Archive for the ‘Concert Announcements’ Category
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 ...
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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 ...
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Saturday, March 12th, 2011
By Shawn Despres
There are four Seoul indie acts doing North American concerts this month. Galaxy Express, Vidulgi Ooyoo, and Idiotape will tour together and all departed earlier in the week. Apollo 18 are touring on their own and will fly out on Monday morning.
Apollo 18 will play 16 gigs in ...
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Sunday, March 6th, 2011
By Shawn Despres
This afternoon (Sunday, March 6) there will be a memorial concert at Yogiga Gallery for Hong Jong-su. Jong-su was the organizer of the Love Camp festival that ran in Hong Chon, Kangwon-do. He sadly passed away in January.
Here's a great photo of Jong-su dancing along to the music ...
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Friday, February 25th, 2011
By Shawn Despres
This Saturday (February 26), Apollo 18 will be holding a special fundraiser gig at Live Club Ssam (Ssamzie Space) in Hongdae to help offset the expenses for their upcoming American tour.
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The Seoul post-hardcore and post-rock trio will tour the United States ...
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Monday, February 21st, 2011
By Dain
Is it too early to get excited about the summer music festivals? I know that they're a long time away, but for those of you who like to plan ahead, mark the first three weekends of May on your calendar, as three consecutive weekends will host multi-day outdoor music ...
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Tuesday, February 15th, 2011
By Mark
Things are really picking up in the live music scene in Korea, now that the lunar New Year has passed. This weekend, there are a bunch of shows worth checking out, but my personal choices are:
- Cafe Bbang has a first-rate post-rock show on Saturday, featuring Sunkyeol, Vidulgi Ooyoo, ...
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Friday, February 11th, 2011
By Mark
Another tough break for Supercolorsuper, as they have been forced to cancel their Liars shows this weekend. Apparently someone filed a complaint with the Korea Media Ratings Board, which needs to sign off on all live shows by foreign performers so the artist can get a visa -- and ...
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Thursday, February 3rd, 2011
By Mark
Usually for the weekend around Seollal, lunar new year, the fun really drops off, at least for concerts. But this Saturday seems pretty solid to me. While the calendar has a bunch of shows, I would point out:
- the 7080 show at Soundholicity. I do not know much about ...
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Friday, January 28th, 2011
By Dain
Whew, it’s a big week for music lovers, with so many Korean musicians uniting for the Lee Jinwon tribute Thursday, and the last Club Day today. But there are also a host of other gigs going on this weekend, including an album release party on Saturday for the popular ...
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