Ploenchit Fair

[gkinbkk]

What a GREAT day! My first one and completely unexpected.....had a brilliant time.

I have to say the quality of the entertainment was top notch. Soi Dogs are as fine a blues band as you will find and the rock band after them were fantastic as both entertainers and musicians. Didn't catch their name though, maybe I wasn't listening or trying to get another beer. The announcer said Soi Dogs play at Tokyo Joes but didnt tell us where we could see the rock band...anyone know who they were and if they play anywhere?

Both bands many notches above the typical crap bar bands you find in Bangkok and I would LOVE to go out and hear more decent music.........my crappy Stratocaster bedroom playing doesnt compare

[shrimpythailand]

gkinbkk - Hi this is Steve from the Wildside band that played yesterday at PF... keyboard player...we've been hiding out for 7 weeks as the bass player lives in Bang Yai and couldn't get into town.. his house didn't flood but the roads all around were high and he could drive just since friday

However - we were trying to get into some bars around town but a gig has come up at the Imperial Queen Sirakit hotel in the Sundowner Lounge on the main floor ... every thursday, friday and saturday night but starting Dec. 9th... friday

glad you liked the band... we are going to be doing some classic rock and new tunes as well

steve

Wildside

[rgs2001uk]

"The announcer said Soi Dogs play at Tokyo Joes"

Has TJs opened again?

Last I heard it had been closed for a fair old while.

[shrimpythailand]

yep Tj's back open at soi 26 from suk down on the left a couple hundred yards - same place as before

"The announcer said Soi Dogs play at Tokyo Joes"

Has TJs opened again?

Last I heard it had been closed for a fair old while.

[rgs2001uk]

^^^^ shrimpy,

thanks you have made my day.

Every so often a post appears on these forums that makes getting out of bed worthwhile, this is just such a post..

[rojack45]

<BR>gkinbkk - Hi this is Steve from the Wildside band that played yesterday at PF... keyboard player...we've been hiding out for 7 weeks as the bass player lives in Bang Yai and couldn't get into town.. his house didn't flood but the roads all around were high and he could drive just since friday<BR><BR>However - we were trying to get into some bars around town but a gig has come up at the Imperial Queen Sirakit hotel in the Sundowner Lounge on the main floor ... every thursday, friday and saturday night but starting Dec. 9th... friday<BR><BR>glad you liked the band<B>... we are going to be doing some classic rock</B> and new tunes as well<BR><BR>steve<BR><BR>Wildside<BR><BR><BR>

<BR><BR>Excellent news Steve. I have been hoping to find a club offering a regular schedule with a good classic rock house band. I was a regular almost every Thursday night at Jeff Healy's club in Toronto until he passed. I'll be out front Dec. 9th. <IMG class=bbc_emoticon alt= src="http://static.thaivisa.com/forum/public/style_emoticons/default/partytime2.gif"> <BR><BR>Rojack<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR> Edited November 27, 2011 by rojack45

[rojack45]

That's excellent news Steve. I have been hoping to find a club that had a regular schedule featuring a good classic rock band.

I was a regular at Jeff Healy's club in Toronto almost every Thursday night until he passed. I'll be out front Dec. 9th

Rojack

I give up.... Mod's can you please remove my botched double post.

Thanks

R

Edited November 27, 2011 by rojack45

[gkinbkk]

Steve, do you mean Imperial Queens Park?

Interesting. About the last place I would have guessed to find a decent band!

[shrimpythailand]

yes - you bet - no bands for a few years but the Hotel is going after biz.....a rooftop DJ every saturday nite with a huge sound and light show.... so they are starting to go after biz..... am happy chris the drummer is the old Wa Wa Nee drummer from oz in the 80's ..but our singer is also out of retirement as well.. we just want to play some good classic tunes and now are doing some new stuff as well

so come on over and check it out - the hotel wants long term customers and they want us to get it started with the revamped Sundowner Lounge so it is all happening right now.....

will send links after my 72 hour wait period with thai visa

steve

Steve, do you mean Imperial Queens Park?

Interesting. About the last place I would have guessed to find a decent band!

[shrimpythailand]

hey thanks - you made my day as well - house in Rangsit in the Whitehouse Moobahn flooded 2 meters on Oct 20th - still waist high as of this week - then went up the company compound at Klong 4 and the wall broke thru oct 23 now on Sisaman rd next to the other company which I work at.... aarrgghh but c'est la vie... didn't lose everything like some have... like my wife's folks at Klong 1 ... they have been there 30 years and never had the water this high.... waist high in their house at klong one over the klong.....so have the house cleaning coming next month in january I think

... jeez .. anyway - saved the keyboard and rack and computer among other stuff ... but what a last 6 weeks 3 guys live in town no problem but me and the bass player ... but hey have a one room apartment and work is open so just have to plan the house clean up

working on new tunes for the hotel gig.... we want to really blow out the old lounge and we play new years on the roof top..... have been here 11 years and playing around a bit - played at teh old and new tokyo joes and Noreiga's and Nomad's bar on silom soi 4.... played at the saxaphone pub on new years in 2002 with Dang from the soi dogs with Garn the thai janis joplin so I can at least say I have played around town.. Ad here, Irish X change, etc.... we hope to put out a good show ... Kevin the singer sang at Radio City for 10 years and Chris Sweeney on drums welll.. in the 80's he was Wa Wa Nee's drummer in Oz.... so we happened to have slapped together a tight little falung band with full paperwork at the hotel.... Greg on guitar is ex oz and NZ and played a lot in Singapore the last few years but we are all here now Ric on bass is from Italy.... but we got together last December and wanted to have some fun.... played a few places around town but now got the gig at teh hotel

hope you can make it over to soi 22 to the IQSH - we start dec 9 th friday and are contracted for every thurs fri and sat night for 6 months - plus new years eve on the roof... wow... awesome on the roof now......

steve and Wildside

^^^^ shrimpy,

thanks you have made my day.

Every so often a post appears on these forums that makes getting out of bed worthwhile, this is just such a post..

[shrimpythailand]

Rojack - we have a one week delay - paperwork and work permit stuff.. looks like we will start 15th, 16th or 17th now... i'll re post when we get it figured out...we just want to start but one guy has to go out and get non B visa

IQPH soi 22 lobby Sundowner lounge just straight in on the right

steve

That's excellent news Steve. I have been hoping to find a club that had a regular schedule featuring a good classic rock band.

I was a regular at Jeff Healy's club in Toronto almost every Thursday night until he passed. I'll be out front Dec. 9th

Rojack

I give up.... Mod's can you please remove my botched double post.

Thanks

R

[shrimpythailand]

^^^^ shrimpy,

thanks you have made my day.

Every so often a post appears on these forums that makes getting out of bed worthwhile, this is just such a post..

[shrimpythailand]

rgs2001 uk - slight delay on the lounge at IQPH looks like the 15,16,17th we will start - paperwork and work permits held it up i will repost when we know exact day.. anyway in the works -

yes TJ's is back open... our guitar player Greg was very impressed with them at the PF .... I know Big Jeff and Dang and Thot and they really kicked it up this year.... anyway - will advise

when we get playing

steve

^^^^ shrimpy,

thanks you have made my day.

Every so often a post appears on these forums that makes getting out of bed worthwhile, this is just such a post..

[shrimpythailand]

gkinbkk - not starting this week - looks like dec 15,16 or 17th.... paperwork not done yet... yep Imperial queens park hotel soi 22 in the Sundowner lounge.... nice .. no band in there for a few years yes....

I will repost when we get official start date....

steve

Steve, do you mean Imperial Queens Park?

Interesting. About the last place I would have guessed to find a decent band!

[WildsideBangkok]

Thanks for the feedback guys and all the ...er ...stories Steve.

Yep, starting next week up on the roof (not Sundowners) of The IQP as its beer garden season in Bangkok so what better place to put a beer garden with live music than up there?!

[shrimpythailand]

well after all we finally start at the Imperial Queen's park hotel (soi 22 about 300 yds in from Sukumvit... tonight Dec 29 in the Sundowner Lounge..... tonite, friday 7:30 till 11:30 in the Lounge and New Year's eve on one of the rooftop New Year's party's..... 8-11 pm... and sounds like we will be on the roof in January from what I hear...first night tonite .... hope to get some people sticking their heads in the Lounge anyway .....we are supposed to be on every thurs, fri ,saturday in the coming months and also Chris Sweeny and Jerry Byrd are playing monday to wensday in the lobby and the lounge with some quieter blues and Jazz - Chris on drums and Jerry Byrd on guitar with a bass player..... for a nice mix of Jazz and Blues from the 2 pro's ....no vocals - just instrumental...

steve

Wildside

[shrimpythailand]

we fianlly start tonight in the Sundowner Lounge dec 29.... and friday also then new year's eve on the roof from 8-11... so it looks like things are finally a go....

steve

Wildside

What a GREAT day! My first one and completely unexpected.....had a brilliant time.

I have to say the quality of the entertainment was top notch. Soi Dogs are as fine a blues band as you will find and the rock band after them were fantastic as both entertainers and musicians. Didn't catch their name though, maybe I wasn't listening or trying to get another beer. The announcer said Soi Dogs play at Tokyo Joes but didnt tell us where we could see the rock band...anyone know who they were and if they play anywhere?

Both bands many notches above the typical crap bar bands you find in Bangkok and I would LOVE to go out and hear more decent music.........my crappy Stratocaster bedroom playing doesnt compare

[shrimpythailand]

Rojack - we finally start tonight dec 29 and friday in the Sundowner Lounge 7:30 to 11:30 and sat on the roof - but should be on a roof in january with a beer garden is what I hear.....

try to stop by anyway - hope we get some promo asap but it is a go now....

steve

wildside

<BR>gkinbkk - Hi this is Steve from the Wildside band that played yesterday at PF... keyboard player...we've been hiding out for 7 weeks as the bass player lives in Bang Yai and couldn't get into town.. his house didn't flood but the roads all around were high and he could drive just since friday<BR><BR>However - we were trying to get into some bars around town but a gig has come up at the Imperial Queen Sirakit hotel in the Sundowner Lounge on the main floor ... every thursday, friday and saturday night but starting Dec. 9th... friday<BR><BR>glad you liked the band<B>... we are going to be doing some classic rock</B> and new tunes as well<BR><BR>steve<BR><BR>Wildside<BR><BR><BR>

<BR><BR>Excellent news Steve. I have been hoping to find a club offering a regular schedule with a good classic rock house band. I was a regular almost every Thursday night at Jeff Healy's club in Toronto until he passed. I'll be out front Dec. 9th. <IMG class=bbc_emoticon alt= src="http://static.thaivisa.com/forum/public/style_emoticons/default/partytime2.gif"> <BR><BR>Rojack<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>

[shrimpythailand]

RGS2001uk - we fianlly start tonite Dec 29 in the sundowner lounge 7:30-11:30 and friday as well then the roof somewhere for new years 8-11...

gotta get on the road to dwontown....... we are supposed to be on the roof in january at a beer garden they are setting up.. but just thur, fri, sat nites........

try to stop by and say hello

steve

wildside

^^^^ shrimpy,

thanks you have made my day.

Every so often a post appears on these forums that makes getting out of bed worthwhile, this is just such a post..