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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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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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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 21st, 2012
This weekend, Daegu punk band Mr. Headbutt (박치기 씨) finishes up their "world tour" across Korea, having bounced back and forth between interior cities Daejeon and Daegu before wrapping the tour in Seoul.
They're pimping their new CD "Netizens Must Die!" and also delivering a long-overdue message advocating the death of ...
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Friday, November 16th, 2012
How many chances do you get to see a hardcore punk band from Italy? Unless you're actually from there, you might be in luck this weekend.
Sardinian band The Oops is currently in Asia for a China-Korea-Japan tour, and already they've hit Daejeon and Jeonju earlier this week. They're touring to ...
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Thursday, November 8th, 2012
Highly-respected American multi-instrumentalist Samara Lubelski is currently touring as part of Thurston Moore’s (of Sonic Youth fame) band. Moore and company performed last night in Seoul at the Interpark Art Center Art Hall. Having a few extra days off in the city, Lubelski has scheduled a pair of solo performances ...
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Tuesday, October 9th, 2012
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It's not often that we get a visiting ska band from overseas. Usually saddled with too many members to make the flight affordably, it's just not cost-effective to bring an eight-piece band here.
Babylove and the van Dangos, on the other ...
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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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Sunday, August 19th, 2012
This Tuesday (August 21), two very loud local acts – metalcore band Vassline and thrash metal act Method – are pairing up for a free concert at Sangsang Madang in Hongdae.
Currently in the midst of recording their fourth full-length, Vassline will be previewing material from the disc (which will be ...
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