Archive for the ‘Concert Announcements’ Category
Friday, July 22nd, 2011
By Mark
In talking with Shawn, I noticed just how strong an international presence Taiwan's indie/rock music has had recently. It is quite striking and quite a contrast with Korea.
Earlier this year, there were nine Taiwanese acts at SXSW this year (versus five Korean... but the Taiwanese acts got some ...
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Monday, July 4th, 2011
By Mark
Well, we finally have some answers to the mystery of the K-pop artists that turned up on the Pentaport website a few weeks ago, only to be disavowed by all involved. It turns out they are part of a special Friday night subsection of Pentaport, called SuperTraxx.
SuperTraxx is actually ...
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Monday, June 27th, 2011
**CONTEST**: THE KOREA GIG GUIDE HAS TWO TICKETS WE'RE GIVING AWAY TO EACH DAY OF R16. JUST LEAVE A COMMENT BELOW THIS POST TO BE ENTERED IN THE DRAW FOR THE TICKETS. CONTEST WILL CLOSE ON JULY 1 AT 8AM.
By Mark
We probably don't talk enough about Korea's hiphop ...
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Thursday, June 23rd, 2011
By Shawn Despres
Beijing’s Re-TROS (Rebuilding the Rights of Statues) are gigging in South Korea this weekend. Inspired by the likes of Gang of Four and Joy Division, the post-punk trio will play in Busan on Friday (June 24) and Seoul on Saturday (June 25) as part of local promoter Super ...
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Monday, June 6th, 2011
By Shawn Despres
Following an appearance at Japan’s Taico Club festival last weekend, highly touted chillwave act Toro Y Moi will play shows this Wednesday in Busan and Thursday in Seoul. For anyone wishing to bring presents to thank Toro Y Moi for coming to South Korea, band leader Chaz Bundick ...
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Wednesday, May 25th, 2011
By Mark
Just a quick note to point out that Jisan Valley has announced their third (and I assume final) list of bands. Joining this year's bill are: Atari Teenage Riot, Quruli (Japan), Asian Kung-Fu Generation, Chang Kiha & Faces, Kingston Rudieska, and Pia.
Pentaport should be making their first announcement ...
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Tuesday, May 24th, 2011
By Mark
It looks like this weekend is going to be your last chance ever to catch a show at Ssamzie Space, one of the best and most important live venues in Hongdae. Apparently they are shutting down.
For me personally, the closing is a bit of a strange feeling. I ...
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Thursday, May 5th, 2011
By Shawn Despres
Husband-and-wife alt-folk duo Sagitta are throwing a special "adult's only" shindig at their Sunshine bar on Friday night (May 6). The party is being billed as “a decadent night for child-like adults” and will include “adult videos, DJs, and a small BBQ party.” The bash's DJs are Byul ...
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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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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 ...
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