Contemporary
Legacy Taipei hosts top Taiwanese pop performers and international acts. Tomorrow, it is the latest installment of Back To Spin featuring DJs Randy (林志堅), Mykal and fish.the. Sunday’s spotlight is on Mando-pop singer Peter Pan (潘裕文).
■ 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)
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■ Show starts at 10pm tomorrow, 7pm on Sunday
■ Admission is NT$700 in advance and NT$900 at the door tomorrow, NT$1,200 on Sunday. Tickets for the venue’s concerts can be purchased online through www.indievox.com and at 7-Eleven ibon kiosks
On Wednesday, electronic pop group The Forest Party (森林樂園) plays at Legacy Mini, a spin-off of Legacy Taipei, while trip-hop artist Mate Lin (林瑪黛) performs on Thursday.
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■ Legacy Mini at Amba Taipei Ximending (台北西門町意舍), 5F, 77, Wuchang St Sec 2, Taipei (台北市武昌街二段77號5樓)
■ Shows start at 8pm
■ Admission is NT$400 on Wednesday and NT$450 on Thursday. Tickets for the venue’s concerts can be purchased online through www.indievox.com and at 7-Eleven ibon kiosks
Tonight’s roster at The Wall (這牆), Taipei’s most prominent venue for indie rock artists, include disco/post-punk outfit New Sunglasses (新墨鏡), Murky Crows (昏鴉) and No Party for Cao Dong (草東沒有派對). Noise pop band and nerd rockers Deerhoof from San Francisco arrive tomorrow, accompanied by Taiwan’s garage/shoegaze outfit Skip Skip Ben Ben. It is the release party of post-rock trio The Capelin’s (柳葉魚) latest album on Sunday, joined by 2HRs. Greater Kaohsiung-based rockers The Lawns (草地人) and Ship of Fools (愚人船) take the stage on Wednesday, and it is pop rock group Lazycall, pop punk act Wade 911 (維特911) and funk rock band Sixwoods (森林木樂團) on Thursday.
■ 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
■ Admission is NT$500 tonight, NT$1,500 tomorrow, NT$600 on Sunday, NT$350 on Wednesday, NT$200 on Thursday. Tickets for all shows, with discounts on advance tickets, can be purchased online through www.thewall.com.tw and tickets.books.com.tw
It is live music from acid jazz combo Acid Marie (微酸瑪莉), One Hand (一手樂團) and pop rock band Huoyaodays (火曜日) at Pipe Live Music, a main venue for indie music and parties, on Sunday.
■ 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 7pm
■ Admission is NT$300 in advance and NT$350 at the door. Tickets can be purchased online through www.walkieticket.com and at 7-Eleven ibon kiosks and FamilyMart (全家) FamiPort kiosks
Tonight’s lineup at indie rock club Revolver features pop rockers Dress Shop and hardcore/punk outfit Thesameday (平凡生活). Tomorrow is a night of blues with Blues Direction and Taipei Soul Brothers (台北靈魂兄弟). On Sunday, alternative/hard rock group General Sky shares the stage with Dirty Laundry (骯髒著衣) and Chiayi punks Flower Dregs (花渣). Wednesday’s performers are Singaporean indie space rock and electronica band The Observatory, MoE from Norway and Taiwan’s instrumental rock band BHD and alt-rock act Guntzepaula (槍擊潑辣). Thursday’s lineup include pop rockers Passionate Winkers (激情睫毛), funk rock group Underway and JR.
■ 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 except for Wednesday which begins at 8pm
■ Entrance is NT$300 tonight and tomorrow, NT$200 on Sunday and Thursday, NT$400 on Wednesday
Balkan Rogue International Jam appears tonight at Bobwundaye (無問題), a small pub on Heping East Road (和平東路) in Taipei, while alternative rock outfit Taipei Cases (台北公案) and expat band Sandwich (三明治) play tomorrow.
■ 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 9:30pm
■ Admission is NT$200 for both shows
Aboriginal folk icon Panai (巴奈) takes the stage 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. Solo acts Finn and A-mu (阿牧) are scheduled tomorrow.
■ 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$500 tonight and NT$600 tomorrow
Dance/rock band Acidy Peeping Tom (微酸的偷窺狂) and Big Pie Chou (州大派隊) appear tonight at Witch House (女巫店), an intimate coffeehouse-style venue in the National Taiwan University area. Tomorrow’s main act is folk musician Stanley Hong (洪詮翔). MAFIA Ensemble (MAFIA跨域藝術) puts on a cross-over performance of dance, music and poetry-reading on Thursday, with acoustic guitarist Xie Zhi-ping (謝至平) also on the bill.
■ 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
Riverside Live House (河岸留言西門紅樓展演館) hosts Mando-pop musician Lan You-shi (藍又時) tomorrow.
■ 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 in advance and NT$600 at the door. Tickets can be purchased online through www.riverside.com.tw and tickets.books.com.tw
Tonight’s performer is gypsy jazz group Dark Eyes (夜幕之眼) at Riverside Cafe (河岸留言) tonight, and it is pop musician Europa Huang (黃建為) tomorrow. Psychedelic folk rockers No.7 Cyan (七號青) and Wu Tung-ying (吳東穎) form Sunday’s lineup, followed by brother and sister duo YTWO of Tsou tribe (鄒族) and PlayGround, which attempt to fuse classical music with rock tunes on Tuesday. Pop rockers Soundboss (騷包) and Dr. Magpie (玫革派) are scheduled on Wednesday.
■ 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 on weekends, NT$350 on Sunday and weekdays. Tickets can be purchased online through www.riverside.com.tw and tickets.books.com.tw
The Flat Fives jam out on swing and R&B tunes from the 1940s and 1950s tonight at Sappho de Base, a late-night lounge bar that hosts mostly jazz shows. Tomorrow is the one-year anniversary of Sappho live with Soy La Ley and a late night jam session. On Sunday, the Ash Hines Jazztet plays jazz grooves and compositions influenced by the cool-Jazz genre. It is the release party of jazz ensemble Tamatave’s latest album 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 except for tomorrow which begin at 9pm
■ Entrance is NT$350 tonight and tomorrow, NT$200 on Sunday and Wednesday
Reggae artist Waiting for High, a.k.a. Otaku3 performs 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, with Amis noise folk artists Outlet Drift (漂流出口) also on the bill. The venue hosts H.O.T. Islands Music Festival tomorrow, featuring Taitung musicians Suming (舒米恩), Dakanow (達卡鬧) and Okinawa’s Jujumo and Harukaze.
■ 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
■ Show starts at 8pm tonight and 7pm tomorrow. 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 tonight and NT$100 tomorrow. 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). Indie pop outfit Come on! Bay Bay! (來吧!焙焙) plays a gig tomorrow. The venue hosts a hip-hop party featuring Paiwan hip-hop artists Boxing (拳樂團) and hip-hop/rock group Chiu and Love (丘與樂) 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
■ Shows start at 7:30pm
■ Admission is NT$700 tomorrow and NT$400 on Sunday. Tickets can be purchased at 7-Eleven ibon kiosks, www.books.com.tw and www.indievox.com
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