Contemporary
Legacy Taipei hosts top Taiwanese pop performers and international acts. Tonight’s spotlight is on Japanese musician and composer World’s End Girlfriend, whose real name is Katsuhiko Maeda. Jazz/rock artist Joanna Wang (王若琳) takes the stage tomorrow. The new installment of The Next Big Thing on Thursday features electro rockers Iron House (鐵屋), nu-metal/emo punk group 70% (柒拾趴樂團) and Duda Deportiva.
■ Huashan 1914 Creative Park (華山1914文創園區), Center Five Hall (中五館), 1, Bade Rd Sec 1, Taipei City (台北市八德路一段1號)
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■ Shows start at 8pm
■ Admission is NT$1,500 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
Japanese rockers Flow arrive tomorrow at The Wall (這牆), Taipei’s most prominent venue for indie rock artists. American rock band of Montreal plays on Sunday. Wednesday’s show is by American post-hardcore/emo act Our Last Night.
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■ 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, 8pm on Sunday and Wednesday
■ Admission is NT$1,800 tomorrow, NT$1,400 on Sunday, NT$1,200 on Wednesday. Tickets for the venue’s concerts can be purchased online through thewall.tw, tickets.books.com.tw, www.walkieticket.com or www.famiticket.com.tw.
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Tonight’s lineup at Pipe Live Music, a major venue for indie music and parties, include indigenous hip-hop/rock outfit Generation 7 (七字輩), hardcore band Winslow and folk/shoegazing combo Erwin Schrodinger’s Cat (薛丁格的貓). Pop punk group Ms. Mr (米思特) is among the performers tomorrow. Later the same night, the venue hosts a techno party with DJs Vice City, Soma, Wayland as well as musicians like hip-hop artist Aristophanes (狸貓) and sound artist Ruby Fatale.
■ 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 tonight, 7pm tomorrow, 11pm for the late-night party
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■ Admission is NT$350 tonight and tomorrow, NT$500 for the late-night party. 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
Tonight, two metal acts Zangief (桑吉爾夫) and Devil Assassin (惡魔刺客) team up with dance rock band P!SCO for a show at Jack’s Studio (杰克音樂), a music studio in Ximending (西門町).
■ B1, 76 Kunming St, Taipei City (台北市昆明街76號B1), tel: (02) 2381-0999.
■ Show starts at 7:30pm
■ Admission is NT$500
Tonight, La Cumbia Del Sol plays psycho-Cumbia-Reggae-Balkan grooves at indie rock club Revolver, with True Funk Soldiers also on the bill.
■ 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 10:30pm
■ Admission is NT$300
Acoustic act Chris Hsuan (子軒) is among tonight’s performers at Witch House (女巫店), an intimate coffeehouse-style venue in the National Taiwan University area. Tomorrow, MajaM Quintet (麻將樂團) plays improv jazz, reggae and Flamenco music, with PiA also on the bill.
■ 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
It is a night of cover songs with alternative rock outfit Frande (法蘭黛樂團) 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.
■ 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. Cafe/bookstore opens noon to midnight Sundays through Thursdays, noon to 2am Fridays and Saturdays
■ Admission is NT$500. Tickets must be purchased in advance through www.indievox.com
It is live music with psychedelic rockers U.TA (屋塔), X.O.X.O. and Iron House (鐵屋) tonight at indie music venue APA (小地方展演空間), followed by post-hardcore outfit Frusciante (佛香甜), Floating Boat (浮舟) and Duda Deportiva tomorrow. MEC Band (小男孩樂團) is scheduled on Sunday. Thursday’s lineup features progressive/metal group Pink Noise (粉紅噪音) and electro/rock band The Dead Future (死未來).
■ 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 7:30pm tonight and tomorrow, 8pm on Sunday and Thursday
■ Admission is NT$350 tonight, on Sunday and on Thursday, NT$300 tomorrow, available through www.indievox.com
Riverside Live House (河岸留言西門紅樓展演館) hosts Japanese folk rockers Sunny Day Service 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$2,000 tomorrow. Tickets can be purchased online through www.indievox.com
Jazz vocal ensemble Funkschon (放聲) croons tonight at Sappho Live, a late-night lounge bar that hosts mostly jazz shows. Tomorrow, The Ash Hines Jazztet plays jazz grooves and compositions influenced by the cool-Jazz genre, followed by New Japan Trio on Sunday.
■ 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
■ Show starts 9:30pm tonight and tomorrow, 9pm on Sunday
■ Entrance is NT$400 tonight and tomorrow, NT$200 on Sunday
Paiwan musician Sauniaw (少妮瑤) performs tomorrow at Riverside Cafe (河岸留言), while Sunday’s lineup is formed by alternative outfit Automatic (自動波) and Keelung-based rockers Rusty Rivet (鏽鉚釘). Metal/grunge/blues band bwbc (廢埕樂團) and 88 A-Chiang (88阿強) hit the stage on Wednesday.
■ 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 tomorrow, NT$350 on Sunday and Wednesday. Tickets can be purchased online through www.indievox.com and tickets.books.com.tw
Post-punk rockers Macbeth (馬克白) appear at There Cafe & Live House (那兒咖啡), a venue for indie music in Taoyuan, tomorrow.
■ B1, 454, Fuxing Rd, Taoyuan (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. Tickets can be purchased online through tickets.books.com.tw and www.indievox.com
Electronic folk duo Nasyy (南西樂團) appears on Sunday at Sound Live House (迴響音樂藝文展演空間), an independent venue for music and art exhibitions in Taichung. Local rockers, including Losers, Excited Horse(興奮馬) and The Never Over (永無止境) congregate on Wednesday. Thursday’s roster includes C chord (嘻扣樂團) and Peace Lemon (和平的檸檬).
■ B1-1, 429, Henan Rd Sec 2, Taichung City (台中市河南路二段429號B1-1), tel: (04) 2451-1989. On the Net: facebook.com/SoundLiveHouse
■ Show starts at 8pm on Sunday, 5:30pm on Wednesday, 7pm on Thursday
■ Admission is NT$400 on Sunday, NT$350 on Wednesday, Thursday. Tickets for the venue’s concerts can be purchased online through www.indievox.com
Post-rock/emo band Orangegrass (橙草) plays Paramount Bar (百樂門酒館), an indie rock club in Kaohsiung, on Sunday.
■ 70 Minzu 1st Rd, Kaohsiung City (高雄市民族一路70號), tel: (07) 389-0501
■ Show starts at 8pm
■ Entrance is NT$500, available through www.indievox.com
Noisy experimental rock group The Sign of Human (記號士) takes the stage at In Our Time, a restaurant-cum-gallery located inside Kaohsiung’s Pier-2 Arts Center (駁二藝術特區), tomorrow. Sunday’s show is by alternative/folk rock band I am not Dorothy (不是桃樂絲).
■ 99, Penglai Rd, Kaohsiung City (高雄市蓬萊路99號), tel: (07) 521-0017
■ Shows start at 7:30pm
■ Admission is NT$400 tomorrow and NT$200 on Sunday, available through www.indievox.com
Paiwan musicians Stonedoorairport (石門航空) and I am not Dorothy each play a set at Tiehua Music Village (鐵花村), an arts village comprised of a music venue, design and crafts shops and a weekend arts fair in Taitung City, tonight. Pinnyumayan group Savakan shares the stage with Black Kids Band (黑孩子) tomorrow.
■ 26, Ln 135, Xinsheng Rd, Taitung City (台東市新生路135巷26號), tel: (089) 343-393. On the Net: facebook.com/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$120 tonight and NT$250 tomorrow. Tickets can be purchased online at tickets.books.com.tw
Event
Taipei Discussion and Learning meets at Frog Free Cafe (蛙咖啡) to hear lectures and discuss topics such as philosophy, science, anthropology, globalization and alternative medicine. This week’s event is an open discussion and is titled Labor, Wages, Immigration and the Modern Worker. The discussion is likely to incorporate aspects of what it means to be in the labor market at this time in history. Topics to be discussed include globalization, minimum wage and fair trade. All discussions and lectures are conducted in English.
■ Frog Free Cafe (蛙咖啡), 5, Alley 9, Songjiang Rd, Taipei City (台北市松江路69巷5號)
■ Tomorrow at 8pm. Admission is free. Look for Taipei Discussion and Learning on Facebook
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