Royal Anchor Blowout – Free Beer!
Set your calendars and plan to be in Shinae on May 19th for a big festival. Mr Kim, owner of one of Ulsan’s longest running foreigner friendly establishments, and the Jung-gu city office is planning a huge party for Saturday, May 19th at 5:00pm. This event is still partially in the planning stages, but there is enough already on the books to get people excited. We hope to have more information regarding the festival soon. At the Royal Anchor,...
Read MoreCocky
UPDATE: March 2013 – Cocky is closed, and has been replaced by Red Ball. ***** Welcome Cocky as the newest addition to the Dong-Gu area bars, lounges and nightclubs. In an area that lately has become rife with foreigners, a number of friendly places to have a drink, play a game and just relax have made the selection of where to spend the evening just a tad more difficult. Cocky has some special features, however, that should making...
Read MoreSt. Patrick’s Day – March 17th
St. Patrick is probably the most widely known Catholic saint in the entire world, though few of those who recognize the name know who he was. St. Paddy is the patron saint of Ireland, given the honour of sainthood for ridding the island of snakes (a metaphor for spreading Christianity and driving out the pagan religion, as there weren’t likely any actual snakes there to begin with). In recent years, however, his feast day has been claimed by Irish the...
Read MoreThe Golden Eagles – British Pub
Now located in Ilsan Beach in Dong-gu Suspicious. The interior seemed right. Once inside we decided to try a pint. The first thing I looked at was a pint of Guinness. But at over 12000 won a pint, I’ve owned vehicles that were worth less. They had a decent range of imports, I can’t remember them all, but there was Asahi and Hoegaarden, comparable in price to Wgarden or Eurus. We decided on trying the local “Eagles” draft. Usually,...
Read MoreDuncan Galloway Concert
It’s not often that Ulsan has famous celebrities come for concerts. It’s even more rare that they perform in English. And as if that weren’t enough, the music will be a style that doesn’t get much play here in town – Jazz and Swing! On October 1st, Ulsan is in for a special treat. Duncan Galloway will be performing at the Ulsan Cultural Arts Center on Saturday, October 1st at 6pm. Galloway began his musical career in Jazz and...
Read MoreThanksgiving Dinner at Royal Anchor
We are down to the wire with only 6 days left until Thanksgiving food coma!!!!! We have 15 tickets left so hurry up and get into anchor this week to purchase yours before they run out!!! If you cant make it in until the day of, call Zack, Katris, Zac fitton, or Mr. Kim to reserve a seat (01089955560, 0195997590, 01077445572) This year come celebrate American Thanksgiving at the Royal Anchor! We have a traditional Thanksgiving feast every...
Read MoreRoyal Anchor’s American Thanksgiving
Each year, Mr. Kim at the Royal Anchor puts together a traditional American thanksgiving meal to share with the expats of Ulsan. This year is no exception: “Mr. Kim would like you to join him in celebrating the U.S.’s Thanksgiving Holiday on Saturday November 23rd from 7-9pm!!! For only 25,000 won you get westerner-prepared turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, thanksgiving veggies, pumpkin pie (and maybe apple pie as well), and more…and ALL THE WINE YOU CAN DRINK (at least until...
Read MoreLounge Rococo
Somewhat reminiscent of days of old when Acid was where all the cool kids raved, Lounge Rococo keeps the beat thumping. Arty, techno glass and chrome decor surrounds the dance floor where the DJs spin to keep the college-age crowd gyrating. Or at least swaying to the heavy bass thump. On a recent Friday night visit to Rococo, the dance floor was moderately crowded with young, squeaky clean college student age ravers. It wasn’t immediately clear that this generation...
Read MoreUlsan World Music Festival
Every year in October Ulsan rocks out at the Ulsan World Music Festival. October is usually one of the nicest months for weather and the concert is a great multi-day event full of music and culture from around the world. This year looks to be better than ever with a lineup from such far-flung locales as Africa, Oceania, Europe, and Asia This year Seun Kuti and Egypt 80 (from Nigeria) and Ojos de Brujo (Spain) are the headliner acts....
Read MoreReview: Busan International Music Festival
By Deirdre Madden Last weekend, my friends and I drove down to join in the 12th Annual Busan International Rock Festival, held this year at Samrak Park, near Gimhae. The event took place over three days, kicking off Friday evening at 4:30pm, and finishing up Sunday at around 11:30pm. The point of this festival is to showcase Korea’s highly talented non-K-pop bands, and introduce Korean rock fans to international talent. Being a small-scale, free, city-run event, it doesn’t attract...
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