Ethos Collective and Úm Ba La are launching Scene Incubator, a recurring Sunday series built around Saigon’s original acts. Starting May 17, every other Sunday brings two to three bands to a professional stage with an affordable flat fee and a drink included. First lineup: Lulaby, Route 59, and ChipPunks.
Kobe Town’s newly relocated District 2 space opened its doors to its first proper heavy show, with District 105 wrapping up their Cycle of Violence Asian tour alongside Mikey Rotten, Kamiyada+, Under Pressure, I’m Not Sure, and Sixxk Boy.
Saigon alternative rock band Thangca have released 100 Ngày (100 Days), a slow-burn single written during the COVID-19 lockdown and out now via Gió Đông. Built around the suffocating stillness of a city under quarantine, it is one of the more considered releases to come out of that period.
Cúp Học Thêm bring the energy of a night where the music brought everyone closer — loud, restless, and full of emotion, like a recess that didn’t want to end. The student-uniform dress code added a special layer to the atmosphere, bringing people back to the feeling of being on school grounds again, where everything felt both familiar and new
Saigon alternative rock outfit Neon White are back with “Delirium,” their third single and clearest statement to date. Darker, heavier, and more atmospheric than anything they’ve released before, the track arrives alongside a music video from local creative studio Mini-Creative that matches the song’s controlled intensity beat for beat.
All Mixed Up Vol. 9 traded heavy for melodic, bringing together four acts across dream-pop, punk-edged alternative, feel-good rock, and industrial electronic. From Drive Lullaby’s hazy warmth to My Broken Society’s dystopian edge, the night proved the series still knows how to keep things unpredictable.
All Mixed Up Vol. 9 traded heavy for melodic, bringing together four acts across dream-pop, punk-edged alternative, feel-good rock, and industrial electronic. From Drive Lullaby’s hazy warmth to My Broken Society’s dystopian edge, the night proved the series still knows how to keep things unpredictable.
iIrihi’s First Showcase felt less like a formal performance and more like a gathering of friends. With a thoughtful setlist, a room full of devoted listeners, and a growing catalogue of new material, the band offered a quiet but confident hello to the scene.
irihi made their Ho Chi Minh City debut at Tone Lab, a intimate first showcase opened by friend Toanraw. The limited-access event drew a close-knit crowd, marking a quiet but charged introduction to the mathrock outfit’s intricate, genre-bending sound.
Five original bands. A jury of international producers. Six guaranteed paid gigs on the line. Blue Monkey is building something Saigon’s underground music scene has needed for a long time — and it starts April 3rd.
