▲Entrance fee for music shows is NT$300, includes one drink
Metamorphosis (變形蟲爵士樂團), one of the first groups in Taiwan to perform and record original jazz music, plays tonight at Riverside Cafe (河岸留言). All-female alt-rock quartet Cherry Boom (櫻桃幫) and Rock Bang (洛客班) play tomorrow. On Thursday, Puyuma guitarist and singer Hao-en (昊恩) shares the stage with the Nanwan Sisters (南王姐妹花), a trio of singers from Taitung who recently released an album produced by award-winning songwriter Pau-dull (陳建年).
▲B1, 2, Ln 244, Roosevelt Rd Sec 3, Taipei City (台北市羅斯福路三段244巷2號B1), next to Taipower Building (台電大樓). Call (02) 2368-7310 or visit www.riverside.com.tw for more information
▲Show starts at 9:30pm tonight and 9pm tomorrow and Thursday
▲Entrance fee is NT$400 tonight, tomorrow and Thursday, includes one drink
Riverside Live House (西門紅樓展演館) this weekend belongs to singer and actress Kay Huang (黃韻玲), who appears tonight and tomorrow.
▲177 Xining S Rd, Taipei City (台北市西寧南路177號). Call (02) 2370-8805 or visit www.riverside.com.tw for more information
▲Shows start at 8:30pm
▲Entrance fee is NT$700 tonight and tomorrow or NT$1,200 for both shows, admission includes one drink
Grace’s Jazz Quartet appears tonight at Sappho de Base. The sound is electro-rock tomorrow night, with multimedia band Gross Fugue. On Tuesday it’s T and T Jazz Trio. On Wednesday Sukhena plays Indian and European fusion music. Rock band Double J appears on Thursday.
▲B1, 1, Ln 102, Anhe Rd Sec 1, Taipei City (台北市安和路一段102巷1號B1). Call (02) 2700-5411 (after 9pm) or visit www.sappho102.biz for more information
▲Performances begin at 10:30pm on weekends, 10pm on weekdays
▲No admission fee
Every Wednesday night at the Cosmopolitan Grill there’s a blues open mic held by the Blues Society on Taiwan.
▲1F, 218 Changchun Rd, Taipei City (台北市長春路218號1樓). Call (02) 2508-0304 or visit www.cosmo.com.tw for more information
▲8pm to 11pm every Wednesday
▲No admission fee
EZ5 Live House hosts Mando-pop singers backed by a live band every night. Julia Peng (彭佳慧) graces the stage every Tuesday and is always a major draw. Other highlights this week are Liu Wei-zen (劉偉仁), on Tuesday and Wednesday, and Hsing Lung (辛隆) tomorrow.
▲211, Anhe Rd Sec 2, Taipei City (台北市安和路二段211號). Call (02) 2738-3995 or visit www.ez5.com.tw for more information
▲Music shows run from 9:45pm to 12:30am
▲Entrance ranges from NT$600 to NT$850, depending on the performer, and includes two drinks VIEW THIS PAGE



