KAFFNY returns to Anthology Film Archives for its 6th annual film festival, June 5-10th. We’ve confirmed several premieres, which we will be announcing shortly in our press release. Stay tuned. Please like our facebook for updates HERE.

KAFFNY and Seoulsonic present Korean indie rock in NYC! With K-Pop on the rise, one might overlook the equally powerful indie rock scene in Korea. Come check out Crying Nut, 3rd Line Butterfly and Yellow Monsters 3/29 at Pianos in Lower East Side Manhattan or 3/30 at 285 Kent in Williamsburg.

Crying Nut
Hailed as the pioneers of Korea’s punk rock scene, ever since their bold 1998 debut <말 달리자 Speed Up Losers> sold a smashing 100,000+ copies, Crying Nut have unabashedly party crashed the K-Pop charts with 6 critically acclaimed albums that not only bagged them a bevy of industry awards and nominations but also bestowed upon them the distinction of being the best-selling Korean indie band of all-time.

3rd Line Butterfly
Introspective post-modern rock striped with moody guitars and smokey vocals, 3rd Line Butterfly is a Seoul-stationed quartet that sublimely soars with velvety sounds from the Korean underground.

Yellow Monsters
A not so quiet riot of high-powered punk, Yellow Monsters is a three-headed supergroup (fueled by members of Delispice, GumX, and My Aunt Mary) who riff and tear the roof off of Korea’s AltROK music scene.

Here’s some select press from last year:
The New Yorker: Centre Forward
Daily News: Dai Sil Kim-Gibson, Maria Yoon, Iris K. Shim
Indiewire: Red Chapel, Sa-I-Gu, Wet Sand
Indiewire: The Boat, Silence Broken: Comfort Women, psychohydrography
NY 1: KAFFNY
Hyphen: Sorry Mom I’m Going to Be an Artist!
Hyphen: What Makes a Film Korean-American?
mubi.com: KAFFNY 2011
HanCinema: KAFFNY 2011
Slant Magazine: Centre Forward
Cineawesome: Wet Sand
Cineawesome: psychohydrography
Bourne Cinema Conspiracy: KAFFNY 2011 Preview
Twitch Film: psychohydrography
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