No Headliner returns to Ho Chi Minh City for a fifth season, going big with two stages, two days, and more than 26 artists spanning alternative rock, hip hop, metalcore, shoegaze, soul, and more. A festival that bets on the music over the names. Blind tickets close June 8.
Scene Incubator #2 marked a noticeable step forward, expanding to four acts and delivering a stronger, more dynamic night of original music. From experimental grooves and instrumental jams to feel-good rock and emotionally charged alternative rock, each band brought something unique to the stage. Despite the modest crowd, the energy was high, proving that Scene Incubator is steadily becoming an important platform for local independent artists.
Bedlam Royals release their debut album The Gap, six tracks recorded at KET’s Studio and mastered by Cult of Luna’s Magnus Lindberg. Carrying the legacy of frontman Viktor’s former Serbian act LEER into a new chapter, it follows April’s single Ode To Not a King. Out now on Bandcamp.
Bedlam Royals debut album “The Gap” step out of shadow with a fresh post-metal sound. Instead of typical aggression, the record crafts a crushing sonic landscape driven by dreamy, euphoric, and deeply hypnotic melodies
A random weeknight at Blue Monkey Bar turned into one of the most charged shows Saigon has seen in recent memory. With Haywire headlining their first Vietnam appearance, the local lineup rose to the occasion and the crowd made sure nobody walked away disappointed.
Cot Ket Volume 4 delivered another unprofitable, unapologetic night of hidden frequencies. From WHOLESOMR’s ambient mattress jam and N6ONE%’s blackout-interrupted dream pop, to imryll’s cybernetic vocals, until TRNGS shut the whole gig down with eviction-inducing industrial noise.
