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The second Tiger Mountain Rumble kicks off tomorrow at 2pm with Tony Taylor and the Rockits and end at 10pm with a performance by Three Day Bender. The music festival, meant to coincide with Dragon Boat Festival, includes musical acts throughout the day, including Afroholique, Muddy Basin Ramblers, Three Day Bender, The Flat Fives, DJFunky and many others. There will also be a selection of food and drinks to keep you shaking your bones into the evening.
■ Tiger Mountain (微遠虎山), 186-1, Ln 221, Fude St, Taipei City (台北市福德街221巷186-1號)
Photo courtesy of Enno Cheng
■ Tomorrow from 2pm to 10pm. Tickets are NT$500 at the door. For more information visit the events Facebook page:
Woolloomooloo and Tern Bicycles will host a BBQ and bike ride on Sunday. Attendees will meet at the Woolloomooloo Xinyi at 9am for breakfast, depart at 10am for the ride that includes Rohe Night Market, Dajia Riverside Park and Dadaocheng, and arrive at Woolloomooloo Out West for a BBQ lunch at noon. The biking distance is 20km and the ride takes about two hours. The NT$600 sign up fee includes breakfast, coffee, BBQ lunch and a beer. To sign up, visit: bit.ly/2pELgwh.
■ Woolloomooloo Xinyi, 379, Xinyi Road Sec 4, Taipei City (台北市信義路四段379號); WOW Woolloomooloo Out West, 2, Ln 120, Wenchang St Sec 2, Taipei City (台北市武昌街二段120巷2號)
Photo courtesy of BB Bomb
■ Sunday from 9am to 2pm. NT$600 person
Taipei Discussion and Learning meets at Cosy (人性空間) to hear lectures and discuss topics such as philosophy, science, anthropology, globalization and alternative medicine. This week’s discussion, “From uppers to opiates and their effects on behavior,” will be led by Lyn Townsend a long time member of the discussion group and graduate student in psychology at Canada’s University of British Columbia. All discussions and lectures are conducted in English.
■ Cosy (人性空間), 7, Ln 60, Xingsheng S Rd, Sec 3, Taipei City (台北市新生南路60巷7號)
Photo courtesy of Zoanvi
■ Tomorrow at 7:30 pm. Admission is free. Look for Taipei Discussion and Learning on Facebook
Contemporary
Actress and indie folk star Enno Cheng (鄭宜農), who commands a large fan base of college-aged “culture youths” (文藝青年), plays tonight at Legacy Taipei, a venue that hosts top Taiwanese pop performers and international acts. Cheng will be singing tunes from her latest EP Pluto. On Thursday, it is funk/acid jazz combo Icy Ball (冰球樂團).
■ 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).
■ Shows start at 8pm
■ Admission is NT$899 tonight and NT$700 on Thursday. Tickets available through www.indievox.com and at 7-Eleven ibon kiosks
Uta-matsuri, a Japanese song festival that features student musicians and professional Japanese singers, travels tomorrow to The Wall (這牆), a prominent Taipei venue for indie rock artists. On Sunday, indie pop group Private Eyesight (私人視線) will release their first EP, Dim. Pop group Crossroad (十字路口) will offer support. It’s an evening of “Deep Fried” house tonight at Korner, a venue located inside The Wall, with Yoshi Nori, Al Burro, Minijay, Simon Frank, Lujiachi and Germany’s Kassem Mosse. Tomorrow, Rabit (real name: Eric Burton) will combine industrial, hip hop, noise and sound collage to, as the club writes, “foster sonic spaces for the exploration of sexuality, gender, race, embodiment and injustice.” Sounds like a tall order. Katrina, Yunn, Jon Du, Nowhere and many others are also on the bill.
■ 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 tomorrow at 5pm and Sunday at 7pm; Korner shows start at 11:50pm
■ Ticket for The Wall cost NT$1,200 tomorrow and NT$300 on Sunday; Korner shows are NT$550 tonight and NT$650 tomorrow , available through thewall.tw
Pop act Achau (阿超) performs 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)
■ Show starts at 7pm
■ Admission is NT$550, available through www.indievox.com and at 7-Eleven ibon kiosks
Four-piece rockers Pacers (步行者) take the stage tonight at APA Mini (小地方展演空間). Post-rock act Triple Deer is also on the bill. It’s a night of post-rock music tomorrow night with Naturally Out of Line (自然出格), Dr Geek (神經博士) and CustoMood set to take the stage.
■ 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 7:30pm
■ Admission for each show is NT$450, available through www.indievox.com
Indie rock club Revolver will host two live music parties tonight. The first, which starts at 9pm, features punk rock and indie rock with Violet Lens (紺), Point 22 (點二二) and BB Bomb (BB彈). Germany’s Joix will perform electronic music for the late show, which begins at midnight. Techno maestro Databass is also on the bill. The venue will also host two parties tomorrow. The first, beginning at 7:30pm, will serve up a menu of screamo and alternative metal with Before After, Petrichor and Dr YE. The late party begins at 11:30pm, and includes the dance and jam tunes of DJ Funky Teppanyaki. On Sunday Japan’s Distance will arrive to play tunes from their recently released album. Punk rockers Waly, Emergency (急診室) and Hadokowa will offer support. Rockers Fragile Girls (脆弱少女組), DJ Puzzle Man and Japan’s Chiina take the stage on Monday.
■ 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 and midnight, tomorrow at 7:30pm and 11:30pm, Sunday at 8pm and Monday at 9pm
■ Admission is NT$300 tonight at 9pm and NT$250 at midnight, NT$350 tomorrow at 7:30pm and NT$250 for 11:30pm, NT$350 for Sunday and NT$400 for Monday
Reggae rock outfit Hang in the Air (盪在空中), Dasu (aka Ghetto Child — a beatmaker of some renown), DJ @llenblow and Marionette’s Danced (舞人舞屍) will perform tomorrow at Pipe Live Music, a major venue for indie music and parties.
■ 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 9:30pm
■ Admission is NT$400, available through www.indievox.com, pipemusic.kktix.cc and at FamilyMart (全家) FamiPort kiosks
Power rock trio Gold Seal will perform their progressive and heavy rock-influenced riffs tomorrow at Bobwundaye (無問題), a small pub in Taipei. Cosmic Inversion, a psychedelic jam band that fuses sounds from the Grateful Dead, Pink Floyd and Phish, is also on the bill.
■ 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
Airy and The End World Party (小女伶與世界末日派對), a six-piece jazz act, perform tonight at Witch House (女巫店), an intimate coffeehouse-style venue in the National Taiwan University area. Rockers Fragile Girls (脆弱少女組) are also on the bill. Tomorrow it is a night of harmonica music with the Punch Harmonica Ensemble. Guitarist Alex Chou (周楚恩) shares the venue on Thursday with acoustic guitar duo Sun ‘n’ Rain (桑尼雷恩).
■ 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
Rockers Over Drive Me Crazy (超載樂團) take the stage tonight with Kafka by the Sea (海邊的卡夫卡), a coffee house-cum-music and arts venue. Taking cues from R&B, reggae and psychedelic rock, Air Dolphins (海豚樂隊) will play 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 tonight and NT$400 for Sunday, available online through www.indievox.com
Japanese band Kachimba fuses traditional Okinawan music and Cuban-flavored Latin percussion 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
■ Show starts at 8pm
■ Admission is NT$550, available through www.indievox.com and tickets.books.com.tw
Real Collective Jazz Quartet (爵士精選四重奏) performs tonight at Riverside Cafe (河岸留言). Pop rock band ZoAnVi (佐安薇) and ShowHand (梭哈樂團) take the stage on Sunday. Japanese indie band Crane performs on Wednesday with Milvus (黑鳶) 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
■ Shows start at 9pm
■ Admission is NT$400 tonight, NT$350 on Sunday and Wednesday, available through www.indievox.com and tickets.books.com.tw
Jazz quartet Duology + 2 takes the stage tonight at Sappho Live, a late-night lounge bar that hosts mostly jazz shows. Airy and The End World Party (小女伶與世界末日派對), a six-piece jazz act, will play tomorrow. Yuji Yoshimine & Friends, including Yuji Yoshimine on bass and rap, Takeshi Sakamoto on drums, Terry Hsieh (謝明諺) on sax and Kuo Chun Yu on piano, arrive on Wednesday. The Flat Fives will play swing and R&B tunes from the 1940s and 1950s 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
■ Entrance is NT$400 tonight, tomrrow and Thursday, and NT$300 on Wednesday
Pop folk artist PiA (吳蓓雅) takes the stage tonight at Forro Cafe (呼嚕咖啡) in Taichung. Acoustic folk duo Crispy (脆樂團) will perform songs from their new album 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
■ Shows start at 8pm
■ Admission is NT$700 tonight and NT$500 tomorrow, available through www.indievox.com
Mando-pop singer Will Lin (林威良) takes the stage on Sunday at In Our Time, a restaurant-cum-gallery located inside Kaohsiung’s Pier-2 Arts Center (駁二藝術特區).
■ 99, Penglai Rd, Kaohsiung City (高雄市蓬萊路99號), tel: (07) 521-0017
■ Show starts 7pm
■ Tickets are NT$500, available through www.indievox.com and tickets.books.com.tw
Taipei melodic thrash band Infernal Chaos and grindcore mainstays Flesh Juicer (血肉果汁機) perform tomorrow at Live Warehouse, a venue for indie music located inside Kaohsiung’s Pier-2 Arts Center (駁二藝術特區). YouTube sensations and comedians This Group of People (這群人) will perform on Sunday.
■ 2-5 Dayi Rd, Kaohsiung City (高雄市大義街2-5號), tel: (07) 521-8114. On the Net: livewarehouse.tw
■ Shows start 7:30pm
■ Entrance is NT$700 for each show, available through tickets.books.com.tw
Hardcore metal group Deadpan and funk/blues/alternative band Iron Punch (鐵擊) perform tonight at Paramount Bar (百樂門酒館), an indie rock club in Kaohsiung. Deadpan is also on the bill.
■ 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
Pop-punk group Fire Ex (滅火器) and ska-punk group Mary Bites Kerry (瑪莉咬凱利) perform on Monday at The Goat Restaurant & Bar (山羊飯館), a music venue and restaurant in Pingtung. Japan’s The Barcox, a ska band, is also on the bill.
■ 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 at 7:30pm
■ Admission is NT$1,000, available through www.tixcraft.com
Paiwan musician Balai (巴賴) performs tonight at Tiehua Music Village (鐵花村), an arts village in Taitung City. Amis noise folk artists Outlet Drift (漂流出口) are also set to perform. Japanese band Kachimba, which fuses traditional Okinawan music and Cuban-flavored Latin percussion, takes the stage 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
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