The UK’s DJ Chamber, DJ Cross Cutz and Taiwan’s very own DJ Marcus Aurelius will play sets tomorrow at Triangle. DJ Taili from France and trombonist Andy from the US will play on Sunday as part of its Dub Session, a roots reggae party that takes place on the first Sunday of every month.
■ Triangle, 1, Yuman St, Taipei City (台北市玉門街1號).
■ Show starts tomorrow at 10pm and Sunday at 5pm
Photo courtesy of Monkey Pilot
■ Admission is NT$300 tomorrow and NT$200 on Sunday
Pop drummer S White (羅小白) plays a show tonight at Legacy Taipei, a club that hosts top Taiwanese pop performers and international acts, as part of a cross-nation tour. Mando-pop singer Ai Yi-liang (艾怡良) will play tomorrow. All tickets for Su Yunying’s (蘇運瑩) concert on Sunday have been sold. On Wednesday, pop group Pick Up continues its summer tour for its EP Myth and instrumental group Sandbox (沙盒樂團), UrbanCat and Flight Of The Raven will play on Thursday.
■ 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).
Photo courtesy of Sappho live
■ Show starts at 7:30pm tonight and 8pm tomorrow Wednesday and Thursday
■ Admission is NT$1,000 tonight, NT$900 tomorrow, NT$700 Wednesday and NT$200 on Thursday. Tickets available through www.indievox.com and at 7-Eleven ibon kiosks
It’s a night of bass, ghetto tech and electronica tonight with Australia-based producer and DJ Air Max ‘97 at Korner, a club located inside The Wall (這牆), a prominent venue for indie rock artists. He will be joined by other DJs, including Sonia, Sian Sian and QQ, among others. Toska hosts a night of techno and house tomorrow. He will be joined by Masato and Agustin.
Photo courtesy of Hang in the Air
■ 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: thewall.tw
■ Show starts at 11:50pm tonight and tomorrow
■ Tickets cost NT$500 tonight NT$200 tomorrow, available online through thewall.tw
Just Vocal Band (Just人聲樂團), an a cappella quintet, is scheduled to play on Sunday at Legacy Mini, a spin-off of Legacy Taipei. This is the second and final week for the club’s Cabaret, featuring a wide range of performers on Wednesday and Thursday that includes indie-pop singer-songwriter Peggy Hsu (許哲珮), Aboriginal performer Biung, R&B singer Jiajia (家家) and actors Yang Chian-pei (楊千霈) and Lawrence Ko (柯宇綸).
■ Legacy Mini at Amba Taipei Ximending (台北西門町意舍), 5F, 77, Wuchang St Sec 2, Taipei City (台北市武昌街二段77號5樓)
■ Show starts Sunday at 7:30pm and at 8pm on Wednesday and Thursday
■ Admission is NT$400 Sunday and NT$600 for Wednesday and Thursday. Tickets for the venue’s concerts can be purchased online through www.indievox.com and at 7-Eleven ibon kiosks
Folk singer and guitarist Cheshire Cat (柴郡貓) performs tonight at APA Mini (小地方展演空間). She will be joined by Japanese singer Taniguchi Takashi. Tomorrow, Brit-rock band Decadent (廢結合) and folk group Good News (好事花生) take the stage at as part of the venue’s Next Taiwan Hits concert series. On Sunday, GoodBand (好樂團) will take the stage with acoustic guitar trio Wooden Man (木頭超人) and unplugged duo X.Y.
■ 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 tonight at 7:30pm and tomorrow and Sunday at 8pm
■ Admission is NT$350 tonight and NT$450 tomorrow and Sunday, available through www.indievox.com
Indie rock is on the bill tonight at Revolver with Kimogi (一種心情) and Amazing Show (美秀集團). Tomorrow, the club hosts two shows. The first, at 8pm, features nu-metal and alternative metal acts Fly Without Wings and No Promise, followed later at 11pm with some techno house/acid house with DJs Miiia, Tienn, Feo and others. On Sunday it’s an evening of reggae with reggae rock group Hang in the Air (盪在空中) and that band’s lead singer, guitarist and songwriter Lai Q (賴Q) doing a DJ set afterwards with Budha and DJ Cheer.
■ 1-2, Roosevelt Rd Sec 1, Taipei City (台北市羅斯福路一段1-2號), tel: (02) 3393-1678. On the Net: www.facebook.com/revolver.taipei
■ Shows start at 9pm tomorrow, 8pm and 11pm on Saturday and 7pm on Sunday
■ Admission is NT$300
Guitar duo Double Six play tonight with Japanese instrumental group Mirror at Witch House (女巫店), an intimate coffeehouse-style venue in the National Taiwan University area. Yuchain, vocalist of folk rock group Green!Eyes (昱辰), plays tomorrow.
■ 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
Paiwan musician Zamake will play a set on Sunday 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
■ Shows start at 8pm
■ Admission is NT$400, available online through www.indievox.com and tickets.books.com.tw
Baiseshangyin (白色賞音) will play a jazz set tonight at Riverside Cafe (河岸留言). They will be joined by special guest DJ Leo37. Tomorrow, jazz crooner Chou Mi (周蜜) will perform with jazz quintet La Jeux Bande (啾樂團). Metal act The Hyper, The Poverty (貧窮鐵人) and pop/hard rock outfit Thumper take the stage on Sunday.
■ 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 and 9pm tomorrow and Sunday
■ Admission is NT$750 tonight, NT$400 tomorrow and NT$350 on Sunday and weeknights, available online through www.indievox.com and tickets.books.com.tw
Grammy award-winning tenor saxophonist Wayne Escoffery will play with his band tonight at Sappho Live, a late-night lounge bar that hosts mostly jazz shows. JJ & the Catz play an eclectic collection of blues, jazz and Latin tomorrow.
■ 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
■ Admission is NT$450
Indie rockers Monkey Pilot (猴子飛行員) will play a gig on Sunday 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 7pm
■ Admission is NT$400, available online through tickets.books.com.tw and www.indievox.com
Dante’s Jacuzzi (但丁三溫暖) play a jazz set tonight 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. Pop musician Ko Chih-tang (柯智棠) will appear tomorrow.
■ 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
■ Shows start at 7:30pm tonight and 8pm tomorrow
■ Admission is NT$400 tonight and NT$600 tomorrow
Songstress Hello Nico, who mixes pop, alt rock with electronic sounds, will play from her new album tomorrow at Legacy Taichung, a spin-off of Legacy Taipei.
■ 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
■ Admission is NT$800. Tickets available online through www.indievox.com and at 7-Eleven ibon kiosks
Amis-Han Chinese ensemble Suana & CMO (蘇瓦那與CMO樂團) plays soul, blues and rock tonight at Forro Cafe (呼嚕咖啡) in Taichung. They will be joined by Hirara Maxi who will play the sanshin, a traditional musical instrument from Japan’s Okinawa. Soul songstress singer Zoomie (陳柔米) will play tomorrow.
■ 47, Jingcheng 3rd St, Taichung City (台中市精誠三街47號), tel: (04) 2310-1661. On the Net: forrocafe.blogspot.tw
■ Show starts at 8pm
■ Admission is NT$400. Tickets for the venue’s concerts can be purchased online through www.indievox.com
Post-rock/instrumental outfit Ego-Fugue (自我意識神遊) will play tomorrow at The Mercury (水星酒館), an indie rock club in Kaohsiung.
■ 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$250, available at www.indievox.com
Indie rockers Tiyuguzhangon (体慾股長), metalcore scream group Break one’s all 衝擊人生) and progressive metal band Enlighten will play tomorrow at Sound Live House (迴響音樂藝文展演空間), an independent venue for music performances and art exhibitions in Taichung. On Wednesday, the venue will be shared by Changhua-based rockers Watermelon Tree (西瓜樹) and psychedelic/math rock band Palette (調澀盤).
■ B1-1, 429, Henan Rd Sec 2, Greater Taichung (台中市河南路二段429號B1-1), tel: (04) 2451-1989
■ Show starts at 7:30pm tonight and 7pm on Wednesday
■ Admission is NT$350 tonight and NT$300 on Wednesday. Tickets for the venue’s concerts can be purchased online through www.walkieticket.com and www.indievox.com
Aboriginal group Paliyuliyus croons tonight at Tiehua Music Village (鐵花村), an arts village in Taitung City. Amis pop/funk band Nuka (鹿角樂團) play 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
■ Shows start at 8pm. Music venue and crafts shops are open 2pm to 10pm Tuesdays through Sundays
■ Entrance is NT$250, available online at tickets.books.com.tw
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