Contemporary
Legacy Taipei, located in a former warehouse at Huashan 1914 Creative Park (華山1914), hosts top Taiwanese pop performers and international acts. Tonight’s party features musicians and DJs from home and abroad mixing everything from jazz, funk to hip-hop and classic. Participants include drummer Fish Huang, guitarist Teriver Cheung, singer Olivia Berendsohn as well as DJs Wright and Vicar. Organized by Green Citizens’ Action Alliance (綠色公民行動聯盟), tomorrow’s No Nukes! Long Play! concert is joined by more than 10 bands and musicians including folk icons Lin Sheng-xiang (林生祥) and Panai (巴奈), veteran rockers Tizzy Bac, Sorry Youth (拍謝少年) and The Chairman (董事長). Earnings will be used to fund the alliance’s anti-nuclear campaign. It is Mando-pop singer Roger Yang (楊培安) on Thursday.
■ 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 Panai
■ Show starts at 7:30pm tonight, 3pm tomorrow, 8pm on Thursday
■ Admission is NT$800 tonight, NT$1,000 tomorrow, NT$1,500 on Thursday. Tickets for the venue’s concerts can be purchased online through www.indievox.com and at 7-Eleven ibon kiosks
On Wednesday, post-rock group 2HRs puts together an unplugged show at Legacy Mini, a spin-off of Legacy Taipei.
Photo courtesy of Riverside
■ Legacy Mini at Amba Taipei Ximending (台北西門町意舍), 5F, 77, Wuchang St Sec 2, Taipei (台北市武昌街二段77號5樓)
■ Show start at 8pm
■ Admission is NT$420. Tickets for the venue’s concerts can be purchased online through www.indievox.com and at 7-Eleven ibon kiosks
Dance rock band P!SCO takes the floor tomorrow at The Wall (這牆), Taipei’s most prominent venue for indie rock artists. Metal group Diablo from South Korea is joined by Taiwan’s deathcore/death metal acts Emerging From the Cocoon (破繭而出) and Revilement on Sunday. Wednesday’s roster includes indie rockers 30 Years Of Pain (三十萬年老虎鉗) and funk/rock outfit Mofo Party (脫序派對), while Thursday’s spotlight is on Japanese rocker and guitarist Miyavi.
■ B1, 200, Roosevelt Rd Sec 4, Taipei City (台北市羅斯福路四段200號B1), tel: (02) 2930-0162. On the Net: www.thewall.com.tw
■ Shows start at 8pm
■ Admission is NT$600 tomorrow, NT$500 on Sunday, NT$200 on Wednesday, NT$1,800 and NT$2,200 on Thursday. Tickets for all shows, with discounts on advance tickets, can be purchased online through www.thewall.com.tw and tickets.books.com.tw
Japan’s no wave group The Jongha teams up with Taiwanese goth-punks Qi Lai Observatory (奇萊山觀測站) tonight at Indie rock club Revolver. The venue hosts an electronic party tomorrow featuring DJs Katrina, Zo and DiscoAttack. On Wednesday, post-punk rockers Macbeth (馬克白), Red Shoe Daniel and psychedelic noise jam band The Junk (帆人) put on a show together, followed by alternative band Tunnel of Light, psychedelic/noise rock outfit Mare Cruiser and psychedelic blues/trip-hop combo The Robbie Y. Group (羅比楊) on Thursday.
■ 1-2, Roosevelt Rd Sec 1, Taipei City (台北市羅斯福路一段1-2號), tel: (02) 3393-1678
■ Show starts at 8pm tonight, 10:30pm tomorrow, 9:30pm on Wednesday and Thursday
■ Entrance is NT$400 tonight, NT$250 tomorrow and on Wednesday, NT$200 on Thursday
Brandon Thompson and Lovemakers puts together a night of funky love songs tomorrow at Bobwundaye (無問題), a small pub on Taipei’s Heping East Road (和平東路).
■ 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 10pm
■ Admission is NT$200
Six-piece The Ghosts of Mississippi Blues plays Chicago blues, R&B, gospel and swing music tonight at Witch House (女巫店), an intimate coffeehouse-style venue in the National Taiwan University area, and jazz combo Lemon Whirl (檸檬味兒) is scheduled tomorrow.
■ 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
■ 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
Award-winning Taiwanese musician Hsieh Ming-yu (謝銘祐) appears with alt-pop band 13 (拾參) and female pop rockers Ching Yi (青衣) tomorrow at Riverside Live House (河岸留言西門紅樓展演館). Sunday’s lineup includes emo rock band ChicKNUP (奇克拿樂團), electronic duo Orientone (大聲東) and folk duo The Traveler (迷途者). Toffee (太妃堂) mixes traditional Chinese music with contemporary beats on Thursday, with rock/rap act Rock ’N’ Rap (凍頂樂團) also playing.
■ 177 Xining S Rd, Taipei City (台北市西寧南路177號), tel: (02) 2370-8805. On the Net: www.riverside.com.tw
■ Show starts at 8pm tomorrow, 3pm on Sunday, 8:30pm on Thursday
■ Entrance is NT$400 tomorrow and on Thursday, NT$500 on Sunday. Tickets can be purchased online through www.riverside.com.tw and tickets.books.com.tw
Veteran music producer Bing Wang (王治平) performs with friends tonight at Riverside Cafe (河岸留言). Tomorrow’s show is by Singapore-born, Hong Kong-based pop musician D’in Cheung (張殿星), with Taiwan’s R&B/funk group Space Cake (史貝絲考克) also on the bill. Aboriginal folk icon Panai (巴奈) croons on Sunday, and it is Japanese jazz pianist Uno (烏野薰) and the Taipei Youth Jazz Orchestra (台北青年爵士大樂團) on Tuesday. Pop singers Teresa Tseng (曾詠霖) and Eric Kung (龔敬文) are scheduled on Thursday.
■ 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), tel: (02) 2368-7310. On the Net: www.riverside.com.tw
■ Show starts at 9pm except tonight which begins at 9:30pm
■ NT$400 on weekends and NT$350 on Sunday and weekdays. Tickets can be purchased online through www.riverside.com.tw and tickets.books.com.tw
BoPoMoFo plays Chicago-style blues tonight at Sappho de Base, a late-night lounge bar that hosts mostly jazz shows, while Dread Rider brings its brand of roots/reggae tomorrow. On Wednesday, Erhu musician Liu Si-jie (劉思傑), flute player Klaus Bru, pianist Hsu Yu-ying (許郁瑛) and percussion player Cody Biassee present their own take on Mando-pop music.
■ B1, 1, Ln 102, Anhe Rd Sec 1, Taipei City (台北市安和路一段102巷1號B1), tel: (02) 2700-5411. On the Net: www.sappho102.biz
■ Show starts at 9:30pm
■ Entrance is NT$200
Veteran rockers Starry Eyes (幻眼合唱團) appear tonight at Tiehua Music Village (鐵花村), an arts village composed of a music venue, design and crafts shops and a weekend arts fair in Taitung City. Solo act Mighty Rock (搖滾大酷呆) and Puyuma musician Katripulr Cowboy (部落牛仔) each plays a set tomorrow.
■ 26, Ln 135, Sinsheng Rd, Taitung City (台東市新生路135巷26號), tel: (089) 343-393. On the Net: www.tw.streetvoice.com/users/tiehua
■ Shows start at 8pm. Music venue and crafts shops are open 2pm to 10pm Tuesdays through Sundays. Weekend arts fair opens 6pm to 10pm every Friday, 3:30pm to 10pm every Saturday and Sunday
■ Admission is NT$400 for both shows. 2 and Feb. 3. Tickets can be purchased online through tickets.books.com.tw
Self-described as a sonic-amalgam of 60’s psych, fuzz and garage, combined with a lashing of punk, White Lodge from Australia perform tomorrow at The Mercury (水星酒館), an indie rock club in Greater Kaohsiung, accompanied by Taiwan’s retro rock band Forests (森林合唱樂團) and Flux.
■ 46 Liwen Rd, Zuoying Dist, Greater Kaohsiung (高雄市左營區立文路46號), tel: (07) 550-8617. On the Net: mercurybar.blogspot.tw
■ Show starts at 8pm
■ Entrance is NT$350 in advance and NT$400 at the door
The Wall (這牆) programs regular live rock shows at Greater Kaohsiung’s Pier 2 Arts Center (高雄駁二藝術特區). Top indie act 1976 plays tomorrow, with four-piece boy band Bison Country (必順鄉村) also on the bill. On Sunday, it is electronic rockers Flux, psychedelic rock act Obviously (顯然樂隊) and FUBAR, short for Fucked Up Beyond All Repair.
■ 1 Dayong Rd, Greater Kaohsiung (高雄市大勇路1號), tel: (07) 521-5148. On the Net: www.thewall.com.tw
■ Shows start at 7:30pm
■ Admission is NT$500 tomorrow and NT$300 on Sunday. Tickets can be purchased at 7-Eleven ibon kiosks, www.books.com.tw and www.indievox.com
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