On Sunday, November 2, 2008, Indonesian rock band Slank comes to NYC for a debut performance in the states. Backed by local Chinatown hustlers the Notorious M.S.G. and Brooklyn based Fan-Tan, it’s sure to be one heck of an Asian party! And Singha will be served…
Nov. 2nd, 2008 Slank, Notorious MSG and Fan Tan live at Santos in NYC
it’s that time of year again where beer brands from around the ‘hood and beyond team up for two nights of beer drinking bonanza.
Brewtopia Festival, aka the Great World Beer Fest at Pier 92 in NYC. In previous years past we’ve seen and gotten to know the people and faces behind the brews from Lagunitas to Original Sin to the hi-fiving pigs of Pork Slap Ale.
Singha Beer will be there again selling off some hard to find Singha memorbelia like Singha ashtrays, Singha peppermills, Singha tees and other logo studded stuff for the beer junk collector.
It begins on Halloween night on Friday 10-31-08 at 7 – 11 pm.
And continues on Saturday 11-01-08 from noon to 4 pm and the last session at 5pm – 9 pm.
Get tix at the Brewtopia website here. Now!
at Pier 92 (West Side Highway and 52nd St) in NYC
I mean, The Elephant King, will have its official NYC release October 17 and 18 and guess what beer will be served there? Yes, Thailand’s original, Singha Beer FREE for the first hour so get there fast and take a picture of yourself with Florence Faivre, it’ll probably be your only chance!
Here’s a trailer for the Elephant King, check out the Singha Beer shots…coincidence or a fact of Bangkok life?:
Now go to the premier, there’s a Q&A session with the director and a few of the main actors and actresses if you want to get close up and personal.
Jailbreak Toys Presents
ART + ACTION = OBAMA ‘08
7-11pm
Jailbreak Toys, makers of the Obama Action Figure, will present ART + ACTION on October 17th at The Showroom NYC, the gallery at Toy Tokyo.
Throughout the night an incredible series of custom designed Obama Action Figures by contemporary artists like Mars-1 and Damion Silver will be on display. The artists used unpainted figures of Barack Obama as a blank canvas to project their unique vision of America.
Legendary NYC graf writers will be doing live customs at the show from 7-9pm and art superstar Ron English will also be signing posters of his famous Abraham Obama image. Sales of the custom one-of-a-kind Obama Action Figures will benefit the Obama For America campaign.
The Showroom NYC, 117 2nd Ave 2nd Fl. (@ 2nd St), 7pm
117 2nd Avenue (@ 7th Street)
Singha Loud! is at it again on Wednesday, October 8 with a rockabilly and garage showdown starring the Arkhams and The Royal Lowkick Manah. This time we’ll have more DJ and Dance time with DJ Hiromu of the Rebel Night parties spinning pure rockabilly while DJ Durian kicks in with a loud, fuzzy garage punk set.
get your dancing shoes on…
goes rockabilly in the garage
This Sunday, October 5th we are off to one of Brooklyn’s longest standing street fairs, Atlant Antic. Filled with live music from Brooklyn’s finest (the Fleshtones and Les Sans Culottes last year!), roasting pigs browning up for BBQ, and unlike other street fairs – BEERS will be served!
Singha Beer will be there to quench your taste buds at Mai Restaurant’s booth located on Atlantic near 3rd Ave. We’ll have a complete Singha Beer garden set up to compliment Mai’s tasty Southeast Asian specialties cooked and served for your eating pleasure! Be prepared for music, food and love. rain or shine!
the details:
Sunday, October 5th, 2008 from 10am to 6pm, rain or shine
Atlantic Avenue from Hicks Street to Fourth Avenue
10 Blocks of Food, Festivities, and Fun Through the Heart of Brownstone Brooklyn.
Mai Restaurant
497 Atlantic Avenue
Brooklyn, NY, 11217
(718) 797-3880
take the subway to
Atlantic Ave-Pacific St (2, 3, 4, 5, M, N, Q, W, R, B, D)
check out the map of food vendors and stages from last years Atlantic Antic Fest here.
The Somaly Mam Foundation presents an Evening of New Dreams in Beverly Hills on September 16th at the private residence of Jeff and Mei Sze Greene. Hosted by supermodel Petra Nemcova, and leading activist Somaly Mam, the evening will include cocktails, dinner, and live musical entertainment. Please join us for this special event.
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Look for Singha Beer and Monsoon Valley Wines along side food and catering from Tommy Tang!
More on the organization and their goals here.
Friday September 26th, 2008
Doors open @ 7:30
First bout @ 8pm
Where: Lexington Ave Armory
68 Lexington Ave (between 25th and 26th Streets) in Manhattan.
What: An evening of Muay Thai and amateur boxing.
Friday Night Fights kick off the fall season with a roundup of fighters all bound for glory. We’ll see the return of Chris “Mr. Classic” Romulo, and if you’ve been following the FNF series, he’s been training for 14 months getting ready to prove his one loss wrong.
Selling you TVs at Best Buy by day and kicking your fat ass by night, Ognjen Topic’s shins of steel goes toe to toe with his biggest contender, Kittisak Noiwibon.
Kittisak Noiwibon, 35-8-1, was born and raised in Thailand callusing his shins by kicking coconut trees and tires on old pick up trucks. He competes for the first time in the US, and I don’t think he’s going to give a shit about who’s ass he’s kicking.
Other fighters appearing on the card include:
Liam Tarrant, Lasheem Richardson, Jenny Foster, Chellemar Bernard, Rommel Malaban, Kingley Opako, Angel Garcia, William Whitt, and probably some more added on as of date.
The Singhas will be served in the cool, white cans with the ‘export only’ stickers you can peel off to see the hidden message…
Get your tix here.
Hit or Miss?
So an American expatriate living in Tokyo reviews a wine from Thailand. That statement might make you take the review with a grain of salt, but the review is for www.eRobertParker.com and the writer is a part-time wine educator for Tokyo’s Academie du Vin…sound convincing yet?
Here’s her review:
Siam Winery Monsoon Valley White 2007
Thailand
Retail price: 1365 yen
86 points
This wine is made predominately from the locally grown Malaga Blanc grape, which judging purely from tasting, I suspect is not entirely vinifera. Nonetheless, while the presumably hybrid nose / flavors are unusual they’re also appealing. There is an unique, medicinal, somewhat eucalyptus aroma to this wine complimenting the lemon and savory seaweed nuances. The light to medium bodied palate has crisp acidity balanced by a touch of residual sugar (though still a dry style). Medium finish. This could go very well with Asian cuisines and I for one can’t wait to taste a bottle with a plate of Pad Thai or a bowl of Tom Yum soup. Drink now. Tasted August 2008.
Pretty nifty. Read the reviewers other top Tokyo wine picks here.
