As our readers might know South Korea has an overlooked treasure trove of talented musicians hidden underneath their dominant music giant Kpop. Despite the lack of support these impressive indie artists continue to thrive beneath the surface producing some of the most wonderful and exciting auditory delights. While I was in South Korea this past … More Strolling Below The Surface with Reasco (리아스코)
Nest NADA: Kim Daniel (The Poles), Park Yoon Sick (Crying Nut), and Jang Kyeong Min (Lacuna) This past month I was in South Korea and I had the opportunity to attend two Nest NADA programs over the course of my vacation. I came across Nest NADA a few months ago when they were gearing … More Nest NADA: Kim Daniel (The Poles), Park Yoon Sick (Crying Nut), and Jang Kyeong Min (Lacuna)
SORI, a creative producer and promoter specializing in Korean music and arts, has released a long list of concert dates for the artists Black String, Kim So Ra, NAMU, Ak Dan Gwang Chil, and NST & The Soul Sauce Meets Kim Yulhee. Since founded in 2016, SORI has brought South Korean artists to events and … More Tour Announcement: Black String, Kim So Ra, NAMU, Ak Dan Gwang Chil, and NST & The Soul Sauce Meets Kim Yulhee
Say Sue Me, a trio composed of Choi Sumi (vocals, guitar), Kim ByungKyu (guitar, chorus), and Ha Jaeyoung (bass), hailing from the beautiful port city of Busan, South Korea is embarking on their first North American Tour this winter. We had the opportunity to see them in SXSW 2018 and 2019 and we can’t recommend … More Tour Announcement: Say Sue Me North American Tour
Tilde (틸더) is a new quartet composed of Laser (vocals), Kim Han Gyeol (guitar), Yang Joon Hyuk (bass), and Kand Dong Kyu (drums). Laser’s voice might sound familiar. That’s because he was the vocalist for Phonebooth (폰부스). Phonebooth has ended all activities, but thankfully Laser is part of this band, so we get to hear … More Tilde’s (틸더) First Single – “Live Without You”
At the beginning of May, I came across a new summer music festival in South Korea, in the lineup there was a band with the name TalkBats! that caught my attention. To my surprise it was a ska-punk band hailing from Seoul, South Korea. For those of you who happen to live in Los Angeles, … More Skankin’ the Night Away with TalkBats! (토크뱃츠!)
At the beginning of March I came across a band called Platform Stereo (플랫폼 스테레오) on instagram a quartet that hails from the beautiful port city of Busan, South Korea and is composed of Kim Jin-Seop (vocals), Hong Dong-hyun (bass), Lim Jung-hoon (guitar) and Choi Seung-han (drums). I followed them for a bit before actually … More Exploring the Universe with Platform Stereo (플랫폼 스테레오)
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