Contemporary
Legacy Taipei hosts top Taiwanese pop performers and international acts. Allen Wes & The Angel Without Wings (艾瑋倫& The Angel Without Wings) fuses nu metal, post-hardcore with electronic sounds tonight, with rock/electro band OVDS and Kaohsiung rockers Mister Mouth (嘴哥樂團) as the special guests. Tomorrow’s show is by television actor and pop singer Nylon Chen (陳乃榮), and it is jazz ensemble The Beat Brothers on Wednesday.
■ Huashan 1914 Creative Park (華山1914), Center Five Hall (中五館), 1, Bade Rd Sec 1, Taipei City (台北市八德路一段1號)
Photo Courtesy of The Wall
■ Shows start at 8pm
■ Admission is NT$700 tonight, NT$1,000 tomorrow, NT$800 on Wednesday. Tickets for the venue’s concerts can be purchased online through www.indievox.com and at 7-Eleven ibon kiosks
Tonight’s lineup at The Wall (這牆), Taipei’s most prominent venue for indie rock artists, features punk rockers Punkhoo (胖虎) and Random (隨性). Kyoto’s instrumental folktronica band Nabowa holds its debut concert in Taiwan tomorrow, followed by electronic/post punk group Miss Banana (香蕉小姐) and Inexplicable a Day (莫名其妙的一天) on Sunday. Blues rock outfit Commuters (通勤少年) and Iron House (鐵人屋) are among the performers on Wednesday.
Photo Courtesy of Mary Bites Kerry
■ 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 except for tomorrow which begins at 7:30pm
■ Admission is NT$500 tonight, NT$1,200 tomorrow, NT$200 on Sunday and Wednesday. Tickets for all shows, with discounts on advance tickets, can be purchased online through www.accupass.com or www.walkieticket.com.
Tonight’s roster at indie rock club Revolver includes grunge rockers Slack Tide and How to Program C Plus Plus, while tomorrow’s lineup features indie rockers B.B.Bomb (BB彈), ska-punk group Mary Bites Kerry (瑪莉咬凱利) and Taiwanese blues rock band Swui (水樂隊). Later tomorrow, the venue hosts a techno party, supported by a group of DJs such as Wayne and A-Dao. Punk rockers Inhuman Band (非人物種) and Grey Youth (少年白) are among the performers on Sunday. It is a night of nu-metal sounds with The Future After a Second, The Last Breath and Anteater (食蟻獸) on Wednesday, followed by punk/grunge group Raven Flats (烏鴉公寓), Bizcashi (比茲卡西) and Boiling Frogs (溫水煮青蛙) 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 9:30pm tonight, on Wednesday and Thursday, 9pm tomorrow and 12am for late-night party, 8pm on Sunday
■ Free of admission tonight, NT$300 tomorrow and on weekends, NT$400 on Sunday
The Park (公園展演空間), the latest installment of the Roxy enterprise, hosts the release party of heavy metal outfit Nocturne Moonrise’s new album, supported by Anthelion (幻日) and Spresto (馳云章樂團).
■ 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 7pm
■ NT$800 in advance and NT$1,000 at the door. Tickets can be purchased online through www.indievox.com
Tonight’s roster include Greater Kaohsiung-based punk/metal act Spade 14 (黑桃十四) and Yusaka (淞雅) at Pipe Live Music, a main venue for indie music and parties. It is live music from electronic/new wave band Jade Eyes (孔雀眼), indie rockers The Tic Tac and Pink Haze (平克孩子) tomorrow. On Sunday, the venue hosts Iceland Party, featuring a troop of bands, musicians and DJs with a wide spectrum of music styles ranging from to metal, folk to electronic sounds.
■ 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 tonight, 8pm tomorrow, 3:30pm on Sunday
■ Admission is NT$350 for all shows
Folk musician Jeff Huang (黃奕儒) and acoustic guitarist Xie Zhi-ping (謝至平) each plays a set tonight at Witch House (女巫店), an intimate coffeehouse-style venue in the National Taiwan University area. Tomorrow’s show is by indie singer-songwriter Zoe Huang (黃玠瑋), followed by pop musician Lu Chieh-ta (呂杰達) and folk/jazz solo act Tiest (小尾巴) 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
■ 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
Tomorrow, dream pop outfit Frande (法蘭黛) plays a gig 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. Hello Nico mixes pop, alt rock with electronic sounds on Sunday.
■ 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
■ Admission is NT$500 tomorrow and NT$400 on Sunday
Tomorrow’s performers are Dark Eyes Gypsy Jazz Band (夜幕之眼) 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
Guitarist Li Fang-hsu (李芳旭) plays with friends on Sunday at Riverside Cafe (河岸留言). Indie icon Crowd Lu (盧廣仲) arrives on Tuesday, followed by pop rockers T.B.T (硬式紅茶) and blues rockers General Vinyl (黑膠上將) 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
■ Shows start at 9pm on Sunday and Thursday, 8pm on Tuesday
■ Admission is NT$350 on Sunday and Thursday, NT$500 on Tuesday. Tickets can be purchased online through www.riverside.com.tw and tickets.books.com.tw
No Name (余荃斌) celebrates his ten-year career as a pop musician tonight at Riverside Live House (河岸留言西門紅樓展演館), and it is indie rockers The Bombers (炸彈客) tomorrow. Sunday’s show is by acoustic rocker Elisa Lin (林依霖).
■ 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 tonight, NT$500 tomorrow, NT$350 on Sunday. Tickets can be purchased online through www.riverside.com.tw and tickets.books.com.tw
The Flat Fives jam out on swing and R&B tunes from the 1940s and 1950s tonight at Sappho de Base, a late-night lounge bar that hosts mostly jazz shows. Hosted by Leo 37, Trio is an event celebrating the art of improvisation featuring musicians from all backgrounds, including Airy (小女伶) from Funky Brother, Jenni Tsai (蔡子琪) of Soy La Ley and Sung Ya from Space Cake tomorrow.
■ 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 for both shows
Hard-cord punks The Roadside Inn take the stage 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, tomorrow, with One Step (一步) and Defeat the Giant also on the bill. Thursday’s lineup is formed by hard rock group After AD 1990 and Knights from Mars (火星騎士).
■ 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 7:30pm tomorrow and 8pm on Thursday
■ Tickets cost NT$450 tomorrow and NT$300 on Thursday, available online through www.indievox.com
It is the release party of alternative rock band The Old Mog Detective Agency’s (老貓偵探社) debut album at TCRC (前科累累俱樂部), a small venue for independent musicians and local artists in Greater Tainan, tomorrow, joined by Amis noise folk artists Outlet Drift (漂流出口) and Little Young Pig (小嫩豬).
■ B1, 314, Simen Rd Sec 2, Greater Tainan (台南市西門路二段314號B1), tel: (06) 222 3238.
■ Show starts at 9:30pm
■ Admission is NT$300
Events
The 2014 Amis Music Festival (阿米斯音樂節) takes place tomorrow, featuring a lineup of local Amis musicians from Dulan (都蘭), Taitung, and an outdoor art and craft fair. For more information, go to the festival’s Web site at www.johnsuming.com/2014amis.
■ Dulan Middle School (都蘭國中), 398, Dulan Village, Donghe Township, Taitung County (台東縣東河鄉都蘭村398號)
■ Festival runs between 11pm and 10pm. Music performances start at 2pm
■ Admission is NT$800. Tickets can be purchased online through www.indievox.com and at 7-Eleven ibon kiosks
Currently on its railway tour, Golden Melody-winning Hakka-Hoklo folk rock group Dark White Collar (暗黑白領階級) mixes jazz and reggae to sing the stories of the island and its people at two free concerts held at Jingtong (菁桐) railway station in New Taipei City’s Pingsi (平溪) District tomorrow and Neiwan (內灣) railway station in Hsinchu County on Sunday.
■ Both shows start at 4:30pm.
■ More information can be found at the band’s Facebook fan page at www.facebook.com/whitecollarfolk.
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