“With a Little Help from My Friends”
Posted by: Shawn ˑ May 27, 2010 – 1:00 pmBy Shawn Despres
On Saturday, May 29 Ilsan trio Apollo 18 will play their largest headlining gig to date at Sangsang Madang in Hongdae. The show will be filmed for a live DVD that will surface this coming fall or winter. The group plan to perform two hours worth of post-rock and post-hardcore cuts from their fantastic “Red,” “Blue,” and “Violet” trilogy of discs. To make the concert extra special, some pals will join them during the show to add some new textures to Apollo 18’s songs. Bomb&Tree’s Lee Seong Rock, Donawhale’s Yoon Sung Hoon, 13 Steps‘ Dokyo13, and No. 1 Korean’s Kwon Woo You and Mr. Ddooru are all scheduled to collaborate live with the group.
Apollo 18 will also have new merch for sale at Sangsang Madang including a t-shirt designed by Vassline bassist Bluce666 and mugs depicting all three of the characters from “Red,” “Blue,” and “Violet.” Saturday’s gig starts at 7:30 p.m. National Pigeon Unity will open the show and tickets are 25,000 won at the door. As far as I’m concerned, Apollo 18 are the best rock band in Seoul right now so this should definitely be a very cool night.
Apollo 18 and National Pigeon Unity will team up again in June for a seven-city South Korean tour. Check out our calendar for more information about the jaunt.
Here’s Apollo 18’s recently released music video for “Iridescent Clouds”