Legacy Taipei hosts top Taiwanese pop performers and international acts. Tonight’s spotlight is on pop group Men Envy Children (小男孩樂團). It is the release party of post-rock band Triple Deer‘s new EP on Sunday, joined by Selfkill.
■ 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)
■ Show starts at 8pm tonight and 7pm on Sunday
Photo courtesy of Astro Bunny
■ Admission is NT$700 for both shows. Tickets can be purchased online through www.indievox.com and at 7-Eleven ibon kiosks.
The Wall (這牆), Taipei’s most prominent venue for indie rock artists, tonight hosts sound artist duo HH and electronic musician fish the. Sunday’s lineup features post-rock act Kishikan (既視感) and grunge rockers Slack Tide. Electronic/new wave ensemble Jade Eyes (孔雀眼) celebrate the release of its new album 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
Photo courtesy of Kishikan
■ Show starts at 9pm tonight, 8pm on Sunday and Thursday
■ Admission is NT$400 tonight, NT$500 on Sunday, NT$300 on Thursday, available online through thewall.tw.
Indie electronica/rock duo Astro Bunny (原子邦妮) will share the stage tonight with twin indie pop singers Yi-cheng, Yi-ching (依錚依靜) at indie music venue APA Mini (小地方展演空間).
Photo courtesy of The Subway
■ 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 8pm
■ Admission is NT$400, available through www.indievox.com
It is live music with young rockers Phili Chao Modern (菲力喬? ), Dawn Prayer and Hard Boiled (水煮蛋) tonight at Pipe Live Music, a main venue for indie music and parties. Later the same night, the venue hosts the seventh edition of Purple Cow, a psychedelic party featuring DJs Zena, Ruby Fatale, Vu: Nun and Elin.
■ 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 and 11:30pm for the late-night party
■ 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
Tony Taylor and the Rockits play blues tonight at Bobwundaye (無問題). Blues Boy and Cooky play 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
Tomorrow, The Muddy Basin Ramblers (泥灘地浪人) play original songs inspired by the classic sounds of blues songsters, jug bands and swing jazz groups from the early 20th century at the TAV Cafe (藝術村餐坊), a bar and cafe located at Taipei Artist Village (台北國際藝術村).
■ 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 9pm
■ NT$350 at the door
Maffine (瑪啡因) and DSPS are on tonight’s roster 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. Brit-pop/post-punk act The Chiselling Resonance (穿鑿後的共鳴) play 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
■ Shows start at 8pm. Cafe/bookstore opens noon to midnight Sundays through Thursdays, noon to 2am Fridays and Saturdays
■ Minimum charge is NT$200
Chamber music ensemble Cicada performs at Witch House (女巫店), an intimate coffeehouse-style venue in the National Taiwan University area, tonight. Using traditional Chinese musical instruments, The Gleams (林中光樂團) play folk tunes tomorrow, with MR Band (山河樂集) also on the bill. Folk/jazz musician A-Tz (阿子) is among the performers on Thursday.
■ 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
Jazz veterans J.E.G. (這個爵士樂團) take the stage at Riverside Cafe (河岸留言) tonight, and it is indigenous folk icon Panai (巴奈) tomorrow. Pop rockers Huoyaodays (火曜日) and Hide & Six each plays a set on Tuesday. Wednesday’s lineup consists of pop rock band Cloud Atlas (雲圖) and XhenHow (陳浩).
■ 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 tonight’s show, which begins at 9:30pm
■ Admission is NT$400 tonight and tomorrow, NT$350 on weekdays. Tickets can be purchased online through www.indievox.com and tickets.books.com.tw
Morgana mixes jazz with Latin music tonight at Sappho Live, a late-night lounge bar that hosts mostly jazz shows. Tony Taylor and the Rockits lay down a smooth groove of electric blues tomorrow. Adam James Sorensen Trio appear on Wednesday.
■ 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 Wednesday
Polished Brit rock band 13 (拾參樂團), punk act Chaos Concept (混亂概念) and alternative rock group The Subway (地下道) congregate 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. On Sunday, the venue hosts a hip-hop party, featuring BP from the HLC, R Money (韻鈔人), DJ Kool Klone and War Convict (戰犯音樂). Thursday’s show is by The Half of Four (二四拍樂團) and Phototaxis (趨光性樂團).
■ 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 tonight and on Thursday, 7pm on Sunday
■ Admission is NT$400 tonight, NT$600 on Sunday, NT$300 on Thursday. Tickets for the venue’s concerts can be purchased online through www.indievox.com
Veteran folk musician Ting Hsiao-wen (丁曉雯) returns with a concert at Legacy Taichung, a spin-off of Legacy Taipei, tomorrow. It is a night of modal jazz with pianist Nikki Wang (王筱函), bass player Cyrille Briegel, guitarist Liu Jia-en (劉佳恩) and drummer Shu Yeh (樹葉) on Wednesday.
■ 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.
■ Shows start at 7:30pm
■ Admission is NT$900 tomorrow and NT$500 on Wednesday. Tickets for the venue’s concerts can be purchased online through www.indievox.com and at 7-Eleven ibon kiosks
Pop combo Men Envy Children (小男孩樂團) comes to Live Warehouse, a main venue for indie music located inside Kaohsiung’s Pier-2 Arts Center (駁二藝術特區), on Sunday.
■ 2-5 Dayi Rd, Kaohsiung City (高雄市大義街2-5號), tel: (07) 521-8114. On the Net: livewarehouse.tw.
■ Show starts at 7pm
■ Entrance is NT$400. Tickets for the venue’s concerts can be purchased online through tickets.books.com.tw.
Pop musician Ko Chih-tang (柯智棠) plays at In Our Time, a restaurant-cum-gallery located inside Kaohsiung’s Pier-2 Arts Center (駁二藝術特區), tonight. Indie rockers Pink Haze (平克孩子) will play from their new album on Sunday.
■ 99, Penglai Rd, Kaohsiung City (高雄市蓬萊路99號), tel: (07) 521-0017
■ Show starts at 7:30pm tonight and 7pm on Sunday
■ Admission is NT$450 tonight and NT$200 on Sunday, available through www.indievox.com
Paiwan musicians Stonedoor Airport (石門航空) and Ko Chih-tang (柯智棠) each play a set 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$250. Tickets can be purchased online at tickets.books.com.tw
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