The Killer Drones, “a raucous, psychedelic, garage rock band founded in 2012 in Seoul, South Korea” are releasing an album this weekend, accompanied by a celebratory show at Club DGBG; one of the best rock venues in Hongdae, FYI. Bored of interviews focused on music inspirations and bands’ future plans, Grey Watson, frontman of the The Killer...
The Camarata Music Company’s production of “The Wizard of Oz” opened last weekend at the Seoul Center for Culture and Tourism in Myeongdong and will run through June 23rd. The hardworking casts (there are two full casts that alternate performances) are made up almost entirely of expats with solid backgrounds in music and performing. Indulge...
The sensation of seeing This Will Destroy You live is something akin to having your ears pleasantly mauled by a musically gifted grizzly bear with a penchant for showmanship. From the start the band adeptly demonstrated that having no vocals in your music in no way means you can’t have a frontman. Looming at centre-stage,...
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...
It’s likely that many expats living in the middle of Seoul miss going to farmers’ markets just like the ones at home; walking through various food stalls and having a chitchat with sellers and buyers on a lazy Sunday. I was one of them, too. Until I found Marche@. This Korean version of the farmer’s...
Korea’s version of Gay pride, the Korea Queer Festival, fell on Saturday the 1st of June this year. The 14th consecutive event received problems with funding this year and only managed to go ahead due to financial donations from a few individuals. Even with these setbacks, and the well-known culture of homophobia in Korea, people...
Homegrown fashion company A.F.M have created a capsule collection for Amnesty International, in line with the “All In” campaign to raise awareness of the worldwide charity. The campaign collaboration party will take place this Saturday June 8 at Platoon Kunsthalle in Gangnam with a live painting exhibition from esteemed street artist Frenemy, music performances from...
We’re coming up to the end of June and monsoon season is coming soon. Capture some sunny summer memoriez by exploring somewhere new, like Yangsu-ri, a beautiful spot close to Seoul. ONGOING The Wizard of Oz in Seoul The Wizard of Oz, a musical in English with Korean subtitles, kicked off at Myeongdong M Plaza from...
