CLASSICAL
The 60-voice, all male, Harvard Glee Club will perform on Monday at Taipei’s National Concert Hall. The program covers everything from classical and romantic music, including Franz Schubert’s Gott ist mein Hirt, Psalm 23 and Felix Mendelssohn’s Beati mortui, to contemporary works such as Jerome Kern’s All the Things You Are, Franz Biebl’s Ave Maria (Angelus Domini, 1964) arranged by Bruce Tammen, as well as folksongs and spirituals.
■ National Concert Hall, Taipei City
Photo courtesy of 1976
■ Tickets are NT$800 to NT$3,000, available through NTCH ticketing
CONTEMPORARY
Pop musician Ko Chih-tang (柯智棠) performs tomorrow at Legacy Taipei, a venue that hosts top Taiwanese pop performers and international acts. Pop rockers Champion (強辯樂團) play on Sunday.
Photo courtesy of Georgia Stirtz: Harvard Yearbook Publications
■ 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 tomorrow at 10pm and Sunday at 7:30pm
■ Admission is NT$1,000 tomorrow and NT$800 on Sunday. Tickets available through www.indievox.com and at 7-Eleven ibon kiosks
Photo courtesy of Lo Yuan-cheng
Trip-hop/dream pop act Kingdom of Rain (雨國) will perform tonight at the The Wall (這牆), a prominent venue in Taipei for indie rock artists. They will be joined by Shen An (沈安) and rockers Cui Ruo Shao Nu Zu (脆弱少女組). It is a night of techno and house tonight at Korner, which is located inside The Wall, with diskonnected, Geometer, Toska, Psychiatrist and Argand Plane on the bill. Tomorrow, both The Wall and Korner will hold a New Year’s eve bash with music, art installations and a fortune teller. Musical acts include electronic trio Forest (森林), Meuko! Meuko!, Zephec and Sonia Calico, among a host of others.
■ 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
■ The Wall shows start tonight at 7:30pm and tomorrow at 8pm; tonight’s Korner show begins at 11:50
Photo courtesy of My Skin Against Your Skin
■ The Wall tickets cost NT$400 tonight and NT$500 tomorrow; Korner tickets cost NT$200 tonight, available online through thewall.tw
Indie act 1976 will perform tomorrow at APA Mini (小地方展演空間) as part of its New Year’s eve bash. Hard-rock outfit Mr Loud Who Chance (三十萬年老虎鉗) is also on the bill. Psychedelic rock group The Gigantic Roar (巨大的轟鳴) and The Fur perform on Monday.
■ 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 tomorrow and 8:30pm on Monday
■ Admission is NT$500 tomorrow and NT$700 on Monday, available through www.indievox.com
Indie rock club Revolver will hold two parties tonight. The first, Warm Up Your Crazy Holiday, begins at 9pm and features funk rock and pop rock with Airy (小女伶) and Elisa. The second party begins at midnight with Li Chung, Edgar Wang and Ben Neumann performing house and dance. For its New Year’s eve bash tomorrow, Sucks City’s Chicken Party, punk rock, indie pop and alternative rock are on the menu with The Floating Boat (浮舟), B.B Bomb, Be Bop Kids, Wuwu Shen (五五身樂團) and a host of other performers.
■ 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
■ Show starts tonight at 9pm and midnight and tomorrow at 7:30pm
■Admission is NT$350 tonight at 9pm and NT$150 at midnight and NT$400 tomorrow
It’s a night of rock ‘n’ roll tomorrow at Pipe Live Music, a major venue in Taipei for indie music and parties, with David Jam, Major Bro’s and Return Vintage on the bill.
■ 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 7:30pm
■ Admission is NT$350. Tickets available through www.indievox.com, pipemusic.kktix.cc and at FamilyMart (全家) FamiPort kiosks
Bobwundaye (無問題), a small pub in Taipei, is celebrating New Year’s eve in style with two bands. BeeToast, a Beatles tribute band, will take the stage first followed by The Anemoscope (風向儀), a Red Hot Chili Peppers tribute band.
■ 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 9:30pm
■ Admission is NT$400
Mandopop singer Lin Li-hui (林理惠) will perform tonight at Witch House (女巫店), an intimate coffeehouse-style venue in the National Taiwan University area. The venue will host a New Year’s eve bash tomorrow that has a nautical theme. Dress up as your favorite character from a film involving the ocean (think: The Little Mermaid or Pirates of the Caribbean). Prizes for best costume will be awarded.
■ 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, except for tomorrow, which is NT$450
Ambient/indie-electronica act Heartones (心電樂) will perform tomorrow at Kafka by the Sea (海邊的卡夫卡), a coffee house-cum-music and arts venue. Indie rockers Angry Youth (厭世少年) and indie pop group Miss Stocking (絲襪小姐) are also on the bill.
■ 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, available online through www.indievox.com
Funk rock group Sixwoods (森林木樂團) hit the stage tonight 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$500, available online through www.indievox.com and tickets.books.com.tw
Heavy metal veterans Assassin (刺客樂團) perform tonight at Riverside Cafe (河岸留言). Tomorrow the club will host a New Years bash with musical guest Riverside All Stars Band (跨年爵士大融合), featuring studio and session guitarist Geddy Lin (林正如). On Sunday, veteran singer Michelle Pan (潘越雲) will perform with guitarists Chang Yi-hsiung (張壹翔), Hsieh Hsin-tien (謝欣恬) and Yang Ming-che (楊明哲).
■ 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 9pm tonight, 9:30pm tomorrow and Sunday at 8:30pm
■ Admission is NT$400 tonight, NT$500 tomorrow and NT$400 on Sunday, available online through www.indievox.com and tickets.books.com.tw
Rock and rollers Sweeping Music (漩指) will take the stage tonight at Sappho Live, a late-night lounge bar that hosts mostly jazz shows. Tomorrow, the venue rings in the New Year with Last Minute Latin Band, an eight-member group that plays swing and dance hits. Sappho also has a clear view of Taipei 101 for the countdown to midnight. On Wednesday, it is Taipei Improv and Comedy Night.
■ 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 tonight, 10pm tomorrow and 9pm on Wednesday
■ Entrance is NT$400 tonight, NT$700 tomorrow and NT$200 on Wednesday
Pop folk artist PiA (吳蓓雅) performs on Sunday 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.
■ 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 7pm
■ Admission is NT$900
Emo group The Wild Dog perform as part of a New Years bash 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, it is rock group The Roaring Soul (靈魂咆哮) and Key Pad Press It (按樂團).
■ 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. On the Net: soundlivehouse.msmusic.com.tw
■ Show starts tonight at 8pm and Wednesday at 7pm
■ Admission is NT$300 tonight and NT$300 on Wednesday, available through www.walkieticket.com and www.indievox.com
Paramount Bar (百樂門酒館), an indie rock club in Kaohsiung, kicks off the New Year’s eve weekend tonight with funk/blues/alternative band Iron Punch (鐵擊), guitar and ukulele duo Stereo (平衡訊號), electro rockers My Skin Against Your Skin (激膚) and rockers Mint Green Mill (薄荷綠工廠). Tomorrow the fun continues with indie rockers The City Rain Man (城市雨人), screamo outfit Ship of Fools (愚人船), melodic punk outfit One Step (一步) and melodic hardcore group Between the Savage (人性先覺). If you are still able to function on Sunday, old-school punk act Nuclear Fish Market (輻射魚市), shoegaze/new-wave trio Fuguko (河豚子) and Four-piece boy band Bison Country (必順鄉村), among others, will take the stage.
■ 70 Minzu 1st Rd, Kaohsiung City (高雄市三民區民族一路70號), tel: (07) 389-0501
■ Shows start tonight and Sunday at 6pm and tomorrow at 8pm
■ Entrance is NT$500 for each night
Hakka musician Chen Yong-tao (陳永淘) appears tonight 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.tiehua.com.tw
■ Shows start at 8pm. Music venue and crafts shops are open 2pm to 10pm Tuesdays through Sundays
■ Entrance is NT$120, available online at tickets.books.com.tw
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