This article (part 2) was provided by Metal Postcards Rec‘s Sean Hockings. With Thanks To the author Julien Poulson of The Cambodian Space Project and Phnom Penh’s entertainment and listings website Leng Pleng
Part 1: From Hooker Bars to Opera Houses – the dark heart of Cambodia’s haunted music scene (Part 1)
Photo courtesy of Leng Pleng
Text by Sohrab Saadat Ladjevardi
Yes, Amanda Palmer you’re right! We musicians need to know the art of asking. It’s our job to ask questions. Without questions no communication…no “real” life! Ignorance would take over business in life which would lead to life’s death.
Amanda is a good example of how a musician “can make it in music business.” She proved and still proves that a musician with common sense, knowledge (of music business), courage (to break rules and not to listen to people who want to stop you to do your “thing”), passion (for your music) and being a leader (who has the ability to listen to people and motivating them to collaborate with her), can achieve the impossible and become successful.
What has worked for her out doesn’t mean that it would work for any musician. But in order to achieve financial and artistic success you need all the characteristics she has. How to use them is your cup of tea.
Date: February 22, 2013
Venue: Drom (NY)
Review by Matt Cole
On 22 February, Washington D.C.- based multinational band Elikeh played at DROM in Alphabet City. The show was a make-up for an earlier date cancelled due to Hurricane Sandy. As I had enjoyed their new CD, Between 2 Worlds, I was looking forward to hearing their live performance.
Massama Dogo (photo courtesy of Massama Dogo)
P-Funk legend Bernie Worrell needs a 15-seat touring van for his Bernie Worrell Orchestra to promote their new album, coming in 2013.
…Even if you’ve never heard of Bernie Worrell, the odds are better than good you’ve heard his music. As the virtuoso keyboardist and driving musical force behind Parliament-Funkadelic, Bernie is synonymous with the P-Funk legacy, from his fat Minimoog bass lines on “Flash Light” and “One Nation Under A Groove” to his percussive piano and synth runs on “Chocolate City” and “Give Up the Funk.” In 1997, Bernie and his P-Funk bandmates, including George Clinton and Bootsy Collins, were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame―an honor that was long overdue….
Read more here: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1522411554/a-touring-van-for-the-bernie-worrell-orchestra
Date: Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Time: 8pm
Venue: The Roulette (509 Atlantic Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11217)
Ticket: $15
Genre: percussion, Theremin, electronics, homemade instruments, and world music
David Simons is a composer and performer specializing in percussion, Theremin, electronics, homemade instruments, and World Music. Tonight, Simons presents a select retrospective featuring Gamelan Son of Lion performing his controversial Gong (Hump)ing Ceremony; a chamber group including Lisa Karrer and Denman Maroney playing songs based on the surrealist literature of Raymond Roussel, Alfred Jarry, and Mark Leyner; and Simons’ groundbreaking trio with Stephanie Griffin and Lisa Karrer in which each trigger percussion from their instruments.
