Archive for December, 2011

All Juck Juck Grunzie Want For Christmas … Is A New Drummer

Friday, December 23rd, 2011

In November, Juck Juck Grunzie and drummer Bookja decided to part ways.  Since then, Vidulgi Ooyoo’s Lee Yong-jun has been helping out on drums at gigs.  And while he’s been doing a very good job, the Juck Juck ladies are currently searching for a permanent replacement. To help them find someone, ...

“Discover” The Sounds On Itta’s New Album Tonight At Yogiga

Sunday, December 11th, 2011

By Shawn Despres Today (December 11) Korean experimental pop artist Itta will be holding a release concert for her new “Discover” album at Yogiga Gallery in Hongdae. Itta and her husband Marqido (who is also her bandmate in (((10))), a Korean/Japanese noise pop duo) have their own small studio in the rural ...

Deerhoof Make Their Korean Debut

Thursday, December 8th, 2011

By Shawn Despres Highly acclaimed experimental art rockers Deerhoof will be playing a pair of Seoul shows on Friday (December 9) and Saturday (December 10). Touring East Asia in support of this year’s “Deerhoof vs. Evil,” their weekend concerts will be Deerhoof’s first time playing in South Korea. Formed in 1994, ...

More Music at Koreanindie.com

Wednesday, December 7th, 2011

By Mark I guess the title of this post pretty much gets to the point. If you want to learn more about Korean indie music, you should check out the very imaginatively titled website Korean Indie, recently started by myself, Anna Lindgren of IndiefulROK fame and Chris Park of the review ...

Rubber Soul 2011: Rocking Out For A Good Cause

Friday, December 2nd, 2011

By Shawn Despres Saturday (December 3) will see the fourth installment of Rubber Soul happening in Hongdae. Organized by Little Travellers and Medipeace (with a tiny bit of help from Korea Gig Guide), the charity event features two dozen acts performing at six clubs. All profits from the night ...