Contemporary
Legacy Taipei hosts top Taiwanese pop performers and international acts. Sunday’s spotlight is on Japanese rockers The Hiatus.
■ 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)
Photo courtesy of The Sign of Human
■ Show starts at 7pm
■ Admission is NT$1,600 in advance and NT$1,800 at the door. Tickets for the venue’s concerts can be purchased online through www.famifun.com.tw and at amilyMart (全家) FamiPort kiosks
Twin indie pop musicians Yi-cheng, Yi-ching (依錚依靜) play a show at Legacy Mini, a spin-off of Legacy Taipei, on Sunday, while it is Jelly (傑利) from funk-rock/nu-metal band Coach (教練樂團) on Wednesday.
Photo courtesy of Wake Up Explosion
■ 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 for both shows. Tickets available online through www.indievox.com and at 7-Eleven ibon kiosks
It is a night of metal noise tonight at The Wall (這牆), Taipei’s most prominent venue for indie rock artists, with a troupe of metal groups including Taipei’s Beyond Cure (病入膏肓), Burning Island (火燒島) of Greater Tainan, Greater Taichung’s Flesh Juicer (血肉果汁機) and Massacre of Mothman (蛾人大屠殺) from Hong Kong. Tomorrow’s lineup features Auntie Roxy (搖滾大嬸), modern rock/emo punk act Dianna Band (狄安娜) and ZoAnVi (佐安薇), followed by psychedelic/post-rock band Islanders (島嶼樂團), indie rockers Hippocampus (海馬迴) and progressive metal/polyrhythm act Vulner on Sunday. Taiwanese visual rock band Naraku (奈落), J-pop group Nuit-Ark and Le’Sens Vie (生命本義) perform 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
■ Show starts at 8pm except for tonight which begins at 7:30pm
■ Admission is NT$700 tonight, NT$500 tomorrow, NT$200 on Sunday and Thursday. Tickets for all shows, with discounts on advance tickets, can be purchased online through www.walkieticket.com.
Tonight, hardcore/punk outfit Thesameday (平凡生活) celebrates the release of its new EP at indie rock club Revolver, supported by Red Shoe Daniel (紅鞋丹尼) and When I See The Mushroom Cloud (蘑菇雲). Electronic duo Dronetonics arrive with their debut album tomorrow, with post-punk/garage rock group Tight Tight Crotch (緊褲襠) and Pleasure Science II (愉悅科學II) as special guests. Later that night, the venue hosts an electronic party featuring French DJ Sinus O and Taiwan’s Katrina, Kolette and White Shirt. Sunday’s roster includes psychedelic noise jam act The Junk (帆人) and Mare Cruiser, while Taiwanese blues rock band Swui (水樂隊) and post-rock group Sodium (鈉團) are among the performers on Wednesday. Thursday’s main act is blues/garage rock/punk band Wake Up Explosion (威愷爆炸).
■ 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 except for the late-night party which begins at 12am
■ Entrance is NT$300 for music performances, NT$200 for the party
All-women rock band NekoJam (妮可醬) and female noise makers Gonzo congregate at Pipe Live Music, a main venue for indie music and parties, tonight. Sunday’s roster are country/disco/alternative rock outfit The Tic Tac, electronic/new wave group Jade Eyes (孔雀眼) and Pink Haze (平克孩子).
■ 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 tonight and 7pm on Sunday
■ Admission is NT$350 for both shows
Pangolin plays socially conscious, high energy rock tunes tomorrow at Bobwundaye (無問題), a small pub on Heping East Road (和平東路) in Taipei, with garage/pop/psychedelic band Blind Acid Date also on the bill.
■ 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/blues Aboriginal musician Dakanow (達卡鬧) takes the stage at Witch House (女巫店), an intimate coffeehouse-style venue in the National Taiwan University area, tonight. Electronic outfit Sonic Deadhorse (音速死馬) and Infancy (隱分子) are among the performers tomorrow. Indie pop group Queen Suitcase (皇后皮箱) is schedule on Thursday.
■ 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
It is the noisy experimental rock group The Sign of Human (記號士) playing 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. Tomorrow’s show is by acoustic pop group Anniedora (安妮朵拉).
■ 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
■ Free admission tonight, NT$400 tomorrow, available online through www.indievox.com
A capella combo Semiscon Vocal Band (神秘失控人聲樂團) is scheduled tonight at Riverside Live House (河岸留言西門紅樓展演館). On Monday, Taiwanese blind singer-songwriter Ricky Hsiao (蕭煌奇) celebrates his birthday with a charity concert.
■ 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 7:30pm on Monday
■ Entrance is NT$500 tonight, NT$700 and NT$1,000 on Monday. Tickets can be purchased online through www.riverside.com.tw and tickets.books.com.tw
Saxophone player Tung Shuen-wen (董舜文) play with Combo B tonight at Riverside Cafe (河岸留言), followed by Malaysian Mando-pop singer Fang Jiong Jia (方炯嘉) tomorrow. Sunday’s lineup is formed by fusion ensemble Four Motion 2 and funk/fusion rock group Holy Jam.
■ 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
■ Show starts at 9:30pm tonight, 9pm tomorrow and on Sunday
■ Admission is NT$400 tonight and tomorrow, NT$350 on Sunday. Tickets available through www.riverside.com.tw and tickets.books.com.tw
Sappho de Base, a late-night lounge bar that hosts mostly jazz shows, hosts Trio 3 tonight, celebrating the art of improvisation with a group of musicians including Eugene Yu (俞友楨) from Leo 37, Adriano Moreira of Musa and Thomas Hu from Skaraoke. Dread Rider plays jazz, reggae and Caribbean tunes 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.sappholive.com
■ Shows start at 9pm tonight and 9:30pm tomorrow
■ Entrance is NT$400 for both shows
The Sign of Human (記號士) tours to The Mercury (水星酒館), an indie rock club in Greater Kaohsiung, with their latest album tomorrow, with Leaf (葉子) also playing.
■ 46 Liwen Rd, Greater Kaohsiung (高雄市立文路46號), tel: (07) 550-8617. On the Net: mercurybar.blogspot.tw
■ Show starts at 7:30pm
■ Entrance is NT$250, including one drink
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). Thrash metal veterans Solemn (恕) celebrates the release of their latest album on Sunday, joined by metalcore outfit Losing Art (漂浮者) and Stockingshit (土匪亡靈).
■ 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 in advance and NT$500 at the door. Tickets available through www.walkieticket.com
Musician duo Misa X Underground Stream (米莎X地下河) are among the performers 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. Amis pop/rock/blues combo Nuka Band (鹿角樂團) and pop/folk group Staycool each plays a set 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 N$250 tomorrow. Tickets can be purchased online through tickets.books.com.tw
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