TWO EVENTS IN A DAY! COCO LOCO! Location: Level 2, Piccolo Galleria (the old Hair Connections, just above BE elementz & the Indie Scene Cafe) indieGO gig (5pm-9am) Meet our intern, Amanda Cheong who's been given the task to organise a gig featuring over 10 acts (bands, soloists, comedians, dancers). What a task and boy has she been busy! Ok, Amanda, over to you! Giggers and bandies, come show your round of support! It's also the end of this first installation of our impromptu Indie Scene Cafe - it's been nice knowing you all! Send us your email and keep in touch. We'll let you know where we'll be next! mondo carnaval countdown party (10pm-3am) come countdown with us at the MONDO CARNAVAL NYE COUNTDOWN PARTY! Chill and bring in 2007 with Jaz and her friends - ex-Boom Boom Room Penang's stunning diva - Freda, Syarmila and the Sexy Divas with latin house and some spunk by DJ Fresh & B'side. That's what you can expect from our NYE party! Right in th...

8.30pm Friday 29 Dec 07 Filmmakers Anonymous (FA) Step. 1 / 12 FA is an array of new and emerging films, compiled, not curated, from among like-minded people who are just addicted to making films - for whatever noble or twisted reasons. All films have English subtitles. The screening is free. Indiescene Cafe is located at Piccolo Galeria, beside Starhill, KL. for more info please contact Effa Desa 016-6531167. ps. if you are an addict yourself, please feel free to bring dvd copy of your film to the screening and pass to Effa. FEATURED FILMS: (total running time: 86 mins followed by discussions with filmmakers.) 1. Fairuz Sulaiman: WHERE IS MY INDIE ROCK DARLING (3mins/color/music/2006) A film about the ever continuing search for reason and purpose in life. Fairuz Sulaiman is a videographer involved in experimental video performances, theatre productions, video installations and productions. He lectures part time in video making in a local art college. Director's statement T...

Blog it. Don't miss it! Countdown begins to the closing of Indie Scene Cafe.... tick tock. Come by if you haven't yet. Come lar... POETRY WORKSHOP for 7 to 12 year olds conducted by Sharanya Manivannan APPRECIATION WRITING PERFORMANCE When? DECEMBER 27th-28th 2006 (Wednesday, Thursday) 2.00 pm - 6.00 pm with a small presentation on DECEMBER 28th 2006 at 7.00 pm Where? Indie Scene Café,Piccolo Galleria, Bukit Bintang(between Lot 10 and KL Plaza) Deadline for application: December 25th 2006. Places are limited so don’t disappoint your child, apply early! SLOTS ARE FULLY BOOKED. THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR SUPPORT!

7pm 23 Dec, 2006 Clayexpression 's Cindy Koh and two students dragged their potting wheel and high spirits over to Indie Scene Cafe tonight to demo to a small group of people the intricate art of potting. Most would blatantly murmur 'Ghost' and hum the song from that hit movie. I did. Then there was Frank the t-shirt designer who so kindly offered to come demo to us how silk screen is done. We'll post the pictures soon. Meanwhile, thanks to all who attended! With the carollers singing outside, it was quite surreal watching Cindy carve out large bosomed ladies in yoga positions while Frank stamped butterflies on his tees.

Launch of IYARI 7.30pm Friday, 22 December Sharanya Manivannan's Launch of IYARI. Followed by open mic for singer songwriters & poets. Free entrance. Purchase of drink appreciated. View reviews on the launch: A room full of poets, parents and pumpkins who quickly scurried away soon after the evening ended. It was lovely. Pizzas from Piccolo's L'Opera were lovely. The salmon on a bed of crusty flour. Some readings were 'soft' some were 'loud'. But I'd bet most of us returned home that night with Sharanya's 'You bring out the Sri Lankan in me...' reverberating at the bottom of our guts. How amazing this world is when a group of people simply get together to talk. Tonight, give thanks to the efforts of one lady of 21 years, in her black sari with gold trimmings (quite like her chapbook design). Thanks to all who attended. We must meet more! Regards, Jaz Bibliobibuli , Faridah Manaf

7pm, Friday 15 December Doppelganger Open Mic Friday Just the nite before Rock the World 7.... come jam right here! we've only a basic setup dudes... but the space is nice and friendly. Free entry. 4pm, It's on Sunday! 17 December SHARON BAKAR presents MONG LAN Vietnamese poet and visual artist, also winner of the Ubud Writers and Readers Festival Grand Poetry Slam, Bali, Indonesia, 2006 at the Indie Scene Cafe! You'll be sure to catch a few local poets who'll be joining Mong Lan in the readings. Join us for tea and an afternoon of SLAM! (RM10 includes coffee/tea and snacks)

4pm, 10 December 2006 Yeah... today's the Hitzfm MET 10 awards*. Come by and just chill with Pete Teo at the Indie Scene Cafe. Grab a CD if you haven't yet. I'll even wrap it for you. Have it signed. We'll be there today til 4pm. * Clinchin' the Best Pop/Dance award was penangite, hannah t !

Hello there! It's nearing the end of the year and it's time to look into that little book of 'to-dos' and do some spring cleaning! Well, in case you haven't heard, we've opened up an 'impromtu' cafe at Piccolo Galleria in Bukit Bintang just behind L'Opera restaurant and beside Planet Hollywood. As this cafe will only have a very short shelf life, there will be a flurry of events from now until the end of the year. We only have the space courtesy of Piccolo Galleria Sdn Bhd until 2 Jan 07. Afterwhich the entire block will be re-gutted and converted into The Piccolo Hotel. 7pm, Friday 8 December Open Mic with Ariff Akhir and The SOFA SESSIONS. We've had our air-con technician pop by to play a coupla songs, Fikri the famed Bodega singing waiter, a boy named Ninja who plays the harmonica and even Ritchie Castro - a very talented performer who basically 'stumbled' upon the cafe upon his arrival. Since then, Ritchie has been busy on the circui...

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.

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...

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!

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...

Sunday, 5 November 2006 DOPPELGANGER OPEN MIC / OPEN STAGE We're back, peeps! Where it all started! Thanks to the management at Liquid (right next to Central Market Annexe), we'll be kickstarting our very first open mic event right here. Expect to see the usual suspects plus some newbies we picked up from the streets. Come join us for an 'open house' open mic. Jaz will attempt to make some cookies. Maybe 'makcik' will make her special rendang & lemang... burp. Just come lahr. PS. Happy birthday Moonshine ! They're celebrating their big day soon! If not for them and us, KL would be pretty boring yeah folks?! Hehe... thx for all ur support n we're glad to be back! Time: 8pm - 12am (soundcheck from 7pm) Date: Sunday, 5 November 2006 (First Sunday) Venue: Liquid KL - Central Market Annexe Admission: RM8 Keen to perform? Just rock up but email us first so we know you're coming: openmickl@gmail.com By the way, did you hear? There's an Internationa...

meet us this coming sunday, 3 sept 2006 for our finale gig. picture courtesy of www.myindo.com - fairy took this picture last year during our merdeka show. kuala lumpur, 1.30am and we had just walked out of our quaint 31 tengkat tong shin - home to troubaganger shows since june 2005. we stood and sang negaraku. we recited rukun negara. outside, blocks down near sg wang was a major sponsor-driven concert. outside, streets down near merdeka square was a major govt-enabled concert. here we were. about 80 of us peeps and performers. in the small upstairs room overlooking the malaysian drug dealers' association, foot massage clinic, mamak...our voices were loud tonight. but perhaps not loud enough. voices which yearn attention. voices which must never cease. these voices from next door are the voices of tomorrow. man it really felt so empowering yelling out MERDEKA which my fists boxing the air. Really, it did! thx to the people who made it last nite! ur all uber special lah! azmyl an...

Hi all, Here's the latest line-up, doink me for inserting some names in the incorrect dates. My bad ;) sowee. Anyways, we've two last gigs coming up at our lovely cosy venue which will soon close (12 Sept). THE TROUBAGANGER MERDEKA SHOW WEDNESDAY, 30 AUGUST 2006 from 8pm LA BODEGA KUALA LUMPUR 31, TENGKAT TONG SHIN (behind jalan alor) Featuring songs and readings of original works by the Klang Valley's singer/songwriters/writers/poets - those 'Voices from Next Door'. Performances by: {Azmyl Yunor} {Fathulistiwa Soundscapes} {Reza Salleh} {Sofa Sessions} {Jerome Kugan} {Yuri} {Zalila Lee} Readings by: {Bernice Chauly} {Sharanya} {Rahmat Harun} {Mekarnya Satu Kematian} {Patrick Dominique} {Wei Yin} {Jasmine Low} {and a Surprise Guest Artiste} RM20 includes one drink8pm-midnight + fireworks from the neighbourhood ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::REAL MUSIC * REAL PEOPLE ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: THE TROUBAGANGER 'VOICES FROM NEXT DOOR' SHOW SUNDAY, 3 SEPTEMBER 2...

Hello everyone, At our gig last night, we were informed by our beloved Restaurant Manager, Siew Siew that as of 12 September 2006, La Bodega would cease sizzlin' and there'll be no more 'horas las locas'. Instead, 31, Tengkat Tong Shin will shed its spanish doppelganger for one closer to its original 'tong shin' roots - a stimbot restoran. The Troubaganger team are saddened by this, but with all good things, it's time for us to take a break and listen to our hearts, voices from next door and ponder on which venue next. All's not lost! We've TWO MORE GIGS coming up: THE TROUBA GANGER MERDEKA SHOW WEDNESDAY, 30 AUGUST 2006 Featuring songs and readings of original works by the Klang Valley's singer/songwriters/writers/poets. {Ida Liza} {Zalila Lee} {Reza Salleh} {Azmyl Yunor} {Jerome Kugan} {Bernice Chauly} {Sharanya} {Jasmine Low} {and a Surprise Guest Artiste} RM20 includes one drink 8pm-midnight + fireworks from the neighbourhood THE TROUBA GAN...

Hi beautiful people, Coming Sunday, we'll be gathering once again upstairs La Bodega in KL to listen to some of the klang valley's newest talents. Or not. ;) Presenting jazzy-ish indo-pop crooner ADY SUWARDY Also, featuring: *** ASK ME AGAIN *** SPINA BIFIDA *** MEKARNYA SATU KEMATIAN *** MICHAEL CHEN So we'll be seein u... aren't there enuff gigs these days? Yeah.... but still not enuff open mics / stages eh. Keep it on strong! Let's flood KL with indie song, poetry and talk! More www.webprojx.com/troubaganger

Sitting towards the back of the room, seeing the fabulous lights illuminating the singer songwriters we regularaly see performing only at our regular cafes and pubs, I feel awe. I love the scene in KL. Man! If only you were there! A roundup? Ariff Akhir belt out songs fast and furious and just oh-so-ariff!!!, Kevin BrokenScar's Melbourne inspired energetic play getting the crowd to repeat 'come back down'... Rhapsody's cool Ywenna and Nicole - like does she have a reincarnate-of-Ella-Fitz-hiding-inside-her voice, Mei Chern in her white crisp shirt and even crisper lyrics, Pete Teo in his ever-so-stylish rendition of BLUE, Meor and his fab strutty guitar playin and raspy voice.... and the night before - an outstanding show put on by Reza Salleh - just melting everyone with his slow and very well paced singing style, Mia Palencia who just knocked us all off with her strong vocals and Pak Pandir - with his quirky charm, Shanon's donut Princess Leia song which stuck to ...

Good people! It's officially the start of KL Fest come this 1st July 2006. Cool concept, eh. The entire KL goes off on a music slant and celebrates as a city of kultur.... The Troubaganger Show 2 July 2006 La Bodega @ Tengkat Tong Shin, KL Featuring: Lydias Diery (yesh, this is how they spell it) Sizlo Sad Angry Babies 2Sides2aStory + Open Mic.Open Stage RM5 cover which goes back to the artistes' fund Happy hours all night From 8.30pm Warmest rgds, Jaz PS. 1st July, PM Badawi will launch KL FEST at Istana Budaya. Get your tickets for KL SING SONG - www.klsingsong.blogspot.com a part of KL FEST this year NOW! Quick, before it runs out. Tickets start from RM25 / 15 for students and are available from me, KLPac or TAS BSC.