
Hanoi Sound Stuff returns to the capital this month in its biggest incarnation yet.

Our resident booking agent, promoter and vocalist, Debbie Clare, highlights bands, venues, acts and performances in the world of music this month

Three stalwarts of the Hanoi music scene have joined forces to create Relentless Muscle — a collaboration between double bass player Dave Payne (Gibbon Suburbia, Zamina), percussionist Luke Destephano (Bread & Circus, Zamina, Toothbrush) and guitarist cum harmonica maestro Scott Ezell (solo performer and poet).

Citing influences such as The Doors, Pink Floyd and Leonard Cohen, French quartet Limousine will be pulling up at L'Espace on Thursday Jan. 12 to present their own brand of rock-inspired contemporary jazz, which scales the depths of cinematic soundscapes while somehow managing a nod towards lighter, more melodious pop.

Italian jazz-peppered roots, rhythms and melodies performed by award-winning musicians; that's what you're in for if you make it along to the Labour Theatre (42 Trang Tien, Hoan Kiem) on Dec. 9.