Underground show brings together 11 bands in Sinchon
A show at western Seoul's top punk venue Baby Doll brings together 11 bands Saturday. The expansive, diverse and yet reasonably affordable show is also Matthew Gamble's debut as a promoter. "A lot of people in the underground punk and hardcore scene in Korea have also been asking me to put on shows for a while, so eventually everything just collided together," he said. Gamble, the proprietor…
The Korean underground punk and hardcore scene was buzzing as 11 bands gathered at the top punk venue Baby Doll in western Seoul on Saturday. This collaboration was the debut outing for Matthew Gamble, a promoter hailing from the streetwear brand Diazable. Gamble had been tirelessly promoting Korea's underground scene for several years, often seen filming bands for his YouTube channel, Diazable Music Breakdown.
Gamble had already interacted with most of the bands he was promoting for the show, which made the process of gathering them easier. He spent a week carefully selecting and announcing each band twice a day. The diverse lineup included goth doom band Lucy Valentine, metal band Varim, and punk band Paper Cruise. Despite the large number of acts, Gamble remained puzzled as to why there were exactly 11 bands.
He simply attributed it to a spontaneous decision that emerged from his passion for nurturing Korea's underground music scene.
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