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Taking the 30th spot in the DJ Mag Top 100 DJ Poll last year, Dutch DJ/producer Dannic takes to the decks at Club Myst on Thursday.
■ ATT 4 Fun, 9F, 12, Songshou Rd, Taipei City (台北市松壽路12號9樓), tel: 0911-439-997.
Photo courtesy of Cyun Cai Cultural and Creative
On the Net: www.facebook.com/myst.taipei
■ Show starts at 10pm
■ Admission is NT$650 in advance and NT$800 at the door. Tickets can be purchased online through www.walkieticket.com and FamilyMart (全家) FamiPort kiosks.
Photo courtesy of Legacy Taipei
Legacy Taipei hosts top Taiwanese pop performers and international acts. Tonight’s spotlight is on indie rockers Mary See the Future (先知瑪莉), followed by top indie act 1976 tomorrow. It is the latest installment of the Next Big Thing on Thursday, featuring Automatic (自動波), Out of Survive (適者生存) and electronic combo Kichikuno Girls (鬼畜少女組).
■ 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)
■ Shows start at 8pm
Photo courtesy of Legacy Taipei
■ Admission is NT$900 tonight, NT$800 tomorrow, NT$200 on Thursday. Tickets for the venue’s concerts can be purchased online through www.indievox.com and at 7-Eleven ibon kiosks
It is live music with several post-rock and math-rock bands from Taiwan, Hong Kong and China at The Wall (這牆), Taipei’s most prominent venue for indie rock artists, tomorrow. Participating acts include Hong Kong’s Chochukmo (觸執毛), Zhaoze (沼澤) of China and Shimmering Islands (微光群島) from Taiwan. Sunday’s show is by J-pop combo HimeKyunFruitCan.
■ 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 5pm tomorrow and 7pm on Sunday
■ Admission is NT$1,300 for both shows. Tickets for the venue’s concerts can be purchased online through changee.org or tickets.books.com.tw
Alternative rockers Find the Intersection (紛亂交錯) and Spillable Man (打翻悍將) are among the performers tonight at Pipe Live Music, a main venue for indie music and parties. Tomorrow’s roster include grunge/pop act Mum (老木樂團) and Air Strike.
■ 1 Siyuan Rd, Taipei City (台北市思源路1號), tel: (02) 2364-8198. On the Net: www.pipemusic.com.tw
■ Shows start at 7pm
■ Admission is NT$350. Tickets for the venue’s concerts can be purchased online through www.walkieticket.com, www.indievox.com and at 7-Eleven ibon and FamilyMart (全家) FamiPort kiosks
A troop of rap artists congregate at the The Park (公園展演空間), the latest installment of the Roxy enterprise, on Sunday, featuring DJ Mr. Gin, RPG and BR.
■ 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 8pm
■ NT$500. Tickets can be purchased online through www.indievox.com
Insomnium, a Finnish melodic death metal band, hits the stage at Jack’s Studio (杰克音樂), a music studio in Ximending (西門町), on Thursday.
■ B1, 76 Kunming St, Taipei City (台北市昆明街76號B1), tel: (02) 2381-0999.
■ Show starts at 6pm
■ Admission is NT$1,200 in advance and NT$1,500 at the door, available online through www.walkieticket.com and at FamilyMart (全家) FamiPort kiosks
Local punks get together tonight at indie music venue APA (小地方展演空間), including Shoot Up, B.B. Bomb (BB彈) and The Fan (奮樂團). Tomorrow, Random (隨性) fuses punk, metal and funk sounds, along with punk rockers Inhuman Band (非人物種) and electro duo My Skin Against Your Skin (激膚). Sunday’s lineup features Japan’s The Act We Act and killerpass as well as Amis noise folk artists Outlet Drift (漂流出口) and reggae rock combo Hang in the Air (盪在空中) from Taiwan.
■ 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
■ Show starts at 7pm tonight, 7:30pm tomorrow, 3:30pm on Sunday
■ Admission is NT$350 tonight, NT$500 tomorrow and on Sunday, available through www.indievox.com
Tomorrow, folk rock artist Chen Hui-ting (陳惠婷) teams up with DJ Lottery to put forth a electronic show at Riverside Live House (河岸留言西門紅樓展演館).
■ 177 Xining S Rd, Taipei City (台北市西寧南路177號), tel: (02) 2370-8805. On the Net: www.riverside.com.tw
■ Show starts at 8pm
■ Entrance is NT$ NT$500. Tickets can be purchased online through www.ticket.com.tw
Folk-rock musician Europa Huang (黃建為) performs with singer-songwriter Lee Te-yun (李德筠) tonight at Riverside Cafe (河岸留言), followed by guitarist Chung Chen-yu (鍾鎮宇) and Miss Cake (蛋糕小姐) on Sunday. On Tuesday, fusion ensemble Four Motion 4 and True Funk Soldiers each plays a set, and The Funkenstein Project performs funk and soul on Wednesday. Thursday’ show is by pop rocker Jesse Liang (梁立昂) and guitarist/composer Kodabow (柯大堡).
■ 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 except for Wednesday which begins at 9:30pm
■ Admission is NT$450 tonight, NT$350 on Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday, NT$400 on Wednesday. Tickets can be purchased online through www.indievox.com and tickets.books.com.tw
Four-piece ensemble David Chen Machine plays swing blues, 60s rock, reggae and the odd Beatles tunes at Sappho Live, a late-night lounge bar that hosts mostly jazz shows, tonight, while jazz singer Ariel Guan croons with friends 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 9:30pm
■ Entrance is NT$400 for both shows
Songstresses Yoyi (游怡婷) and Shirley (戴蕙心) are among the performers at Sound Live House (迴響音樂藝文展演空間), an independent venue for music and art exhibitions in Taichung, tonight. Tomorrow’s lineup include hard rock act Talking Without Sense (低水平) and #Sense of Feeling# (一種心情). It is live music with pop punk outfit Thick Big Band (粗大Band), DTRT (做對樂團) and pop rockers Huoyaodays (火曜日) on Sunday, followed by Ms.Mr (米思特) and Pacers (步行者) on Thursday.
■ 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
■ Shows starts at 7:30pm
■ Admission is NT$400 tonight, NT$300 tomorrow and on Thursday, NT$350 on Sunday. Tickets for the venue’s concerts can be purchased online through www.indievox.com
It is experimental musician and sound artist Wang Yu-jun (王榆鈞) and Time (時間樂隊) at Legacy Taichung, a spin-off of Legacy Taipei, tomorrow.
■ 117, Anhe Rd, 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
■ Admission is NT$800. Tickets for the venue’s concerts can be purchased online through www.indievox.com and at 7-Eleven ibon kiosks
Emo punk/post hardcore outfit OBSESS tours to 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 Taichung, tomorrow with their latest album, accompanied by Flesh Juicer (血肉果汁機) and One Step (一步). Hip-hop artists DJ Mr. Gin, RPG, BR and others arrive on Sunday afternoon. Later the same day, funk/rock group Cosmos People (宇宙人) holds a concert.
■ 362, Fuhsing Rd Sec 3, 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 7pm tomorrow and on Sunday night, 2pm on Sunday afternoon
■ Admission is NT$500 tomorrow and Sunday afternoon, NT$600 on Sunday night. Tickets available through www.walkieticket.com and at FamilyMart (全家) FamiPort kiosks
Tomorrow, In Our Time, a restaurant-cum-gallery located inside Kaohsiung’s Pier-2 Arts Center (駁二藝術特區), hosts guitar player Shushu (舒舒), with Ricing Star (米星星) also on the bill.
■ 99, Penglai Rd, Kaohsiung (高雄市蓬萊路99號), tel: (07) 521-0017
■ Show starts at 7:30pm
■ Admission is NT$200
The Wall (這牆) programs regular live rock shows at Kaohsiung’s Pier-2 Arts Center (高雄駁二藝術特區). It is the release party of hip-hop/rock group Chiu and Love’s (丘與樂) debut album tomorrow.
■ 1 Dayong Rd, Kaohsiung (高雄市大勇路1號), tel: (07) 521-5148. On the Net: www.thewall.com.tw
■ Show starts at 7:30pm
■ Admission is NT$400. Tickets can be purchased at online through tickets.books.com.tw
A deliberate parody of Urban Simple Life Festival (簡單生活節), Difficult Life Festival (困難生活節) takes place tomorrow at Goat Bar (山羊飯館), a music venue and restaurant in Pingtung County, with participation of Yellow Blue White X Mr. Wu (黃藍白X無先生), Sense of Feeling (一種心情), Thick Big Band (粗大Band) and many more. On Wednesday, the venue hosts a party called Power to the Music Love is All Around, featuring several top indie acts such as garage rock favorites 88 Balaz (88 顆芭樂籽), punk group Destroyers (擊沈女孩) and Monkey Pilot (猴子飛行員).
■ 23-2 Hengnan Rd, Hengchun Township, Pingtung County (屏東縣恆春鎮恆南路23-2號), tel: (08) 888-0183
■ Show starts at 9:30pm tomorrow and 2pm on Wednesday
■ Minimum charge is NT$200
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