Archive for December, 2008

New Year’s Eve Gigs

Tuesday, December 30th, 2008

A lot of clubs were slow to post their New Year's Eve plans this year (I guess they were putting their energy into Christmas Eve, which was really hopping), but at last, it looks like we are going to have some decent shows. FF, Badabie, DGBD and Ta are all ...

X-Mraz Present

Thursday, December 25th, 2008

Good news for Jason Mraz fans -- Interpark has set up an English-language ticket page. The page includes a phone number and email address for an English-speaking person at Private Curve (the concert promoter). Since the same promoter is bringing The Swell Season to Seoul (the people behind the movie ONCE), ...

If You See Just One Show This Weekend — Christmas Eve Edition

Wednesday, December 24th, 2008

Okay, it is not the weekend. But tonight there are so many shows going on, I thought I should mention some of them to you. Hence the "If You See..." column. In case you are new to Korea or for whatever reason do not know, Christmas Eve in Korea is not ...

Maps

Saturday, December 20th, 2008

So I am trying to put together a better map for this site -- add some new clubs, delete some closed ones, make it easier to read. The thing is, I am not a big fan of Google Maps. Especially those big, inconvenient push-pins that you have to use to ...

If You See Just One Show This Weekend… (Dec. 19-21) — Can’t Do Nothing for You Man

Friday, December 19th, 2008

Wow, there is a lot going on this weekend. So much so that I think I cannot recommend any one show this weekend. Sorry, you'll have to fend for yourself. But if you have not seen I&I Djangdan yet, they will be playing at 500 (which I need to add to ...

Best of 2008’s CDs

Wednesday, December 17th, 2008

Hey, Philip finally posted my thoughts about the year 2008 in music over at his London Korean Links. I think 2008 was the best year in music in Korea in ages and really enjoyed writing something so positive. You can also read Anna Lindgren's choices for 2008 here. I have said ...

Musical Meet Market

Saturday, December 13th, 2008

If you have wanted to learn more about Korean indie music, I just found out a great new way. Provided you live in Seoul. Over in Hongdae on the third floor of the Sangsang Madang building, there is an exhibition going on called Label Market. There you can find about 50 ...

If You See Just One Show This Weekend… (Dec. 12-14)

Thursday, December 11th, 2008

Okay, I have already talked about some of the shows going on this weekend. There certainly is a lot to choose from. You have two big charity shows happening (see my previous post), a big FF show on Friday night. In addition, Huckleberry Finn is back together for an all-too-rare gig ...

The Year Ends, but the Fun Does Not

Wednesday, December 10th, 2008

Each year in Korea, as the year winds down and temperatures drop, the concert scene heats up. And this year is no exception. It seems like just about every performer in the land is having a big Christmas concert or New York concert or something. Lee Hyolee is having her ...

If You See Just One Show This … Aw, Crap!

Friday, December 5th, 2008

Is it Saturday already? Drat. I was intending on writing my semi-regular "If You See Just One Show This Weekend" post, and suggest people go to the Windy City show. (And make a nice mention of the Oriental Funk Stew show). Sadly though, the Windy City show was Friday night, ...