Archive for February, 2010
Sunday, February 28th, 2010
By Shawn Despres
The concert promotion team Open Your Eyes, which includes Ki Seok Seo from The Geeks/Things We Say and Cliff Alexander from Shellback (along with Bomb, a former roadie for The Geeks), are bringing Strike Anywhere to Seoul on Monday, March 1.
Formed in 1999, the American quintet ...
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Friday, February 26th, 2010
By Shawn Despres
The third installment of the popular Wild Women's Performing Arts Festival takes place in Sinchon at Monghwan on Saturday, February 27. The event, which will include a wide array of musical, dance, and spoken word performances, aims to raise awareness about gender issues in Korea and around ...
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Wednesday, February 24th, 2010
By Mark
Just a quick note that Chris Backe's blog has a review of last weekend's Kimchibilly (rockabilly) concert at Sangsang Madang in Hongdae. Quite thorough and well worth a read. The post has plenty of pics, too.
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Friday, February 19th, 2010
By Shawn Despres
We last wrote about Apollo 18 just prior to the September 2009 bash for their first full-length CD, “[0] Album” (or “The Blue Album”). At the time, things were going really well for the Ilsan trio and their awesome hybrid of post-rock and post-hardcore. They’ve gotten ...
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Thursday, February 18th, 2010
By Shawn Despres
Originally slated to play in Taiwan after finishing up their Japan gigs, Toronto’s Do Make Say Think moved their Taipei concert back two days so that they could squeeze a Seoul live date on February 21 into their Asian tour.
Formed in the mid-‘90s, Do Make Say Think have ...
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Thursday, February 18th, 2010
By Mark
Wow, how the Korean concert scene woken up from Seollal. Have you checked out the calender lately? There is so much going on for the next couple of weeks, it is really overwhelming. A lot of the best bands are playing, not just in Seoul, but around the peninsula. ...
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Tuesday, February 9th, 2010
By Mark
With Seollal coming up this weekend, the concert scene around much of Korea is quieter than usual. That said, there will be one big event on the 12th that is really worth your support -- a benefit for Haiti.
Actually it is not just one show, but three, going on ...
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