Contemporary
Legacy Taipei hosts top Taiwanese pop performers and international acts. On Thursday, grunge rockers Slack Tide celebrate the release of their new EP with garage/shoegaze band Skip Skip Ben Ben and TuT.
■ 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 The Locals
■ Show starts at 7:30pm
■ Admission is NT$600. Tickets for the venue’s concerts can be purchased online through www.indievox.com and at 7-Eleven ibon kiosks
On Sunday, indie singer-songwriter Anie Fann (范安婷) croons at Legacy Mini, a spin-off of Legacy Taipei, while folk singer and guitarist Cheshire Cat (柴郡貓) performs on Wednesday.
Photo courtesy of Dolcevita Zheng
■ 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)
■ Shows start at 8pm
■ Admission is NT$400 for both shows. Tickets for the venue’s concerts available through www.indievox.com and at 7-Eleven ibon kiosks
Photo courtesy of The Wall
Chicago’s instrumental rock/post-metal act Russian Circles arrives at The Wall (這牆), Taipei’s most prominent venue for indie rock artists, tonight, accompanied by heavy metal group Scattered Purgatory (破地獄). It is the release party of indie pop group Queen Suitcase’s (皇后皮箱) new album tomorrow, followed by punk group The Locals (草地人), punk rock band Damnkidz (死小孩) and Greater Taichung-based rockers One Step (一步) on Sunday. Thursday’s lineup features Japanese punk metal act Laxity, China’s hard-core rockers Luktomo (六道母) and dance rock group P!SCO.
■ 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$1,400 tonight, NT$500 tomorrow, NT$200 on Sunday, NT$600 on Thursday. Tickets for all shows, with discounts on advance tickets, can be purchased online through tickets.books.com.tw or www.walkieticket.com
The Park (公園展演空間), the latest installment of the Roxy enterprise, hosts a night of noise tomorrow, featuring funk-rock/nu-metal band Coach (教練), mental act Devil Assassin (惡魔刺客) and Ten Realms (十界集樂坊).
■ B1, 27, Fuxing S Rd Sec 2, Taipei City (台北市復興南路二段27號B1), tel: (02) 2705-8600. On the Net: www.theparktaipei.com
■ Show starts at 8pm
■ NT$450 in advance and NT$500 at the door
It is live music from young rockers Midnight Express(午夜快車) and Claymore (克雷魔) at Pipe Live Music, a main venue for indie music and parties, on Sunday.
■ 1 Siyuan Rd, Taipei City (台北市思源路1號), tel: (02) 2364-8198. On the Net: www.pipemusic.com.tw
■ Show starts at 7pm
■ Admission is NT$300 in advance and NT$350 at the door.
Aboriginal hip-hop/rock outfit Generation7 (七字輩) and pop rockers Soundboss (騷包) each play a set tonight at indie rock club Revolver. Tomorrow’s roster includes post-punk rockers Macbeth (馬克白), blues/garage rock/punk band Wake Up Explosion (威愷爆炸) and instrumental rock group BHD, while it is dance/rock band Acidy Peeping Tom (微酸的偷窺狂), indie rockers B.B.Bomb (BB彈) and punk act Orange Up (橘起來) on Sunday. The venue hosts a house party on Wednesday with DJs Billy, Kuei-kuei and Lin Wei. Psychedelic noise jam band The Junk (帆人) and noise act She Bang A (死蚊子) are among the performers 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 10pm tonight, tomorrow and on Wednesday, 8pm on Sunday, 9pm on Thursday
■ Entrance is NT$300 tonight, on Sunday and Wednesday, free admission tomorrow, NT$200 on Thursday
Tonight, Bobwundaye (無問題), a small pub on Heping East Road (和平東路) in Taipei, presents a night with Beatles music, featuring BeeToast. Tomorrow will feature live music from indie rockers Mr. Loud Who Chance (三十萬年老虎鉗) and hard rock/metal group General Sky.
■ 77, Heping E Rd Sec 3, Taipei City (台北市和平東路三段77號), tel: (02) 2377-1772
■ Shows start at 10pm
■ Admission is NT$200
Electronica outfit Fabric Factory (織品工廠) shares the stage with ambient/electronic dance group Utopia (世外桃源) tonight at Witch House (女巫店), an intimate coffeehouse-style venue in the National Taiwan University area. Rock group MEC Band plays original material tomorrow, with Where’s (大智若餘) also on the bill. Thursday’s main act is alternative/folk group Rivers (河流樂隊)
■ 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
Guitarist Ken Ohtake, pipa player Chung Yu-feng (鍾玉鳳) and accordion player Wolfgang Obrecht team up for a concert 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. Japanese female duo Seven Note (七音) appear tomorrow.
■ 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$400 tonight, free admission tomorrow
Singing duo JS takes the stage tomorrow at Riverside Live House (河岸留言西門紅樓展演館). Electronic folk group My 8 Day Weekend (週休八日) and Summer&wemanlove each play a set on Thursday.
■ 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
■ Shows start at 8:30pm
■ Entrance is NT$400 for both shows. Tickets can be purchased online through www.riverside.com.tw and tickets.books.com.tw
Saxophone player Tung Shuen-wen (董舜文) plays with his musician friends tonight at Riverside Cafe (河岸留言), while it is Jump the Wave (跳浪樂團) tomorrow. Pop/folk combo Blue Box (藍色盒子) and How You Fu are scheduled on Sunday. Wednesday’s show is indie rockers Samuel (三秒樂團) and The Real Man (真男人樂團). On Thursday, Pangcah musician Chalaw Passiwali plays with Kilema from Madagascar.
■ 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$500 tonight, NT$400 tomorrow, NT$350 on Sunday and weekdays. Tickets can be purchased online through www.riverside.com.tw and tickets.books.com.tw
It is a night of jazz with Olivia & the Fat Cats tonight at Sappho de Base, a late-night lounge bar that hosts mostly jazz shows. Bass player Vincent Hsu (徐崇育) plays with The Freefall Jazz Band tomorrow. Led by musician and composer Shawna Yang (楊曉恩), Shawna Original Project (楊曉恩原創樂集) performs original music on Sunday. The venue hosts My Chambre, a musical project led by composer Wang Ya-ping (王雅平), on Wednesday, followed by a group of jazz musicians including saxophonist Hsieh Min-yen (謝明諺) an drummer Lin Wei-chung (林偉中) 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
■ Entrance for tonight and tomorrow night is NT$400; admission is NT$250 on Sunday and weekdays
Garage rock favorites 88 Balaz (88顆芭樂籽) tour to at Paramount Bar (百樂門酒館), an indie rock club in Greater Kaohsiung, tonight, joined by Pingtung’s punk/post-rock group Grey Youth (少年白) and punk outfit The Locals (草地人). Four-piece boy band Bison Country (必順鄉村) and solo rocker Hung Sheng-hao (洪申豪) appear tomorrow.
■ 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$300 tonight and NT$250 tomorrow
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). Tomorrow, several bands from southern Taiwan get together including alter-rock group Seven Wind (七級風), metal core/hard rock act Malice Judgment (美樂斯的審判), indie rockers Who Knows? and folk combo Have Sense (有感覺樂團). Sunday’s main act is drum and bass/electro house outfit OVDS.
■ 1 Dayong Rd, Greater Kaohsiung (高雄市大勇路1號), tel: (07) 521-5148. On the Net: www.thewall.com.tw
■ Show starts at 6:30pm tomorrow and 7pm on Sunday
■ Admission is NT$400 for both shows. Tickets can be purchased online through tickets.books.com.tw or www.walkieticket.com
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