Contemporary
Legacy Taipei hosts top Taiwanese pop performers and international acts. Tonight’s spotlight is on funk/rock group Cosmos People (宇宙人). Tomorrow and on Sunday, the venue hosts Lobo Jam (蘿蔔節), a music event featuring a lineup of 20 bands, including Shimmer Riot, Buffalo Daughter, MassMan, The White Eyes (白目) , Kishikan (既視感), The Peppermints (薄荷葉), Sen (仙樂隊) and VARO.
■ 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 Riverside
■ Show starts at 8pm tonight, 1pm tomorrow and on Sunday
■ Admission is NT$1,000 tonight, NT$1,800 for two-day admission and NT$1,000 for one-day ticket tomorrow and on Sunday. Tickets for the venue’s concerts can be purchased online through www.indievox.com, tickets.books.com.tw or at 7-Eleven ibon kiosks
American singer-songwriter Bill Callahan arrives tonight at The Wall (這牆), Taipei’s most prominent venue for indie rock artists. It is electro-rockers Glen Check from South Korea tomorrow. On Sunday, Japanese punk band Shank, and Country Yard are accompanied by Greater Kaohsiung-based rockers The Lawns (草地人) and metal act Beyond Cure. Post-rock group How to Program C++ and psychedelic/post-rock outfit Iron House (鐵屋) are among the performers on Wednesday.
Photo Courtesy of Elephant Gym
■ 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, 8:30pm tomorrow, 7pm on Sunday
■ Admission is NT$1,300 tonight, NT$1,400 tomorrow, NT$1,200 on Sunday, NT$2,200 on Wednesday. Tickets for all shows, with discounts on advance tickets, can be purchased online through tickets.books.com.tw or www.walkieticket.com.
Four-piece boy band Bison Country (必順鄉村) celebrates the release of its new EP tomorrow at indie rock club Revolver.
■ 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
■ Entrance is NT$300
Japanese melodic death metal band Gyze plays at Jack’s Studio (杰克音樂), a music studio in Ximending (西門町), on Sunday, supported by Taiwan’s Invincible Tapir (無敵貘) and Greedy Black Hole (貪婪黑洞).
■ B1, 76 Kunming St, Taipei City (台北市昆明街76號B1), tel: (02) 2381-0999.
■ Show starts at 7:30pm
■ Admission is NT$700
Socially conscious band Sandwich (三明治) is among the performers at Bobwundaye (無問題), a small pub on Heping East Road (和平東路), in Taipei tomorrow.
■ 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
Tonight, pop rockers Soundboss (騷包) and Taiwanese folk rockers Xing Li Band (行李樂團) each plays a set at Witch House (女巫店), an intimate coffeehouse-style venue in the National Taiwan University area, followed by solo act Chung Chen-yu (鍾鎮宇) 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 and bar with queer/feminist bookstore and a 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
Alt-rock act Guntzepaula (槍擊潑辣) and electro rockers My Skin Against Your Skin (激膚樂團) form tonight’s lineup at Riverside Live House (河岸留言西門紅樓展演館). It is the release party of pop rockers Champion’s (強辯樂團) new album tomorrow. Thursday’s main act is indie rockers Maffine (瑪啡因).
■ 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 tonight, 9:30pm tomorrow, 8pm on Thursday
■ Entrance is NT$400 tonight, NT$500 tomorrow, NT$400 on Thursday. Tickets can be purchased online through www.riverside.com.tw and tickets.books.com.tw
Chipin & Kaiya Jazz Quartet (啟彬與凱雅爵士四重奏) perform tonight at Riverside Cafe (河岸留言), while post-rock/psychedelic group Obviously (顯然樂隊) celebrates the release of its debut EP tomorrow. Funk/nu-metal group Underway will share the stage with Keelung-based rockers Rusty Rivet (鏽鉚釘樂團) on Sunday.
■ 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
■ Admission is NT$400 tonight, NT$450 tomorrow, NT$350 on Sunday. Tickets can be purchased online through www.riverside.com.tw and tickets.books.com.tw
It is Argentine tango night tonight at Sappho de Base, a late-night lounge bar that hosts mostly jazz shows, with live music from Tango Vivo. Funk/soul/reggae combo Arman Torus and the Soul Pack play original songs and popular covers 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
Blind Taiwanese musician Ricky Hsiao (蕭煌奇) plays tonight at Legacy Taichung, a spin-off of Legacy Taipei. Math rock band Elephant Gym (大象體操) takes the stage tomorrow, followed by a group of rap artists and DJs, including Teezy also known as tha Eiht (蛋頭), Young Johnny, TTM and DJ Lewiz on Sunday.
■ 117, Anhe Rd, Greater Taichung (台中市安和路117號), tel: (04) 2359-8780. On the Net: www.legacy.com.tw/taichung.
■ Show starts at 8pm tonight and tomorrow, 3pm on Sunday
■ Admission is NT$1,200 tonight, NT$550 tomorrow, NT$600 on Sunday. Tickets for the venue’s concerts can be purchased online through www.indievox.com and at 7-Eleven ibon kiosks
Tomorrow, indie electronica outfit Morning Call (輕晨電) plays 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, with post-punk rockers Macbeth (馬克白) also on the bill.
■ 362, Fuhsing Rd Sec 3, Greater Taichung (台中市復興路三段362號), tel: (04) 2229-0989. On the Net: www.tadaark.com.tw
■ Show starts at 7:30pm
■ Admission is NT$500. Tickets can be purchased online through www.walkieticket.com and FamilyMart (全家) FamiPort kiosk
Garage rock favorites 88 Balaz (88顆芭樂籽), Queen Suitcase (皇后皮箱) and alternative pop band 13 (拾參) come to TCRC (前科累累俱樂部), a small venue for independent musicians and local artists in Greater Tainan, tomorrow.
■ 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$350, available online through www.indievox.com
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). Currently on its nationwide tour, metal/Djent act LYRA arrives tomorrow, joined by death metal/deathcore band Flesh Juicer (血肉果汁機), melodic death/metalcore act Solemn (恕) and Pink Noise (粉紅噪音). On Sunday, it is live music from Amis group Mafana and two musicians, Wu Yuan-kei (吳元楷) and Aiyas (鐘硯誠), from Dulan (都蘭), Taitung.
■ 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 7:30pm on Sunday
■ Admission is NT$500 tomorrow and NT$400 on Sunday. Tickets can be purchased at online through www.walkieticket.com
Rocker A-chau (阿超) and A-hsiu (阿修) 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. Aboriginal music groups Tai Nine Line (台玖線樂團) and Iron Men (鐵男樂隊) are scheduled 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$200 tonight and NT$250 tomorrow. Tickets can be purchased online through tickets.books.com.tw
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