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[dalem]

I really love ska music. Does anyone know of a good club that plays ska, or some good jazz? I've been to the 'Mo Better Blues Bar' in Naksondae, and it was awesome, but more jazz focused over ska. Anyone have any favourites places to hear live music?

By the way, Ska music is a cross between reggae, jazz and sometimes has a bit of punk thrown in. It's awesome, and well worth checking out if you are unfamiliar with it.

[JumpinInDaRain]

I don't know of any but I'm interested, too!

[jboney]

I'm not there yet, but I know of two possible resources you for you to find stuff.

Broke in Korea
http://brokeinkorea.proboards46.com/

and Korean Punk and Hardcore
www.myspace.com/koreanpunks

[potin14p]

Kingston Rudieska are a great Korean Ska band, saw them live in Hongdae late last year. Find their website and it should tell you where they're playing next. they recently released their first CD, too.

[RACETRAITOR]

Kingston Rudieska are a great band but the last few times I've seen them they haven't seemed quite as good as I remember. Their CD was way too easy-listening for me. Another band worth checking out is Skasucks, who are sort of half ska-punk and half two-tone. Yeah, I hate ska-punk too, but given a bit more time they'll be more impressive. I can't say the same about any of the other Korean ska-punk bands, of which there are too many.

There's no such thing as a ska scene in this country, just a few loosely connected bands that orbit the punk scene. Lately I've been more obsessed with the reggae scene, which is much younger and has some very serious devotees at present.

jboney's links are a good starting point. I'll also throw in
http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/group.php?gid=2373198768
which has weekly announcements of any ska or reggae shows, usually a day or two earlier than the myspace page.

[aka Dave]

I saw the English Beat in a small bar in Bakersfield. Very sad, that. Anyway, I dig ska, I was in a really bad ska garage band in h.s.

[dean_burrito]

Check out this site for probably the most regular listings of live shows in Korea, www.koreagigguide.com ,

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[Bostonian]

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[drakered]

Kingston Rudieska will be playing in 3.15 Art Center, Masan. On the Feb. 11 at 11 AM.

Ticket is 15.000 and 20.000 won

for more info:

https://www.315art.net/play/detail.asp?p_idx=268

[RACETRAITOR]

Kind of a crappy website. What's the deal with that show? Kind of an odd time of day.

[drakered]