Fans of the local music scene, be it indie, mainstream, ambient or folk are in for a hectic couple of days starting this evening, when a dozen of Taiwan's leading acts take to stages throughout the capital over the Valentine's weekend.
The fun begins tonight, when post-rock combo, Tin Pan Alley (
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If post-rock isn't your thing, then local politico-anarchist combo, LTK (
Ambient, alt-pop and folk take center-stage tomorrow, when three-piece, keyboard-driven combo Tizzy Bac brings its brand of Saint Etienne-inspired alt-pop to The Wall. Supporting and providing audiences with a contrast to Tizzy Bac will be rockers Menglo (夢露) and gothic metal act Lamentation(天譴九歌). The show starts at 9:30pm and tickets cost NT$300.
Elsewhere tomorrow, at the Underworld, local trip-hop and ambient acts 78BPM and Nylas will be getting all Portishead-like and atmospheric from 9:30pm onwards. One of Nylas' first outings since its superb mini-debut album, Where Are You My Dear Uncle K, hit record store shelves, the ambient two-piece trippsters will be out to impress. Tickets cost NT$300.
Taiwan's foremost man of music, Chen Ming-chang (
While Chen hasn't been as active in the studio in recent years as many of his fans would like, the guitarist and his backing band still pack a punch, especially when they fill sets with some of their mildly political and less pop-addled material. The show starts at 9:30pm and tickets cost NT$250.
Finally, Chang Cheng-yue (
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