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Saturday, April 20th, 2013
Rux vocalist Won Jong-hee is getting married this afternoon, and to celebrate the occasion he’s throwing a big ol’ bash at Uniqlo-AX this evening (April 20). Rux, Crying Nut, No Brain, Galaxy Express, and Gogo Star will all play as part of the wedding party.
Won and his bride, an illustrator ...
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Friday, April 19th, 2013
The third edition of The Shake Shop – a monthly concert series mixing live indie music with bellydance that is co-presented by Mangwon’s Dream Dance Studio and Korea Gig Guide – will take place tonight (April 19) at Club Freebird in Hongdae.
This month’s Shake Shop will be a fundraising event ...
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Thursday, March 28th, 2013
**KOREA GIG GUIDE HAS FREE TICKETS TO GIVE AWAY FOR BULSSAZO AND HOLLOW JAN’S SEOUL GIG ON SATURDAY. DETAILS ON HOW TO WIN THE TICKETS ARE AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS POST **
Instrumental rock act Bulssazo and screamo/post-rock hybrid band Hollow Jan are teaming up for co-headlining concert on Saturday ...
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Sunday, March 24th, 2013
Tokyo multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter Shugo Tokumaru will perform this evening (March 24) at Sangsang Madang in Seoul in support of his critically acclaimed fifth full-length, "In Focus?"
Released last fall, “In Focus?” was issued domestically in Korea in January. A fantastic album of whimsical, eclectic pop and folk, Tokumaru began work ...
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Friday, March 22nd, 2013
Last month we told you about The Shake Shop – a new monthly concert series that is being co-presented by Dream Dance Studio in Mangwon and Korea Gig Guide. The Shake Shop features local indie rock bands doing live collaborations with bellydancers.
The idea for the show was conceived by local ...
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Wednesday, February 27th, 2013
Magna Fall will play at Dokkakki Hall in Yongsan on Saturday, March 2 with Siberian Husky, Yery Band, Seung Youp Choo (from Achtung), and Darlmasansaeng. Tickets are 20,000 won at the door and include a drink and a copy of the band's new CD single. Korea Gig Guide has five ...
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Thursday, February 21st, 2013
Co-presented by Mangwon’s Dream Dance Studio and Korea Gig Guide, the Shake Shop Vol. 1 will take place on Friday, February 22 at Club Freebird in Hongdae. Created by local bellydancer Eshe, The Shake Shop is a new monthly series that will have bellydancers performing live with Seoul indie bands.
“I ...
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Tuesday, January 29th, 2013
**KOREA GIG GUIDE HAS FREE TICKETS TO GIVE AWAY FOR MY BLOODY VALENTINE’S SEOUL CONCERT. DETAILS ON HOW TO WIN THE TICKETS ARE AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS POST **
Legendary shoegaze band My Bloody Valentine will make their Korean live debut this coming Sunday (February 3) with a concert ...
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Wednesday, January 16th, 2013
This is being posted a bit later than usual, but here’s Korea Gig Guide’s annual “Staff Live Faves” list sharing the 10 shows from the past year that we each enjoyed the most.
If anyone is interested, our 2009 picks are here, our 2010 picks are here, and you can see ...
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Saturday, December 8th, 2012
Things have been very quiet for Bulssazo in 2012. The fantastic Seoul instrumental rock trio have played only two shows over the past 12 months -- opening one of Deerhoof’s Korean dates last December, and teaming up with local post-rock luminaries Underwears Band for an April gig at Sangsang Madang ...
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