Contemporary
Legacy Taipei hosts top Taiwanese pop performers and international acts. On Sunday, folk combo Pia holds a release party for its latest album. Wednesday’s roster include Mando-pop singers Roger Yang (楊培安) and Yuming Lai (賴銘偉) as well as Taiwanese musician Jacky Chen (陳建瑋).
■ 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 Dolcevita Zheng
■ Show starts at 4pm on Sunday and 8pm on Wednesday
■ Admission is NT$800 on Sunday and NT$1,200 on Wednesday. Tickets for the venue’s concerts can be purchased online through www.indievox.com and at 7-Eleven ibon kiosks
Pop/rock idol Bobby Chen (陳昇) and his New Treasure Island Band (新寶島康樂隊) play tonight at Legacy Taichung, a spin-off of Legacy Taipei. Spark Chen (陳如山), the lead singer from veteran alt-rockers Backquarter (四分衛), takes the stage on Sunday.
Photo Courtesy of Chocolate Tiger
■ 117, Anhe Rd Situn District, Greater Taichung (台中市西屯區安和路117號), tel: (04) 2359-8780. On the Net: www.legacy.com.tw/taichung.
■ Shows start at 8pm
■ Admission is NT$1,200 tonight and NT$800 on Sunday. Tickets for the venue’s concerts can be purchased online through www.indievox.com and at 7-Eleven ibon kiosks
Photo Courtesy of Huang Han-wei
American rapper and hip-hop artist Chali 2na makes his debut appearance in Taiwan tonight at The Wall (這牆), Taipei’s most prominent venue for indie rock artists. Tomorrow’s show is by Japanese psychedelic band Acid Mothers Temple and the Cosmic Inferno, with Taiwan’s garage/shoegaze group Skip Skip Ben Ben as the opening act. Wednesday’s lineup features pop rockers Soundboss (騷包) and blues/pop rock outfit T.N.T. (天梯).
■ 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 8:30pm tonight, 8pm tomorrow and on Wednesday
■ Admission is NT$1,500 tonight, NT$1,200 tomorrow, NT$200 on Wednesday. Tickets for all shows, with discounts on advance tickets, can be purchased online through www.walkieticket.com and www.indievox.com or tickets.books.com.tw.
Japanese rockers Jill and Finnish melodic post-metal act Ovenizer come to indie rock club Revolver tonight, greeted by Taiwan’s garage rock favorites 88 Balaz (88顆芭樂籽). Indie rockers Constant & Change (康士坦的變化球) is among the performers tomorrow. Sunday’s main act is Japanese heavy metal/emo band Noahtic, followed by punk rockers Crazy Lazarus (瘋狂拉薩路) and street punks Shoot Up on Wednesday. It is live music from punk rock outfit Landman (殘橋仔), Anteater (食蟻獸) and Stranger 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
■ Shows start at 9pm except for Sunday which begins at 8:30pm
■ Entrance is NT$300
Activist punk act The Deposers (罷黜者), Insane (失心瘋), brutal death metal outfit Maggot Colony (蠅蛆殖民地) and emo/post hardcore band Faded Moment (凋零瞬間) congregate at Pipe Live Music, a main venue for indie music and parties, tonight. Pop rockers H/F and indie rockers Mr. Loud Who Chance (三十萬年老虎鉗) are among the performers tomorrow. Later the same night, the venue hosts an electronic psychedelic party featuring DJs Mooks, Dark Yoyo and Medusa. Sunday’s roster includes dance/rock band Acidy Peeping Tom (微酸的偷窺狂) and Grain Surfboard.
■ 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 8pm tonight, 7pm tomorrow and on Sunday, 11:30pm for tomorrow’s late-night party,
■ Admission is NT$350 tonight, tomorrow and on Sunday, NT$500 for tomorrow’s party
Kenyatta Funksters perform 1960’s to 1990’s rock n’ roll and funk music at Bobwundaye (無問題), a small pub on Heping East Road (和平東路) in Taipei, tonight. Tomorrow, Beetoast plays songs of The Beatles, with Iron House (?屋) also on the bill.
■ 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$300 for both shows
Tonight’s main act is psychedelic rockers U.TA (屋塔樂團) at Witch House (女巫店), an intimate coffeehouse-style venue in the National Taiwan University area. Tomorrow’s spotlight is on pop singer Iris Lin (林綾), while MAFIA Ensemble (MAFIA跨域藝術) puts on a cross-over performance of dance, music and poetry-reading on Thursday.
■ 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
■ Show starts at 9:30pm tonight and tomorrow, 9:15pm on Thursday. 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 tonight and tomorrow, NT$400 on Thursday
Ambient/indie-electronica act Heartones (心電樂) plays with guitarist Yu Hao-i (余昊益) tomorrow 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.
■ 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
■ Show starts at 8pm. Cafe/bookstore opens noon to midnight Sundays through Thursdays, noon to 2am Fridays and Saturdays
■ Entrance is NT$350 in advance and NT$400 at the door, available online through www.indievox.com
Chipin & Kaiya Jazz Quartet (啟彬與凱雅爵士四重奏) perform tonight at Riverside Cafe (河岸留言), followed by Aboriginal folk icon Panai (巴奈) and guitarist Wugusane (屋古撒能) on Sunday. Indie rocker Seafood (海鮮套餐) is part of Wednesday’s lineup. Pianist and singer Issue Chen (陳以岫) and Lee You-ting (李友廷) each plays a set 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 9:30pm tonight, 9pm on Sunday
■ Admission is NT$400 tonight, NT$350 on Sunday and weekdays. Tickets can be purchased online through www.riverside.com.tw and tickets.books.com.tw
Blackbird Quartet play tonight at Sappho de Base, a late-night lounge bar that hosts mostly jazz shows, followed by Trixie Royale’s Burlesque on the same night. Soy La Ley (古巴爵士樂團) blends musical tradition of Cuba with jazz tomorrow, and it is Dutch jazz trio A.J.C. on Sunday. Led by jazz vocal Liu Li, Liu Li’s Classic Jazz Quartet (劉俐的爵士經典四重奏) appear 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 is NT$400 tonight and tomorrow, NT$300 on Sunday, NT$200 on Thursday
Pop rockers Chocolate Tiger (猛虎巧克力) is scheduled at TADA Ark (TADA方舟), a music venue located inside the Taichung Cultural & Creative Industries Park (台中文化創意產業園區) in Greater Taichung, tonight. On Sunday, the stage is shared by Taichung rockers Jiang Dong Cheng Ming (江東成名), Taipei punks BRTD and match rock/experimental band NAO from Malaysia.
■ 362, Fuhsing Rd Sec 3, South District, Greater Taichung (台中市南區復興路三段362號), tel: (04) 2229-0989. On the Net: www.tadaark.com.tw
■ Show starts at 8pm tonight and 7pm on Sunday
■ Admission is NT$650 tonight and NT$400 on Sunday. Tickets can be purchased online through www.walkieticket.com and at 7-Eleven ibon and FamilyMart (全家) FamiPort kiosks
Tonight, Acid Mothers Temple and the Cosmic Inferno puts on a show at Paramount Bar (百樂門酒館), an indie rock club in Greater Kaohsiung, supported by Taiwan’s Waiting for High.
■ 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$1,000 in advance and NT$1,200 at the door, available online through www.indievox.com and tickets.books.com.tw
Tonight, folk ensemble Little Rukai (小魯凱) shares the stage with folk/blues Aboriginal musician Dakanow (達卡鬧) 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. Liao Wen-chiang (廖文強) and his Bad Nerves (壞神經樂團) appear 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$250 for both shows. Tickets can be purchased online through tickets.books.com.tw
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