Dinner with friends at Nha Hang Ngon @ 160 Pasteur.On the table: Mien Xao Cua (glass noodles with crab) and Goi Cuon Chay (vegetarian fresh spring rolls).Cha Gio Chay (fried vegetarian spring rolls) Vegetarian Curry with noodles and Bot Chein (fried rice cakes with egg and slices of green mango)A drop by Thi Cafe @ 224 De Tham to watch "Like a Boss" throw down some future sounds.The return of a friend...Late night snack of Bo Bia Ngot.A crepe filled with coconut shards, honey comb, and black sesame seeds. Yummmmm.Acupuncture, massage, cupping and blood letting for two weary and worn souls, each with a whole different set of...
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Vol de Nuit | Night Flight: Exhibition @ the HCMC Fine Arts Museum
You are cordially invited to the Opening Reception of "VOL DE NUIT, NIGHT FLIGHT", a collaborative art installation in a variety of mediums, featuring Daisuke Terashima (JP), Tran Minh Duc (VN), Nguyen Kim To Lan (VN) and Kawayan de Guia (PH/DE). Time: 6pm to 8pm , Saturday, March 30th, 2013 Venue : HCMC Fine Arts Museum (97A Phó ??c Chính, D1, Tp. HCM) Vol De Nuit - Night Flight at the HCMC Fine Arts Museum brings together four...
A Concert for Baylin Coddington: Scenes from a Memorable Day
Sunday, March 24, 2013 witnessed a feat of ingenuity and global collaboration as friends and family threw two parties occurring simultaneously across the great blue Pacific Ocean. That's two memorial parties, one in South Lake Tahoe, California and one in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam for one very special person - Baylin Coddington. An ebullient character brimming with life and love, Baylin went missing in late December in upstate New...
Vol de Nuit | Nightflight 2013: Computer Network Collaboration Workshop (OSC)
Computer Network Collaborationa free, two-day workshop facilitated by Tad Ermitaño and Malek Lopez7-10pm | 28 + 29 March 2013@ Jaleo Escuela de Espanol ? 38 Hoa S?, P. 2, Q. Phú Nhu?n, Tp.HCMDay 1 ? Introduction (March 28)Day 2 ? Application (March 29)?OSC is like MIDI, only better.?The workshop will introduce participants to the basics of OSC or Open Sound Control. Open SoundControl is a way of sharing data between computers.Just like MIDI,...
Ha Long Bay Revisited
VAS Teacher's Away Day 2013. A trip to the magnificent, mist-enshrouded limestone islets and karst cliffs of Ha Long Bay. A UNESCO World Heritage Site and the (quickly fading) jewel in Vietnam's burgeoning tourist industry.Florescent caves (thanks to some creative lighting rigs). Tourists posing for pictures!Geological wonders!The silent stone sentinels stand guard over the austere, knife-gray seas. Ostensibly waiting for the days when the...
Vol De Nuit | Night Flight 2013: SolarSoundSystem Presentation + DJ set @ Decibel
27 March, 8-11pm @ Decibel? SolarSoundSystem presentation and DJ set by Vialka?s Eric Boros (FR) and artist-designer Cédric Carles (CH) Vialka?s Eric Boros and Swiss artist-designer Cédric Carles will give a short presentation about their collaborative project, SolarSoundSystem, a mobile solar-powered sound unit. Endorsed by the United Nations Foundation in 2012, SolarSoundSystem is now creating an international network of solar and ...
The Concert for Baylin Coddington: A Memorial Afternoon of Live Music and Celebration
I hold it true, whate'er befall;I feel it when I sorrow most;'Tis better to have loved and lostThan never to have loved at all."In Memoriam" - Lord Tennyson --------------------------- The Concert for Baylin Coddington: A Memorial Afternoon of Live Music and Celebration (March 24, 2013)@ McSorley's, 4 Thao Dien, Q2, Tp.HCM A gathering of friends, both old and new, in celebration of the most unique and remarkable life of our...
Domestic Ordeals: Embracing Fruits & Vegetables
Thanks to an influx of fresh, delicious produce from the Dalat G.A.P Store @ 152 Dien Bien Phu, we have been immersed in healthy living.Mashed pumpkin and sweet potato, curried carrots, home-made basil hummus, and a green salad topped with avocado. Juice Me! Into the juicer went cabbage, parsley, an apple, and a carrot. Yummm!Green Juice: spinach, cucumber, carrot, apple, lime, and ginger.Creamy Vegan Penne Primavera with a...
A Homestay @ Awis Yellow House and an Ode to Tony
While visiting the north-eastern coast of Malaysia last summer we stumbled upon Awi's Yellow House in Kuala Terengganu. Located in a kampong on an island (Pulau Duyung Besar) that is surrounded by a murky tidal river, this homestay has to be one of the oddest and most memorable places we've ever stayed. The tiny basic chalets are swarming with insect life and the humidity on the river is stifling...The surroundings are solitude at its finest,...
Films About Music: Searching for Sugarman
A gifted Mexican-American singer-songwriter in Detroit puts out a couple of unfortunately overlooked records in the early 1970's that mysteriously achieve cult-hero status in apartheid-era South Africa while the artist himself fades back to obscurity. This is the incredible saga of Sixto Rodriquez. Solid cinematography, a riveting and moving story, and a superb soundtrack make this an unmissable documentary.
Vol de Nuit | Night Flight 2013: Scenes from the Experimental Music Showcase @ Im Yours
The second night of Vol de Nuit | Night Flight showcased a challenging and thought-provoking array of experimental music to the packed crowd at I'm Yours, a smoky gem of a venue located deep in the labyrinthine alleys of Phu Nhuan.Local noisenik Nguyen Hong Giang's electronic project Writher took twists and turns, transitioning from anti-melodic noiseholes to ambient ponds of sonic relief to defiantly bass-heavy ravecore in the span of mere...
