Metal act Anthelion (幻日) plays tonight at the The Wall (這牆), Taipei’s most prominent venue for indie rock artists. Japanese rockers The Back Horn arrive tomorrow, followed by Japanese visual kei rick band D=Out on Sunday. Wednesday’s lineup includes electronic/post punk group Miss Banana (香蕉小姐) and The Hyper.
■ 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
■ Show starts at 8pm tonight and on Wednesday, 7pm tomorrow and on Sunday
Photo courtesy of Chen I-tang
■ Admission is NT$800 tonight, NT$1,500 tomorrow, NT$1,700 on Sunday, NT$200 on Wednesday. Tickets for all shows, with discounts on advance tickets, can be purchased online through tickets.books.com.tw and www.walkieticket.com, or at FamilyMart (全家) FamiPort kiosks
Hong Kong’s metal/post-rock outfit Chock Ma (戳麻) plays a gig tomorrow at Pipe Live Music, a main venue for indie music and parties, supported by Taiwan’s indie rockers Murky Crows (昏鴉).
■ 1 Siyuan Rd, Taipei City (台北市思源路1號), tel: (02) 2364-8198. On the Net: www.pipemusic.com.tw
Photo courtesy Manic Sheep
■ Show starts at 10pm
■ Admission is NT$300 in advance and NT$350 at the door.
It is the release party of grunge rockers Slack Tide’s new EP tonight at indie rock club Revolver. They will be joined by chiptune band Physical Chemical Brother (理化兄弟) and post-punk act Manic Sheep. Instrumental/post-rock outfit Mass Man, indie rockers How to Program C++ and punk/grunge group Raven Flats (烏鴉公寓) congregate on Wednesday.
Photo courtesy of Damnkidz
■ 1-2, Roosevelt Rd Sec 1, Taipei City (台北市羅斯福路一段1-2號), tel: (02) 3393-1678
■ Shows start at 10pm
■ Entrance is NT$300 tonight and NT$200 on Wednesday
Japanese guitar maestro Kikuta returns with Kikuta Trio tomorrow at Bobwundaye (無問題), a small pub on Heping East Road (和平東路) in Taipei.
■ 77, Heping E Rd Sec 3, Taipei City (台北市和平東路三段77號), tel: (02) 2377-1772
■ Show starts at 10pm
■ Admission is NT$300
Taiwanese blues rock band Swui (水樂隊) shares the stage with Dirty Fiction (髒小說) tonight at Witch House (女巫店), an intimate coffeehouse-style venue in the National Taiwan University area. On Thursday, experimental singer-songwriter Wang Yu-jun (王榆鈞) plays with Time Band (時間樂隊).
■ 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
Folk/pop act Hush! plays two concerts tomorrow and on Sunday 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. Tomorrow’s show is sold out.
■ 2F, 2, Ln 244, Roosevelt Rd Sec 3, Taipei City (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
■ Entrance is NT$600
Young Mando-pop singer Nini (暉倪) plays tomorrow at Riverside Live House (河岸留言西門紅樓展演館).
■ 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 8:30pm
■ Entrance is NT$450 in advance and NT$500 at the door. Tickets can be purchased online through www.riverside.com.tw and tickets.books.com.tw
A group of jazz musicians including guitarist Geddy Lin (林正如), keyboard player Uno and drummer Dapu team up for a performance tonight at Riverside Cafe (河岸留言), followed by pop musician Wang Hui-chu (王彙筑) and Amis singer Moyen (莫言) tomorrow. Solo act Voter (徐哲緯) and Shimmer Plan (微光計畫) are scheduled on Sunday, and it is on Atayal singer Rachel Lu (呂薔) on Tuesday. Wednesday’s show is by gospel musician Samuel (趙治德). Alternative rock outfit Taipei Cases (台北公案) and You-s (你們你們) form Thursday’s lineup.
■ 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
■ Shows start at 9pm except for tonight which begins at 9:30pm tonight
■ NT$400 on weekends, NT$350 on Sunday and weekdays. Tickets available online through www.riverside.com.tw and tickets.books.com.tw
Tonight, Sappho de Base, a late-night lounge bar that hosts mostly jazz shows, plays host to an Argentine tango party with live music from Tango Viva, while The Flat Fives jam out on swing and R&B tunes from the 1940s and 1950s tomorrow. B.R.I.J. Balkan Rogue International Jam appears on Wednesday. The Lifers play their last show in Taiwan 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), tel: (02) 2700-5411. On the Net: www.sappholive.com
■ Shows start at 9:30pm except for tonight which begin at 8pm
■ Entrance is NT$400 tonight and tomorrow, NT$250 on Wednesday and Thursday
Tomorrow, a group of sound artists and electronic musicians put together a sonic performance at 435 Art Zone (435藝文特區), a cultural park in New Taipei City. Participating artists include Dave Phillips, a sound maker from Switzerland, Taiwan’s pioneering sound artist Wang Fj-jui (王福瑞), digital sound advocate Noise Steve (陳史娣), electronic noise band Taipei Hot Autumn (台北熱秋) and electronic outfit Sonic Deadhorse (音速死馬).
■ 435, Zhongzheng Rd, New Taipei City (新北市中正路435號), tel: (02) 2969-0366. On the Net: www.435.culture.ntpc.gov.tw
■ Show starts at 7pm
■ Entrance is NT$300
On Sunday, British hard-rock band 2 Cards of 25, Hong Kong’s Chock Ma (戳麻) and metalcore/post hardcore act Mensheng (門生) join forces with heavy metal bands Silent Hell (獄無聲) of Taiwan at Sound Live House (迴響音樂藝文展演空間), an independent venue for music performances and art exhibitions in Taichung, as a warm-up party for the upcoming Heart-Town Festival (山海屯音樂節), slated to open next month.
■ B1-1, 429, Henan Rd Sec 2, Greater Taichung (台中市河南路二段429號B1-1), tel: (04) 2451-1989. On the Net: soundlivehouse.msmusic.com.tw
■ Show starts at 12pm
■ Free admission for festival ticket-holders
Tomorrow, punk rock band Damnkidz (死小孩) joins forces with Taichung-based rockers One Step (一步) and garage rock outfit Eyeball Killer (眼球殺手) at Paramount Bar (百樂門酒館), an indie rock club in Greater Kaohsiung.
■ 70 Minzu 1st Rd, Sanming Dist, Greater Kaohsiung (高雄市三民區民族一路70號), tel: (07) 389-0501
■ Show starts at 8pm
■ Entrance is NT$200
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). Tonight, Greater Kaohsiung pop-punk group Fire Ex (滅火器) share the stage with psychedelic rock band The Gigantic Roar (巨大的轟鳴). The venue hosts a Japanese animation music concert on Sunday, featuring cosplay band Monday Blue and Villus Rabbit (絨毛兔).
■ 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 tonight and NT$400 on Sunday. Tickets for the venue’s concerts can be purchased online through tickets.books.com.tw or www.walkieticket.com
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