BK Weekend: What's on in Bangkok this Jan 14-17
More David Bowie tributes, a mini fashion and music festival by the river and all this weekend's visiting DJs.
See also: Foodie happenings this week / 10 unmissable music festivals coming up soon
Thursday (Jan 14)
NIGHTLIFE: Experimental Edge
A night of abstract, experimental and electronic music, featuring Lafidki, who will also be heading to this weekend's Stone Free Festival. He'll be joined by UK's Dan Burman and local DJ Pisitakun.
Jan 14
FILM SCREENINGS: The Man Who Fell to Earth & Labyrinth
The indie bar and gallery hosts a special night tributing music icon David Bowie by playing two of his films and a selection of his best music videos throughout the night.
Jan 14
ART: Recorder
A group photography exhibition by artists Chalaruk Rueanchomchoei, Peera Vorapreechapanich and Soopakorn Srisakul who examine how time affects the ability to recollect memories.
Jan 14-Feb 28
ART: Souvernirs d’ Afrique
Artist Jean-Marc Louis presents his collection of dressed-up clay sculptures resembling rural African people in their day-to-day activities.
Jan 14
FAIRS: Thailand Tourism Festival
The country’s various regions, cultures and traditions come together for the massive annual fair with traditional parades and performances such as muay Thai boxers, regional dances and masked Thai opera performances. If it’s anything like previous years, expect some 600,000 visitors to make their way to the park for a cultural day out.
Through Jan 17
Friday (Jan 15)
NIGHTLIFE: Nils Hoffmann
The Berlin producer and DJ takes over the open-air garden with his unique sound of synthesizers, organic instruments and influences from indie artists including Yann Tierson, Bon Iver and Trentemoller.
Jan 15
NIGHTLIFE: Inhale Exhale
DJ Kohra from New Delhi brings his deep, hypnotic and grungy soundscapes to the stage, with support from DJs Sunju Hargun and Krit Morton.
Jan 15
NIGHTLIFE: SUBCULTURE: Special Bowie Edition
Overground bar hosts a night dedicated to the late David Bowie's excursions into electronica, dance, ambient and disco sounds with DJs Grahame Wasabi and Nemo Cools.
Jan 15
THEATER: Unwrapping Culture
Performers Alvin Erasga Tolentino and Pichet Klunchun present an experimental theater piece combining the ancient Thai dance form Khon with contemporary dance.
Jan 15-16
ART: Roboticism from Unconscious Mind
Noshpash Chaturongkagul's highly detailed works on canvas capture robots, mechanisms and metal armour with hints of Thai culture and mythology.
Jan 15-Feb 2
ART: Another Devil on the Wall
Thai graffiti artists and cartoonists Trk, Chz, A.M.P and Warhead present their colorful and radical pop art pieces.
Jan 15-Feb 12
ART: (S)how
The bar's latest art event focuses on artists showcasing their work and explaining the artistic process. This edition presents work from Sharan Atwal, otherwise known as "The Scientist", who uses research from her molecular biology research to inspire her photography, video installations and live performances.
Jan 15
CLASSICAL: Thailand Meets Italy
The Thai Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Prateep Suphanrojn, play the best of Italian classical music including Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari's Suite-Concertino Op. 16 in F Major and Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy's Symphony No. 4 in A Major, Op. 90.
Jan 15-16
Saturday (Jan 16)
NIGHTLIFE: Stanton Warriors
The English DJ duo known for their hits "Turn Me Up Some", "Get Up" and "Cut Me Up" return to Bangkok yet again for another huge night of bass music, with support from local DJ Sir Walt and host Dynamite MC.
Jan 16
NIGHTLIFE: Sam Divine
The London DJ brings her deep and vocal house tracks to the stage, including hits such as "Confessions" and "Flowers" with support from local DJs Harrington, Seelie, Nemo Cools and Karl Andy.
Jan 16
NIGHTLIFE: Madness Party
Offering live music, EDM and hip-hop, this huge party kicks off the year with performances from Silly Fools, EDM DJs Fenner and Machina, DJ Outkast of Eminem's Shadycrew and rapper Mims of the hit record "This is Why I'm Hot."
Jan 16
NIGHTLIFE: Concrete Jungle 2
Bangkok's Reggae Appreciation Society presents night of reggae, dubstep, dancehall and ragga from DJs Rob Smith, Dragon, Indo, Woken, Penitence and K9.
Jan 16
NIGHTLIFE: Nite Ride 1st Anniversary
The monthly night dedicated to modern funk, disco, boogie and electro funk celebrates its first year with music from DJs Boogie G, Dangdut Banget, Lows and Gramaphone Children plus special guest French crate-digging DJ Onra.
Jan 16
GIGS: Dream Field
Vick's clothing line celebrates their first anniversary with a day of live music from Yellow Fang, Notep (X0909), Paradise Bangkok and Win from Sqweez Animal. Also stand a chance to win a three-day trip to the Maldives and a motorbike from Tokyobike.
Jan 16
FILM SCREENINGS: The Wolf of Wall Street
This edition of the open-air cinema night screens Martin Scorsese's 2014 film starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Jonah Hill, following the true story of John Belfort's rise to his wealthy stock-broker life through defrauding wealthy investors out of millions.
Jan 16
WORKSHOPS: Mime/Physical Movement Workshop
Director of the performance Another Story, which took the Bangkok stage last week, runs two free workshops all about mime, physical movement and dance. There will be two separate classes for beginners and professionals.
Jan 16-17
Sunday (Jan 17)
CLASSICAL: Dimitri Vassilakis
The Greek pianist who has perfromed at New York's Carnegie Hall and the London Festival Hall presents a solo recital from which all proceeds go to the Gift of Life Foundation.
Jan 17
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