Wow! What a super line-up we have for you! This coming February, we proudly present you the infamous Rafique Rashid , An Honest Mistake and also Chad Blondel from Perth, Australia. We'll also be filming this edition of Doppelganger so do bring your buddies and be a part of the scene ya. Cover: RM20 includes 1 drink Walk in free with your Marketplace KL MoneyPenny card Time: 9pm Date: 22 Feb 2009 Venue: Marketplace KL, 4A off Jalan Yap Kwan Seng, Kuala Lumpur RAFIQUE RASHID A veteran of the Malaysian live music scene and one of the pioneers of the local singer/songwriter genre, Rafique started his career in 1978 and moved from the KL/PJ pub scene to the private function/annual dinner hotel banquet hall circuit with stints in Hong Kong, Singapore, Europe and Australia. Rafique developed a reputation for combining music with stand-up comedy that typically included biting commentaries on local and international politics, current affairs and Malaysian social idiosyncracies, usually acc

This Chinese New Year, bring out your old, new and blue cheongsams and come join us for some lush moments by THE MARKET - a fashionista's bazaar with clothing stalls hassled together hurriedly by a cluster of our friends!!! So folks, if you know of anyone else who has an online boutique, please get them to contact us on openmickl@gmail.com. Doppelganger Open Mic presents the fabulous recently-back-from-Melbourne, Kevin Brokenscar once again! And... following the super rockin' gig at Reza's Feedback Open Mic last week, I've also invited Yeah Yeah Yeahs Tribute Band, Hamster Damage . That features Tempered Mental's Melina William on the bass and Stephanie on the drums and Sharon doing her Karen O! Super crazee! Meanwhile, Paragon Events' presents DJs AFEN, HAFIDZ & FLIK spinning you chill-out lounge music to set you ready for the Year of the Oxen! Cheongsams & Cocktails @ MarketplaceKL! Cover: RM20 includes 1 drink!!! Wow! Not bad for 9 hours of fun! :)

Nell Omar Jasmine Low - waiting for her cue Priya K. Sheena Baharuddin Over 200 pax packed the Annexe Gallery! Markisa shows off her Polar Bear ;) Groupo shot! Rafique Rashid The Polar Bear against a backdrop of paintings by Hafiz Yahya The supportive crowd Jerome Kugan, Co-host (Troubadours) Refreshing and fun! The Wayang Kata VII team enjoying F&N drinks ;) ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::WAYANG KATA VII:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: click me to find polarbearspoken As displayed on British Council's website: Kick off the New Year with British Council and the Troubagangers at Wayang Kata VII featuring one of Britain's foremost spoken word artists Steven Camden (aka Polarbear). Based in Birmingham, Polarbear has performed feature spoken word/ poetry sets at num erous festivals and venues including Glastonbury Festival, Lyric Theatre, Edinburgh Festival, Young Vic, Contact Theatre, Albany Theatre, Bookslam and Ledbury Poe

DAY 1 REPORT: Ooooooo thanks to you guys who came by to Doppelganger @ Youth09 on Saturday. What a day! The best of the lot? Well, all acts were super and aside from Bo Bedroom Sanctuary's last minute cancellation due to illness, the stellar acts that were crowd favourites were the oversears - San Jose-based Az Samad , melbourne-based kevin brokenscar , another melbourne-based band scene at the movies , new band car crash hearts , the boys from the sound rhythm beatboxers . Keep up the great work peeps and we'll see you tomorrow from 3-7pm @ the registration area level 2! DAY 2 REPORT: Ahhhh well.... another fantastic day though not as crowded as the first. We had scene at the movies return to do another set and sell more CDs!! That's the trick, peeps. Gotta gig, then sell CDs. That's how it moves ya. so a big shoutout to aimran, lightcraft , sallyfairie all the way from batu pahat, a band i met at artrage lab thanks to shydee's effort - velvet, the dynamic duo r