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Greek restaurant Yiamas Greeka Taverna (亞馬仕希臘餐廳) will host a comedy dinner tomorrow. A monthly event, tomorrow’s roster includes Amy “The cleavage has spoken” Yu and members of funny person collective Republic of Comedy.
■ 3, Ln 181 Anhe Rd Sec 2, Taipei City (台北市安和路二段181巷3號)
Photo courtesy of Equilibrium
■ Tomorrow at 8:30pm
■ Tickets are NT$350 and can be booked by calling (02) 2737-0037
Contemporary
Photo courtesy of Steve Kim and the Muddy Basin Ramblers
Woolloomooloo Out West’s The Loft, Taipei’s newest performance and arts space, will have its grand opening tomorrow. Jazz acts Not A Lady and Grease Train Trio will perform.
■ The Loft at WOW, 3F, 2, Ln 120, Wenchang St Sec 2, Taipei City (台北武昌街二段120巷2號3F)
■ Show begins at 8pm.
■ Tickets are NT$500, available through the venue’s Facebook page
Folk rock combo Vast & Hazy will perform tonight at Legacy Taipei, a venue that hosts top Taiwanese pop performers and international acts.
■ 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
■ Admission is NT$700. Tickets available through www.indievox.com and at 7-Eleven ibon kiosks
French krautrock and psych-punk rock band La Femme, which was established by keyboard player Marlon Magnee and guitarist Sacha Go, will take the stage tonight at The Wall (這牆), a prominent Taipei venue for indie rock artists. DJ Sonia is also on the bill. Shugo Tokumaru, a Japanese singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who creates every aspect of his music, including the lyrics, music, arrangements, recording and mixing, performs tomorrow. German folk metal band, Equilibrium, who combine elements of folk music, black metal and symphonic metal, will play it loud on Tuesday. German melodic death metal band Suidakra will also perform. British producer, DJ and label operator Ed Davenport will play underground deep house and techno tonight at Korner, a venue located inside The Wall. Toska, Geometer, LMF and the UK’s Inland are also on the bill. Tomorrow it is the venue’s annual Bass Kitchen bash with Tzusing, Yoshi Nori, Initials B.B. and Hypnic Jerk, among 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 at 8pm; Korner shows start at 11:50pm
■ Tickets for The Wall cost NT$1,000 tonight, NT$1,500 tomorrow and NT$1,800 on Tuesday; Korner tickets are NT$500 tonight and NT$650 tomorrow, available through thewall.tw
Mia Hsieh (謝韻雅) and Scott Prairie from world music ensemble A Moving Sound will perform on Sunday at Legacy Mini, a spin-off of Legacy Taipei.
■ 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)
■ Shows start at 7:30pm
■ Admission is NT$450, available through www.indievox.com and at 7-Eleven ibon kiosks
Shoegaze, grunge and punk rock are on the menu tonight at indie rock club Revolver, with Reversing into Garage (倒車入庫), Fogbow (霧虹), Pseudo and Sadog set to take the stage. The venue will host two parties tomorrow. The first, beginning at 8:30pm, features disco and punk with My Skin Against Your Skin (激膚),who will play from their latest EP. The second show, hosted by DJ Leo37, will present the sounds of hip hop, house and dance with Waves of Doppler (都普勒浪潮), Beigow Liu, Minghan Lin and Reused. A cocktail of punk rock and alternative rock will be served up on Sunday with The Fake Adult Project, Mad Dogs Wave (瘋狗浪) and The Stressful Sound. Tuesday’s lineup includes pop rock and alternative rock with Zodiac (天文謀殺) and UnderWay. Nu-metal/modern rock act Rough Project, alternative/grunge band Countervalve (逆瓣膜) and punk/grunge trio Feardrive perform on Wednesday.
■ 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 tonight at 9pm, 8:30pm and 11pm tomorrow, 8:30pm on Sunday and 9:30pm on Tuesday and Wednesday
■ Admission is NT$350 tonight, NT$200 tomorrow at 8pm and NT$400 tomorrow at 11pm and NT$300 on Sunday, Tuesday and Wednesday
Hardcore punk band The Roadside Inn, punk band Wayne’s So Sad (傷心欲絕) and punk rockers Feed Pigs (餵飽豬) perform tonight at Pipe Live Music, a major venue for indie music and parties. Japanese rock band Sundays & Cybele takes the stage on Sunday with special guests psychedelic/stoner rock group Head Composer (頭部組成者) and experimental folk group Prairie WWWW (落差草原).
■ 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 tonight and 7pm on Sunday
■ Admission is NT$200 for each show, available through www.indievox.com, pipemusic.kktix.cc and at FamilyMart (全家) FamiPort kiosks
The Muddy Basin Ramblers (泥灘地浪人) play original songs inspired by the classic sounds of blues songsters, jug bands and swing jazz groups from the early 20th century tomorrow at Bobwundaye (無問題), a small pub 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
Jazz/funk duet Duology will take the stage tonight at Witch House (女巫店), an intimate coffeehouse-style venue in the National Taiwan University area. Pop singer Chiang Sung-lin (江松霖) performs tomorrow. Japanese singer/song writer Amelie performs on Thursday, with Pada also set to take the stage.
■ 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
Rapper rebel Joy Topper (朱頭皮), also known as Pig Head Skin, performs tomorrow at Kafka by the Sea (海邊的卡夫卡), a coffee house-cum-music and arts venue, as part of a cross country tour. Singer-songwriter Easy Shen (沈簡單) takes the stage on Sunday.
■ 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 free, but a drink much be purchased
Paiwan singer Tseng Ching-wen (曾靜玟) performs 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
■ Show starts at 8pm
■ Admission is NT$600, available through www.indievox.com and tickets.books.com.tw
Blues rock veteran Celluloid (賽璐璐) plays tonight at Riverside Cafe (河岸留言). Folk rockers Sulanjiao (樹懶教會我的事) is also on the bill. Mando-pop act Shi Shi (孫盛希) takes the stage tomorrow. Japanese bass guitarist Quagero Imazawa performs 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
■ Shows start tonight at 9pm, tomorrow at 3pm
■ Admission is NT$400 tonight and tomorrow, NT$500 on Sunday, available through www.indievox.com and tickets.books.com.tw
The Ikumi Koyama Trio with Japan’s Ikumi Koyama on piano take the stage tonight at Sappho Live, a late-night lounge bar that hosts mostly jazz shows. Your jammin tomorrow with The Reggae Riddims, who will give their lively interpretation of classic reggae and ska. Jose Stewart and the P.A. Connection Band will perform an eclectic variety of celtic, jazz, Latin and Middle Eastern music on Wednesday led by Spain’s Jose Stewart. It’s an evening of Miles Davis on Thursday with Remembering Miles Davis 5Tet.
■ 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 tonight and tomorrow and NT$300 on Wednesday and Thursday
Pop group Men Envy Children (小男孩樂團) perform tomorrow 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
■ Shows start at 7pm
■ Admission is NT$800, available through tada.kktix.cc/events/rockag-35561f
Indie singer-songwriter Zoe Huang (黃玠瑋) performs tonight 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, available through www.indievox.com and at 7-Eleven ibon kiosks
Up and coming singer Sway (思衛) takes the stage tomorrow at Forro Cafe (呼嚕咖啡) in Taichung.
■ 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, available through www.indievox.com
Thrash metal, metalcore, screamo and emo are on the menu tomorrow afternoon at TCRC (前科累累俱樂部), a small venue for independent musicians and local artists in Tainan, with NajaAtra (飯匙槍), Fuermosha (暖嶼) and Rebel Slave (蚋蓓死淚) set to take the stage. Tomorrow evening, the venue puts on its punk vibe with The Sackgasse (死胡同). Target on the Road (公路上的靶) and Old Slut (老破麻) are also on the bill.
■ B1, 314, Simen Rd Sec 2, Tainan City (台南市西門路二段314號B1), tel: (06) 222 3238.
■ Shows are tomorrow at 4pm and 8pm
■ Admission is NT$250 for each show, available at www.indievox.com
South Korean indie band Goonam continues its cross-Taiwan tour tonight at The Mercury (水星酒館), an indie rock club in Kaohsiung. Kaohsiung-based industrial rockers Shallow Levee (淺堤) and The Fur are special guests. Punk trio The Dog of Overdrive (超速之犬) will perform songs from their latest EP on Sunday, with indie pop rock group Amazing Show (美秀集團) also on the bill.
■ 46 Liwen Rd, Kaohsiung City (高雄市立文路46號), tel: (07) 550-8617.
■ Shows starts at 7:30pm tonight and 8pm Sunday
■ Entrance is NT$500 tonight and NT$400 Sunday, available at www.indievox.com
Indie pop musician Wang Hui-chu (王彙筑) appears tonight at In Our Time, a restaurant-cum-gallery located inside Kaohsiung’s Pier-2 Arts Center (駁二藝術特區).Tomorrow it is the EP release party for pop group Anniedora (安妮朵拉).
■ 99, Penglai Rd, Kaohsiung City (高雄市蓬萊路99號), tel: (07) 521-0017
■ Show starts tonight at 7:30pm and tomorrow at 7pm
■ Tickets for each show are NT$400, available through www.indievox.com and tickets.books.com.tw
Rockers Merlin Gun (梅林槍) take the stage tonight at Paramount Bar (百樂門酒館), an indie rock club in Kaohsiung. They will be joined by electro duo KoDaBow (柯大堡), who fuse psy-trance, deep house and dubstep, and DJ David Jr. Post-punk/blues act GentleSquid (烏賊紳士) and alternative/grunge band Countervalve (逆瓣膜) perform tomorrow. On Sunday, it’s punk and rock with Sir Nineteen (十九爵士), Target On The Road (公路上的靶) and Soy Milk Slide (豆漿滑水道).
■ 70 Minzu 1st Rd, Kaohsiung City (高雄市三民區民族一路70號), tel: (07) 389-0501
■ Shows start at 8pm
■ Entrance for each show is NT$300, available through the venue’s Facebook page
Mandopop singer Elven Chen (陳念澤) croons tonight at Tiehua Music Village (鐵花村), an arts village in Taitung City. Prolific singer/songwriter/producer Bobby Chen (陳昇) will perform 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.tiehua.com.tw
■ Shows start at 8pm. Music venue and crafts shops are open 2pm to 10pm Tuesdays through Sundays
■ Entrance is NT$120 tonight and NT$350 tomorrow, available at tickets.books.com.tw
Classical
Polish-Hungarian pianist, Piotr Anderszewski, will give a one-off concert on Sunday at Taipei’s National Concert Hall as part of the Taiwan International Festival of the Arts. The program includes Amadeus Mozart’s Fantasia in C minor, K. 475 and Sonata No. 14 in C minor, K. 457, Leos Janacek’s Book II of On an Overgrown Path and Frederic Chopin’s Three Mazurkas, Op. 56, Three Mazurkas, Op. 59 and Polonaise-Fantasie, Op. 61.
■ National Concert Hall, Taipei City
■ Sunday at 7:30pm. Tickets are NT$800 to NT$2,500 (NT$500 tickets sold out), available through NTCH ticketing and www.artsticket.com.tw
Grand-Prix winner of the 2008 Jean-Pierre Rampal International Competition, Japanese flutist Seiya Ueno will perform on Monday at Taipei’s National Concert Hall. French pianist Damien Philippe will accompany on piano in a program that includes Bela Bartok’s Suite Paysanne Hongroise, Sonatine by Maurice Ravel and several works by Ryuichi Sakamoto and Joe Hisaishi.
■ National Concert Hall, Taipei City
■ Monday at 7:30pm. Tickets are NT$800 to NT$2,500 (NT$500 tickets sold out), available through NTCH ticketing and www.artsticket.com.tw
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Located down a sideroad in old Wanhua District (萬華區), Waley Art (水谷藝術) has an established reputation for curating some of the more provocative indie art exhibitions in Taipei. And this month is no exception. Beyond the innocuous facade of a shophouse, the full three stories of the gallery space (including the basement) have been taken over by photographs, installation videos and abstract images courtesy of two creatives who hail from the opposite ends of the earth, Taiwan’s Hsu Yi-ting (許懿婷) and Germany’s Benjamin Janzen. “In 2019, I had an art residency in Europe,” Hsu says. “I met Benjamin in the lobby
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