Legacy Taipei hosts top Taiwanese pop performers and international acts. Folk musician PiA holds a birthday concert on Sunday. Thursday’s spotlight is on pop legend Bobby Chen (陳昇).
■ 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 7pm on Sunday and 8pm on Thursday
Photo courtesy of Silent Toads
■ Admission is NT$700 on Sunday and NT$1,000 on Thursday. Tickets available online through www.indievox.com and at 7-Eleven ibon kiosks
Electronica ensemble Unfamiliar Friends Party (不熟的朋友派對) returns to The Wall (這牆) for a performance tonight. Japanese act un:c, pronounced anku, performs tomorrow. On Sunday, it is a night of metal sounds with alternative rock/metal group The Last Breath (殘息樂團), progressive metal band LYRA and Sorry About That. John McLaughlin and The 4th Dimension make debut appearance on Tuesday.
■ 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 9pm tonight, 6pm tomorrow, 7:30pm on Sunday, 8pm on Tuesday
■ Admission is NT$400 tonight, NT$1,500 tomorrow, NT$300 on Sunday, NT$2,600 on Tuesday, available online through thewall.tw, tickets.books.com.tw, icon-promotions-tw.kktix.cc or at FamilyMart (全家) FamiPort kiosks
Punk outfit Random (隨性樂團) and Head Composer (頭部組成者) are among tonight’s performers at APA Mini (小地方展演空間). Trip-hop artists Ma-te Lin (林瑪黛) appear tomorrow, while Sunday’s performers include all-women electronic rocker act Pola Sister (潑辣siser) and Taipei-based post-rock band Sodium.
■ 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 tonight, 8:30pm tomorrow and on Sunday
■ Admission is NT$400 tonight, NT$350 tomorrow and on Sunday, available through www.indievox.com
Indie pop outfit Come on! Bay Bay! (來吧!焙焙) plays an acoustic gig 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, tomorrow.
■ 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$700. Tickets can be purchased online through www.indievox.com
Post-punk outfit Macbeth (馬克白) and Nighteentael (十九兩樂團) each plays a set tonight at Witch House (女巫店), an intimate coffeehouse-style venue in the National Taiwan University area, followed by singer and guitarist Nawan (阿修) tomorrow. Folk-pop rocker Jasmine (假死貓) 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
Tomorrow, Beetoast plays songs of The Beatles at Bobwundaye (無問題), a small pub on Heping East Road (和平東路) 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
Funk-rock ensemble Coach (教練樂隊) shares the stage with Relax One (輕鬆玩) at Riverside Live House (河岸留言西門紅樓展演館) tonight. Singer-songwriter Wang Yu-jun (王榆鈞) plays with Time (時間樂隊) on Wednesday.
■ 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 7:30pm tonight and 8pm on Wednesday
■ Entrance is NT$600 tonight and NT$500 on Wednesday. Tickets can be purchased online through www.indievox.com and tickets.books.com.tw
Riverside Cafe (河岸留言) hosts indigenous folk icon and activist Panai tonight. Tomorrow’s show is by Huang Shao-ku (黃少谷), lead singer of Champion (強辯樂團). Pop singer Iris Lin (林綾) and Atayal musician Rachel Lu (呂薔) form Sunday’s lineup. Icy Ball (冰球樂團) plays pop, funk and acid jazz on Wednesday, with CMON (紳士) also on the bill.
■ 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 tonight and tomorrow, NT$350 on Sunday and weekdays. Tickets can be purchased online through www.indievox.com and tickets.books.com.tw
Blues veterans BoPoMoFo come to Sappho Live, a late-night lounge bar that hosts mostly jazz shows, tomorrow. Woody Witt & Chuck Payne Quartet appear on Wednesday, and it is Kayo Hiraki Jazz Trio on Thursday.
■ 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 tomorrow, NT$200 on Wednesday and Thursday.
On Sunday, alt-rock outfit Silent Toads (啾吉惦惦) join forces with Trash at There Cafe & Live House (那兒咖啡), a venue for indie music in Taoyuan.
■ B1, 454, Fusing 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$350. Tickets can be purchased online through tickets.books.com.tw and www.indievox.com
Power metal outfit Overture (序樂團), J-rock band Vierze and Thousand Kicks (千本踢) get together tomorrow at Sound Live House (迴響音樂藝文展演空間), an independent venue for music and art exhibitions in Taichung. Random (隨性樂團), Head Composer (頭部組成者) and DTRT (做對樂團) play on Sunday, followed by Night Owls and trash metal act Mutation (突變異種) 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 tomorrow and on Thursday, 7pm on Sunday
■ Admission is NT$400 tomorrow and on Sunday, NT$300 on Thursday. Tickets for the venue’s concerts can be purchased online through www.indievox.com
For those who missed their sold-out show at Legacy Taipei tomorrow, Chinese rock star Omnipotent Youth Society (萬能青年旅店) play a show 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, tonight.
■ 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 8pm
■ Admission is NT$1,200. Tickets available through shop.dmarketnet.net
Tomorrow, garage rock favorites 88 Balaz (88顆芭樂籽) throw a party at Legacy Taichung, a spin-off of Legacy Taipei. Indie band Relax One (輕鬆玩) performs on Sunday, with indie pop rocker Misi Ke (柯泯薰) as the special guest.
■ 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 tomorrow and 7:30pm on Sunday
■ Admission is NT$600 for both shows. Tickets available online through www.indievox.com and at 7-Eleven ibon kiosks
Taike rockers Sunset Samurai (夕陽武士) hit the stage at The Mercury (水星酒館), an indie rock club in Kaohsiung, tomorrow.
■ 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$300, available at www.indievox.com
Tomorrow’s roster at Paramount Bar (百樂門酒館), an indie rock club in Kaohsiung, includes Random (隨性樂團) and DTRT (做對樂團).
■ 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 8pm
■ Entrance is NT$400, available through www.indievox.com
From Haifeng County in China’s Guangdong Province, indie folk combo Wu Tiaoren (五條人) comes to In Our Time, a restaurant-cum-gallery located inside Kaohsiung’s Pier-2 Arts Center (駁二藝術特區), tomorrow.
■ 99, Penglai Rd, Kaohsiung City (高雄市蓬萊路99號), tel: (07) 521-0017
■ Show starts at 7pm
■ Admission is NT$700, available through shop.dmarketnet.net and at 7-Eleven ibon and FamilyMart (全家) FamiPort kiosks
Tomorrow’s spotlight is on pop veteran A-vai (曾淑勤) at Tiehua Music Village (鐵花村), an arts village in Taitung City. Chinese folk musicians Wu Tiaoren (五條人) take the stage on Wednesday.
■ 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$300 tomorrow and NT$250 on Wednesday. Tickets available online at tickets.books.com.tw and shop.dmarketnet.net
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