Archive for February, 2011
Monday, February 28th, 2011
By Mark
Some fun news, via Korean Homesick Blues -- apparently the long-time Hongdae band We Need Surgery is about to sign a three-album deal with 604 Records, with international distribution by Universal, produced by David Ogilvy. Nothing is signed yet, but they say contracts are on the way (and, as ...
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Friday, February 25th, 2011
By Shawn Despres
This Saturday (February 26), Apollo 18 will be holding a special fundraiser gig at Live Club Ssam (Ssamzie Space) in Hongdae to help offset the expenses for their upcoming American tour.
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The Seoul post-hardcore and post-rock trio will tour the United States ...
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Monday, February 21st, 2011
By Dain
Is it too early to get excited about the summer music festivals? I know that they're a long time away, but for those of you who like to plan ahead, mark the first three weekends of May on your calendar, as three consecutive weekends will host multi-day outdoor music ...
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Tuesday, February 15th, 2011
By Mark
Things are really picking up in the live music scene in Korea, now that the lunar New Year has passed. This weekend, there are a bunch of shows worth checking out, but my personal choices are:
- Cafe Bbang has a first-rate post-rock show on Saturday, featuring Sunkyeol, Vidulgi Ooyoo, ...
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Friday, February 11th, 2011
By Mark
Another tough break for Supercolorsuper, as they have been forced to cancel their Liars shows this weekend. Apparently someone filed a complaint with the Korea Media Ratings Board, which needs to sign off on all live shows by foreign performers so the artist can get a visa -- and ...
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Thursday, February 3rd, 2011
By Mark
Usually for the weekend around Seollal, lunar new year, the fun really drops off, at least for concerts. But this Saturday seems pretty solid to me. While the calendar has a bunch of shows, I would point out:
- the 7080 show at Soundholicity. I do not know much about ...
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Wednesday, February 2nd, 2011
By Mark
Hi all. I was just messing around with the cpanel and some other internal stuff on the site. Nothing too fancy, but pushing the sad limits of my coding knowledge.
Anyhow, I think the calendar might be a little easier to read now. But if you dislike the new ...
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