Legacy Taipei hosts top Taiwanese pop performers and international acts. Tonight’s spotlight is on noise band Envy and math rock outfit Toe from Japan. Taiwan’s funk/rock group Cosmos People (宇宙人) takes the stage in the following two days, and while tomorrow’s show is already sold out, tickets remain available on Sunday. String ensemble Semifusa join forces with Project APJ on Tuesday. On Thursday, solo rocker Zulin Wu (吳志寧) and indie-folk act Huang Jie (黃玠) team up with two others for a show.
■ 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)
■ Show starts at 8pm tonight and on Thursday, 7pm on Sunday, 7:30pm on Tuesday
Photo courtesy of Cozy Diary
■ Admission is NT$2,000 tonight, NT$1,000 on Sunday, NT$800 on Tuesday, NT$700 on Thursday. Tickets available through www.indievox.com and at 7-Eleven ibon kiosks
The Wall (這牆), Taipei’s most prominent venue for indie rock artists, hosts indie rockers io tonight, while all-female Japanese rock band Gacharic Spin takes the stage tomorrow. Sunday’s show is by J-pop duo Moumoon.
■ 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 Punkhoo
■ Show starts at 8pm tonight, 6pm tomorrow, 7pm on Sunday
■ Admission is NT$880 tonight, NT$1,400 tomorrow, NT$1,800 on Sunday, available online through thewall.tw, gutsrecords.kktix.cc or ticket.ibon.com.tw
Currently on its Asian winter tour, psychedelic rockers The Gigantic Roar (巨大的轟鳴) come to APA Mini (小地方展演空間) tonight. Tomorrow, several bands, including Tiyuguzhangon (体慾股長) and Eggplantegg (茄子蛋), bring back the sounds of the 1990s, followed by Angry Youth (厭世少年) and 4 Lucky Pill (四幸丸康樂團) on Sunday. The venue hosts a Christmas party on Thursday, featuring punk rockers Punkhoo (胖虎), post-punk group Macbeth (馬克白),alternative rock outfit PUMPKINney Fan Club (南瓜妮歌迷俱樂部) and Trash.
Photo courtesy of Riverside Live House
■ 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, 6pm tomorrow, 7:30pm on Sunday, 4pm on Thursday
■ Admission is NT$500 tonight, NT$450 tomorrow, NT$400 on Sunday, NT$700 on Thursday, available through www.indievox.com
Tonight’s roster at Pipe Live Music, a major venue for indie music and parties, include young rockers New Story (未來事) and Contrary Think (逆思樂團), while Sunday’s show features punk rock group Landman (殘橋仔) and DleihS.
■ 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 6:30pm tonight and 7pm on Sunday
■ Admission is NT$350. Tickets for the venue’s concerts can be purchased online through www.indievox.com and at FamilyMart (全家) FamiPort kiosks
Songstress Sabrina Lo (羅莎莎) croons 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, tonight.
■ 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$400. Tickets can be purchased online through www.indievox.com
Tomorrow, Beetoast plays songs of The Beatles at Bobwundaye (無問題), a small pub on Heping East Road (和平東路).
■ 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
Riverside Live House (河岸留言西門紅樓展演館) hosts Malaysian pop act Joyce Chu (四葉草) tonight. Tsou actress and musician Yangui Yasiungu (安歆澐) holds a concert tomorrow, while Indie-pop singer-songwriter Peggy Hsu (許哲珮) throws a Christmas party on Thursday.
■ 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
■ Shows start at 7:30pm tonight and tomorrow, 8:30pm on Thursday
■ Entrance is NT$600 tonight, NT$550 tomorrow, NT$800 on Thursday. Tickets can be purchased online through www.indievox.com and tickets.books.com.tw
It is live music with Rich Huang Jazz Trio (黃瑞豐爵士三重奏) at Riverside Cafe (河岸留言) tonight. Party Sense (派對紳士) swing between pop, electronic and rock on Tuesday, with HE (有激人) also playing.
■ 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 and 9pm on Tuesday
■ Admission is NT$400 tonight and NT$350 on Tuesday, available online through www.indievox.com and tickets.books.com.tw
It is live music with Claude Diallo Trio tonight at Sappho Live, a late-night lounge bar that hosts mostly jazz shows, followed by psychedelic/electronic act Organ Grinder Trio (器官粉碎者) tomorrow. On Sunday, Canada’s Scott Cook is joined by his old band The Anglers to play original roots and reggae tunes, with Mojo & Sons, a trio bringing a mix of folk, gospel, bluegrass and blues songs, also on the bill. Grace Weng Quintet performs on Wednesday, while JJ & the Catz plays an eclectic collection of blues, jazz and Latin 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 except for Sunday which begins at 9pm
■ Entrance is NT$400 tonight, tomorrow and Thursday, NT$200 on Sunday and Wednesday
Pop rock duo Ricing Star (米星星) tour to Sound Live House (迴響音樂藝文展演空間), an independent venue for music and art exhibitions in Taichung, tonight. Changhua-based rockers Watermelon Tree (西瓜樹) and HoldbreatH each plays a set on Sunday.
■ 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
■ Shows start at 7:30pm
■ Admission is NT$400 tonight and NT$350 on Sunday. Tickets for the venue’s concerts can be purchased online through www.indievox.com
Tonight, indie electronica combo Morning Call (輕晨電) comes to Legacy Taichung, a spin-off of Legacy Taipei, together with Flesh Juicer (血肉果汁機). The Gigantic Roar (巨大的轟鳴) arrives tomorrow. Psychedelic rock band U.TA (屋塔) plays on Sunday, with post-rock act Kishikan (既視感) also on the bill. It’s jazz night on Wednesday, featuring saxophonist Terry Hsieh (謝明諺).
■ 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 tonight and tomorrow, 7:30pm on Sunday and Wednesday
■ Admission is NT$700 tonight, NT$500 tomorrow and on Wednesday, NT$600 on Sunday. Tickets available online through www.indievox.com and at 7-Eleven ibon kiosks
Ricing Star (米星星) appears at Paramount Bar (百樂門酒館), an indie rock club in Kaohsiung, on Sunday.
■ 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
Japan’s Envy and Toe arrive at Live Warehouse, a main venue for indie music located inside Kaohsiung’s Pier-2 Arts Center (駁二藝術特區), tomorrow.
■ 2-5 Dayi Rd, Kaohsiung City (高雄市大義街2-5號), tel: (07) 521-8114. On the Net: livewarehouse.tw.
■ Shows start at 7:30pm
■ Entrance is NT$1,700. Tickets for the venue’s concerts can be purchased online through tickets.books.com.tw
Tonight, Singapore’s Dawn Wong & The Ark Royal (黃川美+阿客號) presents original Mandarin jazz music that blends jazz harmonies with pop, folk, rock and classical influences at In Our Time, a restaurant-cum-gallery located inside Kaohsiung’s Pier-2 Arts Center (駁二藝術特區). Acoustic folk duo Cozy Diary (輕日記) play 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$200 tonight and NT$450 on Sunday, available through www.indievox.com
Tonight, Amis noise folk artists Outlet Drift (漂流出口) share the stage with Trash at Tiehua Music Village (鐵花村), an arts village in Taitung City.
■ 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, available online at tickets.books.com.tw
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