Contemporary
Legacy Taipei hosts top Taiwanese pop performers and international acts. Tomorrow is the last installment of the Voice Up Concert series, featuring Kaohsiung pop-punk group FireEx (滅火器). On Sunday, indie rockers Murky Crows (昏鴉) play in celebration of the release of their new album. Electronic rock duo No Money No Honey joins forces with Fragrance Liang (梁香) and electronic/new wave act Jade Eyes (孔雀眼) on Wednesday.
■ Huashan 1914 Creative Park (華山1914文化創意產業園區), Center Five Hall (中五館), 1, Bade Rd Sec 1, Taipei City (台北市八德路一段1號)
Photo courtesy of FireEx
■ Show starts at 7:30pm tomorrow, 7pm on Sunday, 8pm on Wednesday
■ Admission is NT$1,400 tomorrow, NT$700 on Sunday and Wednesday. Tickets available online through www.indievox.com and at 7-Eleven ibon kiosks or www.kham.com.tw for the Voice Up Concert
Two Japanese visual kei bands, Moran and Kra hit the stage tonight at The Wall (這牆), Taipei’s most prominent venue for indie rock artists. Gothic metal act Crescent Lament (恆月三途) and deathcore/death metal group Emerging From The Cocoon (破繭而出) each play a set tomorrow. Punk/grunge outfit Raven Flats (烏鴉公寓) headlines the show on Sunday, followed by electro-rockers Iron House (鐵屋) on Thursday.
Photo courtesy of Silent Toads
■ 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 tonight, 7:30pm tomorrow, 8pm on Sunday and Thursday
■ Admission is NT$2,200 tonight, NT$500 tomorrow, NT$400 on Sunday, NT$300 on Thursday. Tickets for the venue’s concerts can be purchased online through tickets.books.com.tw, thewall.tw or www.famiticket.com.tw
Polished Brit rock group 13 (拾參樂團) and alt-rock act Guntzepaula (槍擊潑辣) form tonight’s lineup at indie music venue APA Mini (小地方展演空間). Kaohsiung-based punk rock band The Fan (奮樂團) is among the performers tomorrow. With music influences ranging from electronic, classical to psychedelic rock, jazz, trip-hop and Chinese pop, Belgian-Taiwanese duo Western Moon (胡月) plays on Sunday, with noise experimental rock band The Sign of Human (記號士) also on the bill.
■ 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$450 tonight, NT$300 tomorrow, NT$350 on Sunday, available through www.indievox.com
Soul/funk combo DC & the Funky Duds performs tomorrow at Bobwundaye (無問題), a small pub in Taipei.
■ 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’s spotlight is on pop group Nan Quan Mama (南拳媽媽) at Pipe Live Music, a main venue for indie music and parties.
■ 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
■ 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
Tomorrow’s show is by psychedelic rockers U.TA (屋塔) 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$350. Tickets can be purchased online through www.indievox.com
Jazzyology (爵士邏輯) performs tonight at Witch House (女巫店), an intimate coffeehouse-style venue in the National Taiwan University area. Tomorrow, alt-rock group Silent Toads (啾吉惦惦) shares the stage with Crap United (廢結合).
■ 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
Pop rockers Marty Band (馬蹄幫樂團) will put on a show 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
Tuesday’s lineup consists of indie rockers Playmess (玩?樂團) and Boiling Frogs (溫水煮青蛙) at Riverside Cafe (河岸留言), while The Funkenstein Project performs funk and soul on Wednesday. Thursday’s show is by indie rock group La Petite Nurse (小護士樂團) and jazz/funk ensemble Silk Wood (絲木).
■ 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
■ Show starts at 9pm on Tuesday and Thursday, 9:30pm on Wednesday
■ Admission is NT$350 on Tuesday and Thursday, NT$400 on Wednesday. Tickets can be purchased online through www.indievox.com and tickets.books.com.tw
The Flat Fives jam out on swing and R&B tunes from the 40s and 50s tonight at Sappho Live, a late-night lounge bar that hosts mostly jazz shows. Dread Rider plays original reggae, soca and roots music tomorrow. Featuring saxophone player Katsura Yamauchi, Salmo Sax & Friends perform on Wednesday. Thursday’s performer is funk/soul ensemble Brian Chiu & the Soy Beats.
■ 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 except for tomorrow which begins at 8pm
■ Entrance is NT$400 tonight and tomorrow, NT$200 on Wednesday and Thursday
It is an electronic afternoon on Sunday at TAV Cafe (村落餐廳), a bar and cafe located at Taipei Artist Village (台北國際藝術村), featuring DJs Sylvain, Legacy, Katrina, Slickkk and J&Q.
■ 7 Beiping E Rd, Taipei City (台北市北平東路7號), tel: (02) 3393-7377X207. On the Net: tavcafe.com
■ Show starts at 3pm
■ Admission is NT$250
A metal extravaganza takes place tomorrow 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 Taichung, featuring metalcore/thrash metal act Hercules (海克力斯), White Noise (白噪音), melodic/symphonic metal outfit Nocturne Moonrise and black/folk metal group Bloody Tyrant (暴君). Sunday’s roster includes alternative/folk rock band I am not Dorothy (不是桃樂絲), Orchid Sword (蘭花刀) and Pingtung punks Sex Goalkeepr (情色守門員).
■ 362, Fuhsing Rd Sec 3, Taichung City (台中市復興路三段362號), tel: (04) 2229-0989. On the Net: www.tadaark.com.tw
■ Show starts at 3pm tomorrow and 5:30pm on Sunday
■ Admission is NT$550 tomorrow and NT$400 on Sunday. Tickets available through www.walkieticket.com and at FamilyMart (全家) FamiPort kiosks
Local indie acts, including Eclosion (羽化樂團) and Yuntech (雲鐵客), get together 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, followed by folk rockers Lily (百合花), Mint Green Mill (薄荷綠工廠) and Aluminum Rose (鋁製玫瑰) tomorrow. Kaohsiung blues rock band The Strangers (異鄉人) and Dawn Prayer play on Thursday.
■ 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: soundlivehouse.msmusic.com.tw
■ Show starts at 7:30pm
■ Admission is NT$350 tonight and tomorrow, NT$300 on Thursday. Tickets for the venue’s concerts can be purchased online through www.indievox.com
Legacy Taichung, a spin-off of Legacy Taipei, hosts seven-piece hip-hop/rock ensemble Chiu and Love (丘與樂) tomorrow.
■ 117, Anhe Rd, Taichung City (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$500. Tickets for the venue’s concerts can be purchased online through www.indievox.com and at 7-Eleven ibon kiosks
Guitarist and solo rocker Hung Sheng-hao (洪申豪) comes to TCRC (前科累累俱樂部), a small venue for independent musicians and local artists in Tainan, tomorrow.
■ B1, 314, Simen Rd Sec 2, Tainan City (台南市西門路二段314號B1), tel: (06) 222 3238.
■ Show starts at 7:30pm
■ Admission is NT$400, available at www.indievox.com
Post-rock/emo band Orangegrass (橙草) will appear tomorrow at Tiehua Music Village (鐵花村), an artist village with a music venue, design and crafts shops and a weekend arts fair in Taitung. Japanese duo Pika+Tonchi is also on the bill.
■ 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$250. Tickets can be purchased online at tickets.books.com.tw
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