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Sunday, May 22nd, 2011
By Mark
The organizers of the Pentaport Rock Festival are saying that their first lineup will finally be announced on May 26. I have heard some promising rumors about this year's festival, and hopefully they will turn out to be true. Not long until we find out, I guess.
Tickets will go ...
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Friday, May 6th, 2011
By Mark
Very happy to see bellydancer Eshe Yildiz gracing the cover of the latest issue of Groove magazine. Eshe has been dancing with a variety of cool bands and music-related events since she came to Korea three-and-a-half years ago. And more recently, she opened a studio in Hongdae.
The article is ...
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Saturday, April 30th, 2011
By Shawn Despres
The second New Town Culture Party 51+ is happening today! The show starts at noon and will run until almost 1 am. Tickets are only 15,000 won and nearly 70 acts will play on four stages inside and outside of Dooriban.
To get to Doorbian, go out ...
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Monday, April 11th, 2011
By Shawn Despres
Korean indies Linus' Blanket and One Trick Ponies are teaming up with several Japanese underground acts for a pair of Hongdae gigs this weekend at Club Ta and Kuchu-Camp. Tokyo's Three Berry Icecream and Yuyake Lamp will perform at both "Pop Planet" concerts, while Osaka's Hozaki Mayumi, Kounotori, ...
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Monday, March 28th, 2011
By Shawn Despres
I meant to post this weeks ago, but have been swamped with other work. Oh well ... better late than never, right?
[caption id="attachment_1850" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="Surprisingly enough, we didn't break the camera lens! Dain, Mark, and Shawn (L - R) photo by Dylan Goldby"][/caption]
Korea Gig Guide ...
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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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Thursday, December 23rd, 2010
By Dain
As per usual, music gigs and the Christmas period go hand-in-hand in Korea! There really are a plethora of events on offer, and there is something for everyone this weekend including;
- Kingston Rudie Ska with Re:Ska (includes all you can drink ... but I hear tix are selling fast) Dec ...
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Wednesday, December 8th, 2010
By Mark
Just a little reminder to all that Club Day in December is a couple of weeks early, arriving Dec. 17 instead of the usual last Friday of the month. With Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve falling on Fridays, I guess the Hongdae club owners did not want an ...
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Tuesday, November 16th, 2010
By Shawn Despres
I wrote a story on Chang Kiha and the Faces and The RockTigers for the music section of last Friday's Japan Times. Both acts are playing gigs in Japan soon. Check out the feature here.
When they return home The RockTigers will hold the 19th edition of their Kimchibilly ...
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Friday, November 12th, 2010
By Mark
I think everyone knows that life is pretty hard for indie musicians in Korea. Very few make it out of Hongdae (or wherever) and onto the national stage, very few can make a living at it. So with that in mind, there is a very interesting article over at ...
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