Legacy Taipei hosts top Taiwanese pop performers and international acts. Tomorrow’s spotlight is on folk rock band 929, followed by blues outfit Eggplant Egg (茄子蛋) on Sunday. Spark Chen (陳如山), the lead singer from veteran alt-rockers Backquarter (四分衛), celebrates the release of his solo album on Thursday.
■ 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
Photo courtesy of The Wall and Baylong
■ Admission is NT$800 tomorrow and on Thursday, NT$600 on Sunday. Tickets available online through www.indievox.com and at 7-Eleven ibon kiosks
Tokyo-based rockers Shuhari are joined by Taiwan’s post-rock act Selfkill, instrumental rock band BHD and Bugs of Phonon (聲子蟲) tonight at The Wall (這牆), Taipei’s most prominent venue for indie rock artists. Tomorrow, the venue hosts a charity concert for the victims of explosions caused by gas leaking from underground pipelines in Greater Kaohsiung, featuring the city’s pop-punk group Fire Ex (滅火器), rapper Dog G (大支) and Indie pop outfit Come on! Bay Bay! (來吧!焙焙). Sunday’s roster include alternative rock band The Old Mog Detective Agency (老貓偵探社) and Amis noise folk artists Outlet Drift (漂流出口). It is blues/garage rock/punk band Wake Up Explosion (威愷爆炸) and country/disco/alternative rock outfit The Tic Tac on Wednesday.
■ 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
Photo courtesy of The Wall and Baylong
■ Shows start at 8pm
■ Admission is NT$500 tonight and tomorrow, NT$200 on Sunday and Wednesday. Tickets for all shows, with discounts on advance tickets, available online through www.walkieticket.com or tickets.books.com.tw
Indie rock club Revolver hosts ska-punk group Mary Bites Kerry (瑪莉咬凱利), funk/disco/nu-jazz combo Funky Brothers (放客兄弟) and Years (年) tonight. It is a techno party tomorrow, featuring DJs DD, Elin and Wayland. Sunday’s roster include heavy/trash metal groups Revolting Society (背骨) and Hydra, punk outfit Insane (失心瘋) and Changer. Thursday promises to be a night of metal noise with The Last Breath, Asshole Band (愛嘶吼樂團) and When I See the Mushroom Cloud (蘑菇雲).
Photo courtesy of Mary Bites Kerry
■ 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 Sunday which begins at 7pm
■ Entrance is NT$300 tonight, NT$200 tomorrow, NT$350 on Sunday, NT$200 on Thursday
Metal/grunge band As Real (以假亂真樂團) and punk rock outfit ChicKNUP (奇克拿) are among the performers at Pipe Live Music, a main venue for indie music and parties, tonight. The venues hosts a hip-hop party tomorrow with a troop of DJs including Mr. Happy, Chicano and DoSoul. Local groups such as Spade 8 and Glam Frenzy play J-pop tunes 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 tonight, 11pm tomorrow, 3pm on Sunday
■ Admission is NT$350 tonight, NT$800 for men and NT$500 for women tomorrow, NT$250 on Sunday
Electric blues band Bopomofo (ㄅㄆㄇㄈ) appears at Bobwundaye (無問題), a small pub on Heping East Road (和平東路) in Taipei, tomorrow.
■ 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$300
Folk combo Four Pens (四枝筆樂團) and post-rock combo 2HRs each play a set 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
■ Entrance is NT$350 in advance and NT$400 at the door
A group of pop musicians from Hong Kong, Singapore and Taiwan, including saxophone player and singer Ouyuchi (歐育齊) and Elson Soh (蘇奕銓), perform tonight at Riverside Live House (河岸留言西門紅樓展演館). Tomorrow’s show is by pop rocker A-Nan (蔡允南), while concert organizer Fun Sing Song (日光放送) puts together a show with young musicians such as folk singer Lin Hui-chun (林慧君), pop singer Caritoh (何偉誠) and college rock band Escape Sling (緩降機) on Sunday. Taiwanese American musician Vienna Teng takes the stage 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
■ Shows start at 8pm except for Sunday which begins at 3pm
■ Entrance is NT$550 tonight, NT$500 tomorrow, NT$400 on Sunday, NT$450 on Thursday. Tickets can be purchased online through www.riverside.com.tw and tickets.books.com.tw
It is live music from veteran rockers Starry Eyes (幻眼樂隊) at Riverside Cafe (河岸留言) tonight. Voice actor, singer and composer Mr. XY (小眼先森) and Hakka musician Danny (戴陽) are among the performers tomorrow, followed by all-women electronic rock group Neko Jam (妮可醬) and Variegated (斑駁陸離) on Sunday. Anteater (食蟻獸) plays a mix of blues, country and grunge on Tuesday, with The Eternal Flatliner (邊緣人) also on the bill. Wednesday’s performer is Vienna Teng, while bass player Brian Chiu (邱培榮) teams up with drummer Chun Hung (俊宏), guitarist Lee Kuo-chen (李國楨) and others for a night of jazz 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 for tomorrow which begins at 8:30pm
■ NT$400 tonight, NT$300 tomorrow, NT$350 on Sunday and weekdays. Tickets can be purchased online through www.riverside.com.tw and tickets.books.com.tw
Chia-wei and Chun-yu & Friends (爵緣體爵士四重奏) play jazzy tunes tonight at Sappho de Base, a late-night lounge bar that hosts mostly jazz shows. The Flat Fives jam out on swing and R&B tunes from the 1940s and 1950s tomorrow. On Sunday, Vicious Cabaret incorporate folk and jazz influences, with Jared Rust, a jazz musician from the Midwest, US, also on the bill. Featuring pianist Alex Pryodny, Matteo Sabattini Quintet performs on Wednesday, while East/West Collective plays original music and jazz standards 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.sappholive.com
■ Shows start at 9:30pm
■ Entrance is NT$400 tonight and tomorrow, NT$200 on Sunday and Thursday, NT$300 on Wednesday
Tomorrow, flute player Joanna teams up with French bass player Cyrille Briegel and Atayal singer and pianist Giwas for a performance of jazz, Latin and world music at TADA Ark (TADA方舟), a music venue located inside the Taichung Cultural & Creative Industries Park (台中文化創意產業園區) in Greater Taichung, tonight. Dance/rock band Acidy Peeping Tom (微酸的偷窺狂), ChicKNUP (奇克拿), Pixies and post-rock group Kishikan (既視感) congregate on Sunday.
■ 362, Fuhsing Rd Sec 3, Greater Taichung (台中市復興路三段362號), tel: (04) 2229-0989. On the Net: www.tadaark.com.tw
■ Show starts at 8pm tomorrow and 6pm on Sunday
■ Admission is NT$800 tomorrow and NT$400 on Sunday. Tickets can be purchased online through www.walkieticket.com and at 7-Eleven ibon and FamilyMart (全家) FamiPort kiosks
Indigenous musicians Trabala Band (抓爬樂樂團) shares the stage with Dance Ting Ting (婷婷樂團) 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. Hong Kong’s veteran musician David Huang (黃大煒) arrives tomorrow.
■ 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$200 tonight and NT$500 tomorrow. Tickets can be purchased online through tickets.books.com.tw
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