Kimchi Cowboys keep Korea's music scene weird for almost 20 years
Kimchi Cowboys are the kind of band you might have hazy memories of the day after seeing them, wondering, 'Did that really happen?' 'What the hell was that?' This band — a multicultural mix of Koreans and foreign musicians from around the world — is inspired by the showiness of glam rock, the vibes of new wave and many other sounds from the 1950s to the 1980s, and may be one of the weirder bands in Seoul's local music scene — as well as one of the longest-running. "We have the will to be weird, and I think we transmit that to the audience," Steve Koons, one of the band's founding members, told The Korea Times. "The Kimchi Cowboys were formed with inspiration from The Doors and the Sensational Alex Harvey Band, glam rock styles, to boldly go beyond the traditional rock performance, to combine rock music with poetry and theater. We want to give the audience more than just music — something for their eyes, bodies and minds, as well as ears." "We are not a great band but we are a fun band," said Pip Chodorov, the band's guitarist since 2013. "We also have a varying number of members
