Contemporary
Legacy Taipei hosts top Taiwanese pop performers and international acts. Mando-pop crooner Michael Wong (光良) comes with his new album on Sunday, and it is the release party of R&B/funk group Space Cake’s (史貝絲考克) new record on Wednesday. The new latest installment of The Next Big Thing takes place on Thursday, featuring Amis noise folk artists Outlet Drift (漂流出口), folk combo Nowhere Band and noise pop/shoegazing act Floating Boat (浮舟).
■ 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 Flesh Juicer
■ Show starts at 5pm on Sunday, 8pm on Wednesday and Thursday
■ Admission is free on Sunday, NT$700 on Wednesday, NT$200 on Thursday. Tickets can be purchased online through www.indievox.com and at 7-Eleven ibon kiosks
Braids, a three-piece experimental pop band from Montreal, arrives tonight at The Wall (這牆), Taipei’s most prominent venue for indie rock artists, accompanied by Physical Chemical Brother (理化兄弟). Tomorrow, the venue hosts U.N.I., a hip-hop event featuring Leo37, SOSS, LC, Ill Mo and Tower Da Funkmasta. On Sunday, Japan’s The fin performs its version of of brit-pop, shoegaze and chillwave. Thursday’s roster include folk rock combo Young David (青春大衛) and post-rock act Constant & Change (康士坦的變化球).
Photo courtesy of Space Cake
■ 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 except for tomorrow which begins at 8:30pm
■ Admission is NT$1,100 tonight and on Sunday, NT$800 tomorrow, NT$300 on Thursday. Tickets can be purchased online through tickets.books.com.tw and thewall.tw
Zamar (薩瑪合唱團) plays eclectic music ranging from jazz and rock to Aboriginal and African beats tonight at Pipe Live Music, a main venue for indie music and parties, with local punk trio SORA also on the bill. Later the same night, the venue hosts progressive psytrance party, featuring DJs Tery, S.W., Alfalinks and Carlos.
■ 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 7:30pm tonight and 11pm for the late-night party
■ Admission is NT$350 tonight and NT$500 for the late-night party. 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
Puyuma singer Leo Chen (陳永龍) appears tonight at Riverside Live House (河岸留言西門紅樓展演館).
■ 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 tickets.books.com.tw
Jazz crooner Joanna Wang (王若琳) plays at Riverside Cafe (河岸留言) tonight. Pop folk ensemble Blue Box (藍色盒子) shares the stage with Puyuma musicians Savakan on Sunday, followed by young rockers Mint Green Mill (薄荷綠工廠) and Freeman (自由人) on Tuesday. Secert Base plays jazz and soul on Wednesday, with LonelyElmo also on the bill. Acoustic duo Jeez is among the performers 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 starts at 9pm
■ Admission is NT$600 tonight, NT$350 on Sunday and weekdays. Tickets can be purchased online through www.indievox.com and tickets.books.com.tw
Alternative rock outfit Frande (法蘭黛樂團) takes the stage at There Cafe & Live House (那兒咖啡), a venue for indie music in Taoyuan, tomorrow.
■ B1, 454, Fusing Rd, 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$600. Tickets can be purchased online through tickets.books.com.tw and www.indievox.com
Tonight’s show is by two acoustic artists Oh yeah (青青) and Lin Pin-tsung (林品宗) at Sound Live House (迴響音樂藝文展演空間), an independent venue for music and art exhibitions in Taichung, followed by Plan-D, Open Area, J.T.L (女王，傲嬌，蘿莉控) and others tomorrow. Sunday’s lineup include emo/metalcore outfit Wild Flower (野花) and punk/emo group RCM (激進主義).
■ B1-1, 429, Henan Rd Sec 2, 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 7:30pm tonight, 2:30pm tomorrow, 6:30pm on Sunday
■ Admission is NT$400 tonight and on Sunday, NT$300 tomorrow. Tickets for the venue’s concerts can be purchased online through www.indievox.com
Psychedelic rock outfit The Gigantic Roar (巨大的轟鳴), brit-rock/electronic band Flux, Mr. Loud Who Chance (三十萬年老虎鉗) and Hello Nico come to join the first edition of The Next Big Thing at Legacy Taichung, a spin-off of Legacy Taipei, tomorrow. Post-rock/emo band Orangegrass (橙草) visits on Sunday. It is a jazzy night on Wednesday with pianist Nikki Wang (王筱函), bass player Cyrille Briegel and others.
■ 117, Anhe Rd, Taichung (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 on Sunday, 7:30pm on Wednesday
■ Admission is NT$200 tomorrow, NT$700 on Sunday, NT$500 on Wednesday. Tickets can be purchased online through www.indievox.com and at 7-Eleven ibon kiosks
Taipei indie rock trio Sunset Rollercoaster (落日飛車) shares the stage with jazz/surf rock band Angel Baby at TCRC (前科累累俱樂部), a small venue for independent musicians and local artists in Tainan, tonight. Tomorrow’s main act is indie rockers Murky Crows (昏鴉), followed by rock duo Gurkenalarm from Vienna, Austria on Wednesday.
■ B1, 314, Simen Rd Sec 2, Tainan (台南市西門路二段314號B1), tel: (06) 222 3238.
■ Show starts at 9:30pm tonight and tomorrow, 8:30pm on Wednesday
■ Admission is NT$400 tonight, NT$250 tomorrow, NT$200 on Wednesday, available at www.indievox.com
Upbeat punk rockers Punkhoo (胖虎) and metal/deathcore outfit Flesh Juicer (血肉果汁機) each play a set at Live Warehouse, a venue for indie music located inside Kaohsiung’s Pier-2 Arts Center (駁二藝術特區), tonight, while it is post-rock outfits Bugs of Phonon (聲子蟲) and Aphasia (阿飛西雅) tomorrow.
■ 2-5 Dayi Rd, Yancheng Dist, Greater Kaohsiung (高雄市鹽埕區大義街2-5號), tel: (07) 521-8114. On the Net: livewarehouse.tw.
■ Shows start at 7:30pm
■ Entrance is NT$400. Tickets for the venue’s concerts can be purchased online through tickets.books.com.tw.
Sunday’s spotlight is on popular comedy rockers Wonfu (旺福) at In Our Time, a restaurant-cum-gallery located inside Kaohsiung’s Pier-2 Arts Center (駁二藝術特區).
■ 99, Penglai Rd, Kaohsiung (高雄市蓬萊路99號), tel: (07) 521-0017
■ Show starts at 7:30pm
■ Admission is NT$500, available through www.indievox.com
It is live music with electronic pop group The Girl and the Robots (女孩與機器人) at Paramount Bar (百樂門酒館), an indie rock club in Kaohsiung, tomorrow.
■ 70 Minzu 1st Rd, Sanming Dist, Kaohsiung (高雄市三民區民族一路70號), tel: (07) 389-0501
■ Show starts at 8pm
■ Entrance is NT$450, available through www.indievox.com
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