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Legacy Taipei hosts top Taiwanese pop performers and international acts. Tonight, entertainer/singer Kang Kang (康康) throws a party to promote his directorial debut film. Pop rockers Buddha Jump (佛跳牆) take the stage on Sunday.
■ Huashan 1914 Creative Park (華山1914), Center Five Hall (中五館), 1, Bade Rd Sec 1, Taipei City (台北市八德路一段1號)
Photo Courtesy of Shiny
■ Show starts at 8:30pm tonight and 8pm on Sunday
■ Admission is NT$1,000. Tickets for the venue’s concerts can be purchased online through www.indievox.com and at 7-Eleven ibon kiosks.
Tonight’s lineup at The Wall (這牆), Taipei’s most prominent venue for indie rock artists, features post-punk rockers Macbeth (馬克白) and noise experimental rock group The Sign of Human (記號士). Tomorrow’s show is by folk rocker Connie Lu (呂莘), and it is psychedelic/post-rock ensemble Islanders (島嶼樂團), Iron House (鐵屋) and Beware the Sky Falling on Sunday. Iceage, a punk band from Copenhagen, arrives on Wednesday, accompanied by local punks Take This! (出招合唱團).
Photo Courtesy of Chen I-tang
■ 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
■ Admission is NT$500 tonight and tomorrow, NT$200 on Sunday, NT$1,200 on Wednesday. Tickets for the venue’s concerts can be purchased online through tickets.books.com.tw, www.walkieticket.com and at FamilyMart (全家) FamiPort kiosks.
Photo Courtesy of Tight Tight Crotch
It is live music from grunge rockers Slack Tide, post-punk/garage rock outfit Tight Tight Crotch (緊褲襠) and The Floating Boat (浮舟) at Indie rock club Revolver tonight. Tomorrow, the venue hosts a party featuring DJs Lyova Lyubov, Billy Acid and Lin Kn. On Sunday, Japan’s goregrind act Vulgaroyal Bloodhill join forces with Taipei-based grindcore/crust/metal band Stench of Lust and crust/punk band Bitch Finder among others. Organized by a group of friends who write and produce hip-hip tunes, the Once Upon a Rhyme party on Wednesday is joined by a numbers of young hip-hop artists including MC Double 8 (八八男), Teezy (蛋頭) and JackTheBaller. Thursday’s lineup is formed by pop punk group Orange Up (橘起來樂團) and The Unspoken Rules (潛規則樂團).
■ 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 9:30pm tonight, 11:30pm tomorrow, 6:30pm on Sunday, 10pm on Wednesday and Thursday
■ Admission is NT$300 tonight, on Sunday and Wednesday, NT$100 tomorrow, NT$200 on Thursday
College rock band Cloud Atlas (雲圖樂團) and H/F are among the performers tonight at Pipe Live Music, a main venue for indie music and parties. Tomorrow’s roster include punk rock group Landman (殘橋仔) and male rockers Wuwu Shen (五五身). Later the same night, the venue hosts a techno party, featuring DJs Wayland, Angel and Paul Scar. B.W.B.C (廢埕樂團) plays blues, grunge, funky and metal sounds on Sunday, with Sandbox (沙盒樂團) and Keelung-based rockers Rusty Rivet (鏽鉚釘) also playing.
■ 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, 7pm tomorrow and on Sunday, 11:30pm for the late-night party
■ Admission is NT$350 except for tomorrow’s late-night party which costs NT$400. Tickets for the venue’s concerts can be purchased online through www.walkieticket.com and www.indievox.com and at FamilyMart (全家) FamiPort and 7-Eleven ibon kiosks
The Wild Alibis play electric Delta and hill country blues at Bobwundaye (無問題), a small pub on Heping East Road (和平東路) in Taipei, tomorrow, with Red Cliff 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
Pop singer and songwriter Debbie Hsiao (蕭賀碩) teams up with Taiwanese musician Jacky Chen (陳建瑋) tonight at Legacy Mini, a spin-off of Legacy Taipei, while MajaM Quintet (麻將樂團) play impro jazz, reggae and Flamenco music on Wednesday.
■ Legacy Mini at Amba Taipei Ximending (台北西門町意舍), 5F, 77, Wuchang St Sec 2, Taipei City (台北市武昌街二段77號5樓)
■ Shows start at 8pm
■ Admission is NT$500 tonight and NT$400 on Wednesday. Tickets for the venue’s concerts can be purchased online through www.indievox.com and at 7-Eleven ibon kiosks
Cross-media group MAFIA Ensemble (造音跨域) performs tonight at Witch House (女巫店), an intimate coffeehouse-style venue in the National Taiwan University area, followed by jazz duet Duology 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 except for tonight which costs NT$400
Punk groups Destroyers (擊沈女孩) and Pa Pun (怕胖團) each plays a set at Riverside Live House (河岸留言西門紅樓展演館) on Sunday.
■ 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
Veteran singer-songwriter and producer Bing Wang (王治平) performs with friends at Riverside Cafe (河岸留言), tonight. Tomorrow, Aboriginal artist collective Wild Fire Music (野火樂集) puts together a show with a troop of indigenous musicians including Puyuma singer Leo Chen (陳永龍). Pop musician, actor and dancer Saxo Chen (陳飛宏) is among the performers on Sunday, followed by electronica outfit Fabric Factory (織品工廠) and Western Moon (胡月) 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 for tonight which begins at 9:30pm
■ Admission is NT$400 tonight and tomorrow, NT$350 on Sunday and Wednesday. Tickets can be purchased online through www.riverside.com.tw and tickets.books.com.tw
DC & the Funky Duds appear tonight at Sappho Live, a late-night lounge bar that hosts mostly jazz shows, while Dread Rider plays original reggae, soca and roots 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.sappholive.com
■ Shows start at 9:30pm
■ Entrance is NT$400
Paiwan hip-hop artists Boxing (拳樂團) are schedule at There Cafe & Live House (那兒咖啡), a venue for indie music in Greater Taoyuan, tomorrow.
■ B1, 454, Fusing Rd, Greater Taoyuan (桃園市復興路454號B1), tel: (03) 339-8819. On the Net: www.therelivecafe.com
■ Show starts at 7:30pm
■ Admission is NT$450. Tickets can be purchased online through tickets.books.com.tw.
See No Future for Something (對某件事情看不見未來) plays post-hardcore, punk and electronic sounds 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, tonight, with power metal group Overture (序樂團) also on the bill. Tomorrow, the venue hosts folk combo The Traveler (迷途者), dance rock group P!SCO and all-women electronic rock group Neko Jam (妮可醬).
■ 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 8pm tonight and 6:30pm tomorrow
■ Admission is NT$300 tonight and NT$400 tomorrow. Tickets for the venue’s concerts can be purchased online through www.indievox.com and www.walkieticket.com
Tomorrow, metal/hard-rock act Take Rock hits the stage at Goat Bar (山羊酒館), a music venue and restaurant in Pingtung County.
■ 23-2 Hengnan Rd, Hengchun Township, Pingtung County (屏東縣恆春鎮恆南路23-2號), tel: (08) 888-0183
■ Show starts at 9:30pm
■ Free admission
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