The Creator’s Project: DJ Soulscape
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on Jun 26 2010
Paul Oakenfold This Weekend in Seoul
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on Apr 8 2010
Tickets are W55,000 at the door, W45,000 in advance including one free drink.
Massive Attack, Belle and Sebastian and Muse: Jisan Valley Rock Fest’s 2010 Line Up.
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on Mar 16 2010
Rubber Seoul 2009
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on Dec 8 2009
Rubber Seoul is an annual fundraiser for Hillcrest AIDS center in South Africa, helping people with AIDS. You could come out for the ‘feel-good’ element of donating money to a good cause – or because you could get into three Hongdae clubs for one low, 10,000 won price. Either way, 100% of the cover charge went to the organization.
Bridget and the Puppycats – we arrived to Janes Groove fashionably late, and missed Sotto Gamba. One of the Puppycats played the first accordian I’ve seen on a Hongdae stage.
Halloween Express at Blue Spirit
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on Oct 28 2009
Hipsters will get a chance to start your Halloween early this year with Crying Nut, No Brain, Windy City, Achime, Cheez Stereo, Third Stone and Chiva Sound at Blue Spirit in Hongdae, Seoul. Doors open at 9pm and admission in w15,000 at the door. The party goes all night.
The One One Four Talks with Sunshine State
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on Oct 22 2009
Sunshine State is from Toronto and their pop-acoustic sound and quirky narratives are quickly earning them fans in Canada, the US, UK, and Japan. Band members include, Aleza (vocals) and veteran Canadian musician, James Bryan (guitar/producer). James is a former member of The Philosopher Kings and Prozzak and is an award winning producer and songwriter who has worked with an long list of musicians, including Nelly Furtado, Fefe Dobson and Divine Brown. A few years ago, James was looking for a different kind of voice to use on his solo album, Beautiful World (2005), and was blown away when his long-time friend Aleza sang for it. The two took the album across Canada and started writing Sunshine State songs along the way.
Sunshine State’s self-titled debut album was released in May 2007 and since then they have been described as a “brilliant live show.” We talked with them about this, coming to Korea, and “Drug Dealer” – the song everyone is curious about. (more…)
Oi Punk Fest in Hongdae this Weekend.
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on Oct 21 2009
This weekend Club Spot in Hongdae, Seoul will host 24 hours of punk rock from Korea and Japan. Part One starts at 5pm with Japanese Oi Punk skinheads Booted Cocks, Raise A Flag, 100 Hooligans and The Tabloid Play. w15000 at the door. Part Two, from 11pm until 6am, has over a dozen Korean punk bands including Crying Nut and No Brain. w10000 at the door.
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Destination: Jarasum Jazz Festival 2009
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on Oct 20 2009
Presenting the South Mountain Jazz Orchestra at the Welcome Post.
As mentioned in this month’s schedule, the 6th annual Jarasum Jazz Festival was one of the better jazz performances I’ve seen in person. A few flaws kept it from being an even better show, but it’s an event I’ll be looking for next year when October rolls around again. (more…)
