Legacy Taipei hosts top Taiwanese pop performers and international acts. Tonight, Mando-pop new talents Waiting Zeng (曾維梃) and Sherry Cheng (鄭雙雙) put together a show, followed by pop rock band io (io樂團) on Sunday. It is the latest installment of the Next Big Thing series on Thursday, featuring indie rockers Hippocampus (海馬迴), post-rock group Kishikan (既視感) and FUBAR.
■ Huashan 1914 Creative Park (華山1914), Center Five Hall (中五館), 1, Bade Rd Sec 1, Taipei (台北市八德路一段1號)
■ Shows start at 8pm
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■ Admission is NT$700 tonight and on Sunday, NT$200 on Thursday. Tickets for the venue’s concerts can be purchased online through www.indievox.com and at 7-Eleven ibon kiosks
The Wall (這牆), Taipei’s most prominent venue for indie rock artists, features alt-rock band Guntzepaula (槍擊潑辣), electro-pop/post-rock act Nightcap (睡帽樂團) and ska group Skaraoke tonight. It is the release party of drum and bass/electro house combo OVDS’ debut album tomorrow, while hip-hop/rock group Chiu and Love (丘與樂) celebrate the release of its latest EP on Sunday. Wednesday’s roster includes progressive metal/polyrhythm act VuLner and Instrumental/post-rock outfit Mass Man. Thursday’s main act is indie rockers Frusciante (佛香甜).
■ 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
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■ Shows start at 8pm
■ Admission is NT$500 tonight and tomorrow, NT$400 on Sunday and Thursday, NT$200 on Wednesday. Tickets for all shows, with discounts on advance tickets, can be purchased online through www.thewall.com.tw and tickets.books.com.tw
Electronic rockers Chemical Monkey (化學猴子) takes the stage tomorrow at Pipe Live Music, a main venue for indie music and parties.
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■ 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 8pm
■ Admission is NT$400. Tickets can be purchased online through www.walkieticket.com and at 7-Eleven ibon kiosks and FamilyMart (全家) FamiPort kiosks
Tonight’s lineup is formed by upbeat punk rockers Punkhoo (胖虎), hardcore punk group The Roadside Inn and mental band Devil Assassin (惡魔刺客) at indie rock club Revolver. It is live music from electronic rockers No Money, No Honey, electronic/alternative rock outfit Sleeping Brain (眠腦) and Pleasure Science (愉悅科學) tomorrow. Together with power metal outfit Spresto (馳云章樂團), trash/metal acts Hydra and Revolting Society (背骨) play a show under the theme of When President Ma Keeps Kissing China’s Ass on Wednesday.
■ 1-2, Roosevelt Rd Sec 1, Taipei City (台北市羅斯福路一段1-2號), tel: (02) 3393-1678
■ Show starts at 7:30pm tonight, 9:30pm tomorrow, 10pm on Wednesday
■ Entrance is NT$300 tonight and tomorrow, NT$200 on Wednesday
Led by jazz musician Martijn Vanbuel, Orbit Folks (世界軌跡樂團) fuses world music with jazz on Sunday at The TAV Cafe (村落餐廳), a bar and cafe located at the Taipei Artist Village (台北國際藝術村).
■ 7 Beiping E Rd, Taipei City (台北市北平東路7號), tel: (02) 3393-7377X207. On the Net: tavcafe.com
■ Show runs from 1pm to 6pm
■ NT$300 at the door
The Unlikely Suspects play a mix of rock, funk, pop, jazz and blues tomorrow at Bobwundaye (無問題), a small pub on Heping East Road (和平東路) 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
■ Show starts at 10pm
■ Admission is NT$200
R&B/pop singer Sarah (鄭雪梅) from Singapore arrives tomorrow at Kafka on the Shore (海邊的卡夫卡), a coffee house-cum-music and arts venue in the National Taiwan University area.
■ 2F, 2, Ln 244, Roosevelt Rd Sec 3, Taipei City (台北市羅斯福路三段244巷2號2樓). On the Net: www.kafkabythe.blogspot.tw
■ Show starts at 8pm. Cafe/bookstore opens noon to midnight Sundays through Thursdays, noon to 2am Fridays and Saturdays
■ NT$, NT$400
Alternative rock outfit Taipei Cases (台北公案) shares the stage with Black Berry Car (黑莓車) tonight at Witch House (女巫店), an intimate coffeehouse-style venue in the National Taiwan University area. Post-rock combo 2HRs starts its island-wide tour tomorrow, with Indie rockers Insecteens (昆蟲白) also playing.
■ 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
Folk duo Murmur Show (慢慢說) appears tonight 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 8:30pm
■ Entrance is NT$550. Tickets can be purchased online through www.riverside.com.tw and tickets.books.com.tw
Chipin & Kaiya Jazz Quartet (啟彬與凱雅爵士四重奏) perform tonight at Riverside Cafe (河岸留言), and it is indie electronica outfit moRning cAll (輕晨電) tomorrow. On Thursday, Puyuma musician Hao-en (昊恩) plays a gig, followed by pop singer Iris (林綾).
■ 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 for tonight which begins at 9:30pm
■ NT$400 on weekends, NT$350 on weekdays. Tickets can be purchased online through www.riverside.com.tw and tickets.books.com.tw
It is the release concert of Minyen Hsieh Quartet’s (謝明諺四重奏) latest album tonight at Sappho de Base, a late-night lounge bar that hosts mostly jazz shows. Electric blues band Bopomofo (ㄅㄆㄇㄈ) plays live music tomorrow.
■ 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
■ Entrance is NT$400 tonight and NT$30 tomorrow
Folk musician Lee De-yun (李德筠) and pop singer Europa Huang (黃建為) are scheduled 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. The venue hosts Taitung Poetry and Music Festival (台東詩歌節), featuring Aboriginal music icons Hu De-fu (胡德夫) and Panai (巴奈).
■ 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$300 for both shows. Tickets can be purchased online through tickets.books.com.tw
The Wall (這牆) programs regular live rock shows at Greater Kaohsiung’s Pier 2 Arts Center (高雄駁二藝術特區). Metalcore/post-hardcore outfit One Way Street, post-hardcore/screamo band Noise Effect (噪音效應), emo/punks Carousel (旋轉木馬) and alternative rock group 70% (柒拾趴樂團) gather together for a show tomorrow.
■ 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
■ Admission is NT$400. Tickets can be purchased at 7-Eleven ibon kiosks, www.books.com.tw and www.indievox.com
Tomorrow, avant-garde jazz ensemble Ape Apocalypse performs at Paramount Bar (百樂門酒館), an indie rock club in Greater Kaohsiung, with Kaohsiung-based Indie-pop outfit Sorrow of Youth (少年維持的煩惱) and lo-fi delta rock band Mud Bros (爛泥兄弟) also playing.
■ 70 Minzu 1st Rd, Sanming Dist, Greater Kaohsiung (高雄市三民區民族一路70號), tel: (07) 389-0501
■ Show starts at 8:30pm
■ Entrance is NT$300 at the door
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