Contemporary
Legacy Taipei hosts top Taiwanese pop performers and international acts. Tonight’s act is indie rockers Seafood (海鮮套餐), while tomorrow features the latest installment of Back To Spin with DJs Alex 36, Fish.the and DJ Mykal. On Sunday, the venue hosts a dance party featuring jazz/R&B ensemble Sneaky Beats, local turntablist DJ Chicano and DJ Shan S from Brooklyn, New York.
■ Huashan 1914 Creative Park (華山1914文化創意產業園區), 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 Mr Loud Who Chance
■ Show starts at 8pm tonight, 10pm tomorrow, 7:30pm on Sunday
■ Admission is NT$700 tonight, NT$1,000 tomorrow, NT$900 on Sunday. Tickets can be purchased online through www.indievox.com and at 7-Eleven ibon kiosks
Indie act Chocolate Tiger (猛虎巧克力) showcases tunes from their latest album tonight at The Wall (這牆), Taipei’s most prominent venue for indie rock artists. Tomorrow, Taiwanese punks Random (隨性樂團) will host a record release party.
■ 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$450 tonight and NT$600 tomorrow. Tickets for the venue’s concerts can be purchased online through tickets.books.com.tw, thewall.tw or www.famiticket.com.tw
Tomorrow, punk rockers BB Bomb (BB彈), folk rock combo Young David (青春大衛) and disco/post-punk ensemble New Sunglasses (新墨鏡) take the stage at indie music venue APA Mini (小地方展演空間). Sunday’s performers are pop group Balloon Tour (風船旅), gothic metal band Renascimento (文藝復興) and power metal outfit Storm Descent (暴風降生). Wednesday’s lineup include metalcore act SoundBase, hardcore band Endtrocity (暴行終止) and One Way Street.
■ B1,147, Hangzhou S Rd Sec 1, Taipei City (台北市杭州南路一段147號B1), tel: (02) 2327-8658. On the Net: www.facebook.com/apamini
■ Show starts at 8pm tomorrow and Wednesday, 7pm on Sunday
■ Admission is NT$350 tomorrow and Wednesday, NT$300 on Sunday, available through www.indievox.com
Taipei’s Soup Mother plays a gig tomorrow at Bobwundaye (無問題), a small pub on Heping East Road (和平東路) in Taipei.
■ 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
Tonight’s roster include hip-hop artist Shen I (沈懿) and DJ GiorG at Pipe Live Music, a major venue for indie music and parties. Metal is tomorrow night’s main theme, with metal core group Forbidden Zone (禁入空間), symphonic metal band Dark Sea (黑海樂團) and power metal outfit Gun Change (鋼拳).
■ 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 tomorrow
■ Admission is NT$400 tonight and NT$350 tomorrow. Tickets for the venue’s concerts can be purchased online through www.walkieticket.com, www.indievox.com and at 7-Eleven ibon and FamilyMart (全家) FamiPort kiosks
Solo folk rocker Birdman (日京江羽人) performs tonight at Witch House (女巫店), an intimate coffeehouse-style venue in the National Taiwan University area. Tomorrow, alternative/folk rock band I am not Dorothy (不是桃樂絲) shares the stage with indie pop group Queen Suitcase (皇后皮箱).
■ 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
Rocker A-chau (阿超) appears tonight at Riverside Live House (河岸留言西門紅樓展演館), and it is electronica/rock band Soundboss (騷包樂團), Mr. Loud Who Chance (三十萬年老虎鉗) and Nora Says 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 8pm tonight and 7:30pm tomorrow
■ Entrance is NT$500 tonight and NT$400 tomorrow. Tickets can be purchased online through www.indievox.com
Street musician Funcal (方治權) arrives at Riverside Cafe (河岸留言) tomorrow. Amis-Pinnyumayan duo Savulu & Laway are among the performers on Sunday. Tuesday’s lineup is composed of Taipei-based punk band Pea’ce PuNK (痞子旁分) and Beater Band (比特老闆), followed by No Party for Cao Dong (草東沒有派對) and C’MON (紳士) 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
■ Show starts at 8:30pm tomorrow, 9pm on Sunday and weekdays
■ Admission is NT$450 tomorrow, NT$350 on Sunday and weekdays. Tickets available online through www.indievox.com and tickets.books.com.tw
Celebrating the release of his new album, jazz guitarist and composer Chen Ying-da (陳穎達) performs tonight at Sappho Live, a late-night lounge bar that hosts mostly jazz shows, supported by saxophone player Hsieh Ming-yen (謝明諺), bass player Ikeda Kinya and drummer Lin Wei-chung (林偉中). Singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Paige Su (蘇珮卿) performs with The Flying Monkeys tomorrow, followed by New Japan Trio on Sunday.
■ 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
■ Show start 9:30pm tonight and tomorrow, 9pm on Sunday
■ Entrance is NT$400 tonight and tomorrow, NT$200 on Sunday
Tomorrow is the release party of the latest album by Hakka singer-songwriter Lo Sirong (羅思容) and her Gomoteu (孤毛頭) 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
■ Admission is NT$400. Tickets can be purchased online through tickets.books.com.tw and www.indievox.com
Local punks Sun-Matches (太陽牌火柴) and Big Wind (大風吹) form the lineup at Sound Live House (迴響音樂藝文展演空間), an independent venue for music and art exhibitions in Taichung, on Wednesday, followed by young rockers BalaShark (芭樂鯊), The Arc (弧樂團) and Tomorrow (兔馬洛) on Thursday.
■ B1-1, 429, Henan Rd Sec 2, Taichung City (台中市河南路二段429號B1-1), tel: (04) 2451-1989. On the Net: www.indievox.com/soundlivehouse
■ Show starts at 8pm on Wednesday and 7pm on Thursday
■ Admission is NT$300. Tickets for the venue’s concerts can be purchased online through www.indievox.com
Post-hardcore/electronica group MenliveN hits the stage at Legacy Taichung, a spin-off of Legacy Taipei, tomorrow. Indie rockers Murky Crows (昏鴉) visit on Sunday with their new album.
■ 117, Anhe Rd, Taichung City (台中市安和路117號), tel: (04) 2359-8780. On the Net: www.legacy.com.tw/taichung.
■ Show starts at 8pm tomorrow and 7pm on Sunday
■ Admission is NT$500 tomorrow and NT$700 on Sunday. Tickets for the venue’s concerts can be purchased online through www.indievox.com and at 7-Eleven ibon kiosks
Post-punk/alternative act Grey Youth (少年白) shares the stage with alternative rock band The Old Mog Detective Agency (老貓偵探社) at The Mercury (水星酒館), an indie rock club in Kaohsiung, tonight. Tomorrow’s spotlight is on psychedelic rock outfit The Gigantic Roar (巨大的轟鳴).
■ 46 Liwen Rd, Kaohsiung City (高雄市立文路46號), tel: (07) 550-8617. On the Net: mercurybar.blogspot.tw
■ Show starts at 5:30pm today and 7:30pm tomorrow
■ Entrance is NT$250 today and NT$300 tomorrow, available at www.indievox.com
Post-rock/psychedelic outfit Obviously (顯然樂隊), Aerial Recall and post-punk/blues combo Gentle Squid (烏賊紳士) congregate tonight at TCRC (前科累累俱樂部), a small venue for independent musicians and local artists in Tainan. Alternative outfit Automatic (自動波) and post-punk act Pretty Freak (超級怪胎) each plays a set tomorrow.
■ B1, 314, Simen Rd Sec 2, Tainan (台南市西門路二段314號B1), tel: (06) 222 3238.
■ Shows start at 9:30pm
■ Admission is NT$250, available at www.indievox.com
Indie pop group Goosander (川秋沙) comes to Goat Bar (山羊飯館), a music venue and restaurant in Pingtung, tomorrow.
■ 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 8:30pm
■ Admission is NT$250
Polished Brit rock group 13 (拾參樂團) plays at Tiehua Music Village (鐵花村), an arts village comprised of a music venue, design and crafts shops and a weekend arts fair in Taitung City, 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
■ Show starts 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 available online at tickets.books.com.tw
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