WIN: VIP TIX 2 ULTRA MUSIC FESTIVAL
GOOD NEWS EVERYONE: thanks to the Silk/Juice DJs and Itaewon bar Cargo we just got our hands on two sold out VIP tickets to the Saturday 15th of June (day two) of UMF Korea this weekend, worth 200,000 won each. Enter our giveaway to catch Carl Cox, Avicii, Kaskade, and a ton of other world-class...
Audra Connolly and Willow Lyou at JY Hall
Ask an expat why they haven’t gone home yet, and you’re likely to hear something about “community.” It’s an important word to independent musicians too. Strong bonds form in between open mic nights, coffee shop gigs, small venue lineups and even street corner busking. Audra Connolly moved to Ilsan (Gyeonggi province) to teach English, but...
Factory Underground’s February Events
Factory Underground in Seoul sent us this handy poster detailing all of their February events to share with you. The venue, located in the basement of Castle Praha (the church-style restaurant in Hongdae), specialises in tech house, techno, house, and trance music. Entry is usually around the 10,000 won mark and comes with a free drink. The...
Bbang in Hongdae
There’s no dearth of music venues in Hongdae. On any given night, there are hundreds of gigs taking place in the brightly lit, super-hip space between Hapjeong and Sinchon. To catch live music in Hongdae, you needn’t even cross a single threshold, with buskers occupying virtually every street corner or open space. Hongdae is Seoul’s...
Col.l.age+
After six-plus months of dirtying the floors at Hongdae’s most well known den of iniquity, EXIT, house and bass enthusiasts SILK/JUICE will take their next party to Col.l.age+, a new multi-use arts and performance space in Cheongdam run by noted Korean sculptor Jang Seung Hyo. Titled (CLOUD9) in honor of the celestial décor – all...
Unusual Finds: Masan’s Half Wing Book Cafe
Masan city isn’t a name that really resonates with anyone. Even the most experienced expats might only know the place by name, at best. They certainly won’t be familiar with the terrain. Sadly, for the most part, there really isn’t that much to talk about. Deeply conservative, small and lacking in aesthetics, Masan doesn’t really...
Dragon Hill Jimjilbang
Dragon Hill Spa in Yongsan is a great place to spend a lazy afternoon. Spread out over seven floors, not only does it have the regular jimjilbang offerings, it also has a film room, member’s fitness club outdoor spa area, roof terrace, nail bar, and most impressively, an outdoor swimming pool. Before exploring, head to...
SPACE
Winter is coming upon us a little too quickly, and I don’t know about you, but hibernation mode is setting already. The only thing that can pull us away from staying sprawled on my heated floors this winter is a place that has been creeping up on almost everyone’s radar: SPACE. Nestled somewhere in the...
