest news from the Koh Samui Music Festival is that James Brown is no longer attending, but Jools Holland is confirmed. This is of course only good for music fans, as I have repeatedly heard that these days James Brown gigs are primarily done by […]

Sek Loso the Collection album
By Ooy Ketphung
Loso is one of Thailand’s unique rock bands, who work extensively with overseas musicians. There are three members, Saksan Sukpimay (Vocals, Guitar), Kittisak Khotkam (Drums) and Apirath Sukkhajitr (Bass). They have released several albums since the year 1996, including Lo Society, Loso Entertainment, Loso Rock & Roll, LOSOLAND and […]

A “Bangkok Blues & Beyond” column by Jeff T.
This year’s Heineken Hua Hin Jazz Festival included blues for the first time in it’s four year history, with two of Bangkok’s hardest hitting blues bands enthusiastically received by music fans from around the world. Kudos to the organizers for making such an enlightened, and to […]

Scotty Wright performs at the Four Seasons Hotel in Bangkok.
Story and Photograph by Robert Lorimor
You will find Scotty at the grand piano in the majestic Lobby Lounge of the Four Seasons Hotel. It is a busy lobby and you have to sit close to hear Scotty against the murmur of the rest of the room. […]

“Buzz in the Biz” by Benny White

Eighties rock band BLUE OYSTER CULT has been touring again and headlined at The Canyon Club in Agoura Hills (L.A.) recently. Their explosive performance included both hits and new material and showed that the band still has the grit that made them great.
Legendary performer Joe Cocker knocked […]

Four Seasons Hotel lobby in Bangkok, Thailand
The “Jungle Vine” column by Robert Lorimor
I shot the above picture while I was listening to Scotty Wright perform in the Lobby Lounge of the Four Seasons Hotel, 155 Rahadamri Road. The shot is looking up the grand staircase from the lobby.
Incidentally, we will have an article of our […]

The “spirits of rock” have been good to us lately. They have graced us with one rock icon after another and there was no exception when Nuno Bettencourt, former guitar player of the multi platinum band Extreme, plugged it in and kicked off the 3rd show of the Asian, Washburn clinic tour. What was supposed to be a clinic turned out to be more of a concert than anything.

By Ooy Ketphung
Good Charlotte is the popular punk idol from UK. There are five members in the band, Joel (vox), Benji (guitar), Chris (drums), Paul (bass) and Billy (guitar and keyboards). They will perform a concert “Good Charlotte Noise to the World Tour 2005” in Bangkok on July 10 at BEC Tero Hall, Suan Lum […]

Eugene Hideaway Bridges holds nothing back as he performs to a full house at Tokyo Joe’s Blues Bar in Bangkok last Wednesday night. Photograph by Robert Lorimor.
The “Jungle Vine” column by Robert Lorimor
Eugene Hideaway Bridges is the cousin of singer Tina Turner and he has the voice to prove it. His performance electrified a full […]

The Ensemble Hexagone will be performing a Tsunami fundraising concert benefit at the Shearton Grande Sukhumvit.
The Ensemble Hexagone will be performing a fundraising concert benefit at the Shearton Grande Sukhumvit, 250 Sukhumvit Road, on Thursday, June 16. All proceeds will go to the Rotary Club of Bangkok in their efforts to help the victims of […]

Euguene Hideaway Bridges is performing at Tokyo Joe’s Blues Bar in Bangkok on Wednesday. Photograph by Ben Clipson and is provided by Blue Armadillo Music.
Eugene Hideaway Bridges says he got his guitar skills from the Bridges side and his voice from the Bullocks. Why might that be important? His father was “Hideaway Slim” Bridges […]

The “Jungle Vine” column by Robert Lorimor
This is a hard time of year to be a musician. As I was doing my rounds last week and this week for this column, I was appalled by the number of so-called “music venues” who had cut back on their number of nights they provide live music. The […]