Det 5 on Soi 8 Open Floor Monday at 8 May 25, 2012
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Monday night, get on down to Sukhumvit Soi 8 and Det 5 where you can Face The Music and strut your musical stuff, playing your own favorites on your own guitar…get down early book a spot and see how you shape up against the rest of the players along for the fun…and for fans and players alike, there’s great food and booze at prices you can truly afford!
Tokyo Joe’s Other Side of The Coin May 12, 2012
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The man and the money behind the latest incarnation of TJ’s responds to Big Jeff’s goodbye.
“Dear all
Thanks Jeff for the update of Tokyo Joe’s history. We can share names and shed some light just to avoid rumors. Tokyo Joe’s was my favorite place to go during my expatriation in Thailand. It was almost my second home. When it closed I felt having lost something. Accidentally I learnt gradually more and more about the background, which is not to be discussed here, I decided to give it another try, spent some substantial amount of money out of my pocket and TJ’s opened some when mid of 2010 again. (more…)
Steely Dan: Aja May 8, 2012
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Tokyo Joe’s Inside Story May 6, 2012
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Former manager and the man behind the bar’s singular reputation as a full on blues destination – Jeff Thomsen – had this to say about the end of his relationship with the blues bar’s latest and final incarnation:
“Dear Friends, Fans and Aficionados,
Tokyo Joe’s – past, present and done. The original Tokyo Joe’s was founded in Soi 24, back in 2003 by Jay, Iggi and I after we took over Ken’s faltering business. Scott also played a large part in making the club what it was, and although Ken stayed on for a while it wasn’t long before he was bought out and
disappeared. Within a year of our opening Tokyo Joe’s was mentioned in the same breath as the Bamboo Bar and Saxophone whenever quality live music in Bangkok was discussed. In our second year we won the coveted ”Best Live Music Venue High Five Award”. Top musicians graced our stage from near and far and such charity events as One World Beat and Music 4 Kids were born.
Eric Blaszczak Guitars… May 5, 2012
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He is obsessed with building the finest electric guitars, the best since Leo Fender et al kicked off way back before even I was a pup. Eric will build you the best guitar you ever could need and he ain’t gonna break your bank either…and he’s passionate, nay obsessed with quality and tone and perfection – being a very gifted session guitarist himself he knows precisely what all we axe men are really looking for, and that includes good looks and fine attention to detail too…and boy, does he deliver..let him tell you how it is and why you should be beating a path to his door… (more…)
Tomcat Colvin: Blues Back Big Time in Tokyo May 3, 2012
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 In Tokyo these days, you can probably go jamming every single night of the month if you want to. Over the last decade, bars hosting blues jams have mushroomed, perhaps because they have found it a good way to attract more customers in this bad economy. Some of the more popular spots in town include Black Sheep, Blue Heat, Bright Brown Checkerboard, Diglight, HotShot, Rooster Northside and Terraplane just to name a few. A few years ago, a monthly jam calendar called ‘Good Time Music Session’ was launched by Jam Port. You can pick up the flyer at any participating bar or check their online calendar at www.jamport.info . Given the fact that there were only a few jamming venues ten or so years ago, Tokyo’s blues community has certainly come a long way. (more…)
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Blues in Bangkok May 2, 2012
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Blues at the very heart of Bangkok at Nothing But The Blues Bar on Thong Lor Soi 13. Catch a great slideman and singer and his band right under your nose.
This Friday evening… and no cover charge.
Tokyo Joe’s To Fold May 2, 2012
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Hot off the presses is the news that Tokyo Joe’s – as developed and propagated by Jeff Thomsen and crew – is no more. While the shell of the former blues bar still stands, the leaseholder we believe will continue to ‘pretend’ it is still the original, legendary, 24-carat blues bar, which originally migrated from Soi 24 all those years ago. But without Jeff and his team onboard, it can be no more than a charade – and of course there can be no genuine Tokyo Joe’s without the props and paraphanalia and people who helped make this bar the blues legend it once was. Sad but true – Jeff Thomsen’s Tokyo Joe’s is no more.
Time Out! Blues into Jazz with GB May 2, 2012
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