Review: Efterklang in Seoul
Efterklang, Danish for ‘remembrance’ or ‘reverberation,’ certainly lived up to their name when they brought their moody soundscapes to Rolling Hall in Hongdae last Tuesday. Efterklang is undoubtedly a live band; a great example of an outfit that fares far better in person than on record. That is not to say their records are in...
In Pictures: Vluf x Unionway in Busan with Vans
Last weekend we went down to Busan to cover the VLUF x Unionway Fest (in association with skate brand Vans). The rain didn’t stop us from enjoying the live music, skating, people-watching the well-dressed attendees, checking out the cool venue layout, and eating hotdog BBQ and waffles. These parties are always awesome in Seoul, so...
Interview: Les Sales’ Cheong Daein
Les Sales have been plugging away for two years, playing at nearly every haunt in Hongdae. Now they’re just about to release “Doo Nyeon,” a split album with another Loose Union band, Table People. Mike McGrath chatted with the lead Sale, Cheong Daein, about their new songs, where they got them from, and Korean indie rock...
Win Tickets: Ra Ra Riot Live in Seoul
Ra Ra Riot’s first Seoul show is at Club FF in Hongdae. The New York-based band has recently delved into synth pop for their January 2013 album “Beta Love,” a change from their usual statement baroque pop style achieved through use of classical instruments such as the violin. This new style should make for an...
WIN TICKETS: Global Gathering Korea 2013
The weekend coming up in Korea is looking epic, no less because the annual Global Gathering Korea festival is happening on Saturday at Caribbean Bay in Yongin. Fatboy Slim, Porter Robinson, Zombie Nation and a bunch of other siiick DJs are slated to play at the awesome, much-hyped Korean version of the international dance festival...
Secret’s Out: Saturday Night in Seoul
Not made any Saturday night plans yet? Good, because we’ve made some for you. Get down to Golmok Vinyl and Pub, a new LP bar in Gyungnidan, to catch a secret show from Oh Records’ awesome Australian indie band Set Sail. This Saturday night in Seoul, from 7pm. Directions to Golmok Vinyl & Pub: Noksapyeong...
A Citybreak in Seoul: Day Two
This is a review of day two of Citybreak, the new midsummer rock festival in Seoul. Click the link for a review of day one. The heat only intensified on day two, which added to the fury of the first band to grace the Super Stage, Apollo 18. Their invigorating thrash metal and grizzly vocals...
A Citybreak in Seoul: Day One
A tall purple sky and a coliseum of heat-warped white brick stretched ahead of me at the entrance to the Hyundai Card Citybreak festival. The number of people outside belied the soon-to-swell mass that heaved in Jamsil’s Sports Complex for the two-day rockathon. Don’t sweat if you missed it — because you certainly would have...
