Secret Zombie Meeting With Guitar Wolf
If you have never heard of the Japanese punk band Guitar Wolf, it’s time to start questioning your adolescence. Their self-described style of “Jet Rock ‘n’ Roll” brings together punk, noise, and rockabilly to stereo obliterating decibels which the band may or may not use to save us all from a zombie apocalypse. Though their...
Q&A: Washed Out
Washed Out recently played to a packed audience in Seoul on his recent Asia tour. We got to ask the man behind the fantasy-driven music on Paracosm a few questions ahead of the show. Here’s what he had to say. How did you make the leap from trainee librarian to professional musician? I had been...
Review: Mogwai + Daughter Live in Seoul
Daughter struck a beleaguered note in Uniqlo Ax Hall’s dark amphitheatre on Sunday as the ambient UK rockers launched into an enjoyably fuzzy set. Elena Tonra’s voice seems learned from the reading of dusty books in an attic lit only in small part by one window. It’s the ideal match for the band’s will-o’-the-wisp sound; bright,...
Events This Weekend in Seoul: February 13 — 16
FRIDAY Busan Band Bonanza 1 & 2 This Friday and Saturday local alt-rockers Table People and Les Sales will host three Korean bands from Busan. Genius, Say Sue Me and 3volt are the toast of the town down south but rarely make it up to Seoul. Make sure you get out to Hongdae to show...
TICKET GIVEAWAY: Mogwai and Daughter Live in Seoul
Scottish instrumental rockers Mogwai and dreamy English band Daughter are hitting Seoul this Sunday, and we have two pairs of tickets to give away. You know the drill by now: Head to Facebook, like Chincha, share this post on Facebook and then comment below to let us know you’ve done it. Here are 10 of the...
Events in Seoul This Weekend: Feb. 7 to 9
Welcome to the weekend, kids. ONGOING Feb. 2 to Feb. 28: ÅLAND SALE One of my favorite shops in Korea, Åland, has opened up a branch in Itaewon relatively recently and is now hosting a “flea market” sale of clothing from up-and-coming designers, discounted between 30 and 70 percent. Brands such as Flirt, I Hate...
Seoul Events in 2014
ONGOING To July 13: Shirin Neshat at the National Museum of Modern Contemporary Art (MMCA) Seoul’s newest art museum is hosting Iranian artist and filmmaker Shirin Neshat’s work, which mostly focuses on women’s role in society and religion. See more on BlouinArtinfo. “Infinite Mirrored Room” by Yayoi Kusama To July 15: Yayoi Kusama, “A Dream I Dreamed” Seoul...
New Year’s Eve in Seoul 2014
GARETH EMERY AT OCTAGON, GANGNAM Gareth Emery is one of the world’s hottest mainstream dance DJs so he should fit right in at Octagon, the hugely popular Gangnam club space. If you want a high-octane party where the drinks are pricey but the fun is guaranteed, this is the NYE bash for you. Tickets are...
