Archive for September, 2009
Friday, September 25th, 2009
By Mark
As you may have heard, I moved a few weeks ago to Barcelona. Fortunately, thanks to Shawn and Jon and several other great people, the Korea Gig Guide lives on. In fact, I think the event listings and blog posts in September were the strongest since the KGG made ...
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Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009
By Shawn Despres
Bulssazo ended their seven month hiatus in June to open for Nosaj Thing on his South Korean tour. At the time, guitarist Sang Chul Han hinted at the possibility of the Seoul post-rock trio doing their own solo show later in the year as well. This ...
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Friday, September 18th, 2009
By Shawn Despres
Although it’s been available since late July, the official release party for Apollo 18’s new full-length, “[O] Album” (also known as “The Blue Album”) takes place at Salon Badabie in Hongdae on Saturday, September 19. The second in a series of three albums, “[0] Album” follows February’s ...
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Wednesday, September 16th, 2009
By Shawn Despres
Being brought to South Korea for a trio of gigs by ambitious promotion/ booking organization Super Color Super, this weekend marks the first time Tokyo’s Henna Dress will perform outside of her native Japan. The self-dubbed “outsider artist” has been making electronic music with Nintendo Game Boys ...
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Monday, September 14th, 2009
By Shawn Despres
Billed as the “World No. 1 Dance Music Festival” Global Gathering will make its inaugural visit to South Korea this weekend. Started in the U.K. in 2001, the event has grown with each passing year. Along with the U.K. this summer the fest also touched down ...
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Monday, September 14th, 2009
By Jon Dunbar
This isn't Terror's first visit to Korea. The California hardcore band came in January 2008 and apparently liked it so much they decided to come back. Vocalist Scott Vogel says this time he'd like to "drink less and see more of [the] country."
Then at one of the ...
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Tuesday, September 8th, 2009
By Jon Dunbar
No, it's not a new kind of porn. The Swedish band Fy-Fan is swooping through Korea, Japan, and Australia this month. First on the tour are three shows across the peninsula.
Fy-Fan are described as Swedish D-beat, a minimalist style of hardcore involving rhythmic drums and shouted slogans. ...
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