Archive for February, 2009
Thursday, February 26th, 2009
By Shawn Despres
After spending the latter part of 2008 playing throughout China, eccentric local experimental musician Itta and her duo 10 (with Japanese noise artist Marqido) returned to Seoul at the beginning of this year. Itta did a pair of solo performances in January and 10 have done two ...
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Tuesday, February 24th, 2009
By Jon Dunbar
Over the past year there have been a ton of marriages in the Hongdae punk scene. However, rather than just quietly register at the government office like all the others have done, Jeff and Trash (bassist of BB Lucky Town) have decided to put on a show at ...
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Friday, February 20th, 2009
By Shawn Despres
Missed last weekend's 5th anniversary concerts at FF? Went and aren't all partied out yet? On Friday night (Febraury 20) Club Spot will celebrate their 3rd anniversary. Birthday anthems will be provided by long running pop-punkers Sugar Donut (who have performed at Pentaport and ...
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Tuesday, February 10th, 2009
Good news for concert goers -- with Valentine's Day falling on a Saturday this year, there will be a wealth of shows to choose from this weekend.
A lot of variety, too, with shows ranging from the poppy (Ibadi and Sogyumo Acadia Band) to loud (the punk acts at Stompers in ...
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Saturday, February 7th, 2009
Oops, I nearly forgot about the 1-year anniversary of the Gig Guide. Hard to believe, but I (and Shawn) have been keeping this calendar going for 365 days already.
When I started the Gig Guide last February, I had no idea what to expect. Heck, I did not even know if ...
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Tuesday, February 3rd, 2009
Crap, I meant to write up a post about Whang Bo-ryung and her band Smack Soft, which have released a new album and seem to be touring again. But I am out of the country and do not have much time. Many apologies.
Okay, here's the gist of it. Whang Bo-ryung ...
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