D4 life happenings | THE STRAITS TIMES | FRIDAY, AUGUST 23, 2019 |

GIGS Anjali Raguraman recommends Hermitude Australia’s electronic duo Hermitude, who have a new track OneFourThree (featuring Buddy & BJ The Chicago Kid) , will perform in Singapore. Their tour includes stops in Thailand, Gig Picks Malaysia, South Korea and Hong Kong. WHERE: Kilo Lounge, 21 Tanjong Pagar Road MRT: Tanjong Pagar WHEN: Aug 30, 8 - 10pm ADMISSION: $35 - 40, tickets from bit.ly/2TymwSc

Remembering The Carpenters With Wendy Chin In this Coffee Morning & Afternoon Tea series performance, Wendy Chin, who has been called Singapore’s Karen Carpenter, performs hits by The Carpenters. Coffee and tea will be provided before the gig . WHERE: Esplanade Concert Hall, 1 Esplanade Drive MRT: Esplanade/ City Hall WHEN: Sept 2, 3pm ADMISSION: $15 TEL: 6348-5555 INFO: www.sistic.com.sg

Wu Bai And China Blue Rock Star Concert Wu Bai, dubbed King of Chinese Rock, has won numerous awards for his albums and his songs have topped various music charts. His fan base spans Taiwan, China, Hong Kong, Singapore and Malaysia, as well as the United States, Japan and Canada. WHERE: Compass Ballroom, Resorts World Convention Centre, 8 Sentosa Gateway MRT: HarbourFront DTW X CHYE SENG HUAT PRESENT BREW WHEN: Sept 7, 8pm Sip on coffee and soak in the tunes of DTW Partygoers at ADMISSION: $58 - $178 The courtyard of hardware store- DJs like Funk Bstrd, Kaye and Rah all evening. the last edition TEL: 6348-5555 turned-coffeehouse Chye Seng Huat will host WHERE: Chye Seng Huat Hardware, 150 Tyrwhitt of Darker Than INFO: www.sistic.com.sg live DJ sets, as brews and beats combine for this Road MRT: Bendemeer WHEN: Tomorrow, Wax Brew at party by home-grown electronic music label 4 to 8pm ADMISSION: Free INFO: www.facebook. Chye Seng Huat Jimmy Barnes Live In Singapore Darker Than Wax (DTW). com/events/2328191000833760 Hardware in The legendary frontman of Australian April. rock band Cold Chisel and PHOTOS: DARKER chart-topping solo performer will THAN WAX/ bring his distinctive and powerful FACEBOOK, voice here. He will play favourites TAO GROUP, ZOUK, such as Working Class Man, Flame COLLECTIVE MINDS Trees, Khe Sanh and hits from his new album, My Criminal Record. WHERE: Capitol Theatre, 17 Stamford Road MRT: City Hall WHEN: Sept 8, 8pm ADMISSION: $85 - $135 TEL: 6348-5555 INFO: www.sistic.com.sg

The Manhattan Transfer The legendary quartet remain a MARQUEE SINGAPORE cornerstone of great pop and jazz PRESENTS ALESSO hits, a legacy the group have With smash hits like Heroes and cemented since their first recording Calling (Lose My Mind) to his name, in 1972. They have won 10 Grammy Swedish DJ and producer Alesso Awards and been inducted into the (above) is as comfortable with pop Vocal Group Hall of Fame. music as he is with progressive WHERE: Esplanade Theatre, house. 1 Esplanade Drive MRT: Esplanade/ While you are more likely to see City Hall WHEN: Sept 10, 8pm him performing at dance music ADMISSION: $48 - $108 ($40 - $60 for festivals here, this time, he makes students, senior citizens & full-time a stop in Singapore for a DJ set at national servicemen) mega club Marquee en route to INFO: esplanade.com dance music festival EDC Korea. WHERE: Marquee Singapore, My Songs 7 B1-67 The Shoppes At Marina Bay This concert brings together Sands, 2 Bayfront Avenue Taiwanese singers Zeng Shu-qin, MRT: Bayfront Shi Xiao-rong, Nan Fang-duo, WHEN: Aug 30,10pm to 6am Wang Meng-lin and Yin Zheng-yang, ADMISSION: Tickets from $68 at who will belt out their hit songs. the door WHERE: Esplanade Concert Hall, 1 Esplanade Drive MRT: Esplanade/ City Hall WHEN: Sept 14, 7.30pm ADMISSION: $48 - $148 ONE DANCE PRESENTS MOTI INFO: esplanade.com Best known for tracks like Virus with JORDAN RAKEI LIVE PRESENTED BY Dutch DJ Martin Garrix and Boom COLLECTIVE MINDS X KILO LOUNGE Feeder with American dance music trio Major New Zealand-born, London-based Jordan Rakei (left) Welsh rock band Feeder, who are Lazer, Dutchman Moti (above) brings is a vocalist, multi-instrumentalist and a producer who releasing their latest album, Tallulah, his electro-house sound to the Zouk brings together jazz, neo-soul, hip-hop and R&B. this month, will regale audiences main room this weekend. He counts the likes of English electronic music duo with their snappy and organic songs. He recently worked with other Disclosure and South London hip-hop artist Loyle WHERE: The Pavilion @ Far East Dutch DJ-producers like Tiesto, Carner among his collaborators. Square, 01-01 Far East Square, Rehab and Showtek. Catch his return to Singapore, fresh off the release of 28 China Street MRT: Telok Ayer WHERE: Zouk, The Cannery, 3C River his latest album Origin. WHEN: Sept 14, 8pm ADMISSION: $118 Valley Road MRT: Clarke Quay WHERE: Kilo Lounge, 21 Tanjong Pagar Road TEL: 6348-5555 WHEN: Tomorrow, 10pm to 4am MRT: Tanjong Pagar WHEN: Wednesday, 8 to 10.30pm INFO: www.sistic.com.sg ADMISSION: For non-members, $35 ADMISSION: Advance tickets at $58 from (women) and $45 (men). For table bit.ly/JordanRakeiSGTIX or $65 at the door Epik High In Singapore reservations, e-mail The Korean hip-hop group will put on [email protected] or WhatsApp the their first solo concert here. The trio reservations team at 9006-8793 shot to fame with their 2007 hit album Remapping The Human Soul, which cemented their status as South Korea’s premier hip-hop act, winning Album of the Year awards at the prestigious Mnet Asian Music Awards and Golden Disk Awards. 3615 Jalan Bukit Merah MRT: Redhill WHERE: OCBC Square, Singapore The Game – encourages youth to everyday appliances. Create SPORTS WHERE: The Coliseum, Hard Rock WHEN: Sept 18, 8pm ADMISSION: $118 Sports Hub, 1 Stadium Drive foresee challenges to better customised artisan soap bars by Hotel Singapore, Resorts World TEL: 6348-5555 MRT: Stadium WHEN: Aug 31, 8am - prepare themselves for their combining skin-aiding ingredients E-sports: Evil Geniuses Sentosa, 8 Sentosa Gateway INFO: www.sistic.com.sg 9pm ADMISSION: Free, $50 coupons entrepreneurship journey. with herbs and flowers grown by Meet-And-Greet MRT: HarbourFront WHEN: Sept 14, available for activities; runners: $30 Participants can win cash prizes of Edible Garden City’s farmers. At the Razer SEA Games E-sports 8pm ADMISSION: $148 - $228 My Love Andy Lau World Tour a person INFO: touch.org.sg up to $2,000. Participants can also enjoy Bootcamp on Sept 2 & 3, Evil Geniuses farm-brewed tea and cakes. TEL: 6348-5555 Hong Kong Heavenly King Andy Lau WHERE: PSB Academy City Campus, – one of the top e-sports teams – WHERE: Citizen Farm, 60 Jalan INFO: www.sistic.com.sg will perform here for four nights next 03-200 Marina Square, 6 Raffles and their coach, Sam Bulba Sosale, TALKS Penjara MRT: Queenstown month. About 40 containers will be Boulevard MRT: Promenade will mentor the national teams who WHEN: Sun, 10am - noon Exo Planet #5 – shipped in for the concert, promising Paul Gauguin And Edvard WHEN: Sept 7 (8.30am - 6pm), Sept 8 will be taking part in the SEA Games in $84 a person, sign up Exploration In Singapore fans spectacular performances. Munch: Colour, Expression (8.30am - 9pm) ADMISSION: $20 - ADMISSION: at citizenfarm.com.sg/shop the Philippines in December. South Korean boy band Exo will bring WHERE: Singapore Indoor Stadium, And Symbolism $30, register at www.nebo.sg by INFO: E-mail learn@ Before the boot camp, they will their fifth world tour to Singapore, 2 Stadium Walk MRT: Stadium Aug 30 INFO: E-mail rachel.choi@ The revolution that turned its back ediblegardencity.com appear in a meet-and-greet session marking the fourth consecutive year WHEN: Sept 25 - 28, 8pm on traditional painting techniques ntucclub.com.sg for fans, the first to be held in they are performing here. This time, ADMISSION: $168 - $368, tickets from began with Manet and the South-east Asia. HDB Heartland Talk: Travel Writing In The however, they will be without three of Singapore Indoor Stadium box office Impressionists, and was followed Digital Age By Shivaji Das WHERE: *Scape Treetop (Level 5), & SingPost outlets TEL: 3158-7888 Buying Your Next Home their nine members, as two are through by the Post-Impressionists. Travel writing has evolved from 2 Orchard Link MRT: Somerset serving national service and the third INFO: www.sportshubtix.sg In this session, Dr Sian Jay talks Find out about housing policies and Richard Hakluyt’s 16th-century WHEN: Sept 1, 2.30 - 4.30pm has other work commitments. about Edvard Munch and housing options available for a compendium of items for a whaling ADMISSION: Free, register at WHERE: Singapore Indoor Stadium, CHARITY expressionism. second-time buyer. expedition to 280 character tweets razer-eg-meetngreet.peatix.com 2 Stadium Walk MRT: Stadium WHERE: The Arts House, 1 Old WHERE: HDB Auditorium, Basement 1 by @twobadtourists. How has travel WHEN: Sept 15, 4pm ADMISSION: $178 Parliament Lane MRT: Raffles Place HDB Hub, 480 Lorong 6 Toa Payoh writing been affected by the International Bintan Marathon - $298, tickets from Singapore Indoor Touch Giving Festival & Run WHEN: Tue, 7 - 9pm MRT: Toa Payoh WHEN: Sept 21, Instagram age and the Escape to Bintan for a scenic run and Stadium box office & SingPost outlets This charity carnival seeks to raise ADMISSION: $30 TEL: 6332-6900 2 - 5pm ADMISSION: Free, sign up at commercialisation of traditional discover the island’s hidden gems. TEL: 3158-7888 funds for and highlight the needs of INFO: corcovadoarts.com hdb.gov.sg/heartlandtalks by Sept 19 hospitality, as seen in the rise of WHERE: Lagoi Bay, Bintan, Indonesia INFO: www.sportshubtix.sg the beneficiaries under Touch’s care. Airbnb? WHEN: Sept 7, 4pm (Family Run, Touch supports some 200,000 Youth Entrepreneurship CLASSES WHERE: Singapore Book Council 3km); Sept 8, 5.30am (Full Marathon An Evening With individuals, including children Symposium Training Room, 03-32 Block E Elite), 5.45am (Full Marathon), 6am Devin Townsend and youth, families, people with The symposium – for youth aged 17 to Goodman Arts Centre, 90 Goodman (Half Marathon), 9am (10km run) The gig will feature a selection of the special and healthcare needs and the 25 – returns for the 12th year. It is Soaper Fresh: Flower And Herb Road MRT: Mountbatten ADMISSION: $58 - $95; $99 for heavy music virtuoso’s tracks, along elderly. Activities include a 4km Touch organised by nEbO, the junior Soap-Making Workshop WHEN: Sept 14, 9.30am - 5.30pm Full Marathon Elite, register at with a Q & A session for fans. Giving Run where participants can membership arm of NTUC. This year’s Learn to make soap bars using ADMISSION: $180 INFO: E-mail www.bintanmarathon.com/ WHERE: Gateway Theatre Black Box, choose to support one of four causes. theme – Envision The Future, Change Himmel Blue’s process that uses [email protected] register-now