Contemporary
Legacy Taipei, located in a former warehouse at Huashan 1914 Creative Park (華山1914), hosts top Taiwanese pop performers and international acts. Pop musician and pianist Denise Juan (阮丹青) holds a concert tonight. On Sunday, Japanese rockers Asian Kung-Fu Generation and Straightener take the stage, accompanied by Taiwan’s veteran rock band Tizzy Bac. Rock veterans The Chairman (董事長) join hands with Ardor Huang (流氓阿德) on Tuesday, while Thursday’s lineup features post-rock/emo band Orangegrass (橙草), Brit pop/grunge group Trash and progressive metal/polyrhythm act Vulner.
■ Huashan 1914 Creative Park (華山1914), Center Five Hall (中五館), 1, Bade Rd Sec 1, Taipei (台北市八德路一段1號)
Photo courtesy of Riverside
■ Show starts at 8pm tonight, on Sunday and on Thursday, 7:30pm on Tuesday
■ Admission is NT$900 tonight, NT$2,200 on Sunday, NT$800 on Tuesday, NT$500 on Thursday. Tickets for the venue’s concerts can be purchased at ERA ticketing outlets, online through www.ticket.com.tw, www.legacy.com.tw and at 7-Eleven ibon kiosks
Five-member Japanese visual kei rock band DaizyStripper arrives tonight at The Wall (這牆), Taipei’s most prominent venue for indie rock artists, while Japanese pop singer Mikuni Shimokawa performs tomorrow. Sunday’s show is by post-rock combo 2HRs and post-rock act Phantasy of Mirage (現象師). Electronic duo Orientone (大聲東) mixes Oriental music traditions with electronic sounds on Wednesday, with electronic/post punk group Miss Banana (香蕉小姐) also on the bill. On Thursday, experimental singer-songwriter Wang Yu-jun (王榆鈞) plays with electronic folk band WWWW (落差草原)
■ B1, 200, Roosevelt Rd Sec 4, Taipei (台北市羅斯福路四段200號B1), tel: (02) 2930-0162. On the Net: www.thewall.com.tw
■ Show starts at 6:30pm tonight, 7pm tomorrow, 8pm on Sunday and weekdays
■ NT$1,000 for people with disabilities and NT$1,700 tonight, NT$1,900 tomorrow, NT$200 on Sunday and weekdays. Tickets for shows can be purchased online through www.thewall.com.tw and tickets.books.com.tw
Tonight’s roster at indie rock club Revolver include psychedelic noise jam band The Junk (帆人), dub/reggae/stoner rock group Taimaica Soundsystem (台買加環繞音效) as well as DJs Shorty and Ereki P. Tomorrow, the venue hosts the second installment of Purple Cow 2 Void (紫牛太虛), a trance party featuring DJs Wayland, Elin, Medusa and Psylus.
■ 1-2, Roosevelt Rd Sec 1, Taipei (台北市羅斯福路一段1-2號), tel: (02) 3393-1678
■ Show starts at 8pm tonight and 10pm tomorrow
■ Entrance is NT$350 tonight and NT$200 tomorrow
Yu Hao-i (余昊益) from Macbeth (馬克白), The Junk’s (帆人) Min Kuan (民官) and A-hsien (阿顯) of Inhuman Band (非人物種) get together tonight at Roxy Rocker, a basement hangout for indie rockers and fans in Taipei. Tomorrow’s lineup is formed by alternative rock band Under the Moon, Taichung-based rockers Point 22 and pop rock outfit The Slim Cigarettes (涼煙樂團). The Christmas party on Tuesday features shoegaze band TuT, disco/post-punk outfit New Sunglasses (新墨鏡) and electronic rockers Flux.
■ B1, 177, Heping E Rd Sec 1, Taipei (台北市和平東路一段177號B1), tel: (02) 2351-8177. On the Net: roxyrocker.com
■ Shows start at 9pm. Roxy Rocker is open daily from 8pm to 4am, closed on Mondays
■ Entrance is NT$200 on the weekend and NT$300 on Tuesday
Pipe Live Music, a main venue for indie music and parties, hosts alternative metal group Lumei (露魅), Le’Sens Vie and pop rock/blues band Bullseye Guava (紅心芭樂) tonight. Sunday is the day for rockers Huoyaodays (火曜日), presidon’t saD and Zan (風切音).
■ 1 Siyuan Rd, Taipei (台北市思源路1號), tel: (02) 2364-8198. On the Net: www.pipemusic.com.tw
■ Show starts at 7pm tonight and 5pm tomorrow
■ Admission is NT$350 for both shows. Tickets can be purchased online through www.walkieticket.com and at 7-Eleven ibon kiosks and FamilyMart (全家) FamiPort kiosks
Acoustic guitarist Xie Zhi-ping (謝至平) and Miss Bettie (貝蒂小姐) each plays a set tonight at Witch House (女巫店), an intimate coffeehouse-style venue in the National Taiwan University area. It is indie rock band Green!Eyes and psychedelic rockers U.TA (屋塔樂團) tomorrow. The venue observes Christmas Eve with folk musician Dadado Huang (黃玠), followed by garage-rock favorites 88 Balaz (88顆芭樂籽) and Murky Crows (昏鴉) on Wednesday. Thursday’s main act is punk outfit Forests (森林合唱樂團).
■ 7, Ln 56, Xinsheng S Rd Sec 3, Taipei (台北市新生南路三段56巷7號), tel: (02) 2362-5494. On the Net: www.witchhouse.org
■ Shows 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 for music shows is NT$350 except for Tuesday’s, which costs NT$500
La Cumbia Del Sol plays psycho-Cumbia-Reggae-Balkan grooves tonight at Bobwundaye (無問題), a small pub on Heping East Road (和平東路) in Taipei, with roots-rockers High Tide also on the bill. It is a punk night tomorrow with Destroyers (擊沈女孩) and Mary Bites Kerry (瑪莉咬凱利).
■ 77, Heping E Rd Sec 3, Taipei (台北市和平東路三段77號), tel: (02) 2377-1772
■ Show starts at 9pm tonight and 10pm tomorrow
■ Admission is NT$200 for both shows
Alternative rock outfit Frande (法蘭黛樂團) is scheduled tonight at Kafka on the Shore (海邊的卡夫卡), a coffee house-cum-music and arts venue in the National Taiwan University area, while three-piece girl band Rainy Berries (莓雨樂團) celebrates the release of its latest EP tomorrow. Led by Spanish guitarist and singer Chema Gonzalez, Duda Deportiva takes the stage on Sunday, followed by indie rockers Mary See the Future (先知瑪莉) on Wednesday.
■ 2F, 2, Ln 244, Roosevelt Rd Sec 3, Taipei (台北市羅斯福路三段244巷2號2樓). On the Net: www.kafkabythe.blogspot.tw
■ Shows start at 8pm. Cafe/bookstore opens noon to midnight Sundays through Thursdays, noon to 2am Fridays and Saturdays
■ NT$500 tonight, NT$400 tomorrow, free admission on Sunday, NT$600 on Wednesday. Admission includes a drink
It’s Caribbean night at 1001 Nights Taipei (一千零一夜水煙館), a hookah lounge in Taipei, featuring reggae, dancehall and Caribbean music from Lion, Taili and Serpico.
■ 2F, 8, Nanjing E Rd Sec 5, Taipei (台北市南京東路五段8號2樓), tel: (02) 2765-1122
■ Show starts at 11pm
■ NT$300. Admission includes a drink
Riverside Live House (河岸留言西門紅樓展演館) hosts a Christmas party tonight with a troop of pop musicians and entertainers including Claire Kuo (郭靜) and William Wei Li-an (韋禮安) aka WeiBird. Taiwanese rock outfit D.C.W. (東城衛) plays with Japan’s emo/hardcore rock band The Ace tomorrow. Pop singer-songwriter Peggy Hsu (許哲珮) holds a Christmas concert on Wednesday, Thursday’s lineup features indie-pop group Goosander (川秋沙) and One Million Star alumnus Queen (魏如昀).
■ 177 Xining S Rd, Taipei (台北市西寧南路177號), tel: (02) 2370-8805. On the Net: www.riverside.com.tw
■ Show starts at 7pm tonight, 7:30pm tomorrow, 8:30pm on Wednesday, 8pm on Thursday
■ Entrance is NT$1,350 to NT$1,500 tonight, NT$700 tomorrow and on Wednesday, NT$400 on Thursday. Tickets can be purchased online through www.riverside.com.tw and tickets.books.com.tw
Singing duo JS are scheduled tonight at Riverside Cafe (河岸留言). Sunday’s act is world music group Zamar (薩瑪合唱團). On Christmas Eve, Japanese jazz pianist Uno (烏野薰) celebrates the holiday season with Taipei Youth Jazz Orchestra (台北青年爵士大樂團). Captain Peanut (花生隊長), which plays “bossa-nova rock,” performs with solo folk rocker Birdman (日京江羽人) on Wednesday.
■ B1, 2, Ln 244, Roosevelt Rd Sec 3, Taipei (台北市羅斯福路三段244巷2號B1), next to Taipower Building (台電大樓), tel: (02) 2368-7310. On the Net: www.riverside.com.tw
■ Shows start at 9pm tonight and on Wednesday, 8:30pm on Sunday, 9:30pm on Tuesday
■ NT$400 tonight, NT$350 on Sunday, NT$250 on Wednesday, NT$500 on Thursday. Tickets can be purchased online through www.riverside.com.tw and tickets.books.com.tw
Luka Group mixes jazz, funk, rock, and Argentinian folk music tonight at Sappho de Base. Tomorrow, Jump Swing and Hot Jazz Band plays with American guitarist Jared Rust, followed by Fugue State, which strings together neoclassical, jazz, blues and folk rock elements, on Sunday. The Jelly Roll Affair celebrates Christmas Day with an upbeat mix of blues and swing, and it is five-member jazz combo New Generation on Thursday.
■ B1, 1, Ln 102, Anhe Rd Sec 1, Taipei (台北市安和路一段102巷1號B1), tel: (02) 2700-5411. On the Net: www.sappho102.biz
■ Shows start at 9:30pm. Closed on Mondays
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