Seoulsonic 2012 : 3rd Line Butterfly

Please introduce yourselves: Nam SangAh (남상아): We’re 3rd Line Butterfly, from Seoul. We’re a band. Can you describe your music? SangAh: I guess all the bands are a little different from each other. Well, it’s hard to explain in words. Come here and listen. The songs speak. It’s rock. Is this your first time in ...

Seoulsonic 2012 : Crying Nut

Please introduce yourselves: Lee SangHyuk (이상혁): Hi, we are Crying Nut. We are from Korea. We are punk rock band in Korea. Park YoonSik (박윤식): Hi San Francisco Lee SangMyun (이상면): Nice to meet you. Do you have plans for a new album? YoonSik: After North American tour, we’ll make a new album. Seventh album. ...

Seoulsonic 2012 : Yellow Monsters

Unfortunately, Choi JaeHyuk (최재혁) was unable to attend the first show due to illness and Yellow Monsters were unable to play, but Lee YongWon (이용원) and Han JinYoung (한진영) were gracious enough to sit down and talk with me. Please introduce yourselves: YongWon: Hi we are Yellow Monsters from Korea. Nice to meet you. I ...

[Updated] [Contest] Seoulsonic 2012 shirts & CDs

Update: I went down to see the last Seoulsonic show in Los Angeles on April 5th, 2012. While I was there, I asked and had Choi JaeHyuk sign the shirts and CDs, so now the Seoulsonic t-shirts and Yellow Monsters have all the signatures of the three bands. Also, I picked up something else to ...

Seoulsonic 2012 SF, CA : Crying Nut Live

Seoulsonic 2012 SF, CA : 3rd Line Butterfly Live

Intro to Korean Indie : Seoulsonic Edition

With Seoulsonic 2012 starting their first show in San Francisco in a week, I thought it would be good to highlight the three bands that will be traveling the United States and Canada and Galaxy Express, who are venturing to SXSW for the second time. I highly recommend going to any show you can to ...