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Legacy Taipei, located in a former warehouse at Huashan 1914 Creative Park (華山1914), hosts top Taiwanese pop performers and international acts. Tonight, four of the most popular bands from this year’s The Next Big Thing series return with a year-end show. They are psychedelic rockers The Gigantic Roar (巨大的轟鳴), electronic post-rock act Formosa Romance, electronic rock outfit Flux and grunge rockers Slack Tide.
■ 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 Kafka on the Shore
■ Show starts at 8pm
■ Admission is NT$200. 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
Melodic death metal/metalcore band Greedy Black Hole (貪婪黑洞) celebrates the release of its latest album tonight at The Wall (這牆), Taipei’s most prominent venue for indie rock artists, with Invincible Tapir (無敵貘), SLAM and Morals Abyss (道德深淵) also playing. Tomorrow’s spotlight is on Hong Kong’s math rock band tfvsjs, joined by Taiwanese guitarist and rocker Hung Sheng-hao (洪申豪) and Elephant Gym (大象體操). Slowcore artists Double Cheese (大波起司) is the main act on Sunday, followed by garage rock outfit HiJack and pop rocker Misi Ke (柯泯薰) on Wednesday.
Photo courtesy of Riverside
■ 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
■ Shows start at 8pm except tonight which begins at 7pm
■ NT$400 tonight, NT$900 tomorrow, NT$200 on Sunday and Wednesday. Tickets for all shows, with discounts on advance tickets, can be purchased online through www.thewall.com.tw and tickets.books.com.tw
Tonight’s show at indie rock club Revolver features reggae rock group Hang in the Air (盪在空中), psychedelic heavy rockers Sleaze (湯湯水水) and instrumental rock band BHD. Tomorrow, the venue celebrates its third anniversary with a troop of bands and DJs including electronic duo Dronetonics, punk outfit Forests (森林合唱樂團), post-punk rockers Macbeth (馬克白) as well as DJs Sorry Buttons and Geometer.
■ 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 9pm
■ Entrance is NT$300 tonight, free admission tomorrow
Dance/rock band Acidy Peeping Tom (微酸的偷窺狂), post-punk/garage rock group Tight Tight Crotch (緊褲襠) and punk group Random (隨性樂團) congregate tonight at Roxy Rocker, a basement hangout for indie rockers and fans in Taipei. Tomorrow’s lineup is formed by electronic duo Dronetonics, indie rockers Frusciante (佛香甜) and psychedelic rock outfit Obviously (顯然樂團).
■ 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: 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
Folk combo Four Pens (四枝筆樂團) appears tonight at Witch House (女巫店), an intimate coffeehouse-style venue in the National Taiwan University area. It is twin indie pop singers Yi-cheng, Yi-ching (依錚依靜) tomorrow.
■ 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, 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 at Bobwundaye (無問題), a small pub on Heping East Road (和平東路) in Taipei, with folk/jazz combo The Vicious Cabaret as the opening act.
■ 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 8pm
■ Admission is NT$300
Pop/funk artist Dawen (王大文) is scheduled tonight 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. Sunday’s roster include psychedelic rock band The Gigantic Roar (巨大的轟鳴) and eclectic folk group Winking Owl.
■ 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
■ Free admission tonight and NT$400 on Sunday. Admission includes a drink
Mando-pop singer Xiaoyu (小宇) holds a concert tonight at Riverside Live House (河岸留言西門紅樓展演館), and it is the release party of indie rockers 30 Years Of Pain’s (三十萬年老虎鉗) first EP tomorrow. TIJEPA Jazz Groove Band brings a night of classic funk and R&B on Thursday.
■ 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 tomorrow, 8:30pm on Thursday
■ Entrance is NT$1,000 tonight, NT$400 tomorrow and on Thursday. Tickets can be purchased online through www.riverside.com.tw and tickets.books.com.tw
Folk group PiA and pop rockers 7tenthsSweet (七分甜) are scheduled tonight at Riverside Cafe (河岸留言), while it is Puyuma musician Erica tomorrow. Sunday’s lineup include electronic outfit Salamander (沙羅曼蛇) and Orientone (大聲東), which mixes Oriental music traditions with electronic sounds. It is folk night with City PartSy (都市零件派對) and The Traveler (迷途者) on Tuesday. Wednesday’s show is by jazzy folk rockers Baba Band (爸爸辦桌), followed by street musician Funcal(方治權) and pop rockers Egg-Soul (蛋魂樂團) 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, NT$450 tomorrow, NT$350 on Sunday and weekdays. Tickets can be purchased online through www.riverside.com.tw and tickets.books.com.tw
Shunk Kikuta Blues Band plays tonight at Sappho de Base, a late-night lounge bar that hosts mostly jazz shows, followed by Beijing-based jazz trio MU5A’s tomorrow. Formed by two brothers, Oren Dashti and Chuck Payne, jazz/pop act Sandbox takes the stage on Wednesday.
■ 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 all shows
Kaohsiung-based rock outfit Youth Banana (台青蕉樂團) takes the stage tonight at Tiehua Music Village (鐵花村), an arts village composed of a music venue, design and crafts shops and a weekend arts fair in Taitung City. Tomorrow, Aboriginal crooner Tjuabal Beyonce performs with Special Sauce (特調樂隊).
■ 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.tw.streetvoice.com/users/tiehua
■ Shows start at 8pm. Music venue and crafts shops are open 2pm to 10pm Tuesdays through Sundays. Weekend arts fair opens 6pm to 10pm every Friday, 3:30pm to 10pm every Saturday and Sunday
■ Admission is NT$250 for both shows. Tickets can be purchased online through tickets.books.com.tw
The Wall (這牆) programs regular live rock shows at Kaohsiung’s Pier 2 Arts Center (高雄駁二藝術特區). Garage rock outfit HiJack travels to the harbor city tonight, accompanied by Kaohsiung rockers Sunset Samurai (夕陽武士) and grunge band KoOk. Tomorrow, the venue hosts a tribute concert honoring late rocker Wong Ka-kui (黃家駒) of the Hong Kong rock band Beyond, with a group of local musicians including Alex, Hsiao En (曉恩) and Lo Yung-chang (羅永昌).
■ 1 Dayong Rd, Greater Kaohsiung (高雄市大勇路1號), tel: (07) 521-5148. On the Net: www.thewall.com.tw
■ Shows start at 7pm
■ Admission is NT$300 for both shows. Tickets can be purchased at 7-Eleven ibon kiosks, www.books.com.tw and www.indievox.com
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