Archive for April, 2011

51+ Schedule

Saturday, April 30th, 2011

By Shawn Despres The second New Town Culture Party 51+ is happening today! The show starts at noon and will run until almost 1 am. Tickets are only 15,000 won and nearly 70 acts will play on four stages inside and outside of Dooriban. To get to Doorbian, go out ...

Rocktigers Growling Overseas

Thursday, April 28th, 2011

By Dain Popular rockabilly band the Rocktigers are set for an extremely busy year, in Korea, Japan, and further abroad. They are releasing a new album -- an English-language version of last year's "Rock 'N' Roll License" -- and then going on a major tour across much of the world. The fun ...

Double Trouble Is Coming Coming

Tuesday, April 26th, 2011

By Mark One of the problems facing the live scene in Korea is that it can be rather self-segregated -- expats tend to cluster to certain kinds of shows, and Koreans stick to other kinds of shows. I think this is rarely a deliberate thing, but more like the result of ...

More Festivals Taking Shape

Monday, April 18th, 2011

By Dain As we wait for Pentaport to finally make an announcement of any kind regarding this year's festival and for Jisan Valley to announce more acts, there are a whole heap of other festivals gearing up to entertain you this summer. Beautiful Mint Life (April 30-May 1) and World DJ ...

The Devil You Don’t Know — Korean Classics This Friday

Wednesday, April 13th, 2011

By Mark The Korean rock scene of the 1960s and '70s was just incredible, bursting with creativity and great music. Which is why I am so excited about the 360 Stadium show this Friday at Club Mansion in Hongdae -- it features one of the great performers from that era in ...

A Korean and Japanese Pop Planet

Monday, April 11th, 2011

By Shawn Despres Korean indies Linus' Blanket and One Trick Ponies are teaming up with several Japanese underground acts for a pair of Hongdae gigs this weekend at Club Ta and Kuchu-Camp.  Tokyo's Three Berry Icecream and Yuyake Lamp will perform at both "Pop Planet" concerts, while Osaka's Hozaki Mayumi, Kounotori, ...

Boa — Avant Garde and Experimental?

Tuesday, April 5th, 2011

By Mark Okay, this does not have much to do with live music, but I just ran across this brilliant website and just had to share. I'm talking about Model B, an unauthorized and unofficial tribute to Boa. Apparently a collection of Korean avant garde, electronica artists have gotten together for ...

Jisan Valley Rock Fest 1st Lineup

Friday, April 1st, 2011

By Mark Just a short post to let everyone know that the Jisan Valley Rock Fest has announced its first lineup of bands and is now accepting orders for tickets. For the next couple of weeks, earlybird tickets are available for the discounted price of 176,000 won for the whole three-day ...