What factors come into play when a musical act decides to play in another country? Is it strictly a monetary decision? What other things shift the teeter-totter one way or the other? Korea will have seen 3 large music festivals during July and August (Pentaport Rock Festival, Jisan Rock Festival and Summer Week & T). [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Music'
Music in Another Country
July 30th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Arcade Fire, Korea, Music
Tags: Arcade Fire·Korea·Music
Less Than 2 Months
July 5th, 2010 · No Comments · Castledoor, Europe, Music
My time in Korea is quickly coming to a close (woo hoo!!!). I have a little less than 2 months left before my contract is officially over. That amounts to 57 days actually in Korea, with only 34 of those being teaching days. I leave Korea bound for Europe for some decent traveling and picture [...]
Tags: ACL·Castledoor·Europe·Music
Tom Jones and Bob Dylan
April 4th, 2010 · No Comments · Korea
First Google and now Bob Dylan. Both Tom Jones and Bob Dylan have cancelled their upcoming shows in Seoul. I didn’t know Korea had such a big following for either of these performers, and was slightly confused when I saw posters with their names on them. Tom Jones had to cancel his shows because of [...]
