Archive for January, 2011
Friday, January 28th, 2011
By Dain
Whew, it’s a big week for music lovers, with so many Korean musicians uniting for the Lee Jinwon tribute Thursday, and the last Club Day today. But there are also a host of other gigs going on this weekend, including an album release party on Saturday for the popular ...
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Thursday, January 27th, 2011
By Mark
If you have the time to check out Club Day this Friday in Hongdae, you might want to go -- because it looks like this is going to be the last Club Day. At least for a while.
Yes, after nearly 10 years and 117 editions, Club Day -- ...
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Monday, January 24th, 2011
By Mark
This Thursday, Hongdae is uniting like I have never seen before, to remember the singer Lee Jinwon. Lee was a retired baseball player who formed the band Moonlight Nymph (known in Korean as 달빛요정역전만루홈런, or "Dalbityojeongyeokjeonmanruhomreon"). He passed away in November after suffering a heart attack. I never met ...
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Friday, January 14th, 2011
By Mark
Just a few random notes about a few Korean music things:
- Moonglow, my favorite jazz bar in Korea, looks like it will be closing in February. But not without a fight. Fans of the bar have started a "Moonglow Lovers" club, to try to raise the funds needed to ...
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Sunday, January 9th, 2011
By Mark
Since we listed our top concerts of 2010, I thought it might be interesting to also talk about our favorite Korean albums of the year. Personally, I thought 2010 was a really strong year for Korean albums, maybe one of the best ever. In fact, I would say that ...
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Sunday, January 2nd, 2011
By Shawn Despres
We at Korea Gig Guide are obviously big fans of live music and do our best to get out to as many shows as we possibly can. Although we all saw many great performances over the last year, we've each compiled lists of the ones that stood ...
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