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Ad Here the 13th
Please don't blame the drummer if you're accidentally smacked by a stray drumstick; things can get a bit tight in here. Featuring a soulful house band that plays nightly, Ad Here is one of those places that somehow manages to be both raucous and intimate.
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Ad Makers
Now at new digs on Th Sathon, this live-music staple is going strong after all these years. The house band still puts out heartfelt Thai folk and other classic-rock standards, and an expanded menu means more flavour with your tunes.
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Bed Supperclub
Bed has basked in the limelight for a few years now, but has yet to lose any of its futuristic charm. Arrive at a decent hour to squeeze in dinner, or if you've only got dancing on your mind, come on Tuesday for the hugely popular hip-hop night.
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Brick Bar
Resembling Liverpool's Cavern Club circa 1960, Brick Bar is an underground den that hosts a nightly revolving cast of live music for an almost exclusively Thai crowd. Come before midnight, wedge yourself into a table a few inches from the horn section, and lose it to Teddy Ska, one of the most energetic live acts in town.
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Brown Sugar
Be careful upon entering Brown Sugar lest you trip over the bass player. With Crescent City informality, Friday and Saturday nights see this perpetually packed pub's house band giving inspired performances that blend soul, jazz, rock and just about everything else.
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Café Democ
Up-and-coming DJs present their turntable dexterity at this narrow unpretentious club in Olde Bangkok. Hip-hop, break beat, drum 'n' bass and tribal fill the night roster, but only special events actually fill the floor.
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Café Trio
This jazz bar/art gallery also offers live music on an irregular basis - it's best to check ahead. The real highlights are the laid-back local atmosphere and the proprietor, Patti, whose artwork graces the walls and whose laughter and boisterous conversation have the ability to render music redundant.
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Glow
Another club reincarnation, the former Faith is a small venue with a big reputation. Boasting a huge variety of vodkas and a recently upgraded sound system, the tunes range from hip-hop (Fridays) to electronica (Saturdays), and everything in between.
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Living Room
Although it's not exactly a smoky den filled with finger-snapping hep cats, every night the Sheraton Grande Sukhumvit's deceptively bland hotel lounge transforms into one of the city's best venues for live jazz. Check ahead of time to see which sax master or hide hitter is currently in town.
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Noriega's
All the way at the end of the soi, where the rainbow flag ceases to fly, Noreiga's doesn't play the techno game. It prefers the raw noise of rotating bands of every genre, from salsa to Irish. The scene is also the unofficial headquarters of Bangkok's Hash House Harriers ('The drinking club with a running problem').
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Raintree Pub
Decorated like a country-and-western bar with driftwood and buffalo horns, Raintree is a relic in Bangkok's music scene. The nightly bands carry on the 'songs for life' tradition, one of Thailand's most unique adaptations of rock music, that has now passed from current to classic.
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Roof Bar
Although the live acoustic soundtrack is hit-and-miss, the views are solid from this rooftop pub. Next to Khao San Palace Hotel.
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Santika
One of several same-same-but-different mega-clubs that line Ekamai, whose crowd comprises a predictable cross-section of Thai jet-setters, children of politicians, and lûuk khrûeng models. But even the moneyed Thais like their drinks affordable and their disco music deafening.
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Saxophone Pub & Restaurant
Don't leave town without a visit to this venerable music club. Whether you're toasting distance from the band or perched in the 2nd-floor alcove, Saxophone's intimate space draws the crowd into the laps of great jazz and blues musicians. The music changes each night - jazz during the week; rock, blues and beyond on weekends. Reggae-fusion worships define Sunday nights.
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Shela
Owned by the same women who run Zeta, Shela draws a slightly more mature crowd with live music, a pool table and food. Women only.
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Tawan Daeng German Brewhouse
Despite its hangar-like girth, this Thai version of a Bavarian beer hall manages to pack 'em in just about every night. The Thai-German food is tasty, the house-made brews more than potable, and the nightly stage shows make singing along a necessity. Most people come for the Wednesday performance of Fong Nam.
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Three Sixty
Feeling frustrated with Bangkok? A set or two of live jazz in this elegant glass-encased perch 32 floors above the city will help you forget some of your troubles, or at the very least, give you a whole new perspective on the city.
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To-Sit
Live, loud and sappy music, cheap and spicy food, good friends and cold beer: To-Sit epitomises everything a Thai university student could wish for on a night out. There are branches all over town (check the website), but the Siam Sq location has the advantage of being virtually the only option in an area that's buzzing during the day, but dead at night.
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Tokyo Joe's
Recently relocated to something of a residential district - what do the neighbours think of the noise? Despite the move, the bar's die-hard regulars still file in to witness a revolving cast of jazz, blues and rock. To see what the place is really about come on Sunday evening when the infamous Joe's World Famous Blues Jam kicks off at 9.30.
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Winks
Starting to wonder where the Thai people actually hang out? Join wannabe musicians, Kasetsart University students, the odd dara (star) and any others who can't be bothered with the Sukhumvit scene at this fun local boozer. The live bands aren't quite as good as they are loud, but after a couple drinks and some new friends, you'll wish you could take the bar home with you.
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Witch's Tavern
This spacious joint claims to be an English pub, but it's closer to a hotel lobby geared toward down-to-earth Thai professionals. Jazz and folk bands play, followed by the house cover band, accepting requests from the audience. Ballads get the biggest round of applause.
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