Bangkok’s music tribes gather for the return of Maho Rasop (Photos)

Cheers and singalongs met Last Dinosaurs’ upbeat, beachy guitars as they closed out the second day of this year’s Maho Rasop music festival yesterday. It was the third time the Australian group had played in Bangkok and their enthusiastic audience responded with jubilation when the four-member group told them “Rao rak prathet Thai” (“We love Thailand”).

Taking place Saturday and Sunday, the third edition of the Maho Rasop independent music festival featured a wide array of musical performances, from the mosh pit-inducing noise of Crack Cloud to the intimate indie pop of Matt Maltese to the sleek, jazzy, funky grooves of Yussef Dayes 

The second night also saw many people set up folding chairs and mats at the Maholan stage to listen to the droning guitars and emotive performances by all four members of Japanese post-rock band Mono, which left many  staring…