The Month That Was
Seventy shows, fourteen venues, twenty three weekly residencies, and a three day Grand Opening at OTA Playhouse.
Airtime Asia Lands in Hội An
Four days of showcases from community radio stations across Asia, 13 to 16 August. It started in Đà Nẵng and finished here, seventy five sets across fifteen rooms, with the Hội An days landing at Roving Chillhouse, OTA Playhouse and Hoa Lá.
It billed itself as the first Airtime Asia coalition, and it ran like one. Stations from across the region programmed their own rooms, a Radio Bootcamp taught the craft behind them, and a roundtable flew in Jane Slingo to lead it.
The Hội An days were the back half. Roving Chillhouse, OTA Playhouse and Hoa Lá took the Saturday and Sunday, after three days that had already soundtracked Đà Nẵng from Simple Beach Tiên Sa to Nhà Bar.
Around the music sat a record pool project, a purpose built map and schedule, and a door team who were the friendly face of it in the heat. For a first edition with, in their words, no track record and sparse information, it moved a lot of people through a lot of rooms.
Vũ Đinh Trọng Thắng
" I like to be the observer of the world, and now the world is observing me.
Read the full interviewThrough the lens:
Mas Arroz
Two artists, one shared space. Nguyễn Trịnh Quang Minh is a painter from Hà Nội. Viviana Ruiz Gomez is an artist from Bogotá, Colombia. Mas Arroz is their home and working studio, a place for making art, hosting workshops and exhibitions, and bringing people together. Their work is on this edition's pages.
Art · Mas Arroz. A new visual artist features each edition.
Tân Lý ban nhạc
Hoa Lá · Cửa Đại
Tân Lý is an independent artist living and studying in Đà Nẵng, carrying the spirit of his hometown, Quảng Trị. He began in 2024 and has already played 8 Jam, The Red Live Year End Party and the Camping concert series.
Grand Opening Day 1: Rock & Alternative Grooves
OTA Playhouse · Old Town
Day one of OTA's three day Grand Opening. Headliner Microwave, the Vietnamese rock powerhouse, take the Arena for an exclusive main act set, with support from Mile 43 and Cochinchine.
Saturday Ritual: Organic & Vocal House Experience
Halcyon Beach Club · An Bàng
An evening of organic grooves and soulful vocals on the beach, with a live dance and fire performance. Music by DJ Agneya.
Grand Opening Day 2: Vietnamese Soul & Vinyl
OTA Playhouse · Old Town
Day two of the Grand Opening. Saigon Soul Revival, then Bamboogie on vinyl.
Summer Band Camp: The Group Show
Roots Bar · An Bàng
Every Band Camp band on one stage, playing the two original songs they wrote together over three weeks.
Grand Opening Day 3: Radio Band
OTA Playhouse · Old Town
Day three of the Grand Opening, closing the weekend with Radio Band.
Miami Beats
Halcyon Beach Club · An Bàng
Aura presents Ironik x Ayo Beatz on their official Asia tour. Open format: hip hop, Afro house and R&B.
The deals you missed
September's deals are gone. That is the point: they change every month.
Buy 2 Get 1 Free Drinks
Roots Bar · An Bàng
Expired2-for-1 Cocktails
Bungalow · An Bàng
ExpiredFree Drink With Any Food
Roving Chillhouse · An Mỹ
Expired2-for-1 Cocktails
Yang Smile · Hidden Beach
Expired2-for-1 Cocktails
Halcyon Beach Club · An Bàng
Expired15% Off Your Bill
Namduros · An Bàng
ExpiredThis month's deals are live.
One email and every deal is yours. Redeem at the venue.
September, Post by Post
The month as it happened, on @lostandfoundmusichoian
That was September.
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