Contemporary
Legacy Taipei hosts top Taiwanese pop performers and international acts. Instrumental rock band Shimmering Islands (微光群島) puts on a lineup of new works tonight, and it is Mando-pop singer Mia Chu (朱俐靜) tomorrow. Singer and songwriter Yen-j (嚴爵) holds a birthday concert on Sunday.
■ 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 Gonzo
■ Show starts at 8pm tonight, 7:30pm tomorrow, 5pm on Sunday
■ Admission is NT$600 tonight, NT$1,000 and NT$1,500 tomorrow, NT$1,200 on Sunday. Tickets available through www.indievox.com, www.kham.com.tw or at 7-Eleven ibon kiosks
Eclectic band Nabowa and guitarist/songwriter Ryosuke Nagaoka from Japan play tomorrow at The Wall (這牆), Taipei’s most prominent venue for indie rock artists. They will be accompanied by Taiwan’s indie-folk musician Huang Jie (黃玠). American metalcore act The Word Alive teams up on Wednesday with Swiss melodic death metal outfit Dreamshade.
Photo courtesy of La Petite Nurse
■ 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 7pm tomorrow and 8pm on Wednesday
■ Admission is NT$1,200 tomorrow and NT$1,500 on Wednesday. Tickets available through tickets.books.com.tw or www.walkieticket.com
Photo courtesy of Mary See The Future
Useless Brotherhood (無用兄弟會) pays homage tonight to Haile Selassie, the spiritual leader of the Rastafari movement, at indie rock club Revolver. Shoegaze band Doodle, dub rap group Good Team Strong (中正聯盟), hip-hop artist DJ Kool Klone and others will also take the stage. Alternative rock outfit Taipei Cases (台北公案) and alt-pop band 13 (拾參) will play tomorrow. All-woman grunge/punk act Gonzo and Horror Experience II (恐怖讀書會2.0) are among the performers on Wednesday, followed by psychedelic folk/grunge combo W.S.S.M. (午休失眠) and BIZcashi (比茲卡西) 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 and on Thursday, 9pm tomorrow, 9:30pm on Wednesday
■ Entrance is NT$350 tonight and tomorrow, NT$300 on Wednesday, NT$200 on Thursday
On Sunday, German folk metal band Equilibrium plays a show at Jack’s Studio (杰克音樂), a music studio in Ximending (西門町).
■ B1, 76 Kunming St, Taipei City (台北市萬華區昆明街76號B1), tel: (02) 2381-0999.
■ Show starts at 7pm
■ Admission is NT$1,200
Indie rockers Tiyuguzhangon (体慾股長), post-punk/garage rock outfit Tight Tight Crotch (緊褲襠) and Han will play tonight at indie music venue APA (小地方展演空間). Tomorrow’s roster includes power trio vuLner and post-rock band Beware the sky falling, while indie rock group La Petite Nurse (小護士樂團) and post-rock act Egg Soul (蛋魂樂團) perform on Sunday.
■ B1,147, Hangzhou S Rd Sec 1, Taipei City (台北市杭州南路一段147號B1), tel: (02) 2327-8658. On the net: www.facebook.com/apamini
■ Shows start at 8pm
■ Admission is NT$350 tonight and tomorrow, NT$250 on Sunday, available at www.indievox.com
Solo act Ten Yu (尤騰輝) shares the stage with Nowhere at Witch House (女巫店), an intimate coffeehouse-style venue in the National Taiwan University area, tonight. Folk combo Dr Beaver (鬍子醫生) is scheduled tomorrow. Thursday’s show is by traveling songstress Chang Hsin-jou (張心柔).
■ 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
Guitar player Shushu (舒舒) is scheduled 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. Chinese folk musician Wan Xiaoli (萬曉利) performs 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
■ Show starts at 8pm tonight and 3pm on Sunday. Cafe/bookstore opens noon to midnight Sundays through Thursdays, noon to 2am Fridays and Saturdays
■ NT$400 tonight and free admission on Sunday. Tickets can be purchased online through www.indievox.com
Singer and producer No Name teams up with Japanese musician Na Na at Riverside Live House (河岸留言西門紅樓展演館) 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 8pm
■ Entrance is NT$450. Tickets can be purchased online through www.indievox.com and tickets.books.com.tw
Pop musician Denise Juan (阮丹青) holds a birthday concert with friends at Riverside Cafe (河岸留言) tonight. Pop singers Voter Hsu (徐哲緯) and Tsai Yu-peng (蔡育鵬) play tomorrow. Folk rock ensemble Impressionism Pencil (印象派鉛筆) is among the performers on Sunday. Tuesday’s roster includes Amuse (遊樂) and blues rock outfit Commuters (通勤少年).
■ 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$500 tonight, NT$400 tomorrow, NT$350 on Sunday and on Tuesday. Tickets available through www.indievox.com and tickets.books.com.tw
The Flat Fives jam out on swing and R&B tunes from the 1940s and 1950s tonight at Sappho Live, a late-night lounge bar that hosts mostly jazz shows. Wild Alibis plays electric blues and country tomorrow, with acoustic guitarist and singer Mark Darvill also on the bill. Wednesday’s spotlight is on jazz trumpeter Joshua MacCluer, and it is Latin jazz Beauty and Snakes Trio (美女與蛇三重奏) 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 9:30pm
■ Entrance is NT$400 tonight and tomorrow, NT$200 on Wednesday and Thursday
Tonight’s show at Sound Live House (迴響音樂藝文展演空間), an independent venue for music and art exhibitions in Taichung, features young rockers 90 Fanatic (90狂熱) and Dream of Red Chamber. A troop of indie rockers play tomorrow, including emo/pop rock band Carousel (旋轉木馬) and metal act Stream of Memory (回憶之流樂團).
■ B1-1, 429, Henan Rd Sec 2, 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 and 5pm tomorrow
■ Admission is NT$350 tonight and NT$450 tomorrow. Tickets available online at www.indievox.com
Mixing Brit rock with classical music, pop rock group Mary See The Future (先知瑪莉) comes to Legacy Taichung, a spin-off of Legacy Taipei, tonight, with psychedelic rocker The Gigantic Roar (巨大的轟鳴) as the opening act. Tomorrow’s show is by post-rock outfit Bugs of Phonon (聲子蟲) and Hong Kong experimental group Life Was All Silence
■ 117, Anhe Rd, Taichung (台中市安和路117號), tel: (04) 2359-8780. On the net: www.legacy.com.tw/taichung.
■ Shows start at 8pm
■ Admission is NT$800 tonight and NT$600 tomorrow. Tickets available online at www.indievox.com and at 7-Eleven ibon kiosks
Noise maker Dawang Huang (黃大旺), Blossoming Rice (花朵綻飯) and Uncle Shen (沈伯) congregate tomorrow at TCRC (前科累累俱樂部), a small venue for independent musicians and local artists in Tainan.
■ B1, 314, Simen Rd Sec 2, Tainan (台南市西門路二段314號B1), tel: (06) 222 3238.
■ Show starts at 8pm
■ Admission is NT$250, available at www.indievox.com
Tonight, In Our Time, a restaurant-cum-gallery located inside Kaohsiung’s Pier-2 Arts Center (駁二藝術特區), hosts Metro Vocal Group from the US. Interestring Quartet (玩弦四度) take the stage tomorrow.
■ 99, Penglai Rd, Kaohsiung (高雄市蓬萊路99號), tel: (07) 521-0017
■ Show starts at 7:30pm
■ Admission is NT$600 tonight and NT$200 tomorrow, available through www.indievox.com
Rainbow Spiral World Percussion (彩虹螺旋) plays with Te Natira’a (大溪地舞蹈團) 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.
■ 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
■ Show starts 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. Tickets can be purchased online at tickets.books.com.tw
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