Yoshi’s has been a local jazz establishment for a long time. Before they built a really nice place in Oakland, they had somewhat smaller place near Berkeley, which I also enjoyed. The name is also shared by a Japanese restaurant, … Continue reading
Villa Montalvo has performing arts events all year around. During the summer seasons, a lot of outdoor events are held. However, we never went there for the concerts. I saw Wynton Marsalis‘ name and decided to check it out. It … Continue reading
Well, this is cutting it a bit close… o. Self-Titled by Romantic Soul Orchestra Doesn’t the name sound so fantastic? RSO is a pretty ambitious project by C. Lim et al., trying to go back to the tradition of live … Continue reading
Actually purchased last month, but it was a very disappointing bunch… o. “Stare Toward Sunset” by Jacob’s Ladder They are LEE DongWuk (electric, acoustic, slide guitars), KIM JuIl (lead vocal), KIM YeongSu (drums), JEONG SeongHun (bass), and PARK Il (slide … Continue reading
o. “speed graphic” by Ben Folds I got this awhile ago, but I have been busy. Anyway, this is one of the three EP albums he is releasing this year (?). All the album titles are related to photography (apparently, … Continue reading
o. “2 Jeok” by LEE Jeok He’s been out of the scene for a while. I really liked his project work “Carnival” with KIM DongRyul. LEE Jeok has a very distinctive and dramatic voice and style. I’ve always thought that … Continue reading
o. “STAR vol.1″ by GhettoBombs & Schizo This single CD contains 8 tracks from GhettoBombs and 7 tracks from Schizo, which they are calling a split album. GhettoBombs are PJ Maeng (guitar, vocal), “Suck” (bass, vocal), Gong (drums, vocal), and … Continue reading
o. “the first snow” by Yim KyungA I guess this is a rare album for Korea. It’s a jazz vocal album all written by Ms. Yim. She is accompanied by Marco Panascia on bass, Scott Frdrick [sic] on drums, Song … Continue reading
o. “radiostar” by Peterpan Complex I guess they have released a couple of tracks on indie compilation albums. They are Jeon, JiHan (vocal, guitars, keyboards, programming), Jeon, JiIl (bass, programming), Lee, GyoWon (guitars), and Kim, KyeongIn (drums, percussions). It might … Continue reading
o. “GgumEui PapSong” by EonNiNe IBalGwan This is their long awaited third album. Their dreamy folk/pop style hasn’t changed, and it seems Lee, SeokWon (vocal, guitars) was able to maintain his musical vision. Lee, NeungRyong (lead guitar), Jeong, MuJin (bass, … Continue reading