Shows

HERE, KITTY KITTY

Goodcat Presents My Brain is 80% 90s Song Lyrics, Cosmic Cafe, Mar 22

Ever wonder what fills the brain? Goodcat claims 80 per cent of their grey matter contains song lyrics from the 90s! Dig into your cerebrum, temporal lobe and all other parts where Britpop, alternative and grunge anthems are deeply hidden. Soundlanding and Cane Garden will play live. The 90s music godmother Wasana Weerachartplee and Goodcat DJs will spin the best bits from the decade.

V 9pm. Cosmic Cafe, RCA Block C, Rama IX Road.

C 081-304-6907.

P B150 includes one drink.

BASS BASH

Wrong Disco, Grease Mon-Sat, Mar 23

Local drum 'n' bass/dubstep maestro DJ Dragon and Wrong Disco's DJ Will put on bass-heavy techno. DJ Baptiste will also present his new EP with a live act under his banner of Fundamental Harmonics.

V 10pm. Grease Mon-Sat, Sukhumvit Soi 49.

C 02-662-6120-1, facebook.com/GreaseBKK.

P B250 includes one drink.

GUVNA OF FUN

DJ Suharit is Back!, Moose, Mar 23

Some say the 78,825 votes he received in the recent gubernatorial election is big enough for a party in a venue the size of Impact Arena. Now that the campaigning is over, Suharit Siamwalla will be back on the decks. No politics, just a party!

V 5pm. Moose, 2/F, 24 Ekamai Soi 21, Sukhumvit Soi 63.

C 02-108-9550, facebook.com/MooseBangkok.

J-RAVE

Japanese House Party 4 Charity, Kinki Bangkok, Mar 23

A fund-raising riot of funky music spun by Paulie Sirisant, Marisa Chompoonote and other guest jocks, Japanese House Party 4 Charity will collect funds to help build homes for Habitat for Humanity Thailand in May. Dress as a geisha, yakuza, Teriyaki Boy, ninja, Harajuku girl or whatever Japanese icon you want and win prizes. Donations are welcome.

V 7pm. Kinki Bangkok, Rooftop, Rain Hill, 777 Sukhumvit Soi 47.

C 02-261-7204.

P B500 includes two drinks.

BBQ BONANZA

BBQ Night with Beer, Burgers & Mixed Skewers All-You-Can-Eat Promotion, Dee Lounge, Through Apr 27

What can be merrier than an afterwork chillout with free-flow hop juice and pub grub? Novotel Bangkok Ploenchit Sukhumvit's Dee Lounge lets you enjoy its Beer, Burgers & Mixed Skewers promotion every day (Sun-Thu starting from B299, Fri-Sat from B699) with a blowout of burgers, BBQ, salad bar and brews.

V 6-9pm. Dee Lounge, Novotel Bangkok Ploenchit Sukhumvit, 566 Phloenchit Road.

C 02-305-6000 ext 1631.

BEATS IN BED

Bed Supperclub

INDIA'S #1 DJ & BOLLYWOOD REMIX KING DJ SUKETU. Said to be the "king of Bollywood remixes", DJ Suketu will bring the masala-mixed-music with his club set. Bangkok-based DJ Xunny Dey will open. (Mar 23) Pre-sale B700 (available at 083-815-2135, [email protected]), at the door B1,000 includes two drinks.

COYU. High-profile icons like Richie Hawtin, Sven Vath, Carl Cox, Laurent Garnier and Luciano are among Coyu's fans. The renowned Spanish house/techno rising star will make a comeback. (Mar 28)

V 10pm. Bed Supperclub, 26 Sukhumvit Soi 11.

C 02-651-3537, [email protected], www.bedsupperclub.com.

MOVEMENT AND MEMORIES

Whispers of the Shadow of a Quivering Leaf, Pridi Banomyong Institute, March 28-30, Apr 1, 4-6, 8

Thai performer Bo Kittiphon will take centre stage for a solo Butoh dance act as she narrates her experiences. She will also showcase a photographic exhibition, "Pathways and Memories", documenting her journeys.

V 7:30pm. B-Floor Room, Pridi Banomyong Institute, 65/1 Soi Thong Lor, Sukhumvit Soi 55.

C 089-167-4039, bo.[email protected].

P B400.

ITALIAN INSPIRATION

The Giordano Bruno Project, Pridi Banomyong Institute, Mar 22-23

This collaboration between Italian musician Jacopo Gianninoto and Thai performers Nana Dakin and Sasapin Siriwanij centres on 16th Century Italian martyr Giordano Bruno's search for truth. The show continues to Italy in July (to support the artistic journey, visit www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-giordano-bruno-project).

V 7:30pm. B-Floor Room, Pridi Banomyong Institute, 65/1 Soi Thong Lor, Sukhumvit Soi 55.

C 085-160-1677, [email protected].

P B350 includes one drink.

PARTY-YA

Pattaya International Music Festival 2013, Pattaya Beach, Mar 22-24

The three-day beachfront fiesta features regional and local artists on four stages along the beach from North to South Pattaya, showcasing diverse genres.

V Pattaya Beach, Chon Buri.

C 038-427-667, 038-428-750, 038-423-990, thai.tourismthailand.org, facebook.com/pattayafestival.

DANCE OF DEATH

Dancing to the End, Sodsai Pantoomkomol Centre for Dramatic Arts, Mar 23-24

Inspired by classical music and images from the Western and Eastern art worlds, the Bangkok-Berlin collaborative performance deals with death through an avant-garde arrangement of "Beethoven's Symphony No 5".

V Sat 7:30pm; Sun 2pm, 7:30pm. Sodsai Pantoomkomol Centre for Dramatic Arts, 6/F, Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Building, Faculty of Arts, Chulalongkorn University.

C 02-218-4802 , 081-559-7252, [email protected].

P B500 (regular), B300 (guests aged under 27 and dance/theatre artists); B200 (students).

SKATE ON

Disney On Ice! Princesses and Heroes, Impact Arena, Mar 22-25

Eight Disney princesses - Ariel, Belle, Cinderella, Rapunzel, Tiana, Jasmine, Aurora and Snow White - will glide and slide with their heroes.

V 11am, 3pm, 7pm. Impact Arena, Muang Thong Thani, Chaeng Watthana Road.

C 02-262-3456, www.thaiticketmajor.com.

P B600, B900, B1,300, B1,500, B2,000.

DECK THE MALLS

Melody of Life 7, CentralWorld, Mar 23-24

The seventh instalment of the music-in-the-mall fiesta will rock three stages featuring local favourites Black Head, Sqweez Animal, Apartment Khunpa, Scrubb, Mild, Yellow Fang and more.

V CentralWorld, 999/9 Rama I Road.

C 02-635-1111, facebook.com/MelodyOfLife.Festival.

DEP DUO DEBUT

Depapepe 10th Anniversary Live in Bangkok, Bangkok Convention Centre, Mar 23

Acoustic guitar duo Depapepe will celebrate their 10th anniversary with their first gig in Bangkok.

V 8pm. Bangkok Convention Centre, 5/F, CentralPlaza Lat Phrao, 1693 Phahon Yothin Road.

C 02-262-3456, www.thaiticketmajor.com.

P B1,500, B2,000, B2,500, B3,000; B800 students.

COOL KIDS ON THE BLOC

Bloc Party Live in Bangkok, Bangkok Convention Centre, Mar 24

British indie rock outfit Bloc Party present danceable post-punk repertoire from their four albums - Silent Alarm, A Weekend in the City, Intimacy and Four.

V 6pm. Bangkok Convention Centre, 5/F, CentralPlaza Lat Phrao, 1693 Phahon Yothin Road.

C 02-262-3456, www.thaiticketmajor.com, facebook.com/CapslockThailand.

P Pre-sale B1,700, at the door B2,000.

RUN AT THE SUN

The Hypnotized Spring Summer Collection 2013, CentralWorld, Mar 26

International and local fashion powerhouses like Kate Spade, Ted Baker, Lyn Around, Charles & Keith, Jaspal, Kloset, Disaya, Senada and Monlada will showcase key trends for the season.

V 6pm. 1/F, Eden Zone, CentralWorld.

C 02-635-1111, www.centralworld.co.th.

FOUR PLAY

Mozart "The Piano Quartets", Siam Society, Mar 27

Pianist Pornphan Banternghansa, violinist Leo Phillips, viola player Tasana Nagavajara and cellist Kittikhun Sodprasert recite Mozart's "Piano Quartet" KV 478 and KV 493.

V 7pm. Siam Society, 131 Sukhumvit Soi 21.

C 02-661-6470-7, www.siam-society.org.

P B300, B200 (Siam Society members); B50 (students).

RETRO REWIND

Big 80s Rewind Festival, Bitec, Mar 29

This rare reunion of 80s icons brings a blast from the past when "Never Gonna Give You Up"'s crooner Rick Astley, The Go-Go's ex-vocalist Belinda Carlisle, Spandau Ballet's Tony Hadley, pop/rock outfit Johnny Hates Jazz and disco supergroup Village People revive their timeless hits.

V 8pm. Hall 106, Bangkok International Trade & Exhibition Centre (Bitec), 88 Bang Na-Trat Road Km 1.

C 02-262-3456, www.thaiticketmajor.com, facebook.com/big80festival.

P B1,000, B2,500, B3,500, B4,500, B6,000.

PRIMAL PURCHASING

Tiger Translate Presents Godung has announced its second full-blown concert - Primal Scream Live in Bangkok - on May 10 at CentralWorld Live. Rock out to the Scottish alt rock headliner, Indonesian electronic outfit Agrikulture and homegrown Getsunova. Early bird tickets are now on sale at B1,500 until Mar 31. Tickets will cost B1,800 afterwards. For info, contact Thai Ticket Major at 02-262-3456, www.thaiticketmajor.com, or visit www.godung.com.