The Asian Rockabilly Festival is back for its second year, bringing together bands and DJs representing Korea, Japan, the U.S. and the Netherlands. Japanese bands the Biscats and the Stompin’ Riffraffs are joining five local music acts for the two-night festival. Chief among the Korean acts is Streetguns, the cornerstone of the local rockabilly scene. They’re joined by the Hoppers, punk-folk singer-songwriter Jinu Konda, country-rock band Texas Karaoke and ska-punk band Lazybone. Rockabilly is a subgenre of rock ‘n’ roll, which dates back to the 1950s and originated in the American South. It’s characterized by a retro sensibility and style. “To me, rockabilly is rock ‘n’ roll in its most undiluted form, amped up with teenage hormones — the flash of light off a switchblade, or the bright red lipstick on the kissing lips of a pin-up chick,” said Brian Offenther, or DJ BO, one of the four DJs set to perform at the festival. “Picture delinquent kids in the mid-1950s taking blues and country material and putting it to the propulsive whack of a stand-up bass. Equally as important to the sou
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