Thursday 15 December
8PM

For this event, we’ll be across the soi from WTF at Opposite.

This happening’s theme is “The small, dark movie of your life.”

Each performer is asked to contribute a video (of his/her own creation, or something found/borrowed/stolen from YouTube or Vimeo)
that can be projected and accompany the reading/performance. Unexpected juxtapositions, surprising play between word, sound, and image is encouraged.

For this event, spaces will be given first to performers who engage the theme and take part in the film project. But if you have a dark, filmic piece that you feel wouldn’t work with actual film being projected, email me as well and I’ll keep you in the mix.

Interested? Contact us ASAP to reserve your place. All videos must be sent to us on later than December 8th to give us time to compile the materials.

If you know of other poetry/story-minded folks that might be interested in participating, please forward this email along to them.

Thursday 10 November
8PM

Originally scheduled for Opposite — the crowds and poets seem to be fleeing so come to an intimate night at WTF!

Bangkok Poetry’s November 10th “Jesus died for somebody’s sins, but not mine” happening: if you’d like to perform, email us ASAP: bangkokpoetry@gmail.com

Slots fill up quickly! Bangkok Poetry is a reading series devoted to the lyrical, the risky, the unexpected.

Happenings are every six weeks.

Saturday 15 October, 9PM

4PLAYERS will spin a superior selection of pressed wax Cosmic Diso, Deep House, Retro Funk, Afrobeat and live ocular masseuse FREELENSER will project and manipulate a live-mixed montage of colourful canopies, film edits and assorted eye-spinners.

A tutorial from 4PLAYERS: 
“In more detail:  ‘Retro funk’, just in the sense of playing some classic funk tracks from the 70s, plus a funk tracks from the early to mid 80s with a more electronic feel (think of Prince).  ‘Afrobeat’, meaning afro-funk mostly from the 70s or modern reworkings of that sound (think of Fela Kuti).  ‘Deep House’, is a basic generic description for slower paced groovy house that you don’t have to dance to (but can if you want) that is sometimes soulful, sometimes melodic and always beautiful.  ‘Cosmic Disco’ (confusingly also called ‘Afro’) is a micro-genre that developed in the early 80s and generally involved slow paced, deep disco-ish sounds often with spacey synthesizers and electronic percussion.  If you’re interested you can check it out on wikipedia:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afro/Cosmic_music.  Aside from that we will probably play some more ‘traditional’ but slow paced and deep disco, some Italo Disco tracks and maybe some Old School Hip-Hop.  Hope that description’s not overkill! ”

Friday 23 September, 9pm ‘til late

DJ Kandy aka Simon Montlake returns to WTF for the last time before he heads off to Beijing for a very serious business. He’ll be spinning his quirky selection of vinyl. It’ll be dance music, but you’ll be excused for not having to dance. Twitch your legs here, move your head there, but dance if you’d like to. Party starts at 9pm and it’s free!

Wednesday 28 September, 7pm 

A cured leg of Pata Negra (aka Jamon Iberico) – the luscious black-footed ham of Spain and Portugal, consumes only acorns and delivers a rich, intense and unique flavour, developed in its 36 months of curing. Once unwrapped and sliced, it must be hung in a cool, dry environment. WTF has a cured leg of Pata Negra.

We do not have a cool, dry environment. Solution: unwrap, slice, eat all.

Thursday 18 August
8PM

Bangkok Poetry is a reading series devoted to the lyrical, the risky, the unexpected. Happenings are every six weeks. Performers include poets, storytellers, flash-fiction writers, filmmakers, & multimedia performance artists.

Theme: Science/Fictions

If you’re interested in performing (original work, under 7 minutes) please contact: bangkokpoetry@gmail.com. 

POSTPONED to be rescheduled for late September

Wednesday 24 August
8PM FREE

An acoustic warm-up to the full-force gig at Cosmic Cafe on Saturday. In just a short space in time, CSP has toured in Europe, Asia, and most recently Australia. The band [toured] China for the first time and has been invited to attend the South By South West Festival in Austin Texas, as well as other major European festivals later this year.

Thursday 14 July, 9PM FREE

VENUE CHANGE - at Opposite (opposite WTF)

Brooklyn’s Vivian Girls —threesome guitarist/vocalist Cassie Ramone, bassist/vocalist Kickball Katy and new drummer Fiona Campbell—sharp and transcendent mix of garage thrash, girl-group warmth and infectious pop hooksmanship has made Vivian Girls one of America’s most celebrated and influential young bands. DON’T MISS IT!

Their third album — "Share the Joy has the most diverse batch of songs of any of our albums," Cassie observes. "I feel like these songs are more expansive; a lot of the themes and lyrics are less direct than other albums. These songs focus a lot on the themes of alienation, reconciliation, identity, and trying to figure out what really matters in life. It’s a dark album, but unlike our first two albums, it has a happy ending. 

Saturday 9 July, 9PM

4PLAYERS will spin a superior selection of pressed wax and live Ocular masseuse FREELENSER will project and manipulate a live-mixed montage of colourful canopies, film edits and assorted eye-spinners.

THURSDAY 16 JUNE 9pm,  Free Entrance

WTF presents a night of all you can indie. No, it won’t be indie that you’ve been annoyed with because you cannot fit into skinny jeans anymore. It will be beautiful poetic lyrics indies that you can sing along to or reminisce about your good old days. Expect The Smiths, The Cure, Joy Division, David Bowie, Bon Iver, The xx, Beach House, Gil Scott-Heron And Jamie xx and many different shades of indie–covering everything from dream pop, chillwave, psychedelic rock and lo-fi to post punk, Afro pop, post dubstep and beyond.