25/365: R&R Tavern p.2

On Sunday, I intended to stay at home as a do-nothing-night before the working days coming but I thought I would feel guilty to myself if I do not come back the tavern to see how the American band plays. So I came and that was an absolutely right decision.

For the whole night, I was listening concentrically as the band did so so great. Each member of the band can play some music instruments and they are like doing magic on their instruments to bring audiences exciting moment of enjoying fanciful melodies. All members are young and they performed very enthusiastically. Not only during their show time but also while they accompany other performers.

Despite of not many people there enjoy the show (due to the bad wet weather on that day), every performers tried their best. They even insisted to play more when they have chance to perform, like the guy in the photo below, he sang 4 songs instead of 1 like he said before playing. He was adorably selfish :)

At the beginning of the show, I noticed the guy in the photo below. I felt he looks so familiar even I am sure I never talk to him or even maybe never met him before. Turn out, he is from Melbourne, where I had stayed for 2 years. Moreover, we lived on the same streets and he was in the Number 2-something, and I was in the number 40. What an amazing coincidence!!!

His name is Liam (???). Next time, if I see him there. I will ask him for a favor as singing the song "Four seasons in one day" of Crowded House, one of my most favorite songs by an Australian band and about Melbourne, the city I love besides Hanoi :)

Come, See, Hear, Feel, and Enjoy!

Add: 10 Thợ Nhuộm st.

25/365: R&R Tavern p.1

It was the first time I know what a music atmosphere is!
It was the first time I feel a cafe is so boring!
It was when I realize why people love being in a bar!
It was when I was in  R&R Tavern ;)

R&R means Rock and Roll, the music which they play at the weekend. There is a Vietnamese band playing on Saturday night and an American band playing on Sunday night. The music time is from around 9pm to 11pm.

The tavern was formed in 1995, by Ray - an American, based on the thought as to bring some part of American culture to Hanoian, which, as he told me, may partly blur the feeling of Vietnamese about American at that time, 20 years after the war.

The mid-aged man is from Virginia. He came here in 1993 and now married a Vietnamese woman who "speaks English like she is from California" he mentioned his wife like this on the reason why he just can say "a little bit Vietnamese" after living here for 17 years. He has 2 kids, 10 and 5 year old and they look very lovely like angels. He must be a lucky man :)

Ray was very nice when he stay for one hour talking to me about his tavern. It is an extra-cool place to visit. The space is full of music and colors from decorations, rock&roll posters, and drinks. Most of customers were westerners and at mid-ages. They came, grasped one beers then enjoyed the night via the fantastic music and short conversations with friends or just enjoy it on their own, by their ways.

I did not want to disturb other people enjoying the music show so I took just some photos. I may visit the shop tomorrow to take some more. The bar was lovely, worth to try, and deserve to visit every weekend.

One more thing, for any reader who is a fan of Vietnam Rock. The guitarist in the Vietnamese band is Mr. Vinh, a former member of the band "Đại Bàng Trắng". He can be considered as one of the best guitarist in Vietnam at the moment. Chance for you to see the living legend rocker expresses his soul skillfully on his guitar.

Add: No. 10, Thợ Nhuộm st.