Monday, May 22, 2006
Live music in Thailand
Reggae band T-Bone performs at Saxophone Pub, Bangkok, December 2005.
In December 2005, I spent two weeks wandering around the streets of Bangkok. I was being decidedly unadventurous, restricting myself to visiting street markets, shopping malls, foreign embassies and some historical sights, all in the name of experiencing local culture.
Then Klaikong decided to give me a taste of local hospitality too, and suggested attending a concert. I expected the Bangkok equivalent of Bangalore’s Palace Grounds, a large open field with temporary stage and sound arrangements. Instead we landed at this place called Saxophone Pub at Victory Monument, where popular reggae band T-Bone was playing that evening.
Not only were they very good, I was also impressed by the ambience at the pub. The typical live music-in-restaurant arrangement I’ve seen anywhere in India keeps a clear separation between performers and patrons. At Saxophone, as you can see in this picture, this is not the case. We were seated on the upper floor from where we had a great view of the scene.
Suraj — May 24, 2006 12:23:19 PM — # ↩
Take Five
I had been to <a href="wiredal.wordpress.com/2006/03/23/take-5/">Take Five</a> at Indira Nagar recently when <a href="guitarprasanna.com/">Prasanna</a> performed. The separation between the artists and the patrons was so little. I sat close to the amp and kept requesting songs :) The ambience could've been better though.
D — Jul 17, 2006 9:07:30 AM — # ↩
T-Bone
Every friday, 11:00 T-Bone live at sax.
enjoy!
Kiran Jonnalagadda — Jul 17, 2006 11:52:28 AM — # ↩
Every Friday at the Saxophone Pub? That's cool.