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Every Friday! Open Mic @ Indie Scene Cafe

Indies rockin' bukit bintang 7pm onwards, every single Friday in December 2006. Come on by to our humble abode in the not so humble hustle of town. We're located in Picolo Galleria, that building beside Planet Hollywood where L'Opera is. A simple setup for acoustic gigs, come join us for an evening of readings, music and coffee or beer. Get your X'MAS presents now at the Indie Scene Cafe! CDS: Pete Teo, Voices from Next Door, Broken Scar, Soft Touch, The Sofa Sessions, Chris Mooney-Singh Documentaries: Komas variety, Alice lives here. ChapBooks etc: Iyari - Sharanya Manivannan's Chapbook, Jerome Kugan's 'The Wickedness I'm capable of' and Jac sm kee's 'Collection of Poems'. Others: Karnal Leather Bonds Tees from Oztralia, X'mas cards by Julya's sister, pewter pendants, bling-bling party cuffs, paintings by Zulkefli Talha, travel postcards by EZ.

Wayang Kata II presents....

Malika Booker in action Photo courtesy kakiseni.com Review Wayang Kata II Wed 22, Nov 2006 “While performing her duties as queen,” Jerome Kugan read with a grin, “Cleopatra sometimes wore a fake beard.” This was Odd Spot #155, printed on a strip of waxed paper stuck to a Libra brand pantyliner, which Jasmine Low -- one half of Troubagangers; Jerome’s the other -- had acquired in Sydney. Jasmine suggested the moral of the story: “If you’re working for Kotex, or a similar company -- maybe this is where local poets could start to get published!” Why not? As I learned from the night’s performers, poetry is about exploring different ways of using words to get very, very personal. This round of Wayang Kata featured poet and playwright Malika Booker, down under the auspices of the British Council -- she stepped onstage and invited us in as guests: “So to be frank in this living room of mine, I have to go into my love life - It's pathetic. If my mom prays hard for my career choice, oh my g

Indie Scene Cafe Opening & Performances

All welcome to our opening bash this Friday, 17 November 2006 from 7pm. Performances start at 8pm by Reza Salleh, Jasemaine Gan, Azmyl Yunor with readings by Sharanya, Jac Kee and many more. Items on sale include ** The Troubadours' 'Voices from Next Door' CD compilation ** Pete Teo's 'Television' album which includes the track 'Who for you' - the Gubra soundtrack. ** Jac sm Kee's newly published collection of Poetry ** Reel Power production's award-winning 'Alice lives here' VCD ** Bonds from Oz underwear & tees ** Paintings by local artists ** And other paraphernalia from Jaz's wardrobe See ya there!

Indie Scene Cafe Store

Hi everyone, It's almost Christmas 2007 would u believe? I'd like to invite u and your buds over to our INDIE SCENE Cafe/Store at Picolo Galleria (sandwiched between KL Plaza and Lot 10) this Saturday. It's not yet our opening. It's a call for 'barang'. Pls bring anything home made which you'd like to flog. We've only got the shop until 31 December so it's a good op for peeps who make their own stuff and want to try find a market without paying for rent. You'll just need to let us know wat your nett price is and we'll markup from there. So pls help us pass de word around to anyone who has t-shirts, home-made music albums, paintings, drawings, CDs, books, photocopied zines, films, anything local artistes would like to showcase. All they'll have to do is to present themselves and the stuff to the store from Saturday onwards. Flyers of upcoming gigs/showings etc welcome too! NGOs also welcome to come display flyers etc. We'll als