Legacy Taipei hosts top Taiwanese pop performers and international acts. Tomorrow’s spotlight is on hip-hop artist PoeTeK (熊仔). Trash plays Brit-pop, alternative rock and grunge beats on Sunday, with alt-rock outfit Guntzepaula (槍擊潑辣) also on the bill.
■ 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 Misi Ke
■ Admission is NT$800 tomorrow and NT$700 on Sunday. Tickets can be purchased online through www.indievox.com and at 7-Eleven ibon kiosks
Tonight, British metalcore band While She Sleeps appears at The Wall (這牆), Taipei’s most prominent venue for indie rock artists. It is an electronic night with Sonic Deadhorse (音速死馬), INN and Salamander (沙羅曼蛇) tomorrow. Japanese pop singer Tomohisa Sako makes an appearance on Sunday.
■ 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 Legacy Taichung
■ Show starts at 6:30pm tonight, 9pm tomorrow and 5pm on Sunday
■ Admission is NT$1,500 tonight, NT$400 tomorrow, NT$1,300 on Sunday, available online through bigart-tw.kktix.cc, www.indievox.com or thewall.tw.
Punk rockers BB Bomb (BB彈), indie pop combo Freckles (雀斑) and shoegaze/new-wave trio Fuguko (河豚子) congregate at APA Mini (小地方展演空間) tonight, while indie stars Enno Cheng (鄭宜農) and Misi Ke (柯泯薰) team up with indie rocker Queen Suitcase (皇后皮箱) on Sunday. Japanese garage/punk band DYGL arrives on Thursday, accompanied by showgaze/dream pop group Manic Sheep from Taiwan.
Photo courtesy of Silent Toads
■ 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$400 tonight and on Sunday, NT$450 on Thursday, available through www.indievox.com
All-female pop rock group The Geges (格格樂團), The Junky Fish (石頭魚) and Unfair Pain (失衡痠痛) take the stage tomorrow 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
■ Shows start 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
Psychedelic folk/grunge outfit W.S.S.M. (午休失眠) and DSPS form the lineup tonight at Kafka by the Sea (海邊的卡夫卡), a coffee house-cum-music and arts venue in the National Taiwan University area. It is the release party of chamber ensemble Cicada’s new album tomorrow, followed by male rockers Wuwu Shen (五五身) 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: facebook.com/kafka.republic
■ Shows start at 8pm. Cafe/bookstore opens noon to midnight Sundays through Thursdays, noon to 2am Fridays and Saturdays
■ Admission is free tonight and on Sunday, NT$500 tomorrow. Minimal charge is one drink
Funk/disco trio Rabbit Desperado (不顧死活的兔子) is among the performers tonight at Witch House (女巫店), an intimate coffeehouse-style venue in the National Taiwan University area, followed by Aboriginal Truku musician Miru (白明光) tomorrow. It is chamber trio Tri-Angel (透明三角鐵) and fingerstyle guitarist Sujer (舒吉吉) 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
Riverside Live House (河岸留言西門紅樓展演館) hosts American singer/songwriter Kina Grannis tonight. Female rockers Cradle Inferno (黑色搖籃), ZoAnVi (佐安薇) and Joker get together 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 7pm tonight and 7:30pm tomorrow
■ Entrance is NT$960 and NT$1,740 tonight, NT$500 tomorrow. Tickets can be purchased online through www.indievox.com and tickets.books.com.tw
Jazz drummer Steven Chang (張文光) plays with American pianist Andrew tonight at Riverside Cafe (河岸留言), while alternative/folk rock combo I am not Dorothy (不是桃樂絲) and Pinnyumayan musician Nawan (阿修) each play a set tomorrow. Wednesday’s performers are Electro rockers Iron House (?屋) and Belgian-Taiwanese experimental pop duo Western Moon (胡月).
■ B1, 2, Ln 244, Roosevelt Rd Sec 3, Taipei City (台北市羅斯福路三段244巷2號B1), tel: (02) 2368-7310. On the Net: www.riverside.com.tw
■ Show starts at 9:30pm tonight, 9pm tomorrow and on Wednesday
■ Admission is NT$400 tonight and tomorrow, NT$350 on Wednesday. Tickets can be purchased online through www.indievox.com and tickets.books.com.tw
Blues ensemble BoPoMoFo performs tonight at Sappho Live, a late-night lounge bar that hosts mostly jazz shows, and Dread Rider brings Caribbean melodies tomorrow. Sunday’s act is Sam & the Swinging Factory. On Thursday, JJ & the Catz plays a an eclectic collection of blues, jazz and Latin.
■ 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 Sunday and Thursday
Mando-rock band Picks (痞克四) takes the stage tomorrow at There Cafe & Live House (那兒咖啡), a venue for indie music in Taoyuan.
■ B1, 454, Fuxing Rd, Taoyuan City (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
Veteran crooner Michelle Pan (潘越雲) returns with a show at Legacy Taichung, a spin-off of Legacy Taipei, tonight. Indie rock act IGU Band (那我懂你意思了) performs tomorrow, followed by a group of rap artists such as Teezy (蛋頭) and JV on Sunday.
■ 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 7:30pm tonight, 8pm tomorrow, 5pm on Sunday
■ Admission is NT$1,800 tonight, NT$800 tomorrow, NT$600 on Sunday. Tickets for the venue’s concerts can be purchased online through www.indievox.com and at 7-Eleven ibon kiosks
Tonight’s main act is alt-rock outfit Silent Toads (啾吉惦惦) at TCRC (前科累累俱樂部), a small venue for independent musicians and local artists in Tainan, while tomorrow’s lineup is formed by blues noise band Black Radio Party (黑色收音機派對) and indie rockers Playmess (玩亂樂團).
■ B1, 314, Simen Rd Sec 2, Tainan City (台南市西門路二段314號B1), tel: (06) 222 3238.
■ Shows start at 9:30pm
■ Admission is NT$250, available through www.indievox.com
Silent Toads (啾吉惦惦) visits The Mercury (水星酒館), an indie rock club in Kaohsiung, tomorrow, with new metal/post-hardcore act Way of Puzzle (謎路人) as the opening act.
■ 46 Liwen Rd, Kaohsiung City (高雄市立文路46號), tel: (07) 550-8617. On the Net: mercurybar.blogspot.tw
■ Show starts at 7:30pm
■ Entrance is NT$350, available at www.indievox.com
Pop punks Pa Pun Band (怕胖團), emo-rock/post-hardcore act The Girl’s Mood (少女情懷) and punk trio colorpen (彩色筆) are on tomorrow’s roster at Paramount Bar (百樂門酒館), an indie rock club in Kaohsiung.
■ 70 Minzu 1st Rd, Kaohsiung City (高雄市三民區民族一路70號), tel: (07) 389-0501
■ Show starts at 7pm
■ Entrance is NT$350, available through www.indievox.com
Hip-hop artist PoeTeK (熊仔) holds a concert at Live Warehouse, a main venue for indie music located inside Kaohsiung’s Pier-2 Arts Center (駁二藝術特區), tonight.
■ 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 8pm
■ Entrance is NT$800. Tickets for the venue’s concerts can be purchased online through tickets.books.com.tw
Tonight, Puyuma musician Hao-en (吳昊恩) plays with Grammy-winning Daniel Ho, a Hawaiian American world music songwriter and producer, at In Our Time, a restaurant-cum-gallery located inside Kaohsiung’s Pier-2 Arts Center (駁二藝術特區), while pop act Ko Chih-tang (柯智棠) appears tomorrow.
■ 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$500 tonight and NT$450 tomorrow, available through www.indievox.com
Paiwan musicians Stonedoorairport (石門航空) and Ko Chih-tang (柯智棠) play at Tiehua Music Village (鐵花村), an arts village in Taitung City tonight. Tomorrow’s show is by Wu Hao-en (吳昊恩) and Daniel Ho.
■ 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
■ 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$250 tonight and NT$400 tomorrow. Tickets available online at tickets.books.com.tw
Event
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