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
Entrevista por Cy y Mirella Nava Como nuestros lectores sin duda ya sabrán, Corea del Sur tiene una historia muy rica de música punk. Cuando se trata de la diversidad de la escena, sería difícil encontrar dos o tres bandas que suenen exactamente igual. Cada una tiene un color y sonido que agrega más capas … More Creando las Estrellas: Una Entrevista con Gumiho (구미호)
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
I’ve been so eager to share this artist with the RNS readers that I was anxiously waiting to have time to write a piece about his new release “Liberated.” For the past few days, I’ve been talking to friends about him and endlessly praising his songwriting and lyricism skills to no end. I wish I … More NIve’s New Single – “Liberated”
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!)
In the third edition of Non Stop Ska Festival, Kingston Rudieska (킹스턴 루디스카) was revealed to be in the lineup. Kingston Rudieska will be the first South Korean band to play in the music festival which is held in Mexico City from October 19-20, 2019. In 2018, Rebs and I were headed to the festival, … More Kingston Rudieska (킹스턴 루디스카) In Mexico!
Cold Cherry (차가운 체리) has been a band I’ve known for a very long time. They were introduced to me through a friend from Seoul, South Korea. The band has had a lineup change in the past. They started with two members and later added a drummer. After the original members withdrew they recruited a … More Gazing at Frozen Bodies with Cold Cherry (차가운 체리)
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