Contemporary
Legacy Taipei hosts top Taiwanese pop performers and international acts. Tonight’s show is by Mando-pop singer Tai Ai-ling (戴愛玲).
■ 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 Karren Kao
■ Show starts at 8pm
■ Admission is NT$800. Tickets can be purchased online through www.indievox.com and at 7-Eleven ibon kiosks
The Wall (這牆), Taipei’s most prominent venue for indie rock artists, hosts all-girl rock band Silent Siren from Japan tonight.
Photo courtesy of Fei Fei
■ 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 7pm
■ Admission is NT$1,800, available online through www.famiticket.com.tw and at FamilyMart (全家) FamiPort kiosks
Psychedelic rock band The Gigantic Roar (巨大的轟鳴) takes the stage at indie music venue APA Mini (小地方展演空間) tonight. Japanese musician BoGGGeY teams up with local talents to form Taiwan Nontroppo, a Taiwanese version of his progressive art-pop group Nontroppo, which plays a show tomorrow, supported by garage/punk rockers The White Eyes (白目) and Murky Crows (昏鴉). Three female singers, Anie Fann (范安婷), Rayray (劉軒蓁) and Mia Tzeng (曾鈺婷) gather together on Sunday.
■ 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 tonight and on Sunday, 8:30pm tomorrow
■ Admission is NT$400 tonight, NT$450 tomorrow, NT$350 on Sunday, available through www.indievox.com
Tonight’s lineup features J-rock band Tsubasa (翼樂團) and folk ensemble Milk White (牛奶白) at Pipe Live Music, a main venue for indie music. Tomorrow, the venue hosts a hip-hop party with a troop of DJs and artists, including RPG, Formo Sir, DJ Kool Klone and Mr Skin. Grunge rockers Slack Tide, Taipei rock trio Grain Surfboard and Wuwu Shen (五五身) congregate on Sunday.
■ 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 tomorrow, 7pm on Sunday
■ Admission is NT$350 tonight and on Sunday, NT$600 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
Sunday’s performers at indie rock club Revolver are Japan’s Boiler (陸龜), screamo act Until Seeing Whale’s Eyes (直到看見鯨魚的眼睛) and punk rockers Inhuman Band (非人物種).
■ 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
■ Admission is NT$350
The Funksters present classic rock and blues tonight at Bobwundaye (無問題), a small pub on Heping East Road (和平東路) in Taipei. It’s swing jazz sounds from the Dark Eyes Gypsy Band (黑眼吉普賽樂團) tomorrow.
■ 77, Heping E Rd Sec 3, Taipei City (台北市和平東路三段77號), tel: (02) 2377-1772
■ Shows start at 10pm
■ Admission is NT$300
Young folk crooner Chen Yan-yuan (陳妍元) performs tonight at Witch House (女巫店), an intimate coffeehouse-style venue in the National Taiwan University area, followed by polished Brit rock group 13 (拾參樂團) tomorrow.
■ 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
Indie rockers Pink Haze (平克孩子) celebrate the release of their new record tonight at Riverside Live House (河岸留言西門紅樓展演館). Skyline (天際線融合爵士樂團) plays fusion jazz 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 8:30pm tonight and 8pm on Sunday
■ Entrance is NT$400. Tickets available through www.riverside.com.tw and tickets.books.com.tw
Tomorrow, indigenous blues rock outfit Black Kids (黑孩子) shares the stage with folk/blues/funk ensemble The Voice of Life (原味醞釀) at Riverside Cafe (河岸留言), while Infancy (隱分子) mixes jazz, classical and rock ‘n’ roll on Wednesday. HE (有激人) is also on the bill. Noise maker Black Wolf (黑狼) and Taiwanese nakashi rockers The Clippers (夾子電動大樂隊) take over the stage 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 start at 9pm
■ Admission is NT$400 tomorrow, NT$350 on weekdays. Tickets can be purchased online through www.indievox.com and tickets.books.com.tw
It is live music tonight from When Jazz Meets Latin at Sappho Live, a late-night lounge bar that hosts mostly jazz shows, followed by Adam James Sorensen Quintet tomorrow. Swiss percussionist Christian Bucher teams up with his Taiwanese musician friends for an improv performance 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 tomorrow, NT$200 on Wednesday
On Sunday, folk singer and guitarist Cheshire Cat (柴郡貓) performs at Legacy Mini, a spin-off of Legacy Taipei.
■ 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)
■ Show starts at 8pm
■ Admission is NT$400. Tickets for the venue’s concerts can be purchased online through www.indievox.com and at 7-Eleven ibon kiosks
Hong Kong’s Mr Rocket Head (火箭頭先生樂團) joins forces with Taiwan’s young rockers Our Young (奧肖年) and Crockers (鱷魚樂團) tonight at Sound Live House (迴響音樂藝文展演空間), an independent venue for music and art exhibitions in Taichung. Hard-rock band Wack Lennon and Black Kids (黑孩子) each play a set on Sunday. Wednesday’s lineup is formed by Hide & Six and Watermelon Tree (西瓜樹), followed by Nuclear Fish Market (輻射魚市) and Stupid Mouth on Thursday.
■ 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 7pm tonight, 8pm on Sunday, 7:30pm on Wednesday and Thursday
■ Admission is NT$350 tonight and on Sunday, NT$300 on Wednesday and Thursday. Tickets for the venue’s concerts can be purchased online through www.indievox.com
Tomorrow’s spotlight is on popular comedy rockers Wonfu (旺福) 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 Taichung.
■ 362, Fuhsing Rd Sec 3, 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 8pm
■ Admission is NT$500. Tickets available through www.walkieticket.com and at FamilyMart (全家) FamiPort kiosks.
Garage rock favorites 88 Balaz (88顆芭樂籽) come to TCRC (前科累累俱樂部), a small venue for independent musicians and local artists in Tainan, tonight.
■ 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
■ Admission is NT$250, available at www.indievox.com
Indie-folk musician Huang Jie (黃玠) holds a concert tonight at Live Warehouse, a main venue for indie music located inside Kaohsiung’s Pier-2 Arts Center (駁二藝術特區).
■ 2-5 Dayi Rd, Kaohsiung (高雄市大義街2-5號), tel: (07) 521-8114. On the Net: livewarehouse.tw.
■ Show starts at 7:30pm
■ Entrance is NT$600. Tickets for the venue’s concerts can be purchased online through tickets.books.com.tw.
Electronic artist Chiu Pi (邱比) appears at In Our Time, a restaurant-cum-gallery located inside Kaohsiung’s Pier-2 Arts Center (駁二藝術特區), tonight.
■ 99, Penglai Rd, Kaohsiung (高雄市蓬萊路99號), tel: (07) 521-0017
■ Show starts at 7:30pm
■ Admission is NT$200, available through www.indievox.com
Aboriginal group Paliyuliyus croons 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, with dance and music ensemble Sundrum also on the bill. Mando-pop songstress Bai An (白安) performs 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$250 tonight and NT$500 tomorrow. Tickets can be purchased online at tickets.books.com.tw
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