Take the Stage at Club TA
“For you, your band, or your friends, the stage is open!”
Q Jeon, owner of Hongdae’s Club TA, knows his music. Four and a half years ago, perceiving a lack of live clubs in Hongdae, Q opened Live Club TA, named for a Korean term for striking a musical instrument. “There are many nights for clubs and [...]
SuperColorSuper Paints Seoul in Electronic Technicolor
January 2010 Live Music
Hongdae’s V-Hall is a spectacular venue, all the more so because organizer SuperColorSuper, represented by Sean Maylone and Christine Cho, chose it to host American indie electro-poppers YACHT and psychedelic dreamscaper White Rainbow. Both of these Portland, Oregon (USA) groups visited Korea after touring in mainland China. Seeing YACHT is like seeing [...]
Freebird; Keeps the Indie Ethic Alive in a Pop Metropolis
Words by Daniel Lenaghan, Shots by Erika Lippert
On Halloween night, Freebird is loud, dark, and crowded in that surreal manner that only a space punctuated with the glow of stage lights can be. Colors reflect off ceiling-strung streamers exaggerating the already outlandish costumes present. A miasma of noise and smoke pours out of the [...]
Seoul Live Music Venues – Comment Please!
Live Music Venues
Club Palm Great jazz in a small, cozy atmosphere near the northwestern area of Hongik University front gate. clubpalm.co.kr, 02-336-9016
Club Evans Also near the Hongik front gate, you’ll get terrific jazz for the cost of a drink. clubevans.com, 02-337-8361
Once in a Blue Moon The classic south-of-the-river live jazz venue in the heart of [...]
