Trans–Cool TOKYO Highlights
Witness the whimsical artistry and raw creativity of some of the finest contemporary artists in a form that throws objectivity out the door.
Bob Dylan headlines Timbre Rock & Roots music festival
This year’s Timbre Rock & Roots music festival will see not one but four Grammy Award-winning artistes taking centre-stage, with folk hero Bob Dylan headlining the festival. The festival will be held at the Marina Promenade on April 15-16. A seventeen‐time Grammy Award winner, Time Magazine’s ‘100 Most Important People of the Century’ and Academy Award recipient, this is […]
Thaipusam Festival 2011 road closures
Thaipusam happens from Jan 19-21 this year and some roads along the procession route will be affected with closures. Here are the details:Jan 19-21, 7pm-3am Full Closure Tank Road Jan 19-21, 8pm-3am Closure of rightmost lane Serangoon Road No access to / from Kavadi lane along Serangoon Road Petain Kitchener Link Hasting Road Campell Lane Dunlop Street Upper […]
Maroon 5 adds Singapore to 2011 tour
Adam Levine and gang will be swinging by Singapore for a one-night only gig this April 25 to promote their third studio album, Hands All Over. The LA-based quintet was last here in 2008. There are no official details yet (venue, ticketing) so stay tuned for more news as we get them right here.
EZ50 Music House
This spot is for the Mandopop fans with live Chinese music, dancing and pool tables.
Mosaic adds rapper Common to lineup
Grammy-winning hip hop artiste Common is set to perform at Mosaic Music Festival 2011. The rapper who has appeared in films such as Smokin’ Aces, American Gangster and Terminator Salvation will be performing at the Esplanade Concert Hall on Mar 16, 7:30pm.Tickets $40-$120 are available from Sistic from Jan 25.
Elvis Costello’s Spontaneous Composition
I-S talks to the musical legend who has collaborated with the likes of Paul McCartney, Tony Bennett and his Grammy award-winning wife, jazz songbird Diana Krall, about his upcoming concert as the opening act of the Marina Bay Sands’ Grand Theater.
Se7en 1nch
Buzz: From the founder of Crazy Elephant comes Se7en1nch, a bar dedicated to live alternative music, pole dancers and an interesting list of absinthe cocktails that’ll probably floor you before you get to catch any of the live performances.Décor: Psychedelic graffiti tagged by celebrated local artist Suffian adorns the walls. Together with its live stage […]
Soul
Buzz: Taking over the sprawling two-story Supperclub at Odeon Towers is no easy feat. The club had suffered a string of bad publicity, from poor service to an erratic management team; surprising pundits who saw it garnering positive responses in its heyday. Post-Supperclub, a new management team—Black and White Lifestyle Group led by Bryan Lee—has […]
Casa Bom Vento
There’s just something about the painstaking process that Peranakan chefs go through to recreate home-styled (and very reasonably priced) dishes, with their tombok tomboks (a Malay term for old school food grinding methods) and multitude of herbs and spices that makes us feel all nostalgic. The recently reopened Casa Bom Vento, which closed down four […]