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morrisonhotel
Joined: 18 Jul 2009
Location: Gyeonggi-do
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 Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2009 4:43 am Post subject: Gigs and club nights in and around Seoul. |
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| I'm likely to be taking my first trip to Seoul this Saturday. I'd like to have a few drinks and then go see some bands whilst I'm there. Besides koreagigguide, is there anywhere else online to look for gigs? I'd quite like to see some punk/hardcore/alt. rock/indie or some jazz. I'm likely to be going on my own so is the Seoul music scene really insular? Where is popular for pre-gig drinks in Seoul? Lastly, do many foreigners go to the big club nights? I was thinking I might see some bands and then go on to Club Volume to see Sasha. |
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seoulsucker
Joined: 05 Mar 2006
Location: The Land of the Hesitant Cutoff
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| Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2009 5:34 am Post subject: |
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Yup, there will be plenty of foreigners at the Sasha gig, myself included. The international big shots tend to draw out a very good mixed crowd. Sasha's a much more aquired taste compared to say, AVB who was here on Saturday, but he always puts on a great show and is a treat to watch. You'll be in good company.
In terms of live punk/indie/rock, Hongdae is your best bet. I'm not plugged into that scene as much as I am the EDM stuff, but I would guess that Skunk Hell/DGBG/Club Drug would have something up your alley going on that night. Any help on this one, guys?
Itaewon does have venues for live music, but they're mostly straight rock/folk or cover bands. |
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morrisonhotel
Joined: 18 Jul 2009
Location: Gyeonggi-do
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| Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2009 7:00 am Post subject: |
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| Excellent. Just what I wanted to hear. I've seen Sasha a few times before and I've never been disappointed. |
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seoulsucker
Joined: 05 Mar 2006
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| Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2009 4:45 pm Post subject: |
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| morrisonhotel wrote: |
| Excellent. Just what I wanted to hear. I've seen Sasha a few times before and I've never been disappointed. |
An inside source says his customized Maven controller for Ableton Live crapped out on him right before the start of his Asian tour, but he's been supplied with two of the new CDJ-2000 units from Pioneer and will be mixing off platters for the first time in a couple of years. Should be interesting. |
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redaxe
Joined: 01 Dec 2008
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| Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2009 5:57 pm Post subject: |
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| seoulsucker wrote: |
Yup, there will be plenty of foreigners at the Sasha gig, myself included. The international big shots tend to draw out a very good mixed crowd. Sasha's a much more aquired taste compared to say, AVB who was here on Saturday, but he always puts on a great show and is a treat to watch. You'll be in good company.
In terms of live punk/indie/rock, Hongdae is your best bet. I'm not plugged into that scene as much as I am the EDM stuff, but I would guess that Skunk Hell/DGBG/Club Drug would have something up your alley going on that night. Any help on this one, guys?
Itaewon does have venues for live music, but they're mostly straight rock/folk or cover bands. |
Skunk Hell closed at least a few months ago, but DGBD, FF, Freebird, and Spot are still alive and kicking. All the shows will be on Korea Gig Guide. It seems like it's all hardcore, ska, and rockabilly bands these days though. I'm more into indie pop-rock, and that's kinda hard to find here. |
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oni
Joined: 15 Jun 2004
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2009 7:40 pm Post subject: |
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club FF has indie rock.
Get on their mailing list and they send you out an email every week about who's playing that weekend. |
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Jang-Dong Gun
Joined: 17 Jun 2008
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| Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2009 9:00 pm Post subject: |
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Where should one go for dubstep and drum & bass these days?
BRING BACK CLUB CARGOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO |
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redaxe
Joined: 01 Dec 2008
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| Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2009 9:03 pm Post subject: |
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| Jang-Dong Gun wrote: |
Where should one go for dubstep and drum & bass these days?
BRING BACK CLUB CARGOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO |
Cargo is gone? Huh.
I think Joker Red is also drum & bass. |
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edsel
Joined: 15 Jul 2009
Location: IRELAND
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| Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2009 9:57 pm Post subject: |
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roni size played at mansion last weekend . Was a really good gig ,
The hive itaewon is doing regular enough dubstep and dnb nights. |
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redaxe
Joined: 01 Dec 2008
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| Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2009 10:06 pm Post subject: |
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| Oh, BTW there's a Battle of the Bands final round this Saturday night at Ye Ole Stompers in Itaewon, there's a couple of punk bands, a ska band and a latin band playing, and it's 20,000 won for all you can drink beer and wells from 9p-12p. Last Saturday it was packed, and everyone had a blast! The final round should be even better. |
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morrisonhotel
Joined: 18 Jul 2009
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| Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2009 10:20 pm Post subject: |
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| edsel wrote: |
| roni size played at mansion last weekend . Was a really good gig ,. |
Damn. Shame I wasn't in the country then. I meant to say, if anyone has no one to go with to the Sasha set and fancies going get in contact. I don't mind going to gigs on my own. I'm not so keen on going to clubs on my own. |
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