Archive for October, 2010

New Beginnings

Friday, October 29th, 2010

By Shawn Despres Texture/Fragile, a new concert promotion company run by musicians Park Daham (Master Musik) and Dydsu (L'Ange), are bringing American acts Grouper, Sun Circle, and Ben Vida to Seoul this weekend for a trio of shows in Hongdae. The aim of Texture/Fragile is expand the fan base for noise, ambient, ...

Oso Ona! Berri Txarrak Rocking Seoul

Tuesday, October 26th, 2010

By Mark For those of you looking for something fun and different this weekend, you should catch one of the shows by Berri Txarrak, who will be playing two shows in Hongdae. Hailing from Basque country, Berri Txarrak are one of Spain's best and best-known rock bands, and these are their ...

Tera Melos Expanding Their Asian Fanbase

Friday, October 22nd, 2010

By Shawn Despres California's Tera Melos are performing in Seoul on Saturday night (October 23) and in Busan on Sunday (October 24).  Currently finishing up a two-week Japan jaunt – which included an appearance at Asagiri Jam (“the real Fuji Rock”), and shows with the very cool Tokyo math- and post-rock ...

A Hardcore Sendoff

Wednesday, October 20th, 2010

By Shawn Despres Boasting eight acts and plenty of hardcore and metal fury, the 24 Bullshit Fest is happening in Seoul at Live Club Ssam (Ssamzie Space) this Saturday (October 23). Amongst the performers are Seoul's Firestorm, who will be playing their final gig with vocalist Kyono. The founder of Korean ...

Rocking Out On Jeju Island

Saturday, October 16th, 2010

By Shawn Despres This is really short notice, but if any readers are in the area, Jeju Island's Stepping Stone Festival is taking place today (Saturday, October 16) at Baram Cafe in Jeju City.  The annual music event was originally scheduled to take place in the summer, but was pushed back until October due to ...

K-Indies Making Hips Shake

Thursday, October 7th, 2010

By Shawn Despres This Saturday (October 9), Seoul belly dancer Eshe and her Navah troupe will present Nirvana Nights Vol. 2: "A Cinderella Story" at Hongdae performance space Theater Zero. [caption id="attachment_1410" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Eshe with Orgeltanz at the 2010 Incheon Pentaport Rock Festival (photo by Pentaport)"][/caption] "A Cinderella Story" is a non-verbal, ...

Spris, Gap, Bikes, Chuncheon, and Transvestites — It’s a Busy Weekend

Friday, October 1st, 2010

By Dain The fourth annual Let's Spris Rock Festival takes place this Saturday from 12pm. This year the event has moved down to the Han River on the western end of Seoul, near the Nanji Camping area (host to the World DJ Fest and next month’s Global Gathering dance party). The ...