Thanks to all who came despite the thunderstorm temptress teasing us. Just wanted to shout out a TQ to Rina and 8TV team for shouting out to the Doppelganger family on air. And on ya to Chak, Bala and Superbar for their upcoming album launch. Tell us where to buy it ok. Ain't distribution always such a drag? A huge thank you to Reza Salleh and band for turning up at the last moment in place of Ching & Hikaru (Ching - hope yr drummer's hands heal soon). And the usual shout out to everyone who played: Ariff Akhir, Azmyl Yunor, kisskissbangbang, Lightcraft, Oddstars, Otam, Soft Touch, Superbar, Tongkat, Zalila Lee and Jerral Khor , Yuri & de Vodstoks. Thanks!! We'll upload pictures soon as we get them sorted!

Alliance Francaise Kuala Lumpur 15, Lorong Gurney Tel: (03) 7727 0093 www.doppelgangerkl.blogspot.com DOPPELGANGER GOES FRENCH @ FETE DE LA MUSIQUE June 24, 5pm-7pm: Alliance Francaise is organising its yearly Fete de la Musique (Music Day), an extension of the celebrations in France every June 21. Gig organiser Doppelganger Open Mic Open Stage is pleased to celebrate diversity through music and the arts by putting together over 18 performers on three stages for over two hours. Fete de la Musique offers Yuri and the Vodstok, Soft Touch, Superbar, Lightcraft, Oddstars, kisskissbangbang, Tongkat, Hikaru featuring Ching of One-in-a-Million and Reza Salleh & the Fumakillas, singer songwriters: Zalila Lee and Jerral Khor, Azmyl Yunor, Ariff Akhir, Andrea Matthew plus readings by writers Roy a.k.a. Fairul Nizam and Tshiung Han See at the Gourmandine Café. So pack your baguette and frou frou and head over to Alliance Francaise this Sunday. Entrance is free. As appeared in The Star...

Sunday, 24 June 2007 Doppelganger goes French @ Fete de la Musique A yearly event spearheaded by Alliance Francaise, Fete de la Musique (Music Day) is an extension of the celebrations in France every 21 June. Once again this year, Doppelganger Open Mic Open Stage is pleased to celebrate diversity through music and the arts by putting together over 18 performers on three stages over 2 hours on 24 June 2007. For a day only, Fete de la Musique offers three stages to bands - Yuri and the Vodstok, Soft Touch, Superbar, Lightcraft, Oddstars, kisskissbangbang, Tongkat, Hikaru feat. Ching of One-in-a-Million and Reza Salleh; singer songwriters - Zalila Lee and Jerral Khor, Azmyl Yunor, Ariff Akhir, Andrea Matthew plus readings by writers Roy aka Fairul Nizam and Tshiung Han See at the Gourmandine Café. Come join us! Life is sweet. So pack your bar-guette, Peugeot and foofoo or head over to AF this Sunday. The Line-up: (Garden Stage) 5pm........Oddstars 5.30pm.....Hikaru feat. Ching 6pm...........

Theese are the pictures of our Doppelganger on 6 June 2007 at NBT Hosted by: Jasmine Low Roy Jasemaine Gan Michael Chen feat. Annrie YuRi & the Vodstok Paolo Delfino Ida Lisa Zalila Lee & Jerral Khor Otam And our open mic performers: Lipei Lyana Dizzy Adi

3 June 2007 Ochre as the Earth Make it a point this coming Sunday to check our Sharanya Manivannan's first solo performance titled Ochre as the Earth -- http://ochreastheearth.blogspot .com . More on the writer: http://sharanyamanivannan .blogspot.com 6 June 2007 Doppelganger @ NBT Doppelganger Open Mic . Open Stage presents a midweek acoustic affair featuring eight talented Malaysian singer songwriters on Wednesday, 6 June 2007 at one of the more acoustically sound venues - No Black Tie in Kuala Lumpur . Come meet their Doppelgangers. By day, he is the sound engineer, production assistant, the lecturer, the graphic designer while she is the magazine editor, the event organiser, the marketing consultant. By night, they are all united in sound. Since 2003, Doppelganger Open Mic.Open Stage events have showcased an eclectic range of performers from poets, dancers, stand-up comedians, singer songwriters to musicians. It’s an avenue for everyday people to perform, to lead a life dif...

Zalila Lee & Jerral Khor Han Rahmat Haron & Melissa with Abroko in the background Piko & the Arowanas I'm such a non-blogger. Perhaps one day that will change. Haha! Anyway, here are some pictures from the No Black Tie evening which turned out a little long - guess there's not enough open mics around lah. My apologies to Nazri and to Yuri for not being able to have your slot to perform. Until next time. Btw, Fete de la Musique is ON again - mid June. Thanks to all those who performed! Piko & the Arowanas (didgeridoo & guitarist), Wei Yin who improves each time she reads - i just want to hear more!, Saradha who's penning a novel as we speak, Rahmat Haron, Melisa and Abroko for sharing thoughts from a journalist on tattoos and underground artistes, Han for reading a piece of Sharanya's - 'Even NBT Could Have Made Love to Han that night', Zalila Lee & Jerral Khor, Roy with his amazingly cool tuhantuhan twists, Khailee and in my opinion a poi...

Poets and Musicians come together on this day - themed RED:UNITY. Open mic throughout the night. RM15 per entry. Further info: Jasmine Low, 017 623 0288 or email openmickl@gmail.com Book Your Table @ NBT: Call (603) 2142 3737 The organisers regret that Sharanya Manivannan, Jac and Mekarnya Satu Kematian won't be able to attend as advertised due to personal commitments.

How bizarre right? From open mics to space races. The Malaysian International Aerospace Adventure 2007 Tourist Attraction Preview Date: 21 & 22 April, 2007 (Sat & Sun) Venue: Boulevard Driveway, Berjaya Times Square Time: 10am-8pm Cost: FOC! Saturday, 21 April 10.30am: Flag Off - The Space Race 11.30pm & 2.00pm: Meet the semi-finalists of the Final 8 Ambassadors! 5.00pm: Official Opening Sunday, 22 April 2.00pm : The Space Race - Aptitude Challenge 4.45pm: Sharanya Manivannan and Fahmi Fadzil will be conducting a children's story telling workshop. Bring your kids! See you all there!

Heya peeps! It's a week away. Do help us blog this if you can. Be sure to come by the THE ENCOUNTER. The first encounter with the public where you can purchase Malaysia International Aerospace Adventure 2007 tickets to the main show which begins on 5 June 2007. What's the deal? It's an absolutely real shuttle that's comin over! So at our first Encounter , Doppelganger has invited 12 singer songwriters; Frequency Cannon, Shanon Shah, Azmyl Yunor, Soft Touch, Yuri & The Bodhi Tree, Ariff Akhir, Estrella, Ida Liza, PLUSH, Izzy & The Rojaks, GREENPAVER and Austin on the drums, flanking performances by Anuar Zain, Ching (one in a million), Ame & Gerard Singh. Open mic on Sunday evening. COSPLAY. Meet Darth Vader, Darth Maul and many more in a light-sabre twist. Lots more happening! Buy your early bird MIA2007 tickets (RM40 adults / RM25 children & students). With your ticket, you can enter the SMS Bidding Contest & play Wheel of Fortune! Meet the GEMP...

Excerpt from British Council Malaysia website: This March we’re welcoming not one but two (!) poets to KL. First up, we have Jacob Sam-La Rose - poet, writer, playwright, performer and educator. Described as “the backbone of the London poetry scene", Jacob worked alongside Roger Robinson (here just last month and read at Night of the Living Text ) and Malika Booker (who was in Malaysia last November and performed at Wayang Kata II ), to help establish Malika’s Poetry Kitchen, an adult writing workshop and community. To find out more about Jacob, click here or visit www.jsamlarose.com . Don’t miss this opportunity to see Jacob while he’s in town from 7 to 11 March! WAYANG KATA III: AN EVENING OF SPOKEN WORD Wayang Kata returns with a fresh line up to include Jacob Sam-La Rose alongside several Malaysian writers and poets. Jointly presented with the Troubagangers (the joint collaboration of Tan Sei Hon, Azmyl Yunor and Jerome Kugan's Troubadours and Jasmine Low's Doppe...

Heya! Yes it's been a little quiet lately. Well, the great news is, the next gig is a super duper one at Midvalley Hall 1, MVEC. The Buran Space Odyssey Road Show is made possible by the organisers of Malaysia International Aerospace Exhibition ( www.MIA2007.com ) - one of the top 5 events slated for Visit Malaysia Year. And guess what?! Since Go International Group is putting the show together, we've requested for an 'indie' stage. Here are the list of performers confirmed for the two day space-adventure-packed weekend! BURAN SPACE ODYSSEY THE ENCOUNTER 24 & 25 March 2007 Midvalley Hall 1, MVEC Free entry From 10am-9pm From 3-6pm Celebrity Guest Stars: Anuar Zain Ching (One-in-a-Million) , Ame (Bonfire) & Gerard Singh Exact time to be confirmed Indie Stars: *Azmyl Yunor & Shanon Shah *Frequency Cannon *Plush *Yuri & the Bodhi Tree *Soft Touch *Greenpaver *Izzy & the Rojaks *Estrella *Liza Zahran *Liza Zahran and more!

If thought is not linked to purpose, there is no accomplishment. Indie Scene Cafe is now CLOSED. Thank you for supporting the cafe. We'll miss you all! The camaderie from Security Guards to Jewellery Shop Attendants, Singing Waiters to the L'Opera Restaurant Maitre 'D called COWBOY, the singer songwriter who stumbled upon us on our first nite (Welcome to KL, Richie!). It was purely the vibe of the Indie Scene Cafe which we'll all miss most. Joe Kidd, can't wait to check out your store! ;) So that's how I'll start my new year. In fact, a couple of hundred of us started off our new year on the second floor of Piccolo Galleria, pearched above the sea of revellers - most of whom were hanging around bukit bintang to 'lepak' and 'feel' the vibrations. The indieGO gig started off later than expected - after most of us got fed by the lovely people at L'Opera with some yummo pasta. The bands then trudged upstairs and got ready to gig. Wow! Thanks ...

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...