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Vintage, bags, books, leather goods, electrical appliances, dishes, collectibles, bric-a-brac and secondhand clothing are just a few of the items available at Holiday ya Flea Market, which begins at noon on Sunday. The market, a three minute walk from the Shandao MRT Station (善導寺捷運站), exit 6, is eco-friendly and is ideal for budget-conscious travelers or anyone just looking to browse among the roughly 30 stalls for a good deal. There will also be tarot fortune telling, a scavenger hunt, a photography outing and stray rabbit bizarre, where you can adopt a bunny. Ten percent of the sales proceeds will go to animal protection.
■ 10 Shaoxing N St, Taipei City (台北市紹興北街10號)
Photo courtesy of P!SCO
■ Sunday from noon until 6pm
■ Admission is free
Hip hop artists from some far-flung destinations will descend on Taipei’s Pipe Live Music tomorrow night for Menace Night with Beats and Friends, where producers and beatmakers will show off their stuff. Taiwan’s Human Wright and Talonehead, France’s Midori/Menace, Poland’s Hubert Tas and Cockroacheee’z from Japan are all set to perform.
Photo courtesy of Seredau
■ Pipe Live Music (派比義大利音樂餐廳), 1 Siyuan Street, Taipei (台北市中正區思源街1號).
■ Show starts tomorrow at 11pm
■ Tickets are NT$800, availabe at COW Records and Waiting Room or online at ppt.cc/jBxVW
Photo courtesy of NTCH
Contemporary
On Sunday, 1990s disco rock band Sticky Rice (糯米糰), a group whose sound runs the gamut of Red Hot Chili Peppers to the Beastie Boys, will perform at Huashan 1914 Creative Park, Center Five Hall.
■ Huashan 1914 Creative Park (華山1914文化創意產業園區), Center Five Hall (中五館), 1, Bade Rd Sec 1, Taipei City (台北市八德路一段1號)
■ Sunday at 7pm
■ Tickets are NT$1,500, available through www.indievox.com and at 7-Eleven ibon kiosks
American girl group Fifth Harmony, who formed in the second season of the popular US show The X Factor US, will give a one-off performance tomorrow at Taipei’s National Taiwan University Sports Center.
■ 1, Roosevelt Rd Sec 4, Taipei City (台北市羅斯福路四段1號)
■ Tomorrow at 7pm
■ Tickets are NT$1,200 to NT$3,800, available through pipemusic.kktix.cc and at FamilyMart (全家) FamiPort kiosks
There will be an IMDJ party tonight at Triangle with the hip hop of Dj Joker, twerk by Dj Hsuan and some EDM offerings by Dj Mini and Dj Sonia. Nineties rock ‘n’ roll, hip hop, dance and disco are on the menu tomorrow.
■ 1, Yuman St, Taipei City (台北市玉門街1號)
■ Shows start at 10pm
■ Admission is NT$300
Soul/funk combo DC & The Funky Duds will perform tonight at The Loft at WOW. Tomorrow, Jose Stewart and the PA Connection Band will take the stage and play an eclectic variety of Celtic, jazz, Latin and Middle Eastern music.
■ The Loft at WOW, 3F, 2, Ln 120, Wuchang St, Taipei City (台北市武昌街二段120巷2號3F)
■ Shows start at 9pm
■ Tickets are NT$350, available through the venue’s Facebook page
Singer and guitarist Shao (郭修彧) performs tomorrow at Legacy Taipei, a venue that hosts top Taiwanese pop performers and international acts. It’s a night of old-time rock ‘n’ roll on Monday with acclaimed music producer and musician Bing (王治平). Indie pop outfit Freckles (雀斑) performs on Tuesday, with DJ Cosimoz and Vooid as special guests.
■ 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 7:30pm Monday at 7pm and Tuesday at 8pm
■ Admission is NT$700 tomorrow and Tuesday and NT$900 on Monday. Tickets available through www.indievox.com and at 7-Eleven ibon kiosks
Garage rock mavens The White Eyes (白目樂隊), post-rock combo Constant & Change (康士坦的變化球), rockers Cui Ruo Shao Nu Zu (脆弱少女組) and Sen (仙樂隊) will take the stage tonight at the The Wall (這牆), a prominent Taipei venue for indie rock artists. Tomorrow it’s the venue’s Breaking the Border Festival with Supernatural XX (超自然XX) and Dystopia. Tonight at Korner, a club located inside The Wall, the venue is “dropping the heaviest UK grime bombs” with Faze Miyake, Skir Spyro, Kei-Li Live and Sonia Calico, among others. Tomorrow it is the Organik Festival warm up party with Yoshi Nori, Diskonnected, Initials B.B., Al Burro and others laying down some techno and house. Techno, ambient and house are on the menu for Sunday, as Andy Chiu, Lyova Lyubov, Colr Domes and others take the stage.
■ 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 begin tonight at 8pm and tomorrow at 7pm; Korner shows begin at 11:50pm
■ The Wall tickets cost NT$200 tonight and NT$450 tomorrow; Korner tickets are NT$500 tonight, NT$500 tomorrow and NT$200 on Sunday available through thewall.tw
Folk group Wooden Glasses Band (木眼鏡) and Fool and Idiot (傻子與白痴) take the stage tomorrow at APA Mini (小地方展演空間).
■ 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 7:30pm
■ Admission is NT$400, available through www.indievox.com
Punk rock and alt rock are on the menu tonight at indie rock club Revolver, with Noise Book, Cruising (徐行) and Cindy is Falling set to perform. Soryo, Mish, Bob Rappers: Leeric, Michael Angelo and Mac (萬能麥斯), among others, will lay down some old school hip-hop and electronic tomorrow. Japanese rock outfit Virgin Crab Band will perform songs from their latest EP Fleming on Sunday. Japan’s Mutant Monster and China’s Round Eye will offer support. On Monday, the venue hosts a hip-hop, house and dance party with Djs Tang, Cosimoz, Tas and Midori, among others. Experimental pop group Children in Love (胡月) will take the stage on Wednesday with Vicky Sun.
■ 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, tomorrow at 7pm, Sunday at 8pm, Monday at 10pm and Wednesday at 9:30pm
■ Admission is NT$200 tonight, NT$400 tomorrow, Sunday and Monday and NT$300 on Wednesday
Muddy Wolfe, which blends modern blues/rock with jazz sensibilities, will cover some guitar greats such as Jimi Hendrix, Robben Ford, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Buddy Guy 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
■ Shows start at 10pm
■ Admission is NT$300
Singer-songwriter Chen Kuan-yu (陳冠宇) will appear tonight at Witch House (女巫店), an intimate coffeehouse-style venue in the National Taiwan University area. Tomorrow, accordion player and German expat Yoyo will perform with friends. Taipei-based Canadian guitarist Rose Goossen and American guitarist Ellery Prescott perform 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
All-female folk/math rock outfit GDJYB (雞蛋蒸肉餅) from Hong Kong perform tonight at Riverside Live House (河岸留言西門紅樓展演館). They will be playing songs from their just-released album 23:59 Before Tomorrow. On Tuesday, it’s live electronica trio Nerve, led by Swiss-born, New York-based drummer Jojo Mayer.
■ 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$600 tonight and NT$2,000 on Tuesday, available through www.indievox.com and tickets.books.com.tw
Jazz bassist Vincent Hsu (徐崇育), drummer Cody Byassee and pianist Andy Jaffe will perform standards by “the high priest of bop,” Thelonious Monk, tonight at Riverside Cafe (河岸留言). There will be a series of pop performances on Sunday with singer Sunya (蕭人鳳), guitarist Diyang Wu (吳鍾昊) and keyboardist Ho Chih-yun (何芝芸).
■ 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 and Sunday at 8pm
■ Admission is NT$450 tonight and NT$350 on Sunday, available through www.indievox.com and tickets.books.com.tw
The Ryan Lin (林亮宇) Jazz Quartet will perform originals and standards tonight at Sappho Live, a late-night lounge bar that hosts mostly jazz shows. Charlie Parker is on the menu tomorrow night with the Remembering Charlie Parker Quintet. On Wednesday it is Taipei Improv — Comedy Night, as the venue opens up the stage to improv games such as Ask the Expert, Famous TV Show Unaired Scene and Party Quirks. It is a night of bossa nova and samba with RioSoul 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 tonight, tomorrow and Thursday, and 9pm on Wednesday
■ Entrance is NT$400 tonight and tomorrow, NT$200 on Wednesday and NT$300 on Thursday
It’s a night of old-time rock ‘n’ roll on Sunday with acclaimed music producer and musician Bing (王治平) 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 7pm
■ Admission is NT$900, available through www.indievox.com and at 7-Eleven ibon kiosks
Psychedelic rock act Obviously (顯然樂隊) hits the stage tomorrow at The Goat Restaurant & Bar (山羊飯館), a music venue and restaurant in Pingtung. Heavy metal group Burning Island (火燒島) is also on the bill. There is a stellar lineup tomorrow for the venue’s Goat’s Rot Party, with ska-punk group Mary Bites Kerry (瑪莉咬凱利), dance rock group P!SCO, funk/disco/nu-jazz combo Funky Brothers (放客兄弟), funk/blues/alternative band Iron Punch (鐵擊) and singer-songwriting duo HE (有激人).
■ 23-2 Hengnan Rd, Hengchun Township, Pingtung County (屏東縣恆春鎮恆南路23-2號), tel: (08) 888-0183
■ Show starts tomorrow at 8:30pm and Sunday at 6:30pm
■ Admission is NT$250 tomorrow and NT$500 Sunday, available through www.indievox.com
Amis folk singer Seize will perform tonight at Tiehua Music Village (鐵花村), an arts village in Taitung City. Puyuma songstress Samingad (紀曉君) takes the stage tomorrow. On Sunday, it is Paiwan crooner Seredau (桑梅絹).
■ 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, NT$350 tomorrow and NT$300 on Sunday, available at tickets.books.com.tw
Classical
The king of Fado music Camane will give a one-off performance tonight at Taipei’s National Concert Hall. Fado is a form of music characterized by mournful tunes and lyrics, often about fate, life and death, love, the ocean and nostalgia. Camane’s first tour to Taiwan will see him perform with Fado guitar, Portuguese guitar and double bass.
■ National Concert Hall, Taipei City
■ Tonight at 7:30pm. Tickets are NT$700 to NT$2,000 (NT$500 tickets are sold out), available through NTCH ticketing or online at www.artsticket.com.tw
I Wish I Could Make a Wish — The Theater Concert of Jimmy is a performance tomorrow at Taipei’s National Concert Hall, based on the characters created by popular Taiwanese illustrator Jimmy Liao (幾米). Led by conductor Yan Huichang (閻惠昌), the musical performance tells the story of a young boy who finds a lamp that has a genie inside of it.
■ National Concert Hall, Taipei Times
■ Tomorrow at 7:30pm and Sunday at 2:30pm. All tickets for tomorrow’s performance except NT$500 are sold out; tickets are NT$500 to NT$2,000 for Sunday’s performance, available through NTCH ticketing or online at www.artsticket.com.tw
Ukrainian-born classical pianist Alexander Romanovsky will hold a concert with the chamber orchestra Kammerorchester Basel on Wednesday at Taipei’s National Concert Hall. The performance, led by Italian conductor Giovanni Antonini, will feature a program that includes Martin Jaggi’s Urukbp6 (2013), and Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No.1 and Symphony No. 3, Eroica Op. 55.
■ National Concert Hall, Taipei City
■ Wednesday at 7:30pm. Tickets are NT$1,500 to NT$4,500 (NT$1,200 tickets are sold out), available through NTCH ticketing or online at www.artsticket.com.tw
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