Survive & Thrive in Korea
A marvelous haven of music, mystery, and melody thrives among the bars and clubs of Itaewon, Seoul. Within it’s walls the heartbeat of soul pulses with the classic beats of yesteryears music.. The Soul Train Vintage Music Lounge is not just a venue; it’s a time capsule that transports visitors to the golden era of […]
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Beginning way back in the mid 1990’s Freebird endures in the tumultuous Korean Indie music scene despite a number of hiccups. Sure it’s, closed and reopened and closed and reopened but like it’s namesake it rises phoenix like from the ashes of what it was to become something leaner and meaner and better. What’s clear […]
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Underground music comes in many different genres in many different ways. Down in a tiny hidey-hole basement level space awaits Venue. Yeah, it’s off to the side out of sight and a bit hard to spot, but you’ll be glad when you finally find it. Venue delivers old school hip hop on Friday nights that will […]
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As of late most of my partying has been happening in Itaewon. I’ve got no beef against “da won” but a man can only take so much of the same before it becomes a bit redundant. Sure, you can throw in a trip to the new Gold Bar but when I know the night is […]
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Just like Dojo, Cakeshop Seoul is a recently new club on the Itaewon scene. Open from Thursday to Sunday it’s a cement basement chic with a stark feel and a lurid frosted pink neon sign that beckons one and all to come party below. It’s located right at the main entrance to Itaewon near Noksapyeong […]
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Sometimes you just need something different. Sometimes you don’t want to go out of your way to get it. Sure, I can find the beats I want to hear by going to Hongdae, but sometimes I don’t want to leave my hood to hear the music I want to hear. Now I don’t have to. […]
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