The first annual Bangkok Blues Festival to be held at Tokyo Joe’s Blues Bar & Restaurant is set for March 16 - 18, 2006 with 12 bands confirmed over the three nights. The live music will begin each night at 8.00pm featuring a wide variety of blues bands, from Bangkok and beyond. Bangkok Blues Festival 2006 kicks off with Showtime, a group fronted by the newest female talent…

Pat Metheny, together with Christian McBride & Antonio Sanchez will perform a trio concert at The Bangkok Convention Center, 5th Floor, Central Plaza Ladprao on March 18. Pat Metheny is the American legendary jazz guitarist and also the winner of 16 Grammy Awards. He was born into a musical family and has started to show […]

Ken “Snowman” Minahan, Mary and their band, The Blues Machine, performed Tuesday night at The Blues Factory in Pattaya, Thailand. The rest of blues band comprised of Phon on drums, Jack on the keys, Sin on sax, and Kob on bass guitar. They are a versatile rhythm and blues band and were a hit with […]

Jung Ji-Hoon or Bi (Rain) will perform the “Rainy Day in Bangkok 2006″ concert at Impact Arena, Muang Thong Thani on February 25. The Korean actor and singer, Rain is well-known in Thailand and other Asian countries. He is also the winner of the Most Popular Korean Artist from MTV Awards of many countries and […]

World’s leading hip hop artists, 50 Cent and Fort Minor featuring Mike Shinoda are performing the “Get Rich or Die Trying World Tour 2006″ concert at Aktiv Square, Muang Thong Thani on Sunday, February 26th. Curtis Jackson of 50 Cent is well-known for one of the world’s greatest rappers. He led his album “The Massacre” […]

Count Dracula, played by Franck Fougere, reacts to the arrival of Jonathon Harker. The media was invited last night to view excerpts from Dracula Undead, a play written and directed by Dale Gutzman. The play is being performed by members of the Bangkok Community Theatre.
From the excerpts we witnessed, this should be an interesting performance […]

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Word on the street is that ex-Yes, King Crimson drummer Bill Bruford and his band Earthworks, featuring Tim Garland, formerly with Chick Corea are heading for Bangkok. Bruford is pencilled in for the Hua Hin Jazz Festival too, and will hold a clinic in Bangkok and a concert, both on different days […]

As a jazz writer I often get asked what’s the best recent album around or what’s worth hearing. Man that’s a big responsibility and anyway there’s a whole lotta jazz out there. But seeing as I am privy to the lists of what the Grammy judges were considering, here’s the pre-award shortlists and as Miles would say, you can bet this s&@t better be good to be getting this far…

Oasis has exploded on the UK rock scene and has been selling out concerts across europe. The first stop on their Asian tour brings them back to Bangkok to perform at the Bangkok 100 Rock Festival on February 18th. The event is located at the Lakeside Muangthontani venue.

‘‘If somebody said to me, in twelve years […]

Andy Williams, who is now 79, is performing February 16th at the Bangkok Convention Center 5th Floor Auditorium. Andy Williams become an American superstar when his “The Andy Williams Show” ran for nine years on American TV. His Christmas shows are considered part of the classic American experience.
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For most Asian cultures, in particularity the Chinese, red represent happiness and joy. Despite the popularity of the color, it is still usual to see a woman wearing a dress with red enjoying a quiet evening in front of a red wall in Bangkok. What are the odds of finding that? Photograph by Robert Lorimor