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Thursday, May 16th, 2013
Busan's premiere reggae, funk and soul band One Drop East are finally coming up to play in Seoul, not once but twice! They have picked one of the busiest weekends in recent times, with Green Plugged, the World DJ Festival and the Seoul Jazz Festival all taking place, but that is no excuse ...
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Sunday, March 3rd, 2013
One of Korea's busiest and noisiest bands, Galaxy Express, are getting ready to tour America for the third time.
This year the band have already embarked on a cross-country Korean tour in support of their newly released self-titled third album. Before heading to the United States, where they'll play 28 concerts ...
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Tuesday, January 29th, 2013
Here are some bits and pieces about upcoming tours and gigs.
- Greenplugged & The World DJ Festival are happening at the same time … again! The weekend of May 17-18 sees both of these multi-day events taking place. Stay up to date with Greenplugged here and WDJF here as they ...
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Friday, December 14th, 2012
This Saturday night, there is a great chance to enjoy some live music and help an awesome cause. An event called the “PSCORE Six-Band charity concert at Club Freebird” is on from 10pm. Obviously, there are six bands involved and it is based at Club Freebird!
PSCORE (People for Successful COrean ...
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Tuesday, September 18th, 2012
As well as being an awesome live outfit who take their brilliantly recorded music to new heights on stage, Apollo 18 have also always impressed me with their obvious dedication and focus when it comes to the business side of things. In their short time as a band - just ...
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Friday, June 15th, 2012
This weekend, Hongdae’s Club Ta celebrates six years of live gig action with four nights of wonderful music. Thursdays has come and gone, but there are still three more chances to see some of South Korea's best acts in the intimate and warm surroundings found at Club Ta. We threw ...
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Friday, March 2nd, 2012
Having been a long time fan of Galaxy Express’ work, especially their incendiary live performances, I was thrilled to be given a chance to sit down and talk to the three-piece rock outfit about, amongst other things, their upcoming second tour of the United States. This was a few ...
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Wednesday, November 9th, 2011
By Dain
To celebrate Peppero day, the SSMBA Graduate School have organized a three-venue charity event to raise funds for a local orphanage, SOS Children's Villages. HELP! 11-11-11 takes place in Hongdae at Club Ta (from 1o:50pm), FF (from 11pm) and Gogos 2 (from 9pm). At FF, Seoul Electric Band return ...
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Monday, August 29th, 2011
By Dain
With the excitement of the many summer music festivals seemingly over, there are still at least four music fests occurring over the next few months for Korean music lovers.
For starters, there is "Let's Rock Festival 2011," the 5th installment of this popular event. This year sees the fun spread ...
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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 ...
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