Archive for August, 2008

As the World Turntables…

Friday, August 22nd, 2008

Okay, it is music related, but not related to the current live music scene at all, so I wrote about my budding vinyl obsession over at Korea Pop Wars. Check it out if old records are your thing. Actually, with Shinchon Blues Band reunited and classic rockers playing Hongdae these days, ...

Two Shows to Catch This Weekend

Thursday, August 21st, 2008

Some interesting shows coming up in the next few days. On Saturday evening, Kim Young-jin is going to be playing live at Freebird, starting at 10pm. Kim was the bassist for the legendary Shin Joong-hyun Band, years ago. Kim will be accompanied by two members of the Shinchon Blues Band, ...

Last-Minute Vidulgi II — Sunday at DGBD

Sunday, August 17th, 2008

Kind of last-minute, but I just found out that Vidulgi Ooyoo is playing tonight at Club DGBD at 7pm. Apparently it is part of the Seoul Fringe Festival. Anyhow, Vidulgi Ooyoo plays with Starry-Eyed, Guckkasten and SmackSoft.

Not Too Late for Fringe

Saturday, August 16th, 2008

Okay, this post is late, very sorry. But it is not too late to check out this year's Seoul Fringe Festival, taking place right now in Hongdae. This is the 11th Seoul Fringe Festival, a two-week celebration of independent, underground and sometimes just plain weird art, music, theater and other cultural ...

Gig Guide Gets a Forum

Wednesday, August 6th, 2008

Okay, I have no idea if there is any demand for this... But as you can see above in the top menu bar, I have added a forum to this site. It is pretty basic, just three categories (with a subcategory for creating a band encyclopedia). But I thought that ...

Big Top, Big Fun

Wednesday, August 6th, 2008

Very happy news of a more mainstream sort -- Cirque du Soleil is coming back to Seoul. This time, they will be presenting ALEGRIA, beginning Oct. 15 (no word on when the run will end yet). Tickets range from 50,000 won to 200,000 won. Last year, Cirque du Soleil presente QUIDAM, ...

Monster Trucks Meet… the Ballet?

Monday, August 4th, 2008

Okay, this is one of the strangest things I have run across in ages -- Monster Ballet. That is, ballet using heavy machinery and construction equipment. From 9 to 9:30, Aug. 9-12, you can watch this bizarre dance of industrial grace down at the Riverside Park in Yeouido. With choreography ...