Lee Juck at Pechanga

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For anyone who grew up on Korean rock, Lee Juck is not a nostalgia act -- he is closer to scripture. The man behind Panic and three decades of the most literate songwriting in Korean music almost never tours the States, which is exactly why a Saturday night in Temecula for this show is the kind of thing Korean-American families three hours away will carpool for. He is the songwriter other Korean songwriters quote. Expect a quieter, wordier, more devastating set than the arena K-pop machine trained you to expect -- just a guitar, that voice, and lyrics people have tattooed on themselves. It is a fifteen-minute drive up the 15 for most of the valley and a genuine rarity anywhere in America. If you know, you already know. If you do not, come find out why a room full of grown adults will be crying.