1. Saxophone Pub & Restaurant For almost two decades, this spot has been a favorite among musicians and music lovers alike. It has long been a platform for new bands — many of which scored ...
Straight from the mouse’s horse: Due to Visakha Bucha Buddhist Holiday, there will be no Open Mic at DET 5 this Monday (4th June). Normal service will resume on 11th June. Saturday MARTIN GRAND...
Songs get pinched all the time, but some thieves are way bigger than others…
Internationally-acclaimed singer-songwriter Alex Pithie, who in Bangkok is better known perhaps as Mekong Dr Blues or Billy The Mountain, has been appointed an endorsee of UK acoustic and electric de...
Doc Watson, the guitarist and folk singer whose flat-picking style elevated the acoustic guitar to solo status in bluegrass and country music, and whose interpretations of traditional American music ...
Venues where top bands started out are shutting down as rent rises and falling audiences spell crisis for gig promoters. Florence and The Machine play at the 100 Club, one of many small music venues ...
Let’s cut to the chase! It’s a nightmare learning to play the guitar with the wrong instrument – a guitar that has not been properly built, prepared or set up to suit the student...
Monday night, get on down to Sukhumvit Soi 8 and Det 5 where you can Face The Music and strut your musical stuff, playing your own favorites on your own guitar…get down early book a spot and se...
Yes folks, Milo our marvellous magically mysterious webmaster has done it and there are now two BangkokJungles: one for the musos in Bangkok (.com) – and one for those just passing through (www.bangk...
The man and the money behind the latest incarnation of TJ’s responds to Big Jeff’s goodbye. “Dear all Thanks Jeff for the update of Tokyo Joe’s history. We can share names and...
Funk Fanatics, SUPABAD, the 11-piece James Brown tribute band, will be playing one of their final concerts in Bangkok (before disbanding) at Det 5 Saturday evening (12/05), commencing at 21:00. For t...
Former manager and the man behind the bar’s singular reputation as a full on blues destination – Jeff Thomsen – had this to say about the end of his relationship with the blues bar&...
He is obsessed with building the finest electric guitars, the best since Leo Fender et al kicked off way back before even I was a pup. Eric will build you the best guitar you ever could need and he a...
In Tokyo these days, you can probably go jamming every single night of the month if you want to. Over the last decade, bars hosting blues jams have mushroomed, perhaps because they have found it a go...
Blues at the very heart of Bangkok at Nothing But The Blues Bar on Thong Lor Soi 13. Catch a great slideman and singer and his band right under your nose. This Friday evening… and no cover char...
Taras Bulba The Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra featuring cellist Tomas Strasil performs Edward Elgar’s Cello Concerto and Leos Janacek’s iconic rhapsody, Taras Bulba. For tickets, call 02-800-2525. ...
Hot off the presses is the news that Tokyo Joe’s – as developed and propagated by Jeff Thomsen and crew – is no more. While the shell of the former blues bar still stands, the lease...
Levon Helm performing in Canton, Massachusetts in September 2011. The drummer from the Band has died of cancer aged 71. Photograph: Doug Mason/Getty Images A shorthand way of describing Levon Helm, w...
Music Fans…Open Mic resumes this Monday at DET 5, Suk Soi 8 from 8.30pm and this weekend we have plenty of choice, says Tambourine Man: Saturday: LOVEBONE - FUNK – The Pintsman Saturday: ...
This story is from the August 16th, 1973 issue of Rolling Stone. Los Angeles – Dick Clark has few frustrations. But the man who’s had things go his way for 20 years – who fell into the Bandstan...
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