Seoul-based showcase festival Zandari Festa consistently attracts both great Korean and international acts as well as other attendees, making it easy to catch up with old and new friends alike. As such, for the past couple of years has been one of the highlights of my annual Korea trips. So also this year. Zandari Thursday,… Continue reading
The live auditions for the July edition of Hello Rookie were held at Rolling Hall in Hongdae on June 3rd. Among the 7 bands competing for the title ECE and Roundheads, that qualified for the live audition also the month prior, could be found. This time rock band ECE came out as the winner alongside… Continue reading
The live auditions for Hello Rookie of June 2013 were held today at Rollinghall with two winners announcd. In competition with Drongo, Roundheads, The Barberettes, ECE and fine it was psychedelic rock band Squash Vines and Jeju based reggae & ska band South Carnival both came out of the evening 1,000,000 won richer also qualifying… Continue reading
After first being narrowed down from 40 to 20, the acts that get to play this year’s Ssamzie Sound Festival as hidden masters were announced today. The lucky five are rock band ECE, singer-songwriter Hyangni, electro rock bands Litter and WHOwho and go-go beat makers Rock’N’Roll Radio. This year’s edition of Ssamzie Sound Festival is the 14th and… Continue reading
Until yesterday netizens were able to vote for their favorites among the 39 bands competing to become one of five Hidden Masters for this year’s Ssamzie Sound Festival. The 20 bands that made it to the second round were announced today, listed below after how they were presented in Korean Indie’s SSF Auditions weekend special:… Continue reading
Following up on the indie rock, we proceed with rock of a more classic cut as we learn more about all the bands auditioning to be one of Ssamzie Sound Festival’s Hidden Masters. Don’t forget to vote for your favorites before Wednesday, September 12th. Nukie Rock band Nukie have been around for a few… Continue reading
The Ssamzie Sound Festival is running on its 14th year and as usual lesser known bands get a chance to audition for a spot at the festival. In August all of the bands that made the top 40 were invited to perform four songs each in a theatre, two of which would be considered entries… Continue reading