Legacy Taipei hosts top Taiwanese pop performers and international acts. Comedy rockers Wonfu (旺福) celebrate Valentine’s Day on Feb. 14. It is Hoklo activist musician Joy Topper’s (豬頭皮) 50th birthday party on Feb. 16, joined by nakasi punk rock act LTK Commune (濁水溪公社), Hakka hip-hop artists Kou Chou-ching (拷秋勤), rock veterans The Chairman (董事長樂團) and Hoklo musician Hsiao Fu-te (蕭福德).
■ 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 on Feb. 14 and 7pm on Feb. 16
Photo courtesy of Haor
■ Admission is NT$800 on Feb. 14 and NT$700 on Feb. 16. Tickets available through www.indievox.com and at 7-Eleven ibon kiosks
Hailing from Ottawa, Canada, noise rock band METZ plays a show at The Wall (這牆), Taipei’s most prominent venue for indie rock artists, on Feb. 17. It is Canadian indie pop group Stars on Feb. 18, with Taiwan’s indie electronica/rock duo Astro Bunny (原子邦妮) as the opening act.
■ 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 Liao Wen-chiang
■ Shows start at 8m
■ Admission is NT$1,200 on Feb. 17 and NT$1,800 on Feb. 18, available online through tickets.books.com.tw or thewall.tw
Pipe Live Music, a major venue for indie music and parties, welcomes the Year of the Monkey with two-day festivities tonight and tomorrow, featuring a diverse lineup of indie bands such as blues rock veterans Celluloid (賽璐璐), psychedelic/stoner rock group Head Composer (頭部組成者), trash metal act Bazooka and electronic/new wave ensemble Jade Eyes (孔雀眼). It is live music with Mystery (謎樣樂團), Fly Dog (飛行狗) and 18 Gene (十八不盡) on Feb. 14.
Photo courtesy of Suming
■ 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 8:30pm tonight, 7pm tomorrow, 7:30pm on Feb. 14
■ One-day tickets cost NT$450 and two-day tickets cost 800 for the weekend shows, NT$350 on Feb. 14, available online through www.indievox.com and at FamilyMart (全家) FamiPort kiosks
APA Mini (小地方展演空間) hosts chill step/ambient pop/trip-hop combo Utopia (世外桃源樂團), blues ensemble EggplantEgg (茄子蛋) and Funky Brothers (放客兄弟) on Feb. 13. Pop act Liao Wen-chiang (廖文強), R&B artist Haor (許書豪) and He Ren-jie (河仁傑) get together on Feb. 14.
■ 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 8: 30pm on Feb. 13 and 8pm on Feb. 14
■ Admission is NT$400 on Feb. 13 and NT$450 on Feb. 14, available through www.indievox.com
Alternative indie duo Yellowbrenda share the stage with experimental act Krzysztof Zimmermann tonight at Witch House (女巫店), an intimate coffeehouse-style venue in the National Taiwan University area. Yuchain, the vocalist of Green!Eyes, plays a solo show tomorrow. It is Amis-Pinnyumayan duo Savulu & Laway and Hong Kong composer and singer Subyub Lee (李拾壹) 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
Amis singer-songwriter Suming (舒米恩) celebrates the power of love on Feb. 14 at Riverside Live House (河岸留言西門紅樓展演館).
■ 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$600. Tickets can be purchased online through www.indievox.com and tickets.books.com.tw
Yellow Funky Stuff fuses funk, rock and jazz fusion tonight at Riverside Cafe (河岸留言). Saxophone player Tung Shuen-wen (董舜文) performs with friends on Feb. 13. On Feb. 16, Infancy (隱分子) blend jazz and classical with rock ‘n’ roll, with indie rockers Pink Haze (平克孩子) 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
■ Show starts at 9:30pm tonight, 9pm on Feb. 13 and Feb. 16
■ Admission is NT$400 tonight and on Feb. 13, NT$350 on Feb. 16, available online through www.indievox.com and tickets.books.com.tw
Sappho Live, a late-night lounge bar, hosts When Jazz Meets Latin tomorrow. Tony Taylor and the Rockits play a night of blues on Sunday, followed by a weekly jam session on Tuesday
■ 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
■ Show starts at 9:30pm tomorrow, 9pm on Sunday and Tuesday
■ Entrance is NT$400 tomorrow, free admission on Sunday and Tuesday
Japanese guitarist Ken Ohtake plays with saxophonist Hsien Min-yen (謝明諺) 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$400, available at www.indievox.com
Tomorrow, ambient electronica artists Empty Space on a Chessboard (棋盤上的空格) share the stage with post-rock outfit Bugs of Phonon (聲子蟲) 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 8pm
■ Entrance is NT$400, available through www.indievox.com
Country/disco/alternative rock outfit The Tic Tac and The Old Mog Detective Agency (老貓偵探社) each plays a set at Live Warehouse, a main venue for indie music located inside Kaohsiung’s Pier-2 Arts Center (駁二藝術特區), on Feb. 13.
■ 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 7:30pm
■ Entrance is NT$500. Tickets available online through tickets.books.com.tw
On Wednesday, Stereo (平衡訊號) plays guitar and ukulele duets at In Our Time, a restaurant-cum-gallery located inside Kaohsiung’s Pier-2 Arts Center (駁二藝術特區), followed by folk artist PiA on Feb. 13.
■ 99, Penglai Rd, Kaohsiung City (高雄市蓬萊路99號), tel: (07) 521-0017
■ Shows start at 7pm
■ Admission is NT$200 on Wednesday and NT$400 on Feb. 13, available online through www.indievox.com
Paiwan musician Balai (巴賴) and Amis crooner Moyan (莫言) each play a set at Tiehua Music Village (鐵花村), an arts village in Taitung City, on Thursday. Celebrated Aboriginal rockers Totem (圖騰樂團) take the stage on Feb. 13.
■ 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 on Thursday and 5pm on Feb. 13. 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 on Thursday and NT$400 on Feb. 13, available online through tickets.books.com.tw
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