Archive for July, 2010
Friday, July 30th, 2010
By Dain
Yes, the ears are still ringing from Pentaport, but there is hardly anytime to rest this weekend as the Jisan Valley Rock Festival, the biggest music event of the year, is taking place this weekend, just south of Seoul.
By now most people probably know who's playing, but for those ...
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Thursday, July 29th, 2010
By Jon
Lately the Korean punk scene has been all but dead. To rectify this, some of the punk bands are joining together in something called The Purge Movement. They plan to get things going again by exposing people on the street to live music.
This weekend will be their first ...
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Monday, July 26th, 2010
By Mark
So last weekend was the Pentaport Rock Festival, held over in Incheon. I thought I would write up my impressions. But feel free to add you own, if you went and if you want.
Actually, the only day I attended was Saturday, so that is all I can report ...
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Tuesday, July 20th, 2010
By Mark
A mix of great Korean and foreign bands will be playing at three venues in Hongdae this Saturday (July 24) in a special event, with all proceeds going to the Hope Charity (they provide English lessons to needy children for free).
Personal favorites include Mineri, Vidulgi Ooyoo (aka ...
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Saturday, July 17th, 2010
By Shawn Despres
As Dain previously mentioned, the next three weeks should make South Korea-based music fans happy with high profile outdoor events the Incheon Pentaport Rock Festival, Jisan Valley Rock Festival, Summer Week&T, Busan International Rock Festival, and possibly Peace At The DMZ (is anyone else getting the feeling that ...
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Tuesday, July 13th, 2010
By Mark
Hard to believe, but just a couple of years ago, kids in Korea were still going to jail for tattooing and getting tattooed. But when things change in Korea, they do change quickly.
If you want to check out the state of the ink scene, this weekend features a ...
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Tuesday, July 13th, 2010
By Mark
Sorry for posting this last-minute, but I wanted to point out that LIG Art Hall in Gangnam is holding three really good electronica shows over the next week, as part of this year's Composer series.
The first show, on July 14, is Choi Soo Hwan, who was a member ...
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Monday, July 12th, 2010
By Dain
The next 3-4 months are so busy, especially for outdoor music festivals. It is MORE than just choosing either Jisan valley or Pentaport (why not go to both), there are a whole lot more outdoor events happening from now until October.
Jisan Valley & Pentaport have both finalised their ...
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Thursday, July 8th, 2010
By Shawn Despres
After bringing Toe over for an excellent showing in May, local imprint BGBG Records is presenting another of Tokyo’s top talents in Seoul, Shugo Tokumaru. The multi-instrumentalist will be making his South Korean live debut on Friday, July 9 @ Live Club Ssam (Ssamzie Space) in Hongdae.
Although he’ll ...
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Thursday, July 8th, 2010
By Mark
In addition to the Shugo Tokumaru show on Friday night, our friends at SuperColorSuper will be bringing in yet another really good group from abroad, this time it is the highly regarded Canadian band Caribou.
Caribou will play just the one show in Seoul (no Busan or Daegu this time), ...
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