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(
www.saxophonepub.com
;
3/8 Th Phayathai; 7.30pm-1.30am; Victory Monument exit 2)
Saxophone is
still Bangkok's premier live-music venue - a dark, intimate space where you can pull up a
chair just a few metres away from the band and see their every bead of sweat. If you like
some mystique in your musicians, watch the blues, jazz, reggae or rock from the balcony.
SKY TRAIN JAZZ CLUB
(cnr Th Rang Nam & Th Phayathai; 5pm-2am; Victory Monument exit 2)
An evening at this comic-
ally misnamed bar is more like chilling on the rooftop of your stoner buddy's flat than any
jazz club we've ever been to. But there are indeed views of the BTS, jazz on occasion and
a scrappy speakeasy atmosphere. To find it, look for the sign and proceed up the graffiti-
strewn stairway until you reach the roof.
BAR
WINE PUB
BAR
(
www.pullmanbangkokkingpower
;
1st fl, Pullman Bangkok King Power, 8/2 Th Rang Nam;
6pm-2am;
Victory
Monument exit 2)
If the upmarket but chilled setting and spinning DJ aren't compelling
enough reasons to venture from your Sukhumvit comfort zone, consider that this is prob-
ably the least expensive place in town to drink wine. Check the website for revolving
nibbles promotions that span everything from imported cheeses and cold cuts to tapas.
PLAYHOUSE THEATER CABARET
CABARET
( 0 2215 0571;
www.playhousethailand.com
; basement, Asia Hotel, 296 Th Phayathai; admission 1200B; show
times 8.15pm & 9.45pm; Ratchathewi exit 1)
Watching
gà·teu·i
(transgender people; also spelt
kathoey) perform show tunes has, not surprisingly, become the latest 'must-do' fixture on
the Bangkok tourist circuit. Playhouse caters to the trend with choreographed stage shows
featuring Broadway high kicks and lip-synched pop performances.
RAINTREE
(116/63-64 Th Rang Nam; 8pm-2am; Victory Monument exit 2)
This rustic pub is one of the few
remaining places in town to hear 'songs for life' - Thai folk music with roots in the polit-
ical movements of the 1960s and '70s. Tasty bar snacks also make it a clever place to have
a bite to eat.
LIVE MUSIC
ROCK PUB
LIVE MUSIC
