The Colombo Music Festival is exploding our events calendar. We’ve just got Day 2 together, on the day itself. There are some really interesting shows today. Here’s a breakdown by time: All Day (10 AM – 10 PM) Open Air Concerts (Waters Edge) – All day, you can see acts like local RnB star Ashanthi, a cappella act Voice ...
The Manchester is a new bar in an old location. Following the standard trajectory of Colombo’s upper-end drinking establishments, rebranding has reared its seasonal head to breathe life back into a flagging establishment (remember the MKOP -> Onyx -> Underground -> Club Mojo evolution?). Occupying the former Agra bar, Shimmer, the Manchester dons the mantle of the previously Indian themed ...
The Great Bambalapitiya Biryani Hunt continued last week with a visit to Elite Restaurant, a well-established Indian place opposite the big HSBC on Bauddhaloka Mawatha that offers a wide range of savory veg and non-veg Indian dishes, as well as a range of Indian sweets. After an average biryani from The New Majestic Hotel a couple of weeks back I was prepared for the ...
It’s hot these days – I don’t mean Colombo’s normal tropical heat – as drought rages in the north and east and reservoirs run dry a relentless and seemingly swollen sun seems determined to extract every bit of moisture from your rapidly perspiring body. After enduring a fair solar pummelling earlier today the YAMU crew sought refuge at a Baskin ...
It seems like O! Bar’s about to do it again… If the crazy success of The Brewery and Floor wasn’t enough, they’re now opening up a new pop up bar at the CH&FC on the 19th of this month. For those of who may not be familiar with the term, a pop bar is, well, pretty much what it ...
The Melomanic Sessions are an evening of original music taking place at the Warehouse Project, a fantastic space in Maradana. The 5th Melomanic Session is this Saturday the 11th at 6:30 PM. Artists this time include: Shaafo Shamistha Sankha B Sam & The Cockroaches Oshan & Dominic Kavya, CC, Asela & Natasha Kavinda Kumarasinghe For more check out T’s blog, ...
Paranoid Earthling is performing this Saturday night at Kamikaze, next to the CR&FC. These guys are fairly well known within the local music scene, so it’s likely to be a popular event. Never been to a concert but you can, according to their facebook event, expect lots of “beer, loud guitars and wild stoner grooves”. If you’d like something quieter, ...
Everyone knows that Oktoberfest involves beer and bockwurst – in copious quantities. But what are the drunk Germans (and us) really celebrating? Apparently it all started in Munich in 1810, when Prince Ludwig wed Princess Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen and, according to Wikipedia, “the citizens of Munich were invited to attend the festivities held on the fields in front of the ...
This is a really chill place for a cheap beer by the beach. In Colombo, cheap beer by the beach usually spells dodgy, but this isn’t the case here. The Station seems family friendly – lots of open space and no dark nooks and crannies for lurkers to lurk. I’m sure it’s also home to many an arrack swigging gent ...
The Colombo Pub Quiz has hopped bars and finally settled at the Barefoot Garden Cafe. Every Wednesday at 8:30 (PM) people gather into teams to answer questions about news, sports, movies, music and whatever random questions the quizmaster Jehan Mendis comes up with. This is a funny, interactive and adult quiz, FYI. There’s a prize, usually a Barefoot voucher, sometimes ...
This should be a high energy show, featuring scores of drummers and two very cool violinists. At Waters Edge, from 8:30 PM. Dr. Eugene Draw (Violin) Moon Baziz (Violin) Beat Drummers Elephant Foot
Sri Lanka’s beginning to produce some impressive talent within the fashion industry, which is such a relief, seriously. Thefashioncircle.com aims to be an online portal that will “bridge the local fashion industry” and to spread the word will be launching their website with a fashion show at the Empire ballroom in Mount Lavinia Hotel. The shows line – up of designers looks promising and is choreographed by ...
Entrance free, seating is limited and is first-come, first-served. Please contact the American Center with any questions. Bring your own snacks, no parking available. Schedule: 11 September – Reality Bites 18 September – Super 8 25 September – Blade Runner The films on the schedule are pretty great. Blade Runner has some amazing costumes/mis en scene & Sean Young looks hot – ...
