Contemporary
Legacy Taipei hosts top Taiwanese pop performers and international acts. As part of the 2014 Pulima Art Festival (2014 Pulima 藝術節, pulima.com.tw), celebrated Amis singer-songwriter Suming (舒米恩) and Amis songstress Ilid Kaolo (以莉．高露) perform tonight. Hong Kong’s singing duo My Little Airport arrives on Sunday, followed by indie rockers Monkey Pilot (猴子飛行員) on Wednesday. On Thursday, progressive metal/Djent group LYRA celebrates the release of its new album together with hard rock/metal band Pink Noise (粉紅噪音), dance rock ensemble P!SCO and R&B/funk act Space Cake (史貝絲考克).
■ 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 Destroyers
■ Shows start at 8pm except for Thursday which begins at 7:30pm
■ Admission is NT$1,200 tonight, NT$1,500 on Sunday, NT$700 on Wednesday and Thursday. Tickets for the venue’s concerts can be purchased online through www.indievox.com and at 7-Eleven ibon kiosks
Mando-pop singer Ai Yi-liang (艾怡良) holds a concert tonight at The Wall (這牆), Taipei’s most prominent venue for indie rock artists. Tomorrow, the venue hosts a tribute concert to late Taiwanese pop musician Chang Yu-sheng (張雨生), featuring performances by Neverdry, C.Y.N.T. and Rockstar. Later the same night, Canadian rap artists Ghettosocksand Jon Deck throw a party, supported by DJs E.B.S.G. and Kool Klone. A troupe of Japanese pop idol groups, including Afilia Saga and lyrical school, perform on Sunday.
Photo Courtesy of Hsieh Ming-yu
■ 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 tonight and tomorrow, 11:30pm for tomorrow’s late-night party, 6pm on Sunday
■ Admission is NT$600 tonight, NT$500 tomorrow, NT$400 for the late-night party, NT$800 on Sunday. Tickets for all shows, with discounts on advance tickets, can be purchased online through www.indievox.com or www.walkieticket.com.
Japan’s avant/experimental band Yolz In The Sky, female duo She Talks Silence and beatboxer and electro musician Ryo Fujimoto play at indie rock club Revolver tonight, supported by Taiwanese ambient/indie-electronica act Heartones (心電樂). Later the same night, the venue hosts Dark Town Party, with DJs Katrina and Kolette and White Shirt. Tomorrow’s show is by shoegazing outfit TuT, dance/rock band Acidy Peeping Tom (微酸的偷窺狂), indie rockers Frusciante (佛香甜) and Japanese folk duo Tombo. Indie rockers Hitch Hiking and Aerial Recall are among the performers on Thursday.
■ 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 8pm tonight, 12am for the late-night party, 9:30pm tomorrow and on Thursday
■ Entrance is NT$400 tonight, NT$200 for the late-night party, NT$300 tomorrow and on Thursday
It is live music from solo act Zim Chen (陳阿虎) and Aerial Recall tonight at Pipe Live Music, a main venue for indie music and parties. Tomorrow, Japanese riot grrrl bands Who the Bitch, Jinny Oops! and Jungles!!! team up with local emo rock group ChicKNUP (奇克拿), nu metal act Bloody Renegade and pop rockers Huoyaodays (火曜日) for a show.
■ 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 6pm tomorrow
■ Admission is NT$350 tonight and NT$450 tomorrow, available online through www.indievox.com and www.walkieticket.com
Tonight, Japanese riot grrrl bands Who the Bitch, Jinny Oops! and Jungles!!! play at Jack’s Studio (杰克音樂), a music studio in Ximending (西門町), accompanied by alternative rockers Countervalve (逆瓣膜) and hard-cord punks The Roadside Inn.
■ B1, 76 Kunming St, Taipei City (台北市萬華區昆明街76號B1), tel: (02) 2381-0999.
■ Show starts at 6:30pm
■ Admission is NT$400
Kenyatta Funksters play 60’s to 90’s rock n’ roll and funk music tonight at Bobwundaye (無問題), a small pub on Heping East Road (和平東路) in Taipei. It is the release party of two-piece live electronic, synth-based band Dronetonics’ debut album tomorrow, joined by Colored Whale (染色鯨魚) and Iron House (鐵屋).
■ 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 tonight and 9pm tomorrow
■ Admission is NT$300
Tonight’s lineup is formed by Indie rockers Pink Haze (平克孩子) and Bandage (OK繃) at Witch House (女巫店), an intimate coffeehouse-style venue in the National Taiwan University area. Tomorrow’s spotlight is on Taiwan’s garage rock favorites 88 Balaz (88顆芭樂籽) and blues/garage rock/punk band Wake Up Explosion (威愷爆炸), while Thursday’s main act is jazz singer Shih Ying-ying (史茵茵).
■ 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
Twin indie pop musicians Yi-cheng, Yi-ching (依錚依靜) share the stage with acoustic folk combo Crispy (脆樂團) 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.
■ 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
■ Admission is NT$450, available online through www.indievox.com
It is a psychedelic night with TIJEPA Jazz Groove Band at Riverside Live House (河岸留言西門紅樓展演館) 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
■ Entrance is NT$400. Tickets can be purchased online through www.riverside.com.tw and tickets.books.com.tw
Tomorrow, Japanese experimental band Jack Or Jive will play at Riverside Cafe (河岸留言). Thursday’s performers include Indie rock group La Petite Nurse (小護士樂團).
■ 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
■ Admission is NT$900 tomorrow, NT$350 on Thursday. Tickets available through www.riverside.com.tw and tickets.books.com.tw
The Ash Hines Jazztet plays jazz grooves and compositions influenced by the cool-Jazz genre tonight at Sappho de Base, a late-night lounge bar that hosts mostly jazz shows. Jazz duet Marine Williamson & Armel Dupas take 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.sappholive.com
■ Shows start at 9:30pm
■ Entrance is NT$400 tonight and NT$200 on Wednesday
Award-winning Tainan-based musician Hsieh Ming-yu (謝銘祐) and guitarist, songwriter and producer Jacky Chen (陳建瑋) are scheduled tomorrow at There Cafe & Live House (那兒咖啡), a venue for indie music in Taoyuan.
■ B1, 454, Fusing Rd, Taoyuan City (桃園市復興路454號B1), tel: (03) 339-8819. On the Net: www.therelivecafe.com
■ Show starts at 7:30pm
■ Entrance is NT$400. Tickets available online through www.indievox.com and tickets.books.com.tw.
Punk group Destroyers (擊沈女孩), post-rock ensemble Beware the Sky Falling (天空樂團) and pop punk band COLORPeN (彩色筆) congregate 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, 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 7pm
■ Admission is NT$400. Tickets can be purchased online through www.walkieticket.com
Post-rock/psychedelic group Obviously (顯然樂隊) celebrates the release of its new album tonight at Sound Live House (迴響音樂藝文展演空間), an independent venue for music performances and art exhibitions in Greater Taichung. Tomorrow’s roster include punk band Sound Bullets and Flower Dregs (花渣), followed by pop musicians Juju Ling and Wang Sun-jet (王上頡) on Sunday.
■ B1-1, 429, Henan Rd Sec 2, Greater Taichung (台中市河南路二段429號B1-1), tel: (04) 2451-1989. On the Net: soundlivehouse.msmusic.com.tw
■ Show starts at 7pm tonight, 7:30pm tomorrow and on Sunday
■ Tickets cost NT$400 tonight and on Sunday, NT$350 tomorrow, available online through www.indievox.com
Puyuma group Paliulius and award-winning Amis musician Anu each play a set 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, tonight. Indie rockers The Bombers (炸彈客) perform tomorrow, with funk/alternative/blues band Iron Punch (鐵擊樂團) also on the bill.
■ 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. Tickets can be purchased online through tickets.books.com.tw
Event
A speech, Africa: from colonization, through industrialization, to modern nations, will be held on Sunday at the Frog Free Cafe (蛙咖啡). The forum will present a little-known history of Africa. This is part 2 of a speech that was given last year. But the whole speech will be given again, in a condensed form for those in the audience who were not present at that time.
■ Frog Free Cafe (蛙咖啡), 5, Alley 9, Songjiang Rd, Taipei City (台北市松江路69巷5號)
■ Sunday at 7:30pm. Admission is free
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