Contemporary
Legacy Taipei, located in a former warehouse at Huashan 1914 Creative Park (華山1914), hosts top Taiwanese pop performers and international acts. It is the release party of alternative rock outfit Frande’s (法蘭黛樂團) new album tonight. Popular comedy rockers Wonfu (旺福) holds two-day Halloween concerts tomorrow and on Sunday. Tomorrow’s show is already sold out.
■ 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)
Photo courtesy of Legacy Taipei
■ Shows start at 8pm
■ NT$500 tonight and NT$800 on Sunday. Tickets for the venue’s concerts can be purchased at ERA ticketing outlets, online through www.ticket.com.tw, www.legacy.com.tw and at 7-Eleven ibon kiosks
Japanese rockers The Bawdies take the stage tonight at The Wall (這牆), Taipei’s most prominent venue for indie rock artists. Techno artists and producer Rrose from the US is the highlighted performer at the Black Halloween party presented by Smoke Machine tomorrow. As part of the Euro Metal Month organized by the Rock Empire, veteran Finnish heavy metal band Amorphis appears on Sunday. Wednesday’s main act is psychedelic blues combo The Robbie Y. (羅比楊). Rock duo Best Coast from Los Angeles, California, arrives on Thursday.
Photo courtesy of The Wall
■ 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: www.thewall.com.tw
■ Show starts at 8pm tonight and on Wednesday, 11:30pm tomorrow, 6:30pm on Sunday, 7:30pm on Thursday
■ NT$1,700 tonight, NT$900 tomorrow, NT$1,000 to NT$1,800 on Sunday, NT$200 on Wednesday, NT$1,400 on Thursday. Tickets for all shows, with discounts on advance tickets, can be purchased online through www.thewall.com.tw and www.tickets.books.com.tw
Electronic post-rock act Formosa Romance joins hands with Macbeth (馬克白) and handsome-pop group Moon Police (月亮警察) at indie rock club Revolver tonight. Alternative rockers The Old Mog Detective Agency (老貓偵探社) and Rivertree are among the performers tomorrow. Wednesday’s program features Taiwan’s ska group Skaraoke and 10-piece horn band Bad Ass Brass. The venue hosts a Halloween party on Thursday with Taiwanese hardcore punkers No Order (無秩序) and punk outfit Forests (森林合唱樂團) on the lineup.
■ 1-2, Roosevelt Rd Sec 1, Taipei City (台北市羅斯福路一段1-2號), tel: (02) 3393-1678
■ Shows start at 10pm
■ Entrance is NT$300 on weekend and Thursday, NT$250 on Wednesday
Funk rock/rap outfit Underway and pop group Anchor are scheduled tonight at Roxy Rocker, a basement hangout for indie rockers and fans in Taipei. Electronic duo Orientone (大聲東) mixes Oriental music traditions with electronic sounds tomorrow, with electronic rockers Flux also playing.
■ B1, 177, Heping E Rd Sec 1, Taipei City (台北市和平東路一段177號B1), tel: (02) 2351-8177. On the Net: www.roxyrocker.com
■ Shows start at 9pm. Roxy Rocker is open daily from 8pm to 4am, closed on Mondays
■ Entrance is NT$200 for all shows
One Million Star (超級星光大道) alumnus Queen (魏如昀) invites her musician friends including power pop/punk group Mister Mouth (嘴哥樂團) and The Yugins to hold a zombie-themed party and concert tonight at Pipe Live Music, a main venue for indie music and parties. DJs Morphosis from Lebanon, Objekt of Berlin and Taiwan’s A-Dao take to the decks tomorrow, while Japan’s girl group Bellring is scheduled on Sunday. It is reggae night on Thursday, featuring Aboriginal rock group Matzka, Skaraoke and dub/reggae/stoner rock group Taimaica Soundsystem (台買加環繞音效).
■ 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 7:45pm tonight, 11pm tomorrow, 2pm on Sunday, 7:30pm on Thursday
■ Admission is NT$600 tonight, NT$800 tomorrow, NT$400 on Sunday, NT$500 on Thursday. Tickets can be purchased online through www.walkieticket.com and at 7-Eleven ibon kiosks and FamilyMart (全家) FamiPort kiosks
Hakka singer-songwriter Lo Sirong (羅思容) performs with Gomoteu (孤毛頭) tonight at Witch House (女巫店), an intimate coffeehouse-style venue in the National Taiwan University area. Taiwanese singer-songwriter Debbie Hsiao (蕭賀碩) plays with Ku Hao (古皓) with tomorrow. On Thursday, it is jazz-pop musician Kuo Hung (郭宏) and Denis Hao (許書豪).
■ 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
Tomorrow’s show is by twin indie pop singers Yi-cheng, Yi-ching (依錚依靜) at Kafka on the Shore (海邊的卡夫卡), a coffee house-cum-music and arts venue in the National Taiwan University area. Alternative rock band The Subway Not Happy Boy Club (地下道慘綠少年俱樂部) performs 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
■ Shows start at 8pm. Cafe/bookstore opens noon to midnight Sundays through Thursdays, noon to 2am Fridays and Saturdays
■ NT$400 tomorrow, free admission on Sunday
Indie rocker Bearbabes (熊寶貝), neo-psychedelia/alternative rock group Echo (回聲樂團) and Amis singer-songwriter Suming get together tonight at Riverside Live House (河岸留言西門紅樓展演館). The venue hosts a Halloween party featuring Forests (森林合唱樂團) as well as DJs Ray Ray, Mr. Gin, Marcus Aurelius, Tommy P, Licheal Mambert, Cotton Disco and Robi Roka. Chinese crooner Shiny (呂程程) teams up with Beijing-based Musa’s Trio (阿根廷馬丁樂隊) on Sunday. Pop singer Christine Chien (簡愛) performs with friends on Wednesday.
■ 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 tonight and Wednesday, 10pm tomorrow, 8:30pm on Sunday
■ NT$500 tonight, NT$900 tomorrow, NT$400 on Sunday and Wednesday. Tickets can be purchased online through www.riverside.com.tw and www.tickets.books.com.tw
Led by jazz violin and piano couple Hsieh Chi-pin (謝啟彬) and Chang Kai-ya (張凱雅), Chipin & Kaiya’s Jazz Quartet (啟彬與凱雅爵士四重奏) perform tonight at Riverside Cafe (河岸留言), while rock group No Key Band and pop duo Battery (八得力樂團) appear on Sunday. On Tuesday, jazz musician Ray Lin and his friends share the stage with jazz/hip-hop group Alter-J (黑糖這樂團). Post-rock act Phantasy of Mirage (現象師) and noisy experimental rock group The Sign of Human (記號士) are scheduled on Wednesday, followed by folk duo Murmur Show(慢慢說) on Thursday.
■ 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 except tonight which begins at 9:30pm
■ NT$400 tonight and on Thursday, NT$350 on Sunday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Tickets can be purchased online through www.riverside.com.tw and www.tickets.books.com.tw
Jazz ensemble New Generation performs tonight at Sappho de Base, a late-night lounge bar that hosts mostly jazz shows. Self-dubbed LGBT band Isotope plays groovy jazz tunes and funk vibes tomorrow, while DJ Zulu hailing from Barcelona takes the decks on Sunday. Tuesday’s showcase night features fusion trio I Have a New Band Now, while ADJ Trio appears 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.sappho102.biz
■ Shows start at 9:30pm. Closed Mondays
■ Entrance is NT$200 for tonight and tomorrow, free admission on Sunday, Tuesday and on Thursday
The Wall (這牆) programs regular live rock shows at Kaohsiung’s Pier 2 Arts Center (高雄駁二藝術特區). Psychedelic rock band The Gigantic Roar (巨大的轟鳴) plays tonight, with post-rock outfit Pleiades (昂宿) and indie rockers Belabus (白蘿蔔) also on the bill. Tomorrow’s show is by pop punks Pa Pun (怕胖團). Alternative rock outfit Frande (法蘭黛樂團) celebrates the release of its new album on Sunday.
■ 1 Dayong Rd, Greater Kaohsiung (高雄市大勇路1號), tel: (07) 521-5148. On the Net: www.thewall.com.tw
■ Show starts at 7:30pm tonight and tomorrow, 7pm on Sunday
■ NT$300 tonight and tomorrow, NT$500 on Sunday. Tickets can be purchased at 7-Eleven ibon kiosks, www.books.com.tw and www.indievox.com
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