and cowpunk band, take to the
stage tomorrow.
■ 21 Daguan Rd, Nantun Dist, Taichung City (台中市南屯區大觀路21號)
■ Shows start at 10pm
■ Entrance is NT$300
Tonight Roxy Roots hosts a Latin night with live music from Taipei Latin Soul, with DJs Jose and Kola spinning tunes until the wee hours. Tomorrow is an open blues jam hosted by Bopomofo (ㄅㄆㄇㄈ) to promote next weekend’s Blues Bash festival. Next week, the venue starts its Wednesday Nights at Roots series, starting with folk and rock from Australian expat Joe Lee.
■ 90 Songren Rd, Taipei City (台北市松仁路90號), Tel: (02) 2725-3932. On the Net: www.roxy.com.tw
■ Shows start at 10pm
■ Entrance is free to all shows
Yanjue (嚴爵) is an up-and-coming performer who plays blues, funk
and folk tonight at Witch House (女巫店), followed by metal core/emo band 831 (八三夭). Folk singer
Panai (巴奈) takes to the stage tomorrow night. A-Chang (阿彰) of
the Manchester rock-influenced
band Bitter splits the bill on
Thursday with another solo act,
Mia Tzeng (曾鈺婷).
■ 7, Ln 56, Xinsheng S Rd Sec 3, Taipei City (台北市新生南路三段56巷7號).
Tel: (02) 2362-5494. On the Net:
www.witchhouse.org
■ Performances start at 9:30pm. Restaurant/bar with queer/feminist bookstore and large collection of board games open 11am to midnight Sundays through Wednesdays; 11am to 1am Thursdays through Saturdays
■ Entrance fee for music shows is NT$300
Franz and Friends (城市舞台藝文沙龍), an upscale restaurant and performance space in Taipei’s East District, hosts music shows every night. The music tends to play it safe, ranging from wistful love songs and opera to lounge jazz. Weekly highlights include Denise Juan (阮丹青), a former pop singer turned piano teacher and television presenter, and her band Sunshine Costa. They play tonight. Tomorrow it’s Buona Sera, featuring soprano Chang Hsiao-ni (張曉倪).
■ 25, Bade Rd Sec 3, Taipei City (台北市八德路三段25號B1). Tel: (02) 2579-0558. On the Net: www.franzandfriends.com.tw
■ Minimum charge of NT$300 on Fridays and Saturdays, on other nights there’s a one-drink minimum
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