Come join us for a feast of indie gigs, workshops, film screenings, concerts and video game tournaments! Held from 1-10 October, 2010 this is one MASSIVE festival that will bring forth over 90 singer songwriters / bands. Be sure to catch the shows. And if you're looking for a bargain, buy our UNLIMITED 10-day VALUE FOR MONEY FESTIVAL PASS . Check us out on BFM!

5 Oct 2010 FEYST10 Malaysia Gig II Venue: MAP KL, Solaris Dutamas Kuala Lumpur Cover: RM30 Featuring: Izzy Mohd Liyana Fizi Ady Suwardy Plus more! This gig is a part of the Indie Youth Festival 2010 (FEYST10), a annual celebration of digital & indie cultures. The festival runs from 1-10 October 2010 at various locations around KL & PJ and includes a flurry of events from gigs, concerts, workshops to blogging contest; beatboxing competition, video games tournament, Go International E-sports Cup pro tournament and games & gadget expo. The final weekend 9 & 10 October comes down at Berjaya Times Square. Visit www.indieyouthfest.com.

4 Oct 2010 FEYST10 Malaysia Gig Venue: No Black Tie, 27 Jalan Mesui, Kuala Lumpur Cover: RM30 Featuring: Ariff AB Farai Hughgrie (Zimbabwe) Zalila Lee Plus more! This gig is a part of the Indie Youth Festival 2010 (FEYST10), a annual celebration of digital & indie cultures. The festival runs from 1-10 October 2010 at various locations around KL & PJ and includes a flurry of events from gigs, concerts, workshops to blogging contest; beatboxing competition, video games tournament, Go International E-sports Cup pro tournament and games & gadget expo. The final weekend 9 & 10 October comes down at Berjaya Times Square. Visit www.indieyouthfest.com.

Hi there! It's not everyday we get to share our story. So when Doppelganger Open Mic founder received a call from BFM 89.9's Ali Johan, inviting her on That Music Show, she went home that very night to shortlist her 4 songs to share on air. She also prepared some talking points just in case Richard Bradbury, the producer/host threw some curve balls. He didn't and proved to be a long time supporter of the independent scene. Big thanks to the BFM folks for having us on air! Most importantly, check out the 4 songs we selected: 1. Lightwriting by Liyana Fizi 2. Amie by Ariff AB 3. Deep Blue Sea by Melanie Horsnell 4. Wait for it (Revolution) by One Buck Short Visit http://www.popfolio.net/feyst10 to listen to 1, 2 & 4. Visit http://www.myspace.com/melaniehorsnell to listen to 3. Or click here and listen to the podcast :)

Hello there! It's that time of year again... the 3rd independent youth festival codenamed FEYST hits town with over 10 multiple events in various locations around Selangor and Petaling Jaya! What is Indie Youth Fest?  Inspired by our regular Doppelganger Open Mic gigs, Festival Directors Jasmine Low & Nikki Yeo conceptualised FEYST10 as a celebration and a culmination of the year's events - consider it like a wrap party. Our main focus as usual is music + video games. Our milestone since 2008: ** Since 2008, FEYST events have hosted over 350 independent musicians, gamers, bloggers, filmmakers. In 2008, the festival was sponsored by Intel, DIS Technology, Steel Series, Manli Graphics, Sendi Mutiara Multimedia and held over 3 days at 1Utama High Street. In 2009, the festival was sponsored by DiGi Telecommunications and was held over 5 days at 1Utama High Street and LG Rainforest as well as The Star's Studio V. FEYST events have brought many Malaysian talents to in...

Top selections by Doppelganger Indie Picks. Welcome to our selection of the month. We're always open to your suggestions so if you have someone you'd like to recommend us, just email openmickl@gmail.com . This month, for Ramadhan, we're pleased to share with you this piece by Ady Suwardy. Enjoy and maaf zahir batin, yeaH!

Hey there! I'm updating my blog from Shanghai and had to use a proxy site cos everything is blocked! Just a shout out to all bands/artistes, we had a great time here and learnt a lot about touring. One Buck Short played a crazy super set last night once again at Yuyintang in Shanghai. The tour so far has been to: 29 Aug: Yuyintang, Shanghai 31 Aug: Malaysia Pavillion Outdoor Stage, World Expo 2010, Shanghai 31 Aug: LUNE, Shanghai 1 Sept: Yuyintang Livehouse, Shanghai   View photo gallery What's coming up next? We're looking for performers to sing for the FACING THE CLIMATE exhibition organised by the Swedish Embassy at IKANO on 13 October 2010. Anyone interested to perform a 15 minute set, please email me at openmickl@gmail.com. Cheers!