Contemporary
Legacy Taipei hosts top Taiwanese pop performers and international acts. Tonight’s spotlight is on Japanese jazz combo Jabberloop, and it is Japanese heavy metal band Onmyo-za on Sunday. Taiwan’s shoegazing/dreampop act TuT takes the stage on Wednesday, with Flux and U.ta (屋塔) also playing.
■ 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 Wall
■ Show starts at 8pm tonight and on Wednesday, 6pm on Sunday
■ Admission is NT$1,200 tonight, NT$2,000 on Sunday, NT$600 on Wednesday. Tickets available through www.indievox.com and at 7-Eleven ibon kiosks
Japanese rockers Arukara play a gig tonight at The Wall (這牆), Taipei’s most prominent venue for indie rock artists. Currently on its island-wide tour, indie electronica group Morning Call (輕晨電) plays tomorrow, with singer-songwriter Zoe Huang (黃玠瑋) as the special guest. Sunday’s roster include trash metal/ electronic act Morals Abyss (道德深淵) and pop/metal group Transforms (蛻變), while folk rockers Xing Li Band (行李樂團) and electronic folk ensemble Nasyy (南西樂團) are among the performers on Thursday.
■ 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$1,800 tonight, NT$500 tomorrow, NT$200 on Sunday and Thursday. Tickets available through www.indievox.com or www.walkieticket.com
Indie rock club Revolver celebrates its fourth birthday with a two-day party tonight and tomorrow. Lots of bands will join the festivities, including punk act Floaty, screamo group Until Seeing Whale’s Eyes (直到看見鯨魚的眼睛), electro-rockers Sunset Rollercoaster (落日飛車) as well as a troop of DJs such as Marcus Aurelius, Dopplerr, James Ho and Yoshi. Grain Surfboard is among the performers on Sunday, followed by Vacantus and Screwing Machine (火箭巨炮) and Sandbox on Wednesday. It is live music from pop/psychedelic ensemble Blind Acid Date (迷幻的瞎眼約會) and dance rock outfit Kid Millionaire 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 9pm tonight, tomorrow and on Sunday, 9:30pm on Wednesday, 10pm on Thursday
■ Free admission tonight and tomorrow, NT$300 on Sunday and Thursday, NT$250 on Wednesday
Tomorrow, Japanese rockers Kicell make its debut performance in Taiwan at Pipe Live Music, a main venue for indie music and parties, supported by Taiwan’s indie rocker Hung Sheng-hao (洪申豪). Sunday’s lineup features all-girl indie band Destroyers (擊沉女孩) and Party Sense (派對紳士).
■ 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 7:30pm tomorrow and 7pm on Sunday
■ Admission is NT$1,000 tomorrow and NT$600 on Sunday
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. It is live music from Yasutake Jazz Band tomorrow.
■ 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
Part of the global Creative Commons (CC) community, local musicians such as rapper rebel Joy Topper (朱頭皮), political rap artist Chang Jui-chuan (張睿銓), hip-hop outfit Kou Chou Ching (拷秋勤) and electronica artist Monbaza hold a party tonight at Riverside Live House (河岸留言西門紅樓展演館) to advocate CC licenses. Japanese pop group Plan-B takes the stage tomorrow.
■ 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 7:30pm tonight and 8pm tomorrow
■ Entrance is NT$500 tonight and NT$1,700 tomorrow. Tickets available through www.riverside.com.tw and tickets.books.com.tw
Ken Ohtake plays a solo performance tonight at Riverside Cafe (河岸留言). Veteran Hakka musician Ayu Huang (黃連煜) teams up with Four Play Band (四物玩樂隊) 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 9:30pm tonight and 9pm on Thursday
■ Admission is NT$500 tonight and NT$400 on Thursday. Tickets available through www.riverside.com.tw and tickets.books.com.tw
Jazz ensemble Neo Five is scheduled tonight at Sappho Live, a late-night lounge bar that hosts mostly jazz shows. It is Balkan music group Aashti’s (汎絲路樂團) farewell concert tomorrow. Thursday’s performers are The Steven Smith Trio.
■ 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$200 on Thursday
Singer-songwriter Paige Su (蘇珮卿) performs at There Cafe & Live House (那兒咖啡), a venue for indie music in Taoyuan, tomorrow.
■ B1, 454, Fusing Rd, Taoyuan City (桃園市復興路454號B1), tel: (03) 339-8819. On the Net: www.therelivecafe.com
■ Show starts at 7:30pm
■ Admission is NT$400, available online through www.indievox.com and tickets.books.com.tw.
New metal/post-hardcore band Way of Puzzle (謎路人), The Giraffe Told Me in My Dream (我夢見長頸鹿對我說) and Galaxy Smashed (銀河雜碎) get together tonight 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. Indie pop outfit Come on! Bay Bay! (來吧!焙焙!) and folk rock act Young David (青春大衛) each plays a set tomorrow. It is the release party of pop group Tree of Life’s (生命樹) debut album on Sunday.
■ 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 tonight, 8pm tomorrow, 3:30pm on Sunday
■ Admission is NT$350 tonight, NT$500 tomorrow, NT$400 on Sunday. Tickets available through www.indievox.com and www.walkieticket.com
Alt-rock act Guntzepaula (槍擊潑辣) shares the stage with vuLner tonight at Legacy Taichung, a spin-off of Legacy Taipei. Japan’s Jabberloop arrives tomorrow, and it is post-punk rockers Macbeth (馬克白) on Sunday. Shoegazing band Bison Country (必順鄉村) appears on Wednesday.
■ 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 except for Sunday which begins at 7pm
■ Admission is NT$450 tonight, NT$1,000 tomorrow, NT$500 on Sunday and Wednesday. Tickets for the venue’s concerts can be purchased online through www.indievox.com and at 7-Eleven ibon kiosks
Tomorrow’s lineup 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, features nakashi (那卡西) punk rock group LTK Commune (濁水溪公社), punk rock band The Fan (奮樂團) and Metal Blood (鐵血政策).
■ 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 5pm
■ Admission is NT$689. Tickets can be purchased online through www.walkieticket.com and FamilyMart (全家) FamiPort kiosk
Taipei-based rockers Great Adventure (漂流出口) and Moe Zakura are scheduled tomorrow at The Mercury (水星酒館), an indie rock club in Greater Kaohsiung, followed by psychedelic rock act The Gigantic Roar (巨大的轟鳴) and punk/post-rock outfit Grey Youth (少年白) on Sunday.
■ 46 Liwen Rd, Zuoying Dist, Greater Kaohsiung (高雄市左營區立文路46號), tel: (07) 550-8617. On the Net: mercurybar.blogspot.tw
■ Shows start at 7:30pm
■ Entrance is NT$200
Mando-pop veteran Kay Huang (黃韻玲) croons 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. Tomorrow’s show is by math rock band Elephant Gym (大象體操).
■ 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$400 tonight and NT$250 tomorrow. Tickets can be purchased online through tickets.books.com.tw
Event
Kaohsiung pop-punk group FireEx (滅火器) is all set to throw a concert tomorrow on Taipei’s Huashan Grassland (華山大草原), located at the intersection of Linsen North Road (林森北路) and Beiping East Road (北平東路). For more information, call (02) 2930-0162 or mail to info@thewall.com.tw.
■ 27, Linsen N Rd, Taipei City (台北市林森北路27號)
■ Show starts at 6pm
■ Admission is NT$2,200 for two persons. Tickets available through tickets.books.com.tw and thewall.kktix.cc.
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