Legacy Taipei hosts top Taiwanese pop performers and international acts. Tonight’s spotlight is on pop group Men Envy Children (小男孩樂團), while Taipei-based, Nantou-bred black/folk metal band Bloody Tyrant (暴君) plays with a 10-piece orchestra tomorrow. The latest installment of The Next Big Thing takes place on Thursday, featuring Taichung-based indie folk ensemble Chairs’ (椅子) and Silkwood (絲木), which plays smooth jazz, soul and funk.
■ 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)
■ Shows start at 8pm
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■ Admission is NT$700 tonight and tomorrow, NT$200 on Thursday. Tickets can be purchased online through www.indievox.com and at 7-Eleven ibon kiosks
Blues outfit EggplantEgg (茄子蛋) comes to The Wall (這牆), Taipei’s most prominent venue for indie rock artists, tomorrow.
■ 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
Photo courtesy of Silent Toads
■ Show starts at 8pm
■ Admission is NT$250, available online through thewall.tw
Japanese actor and pop idol Akira plays at indie music venue APA Mini (小地方展演空間) tonight, and it is ACG Band Live plays songs from Japanese anime works tomorrow. Sunday’s lineup features Taipei-based four-piece punk act Pea’ce PuNK (痞子旁分) and LonelyElmo.
■ 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
■ Shows start at 8pm tonight and on Sunday, 6:30pm tomorrow
■ Admission is NT$1,200 tonight, NT$400 tomorrow, NT$350 on Sunday, available through www.indievox.com
It is live music with pop combo Hide and Six, Vince Band (抽菸的凡斯) and Replay at Pipe Live Music, a main venue for indie music and parties, tonight. Tomorrow, the venue hosts a techno party, featuring a troupe of DJs including DataBass, J-Six and Vertigo.
■ 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 tomorrow
■ Admission is NT$350 tonight and NT$500 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
Tomorrow, Mando-rock band Picks (痞克四) takes the stage 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.
■ 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$400, available through www.indievox.com
Indie singer-songwriter Huang Pei-yu (黃培育) and Connie Kang (康禎庭) form tonight’s lineup at Witch House (女巫店), an intimate coffeehouse-style venue in the National Taiwan University area. Tomorrow’s show is by folk act Lee Te-yun (李德筠), followed by young male crooner Alex Hsu (許一農) 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
Jazz vocalist Shih Ying-ying (史茵茵) teams up with pianist Elin Lee (李宜玲) at Legacy Mini, a spin-off of Legacy Taipei, tomorrow. Mando-pop crooner Jennifer sings on Sunday.
■ 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$450 tomorrow and NT$400 on Sunday. Tickets for the venue’s concerts can be purchased online through www.indievox.com and at 7-Eleven ibon kiosks
Tomorrow’s performer at Riverside Live House (河岸留言西門紅樓展演館) is folk duo KurumiQ (核桃). Filipina songstress Birdy croons 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
■ Shows start at 8pm
■ Entrance is NT$500 tomorrow and NT$400 on Sunday. Tickets can be purchased online through www.indievox.com and tickets.books.com.tw
Jazz saxophone player Shawna Yang (楊曉恩) celebrates the success of her new album with a concert tonight at Riverside Cafe (河岸留言), and it is folk and fusion pop musician Baobu Badulu (保卜) tomorrow. Plan-D and Rosy (玫瑰紅) each play a set on Sunday. Tuesday’s spotlight is on Chipin & Kaiya Jazz Quintet (啟彬與凱雅爵士五重奏). Composed of seven veteran rockers, Old Screw plays on Wednesday. Indie rockers Playmess (玩亂樂團) shares the stage with Chase (逐樂團) 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
■ Show starts at 9:30pm tonight, tomorrow and on Wednesday, 9pm on Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday
■ Admission is NT$400 tonight, tomorrow and on Wednesday, NT$350 on Sunday and on Thursday, NT$420 on Tuesday. Tickets can be purchased online through www.indievox.com and tickets.books.com.tw
Sappho Live, a late-night lounge bar that hosts mostly jazz shows, hosts Adam James Sorensen Quartet tonight, while Matt Fullen Nonorgan Quartet performs tomorrow. Featuring guitarist DC Rapier, DC3 plays a show on Wednesday, followed by Japanese jazz musicians Eugene Shimoda and Yujiro Yoshimine on Thursday.
■ 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
■ tomorrow, NT$200 on Wednesday and Thursday
Tomorrow, Mando-pop veteran Christine Hsu (許景淳) plays a show at Legacy Taichung, a spin-off of Legacy Taipei, followed by indie pop outfit Come on! Bay Bay! (來吧!焙焙) on Sunday. Quartlology (四重邏輯) brings a night of jazz on Wednesday.
■ 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 7:30pm tomorrow and on Wednesday, 8pm on Sunday
■ Admission is NT$1,200 tomorrow, NT$700 on Sunday, NT$500 on Wednesday. Tickets for the venue’s concerts can be purchased online through www.indievox.com and at 7-Eleven ibon kiosks
Folk duo KurumiQ (核桃) appear tonight at In Our Time, a restaurant-cum-gallery located inside Kaohsiung’s Pier-2 Arts Center (駁二藝術特區). Pop rocker Ardor Huang (流氓阿德) plays an unplugged show tomorrow, followed by pop act Andy (小安) on Sunday.
■ 99, Penglai Rd, Kaohsiung City (高雄市蓬萊路99號), tel: (07) 521-0017
■ Show starts at 7:30pm tonight, 8pm tomorrow, 7pm on Sunday
■ Admission is NT$500 tonight, NT$400 tomorrow, NT$200 on Sunday, available through www.indievox.com
Indie pop group Queen Suitcase (皇后皮箱) comes to Paramount Bar (百樂門酒館), an indie rock club in Kaohsiung, tonight, along with Fogbow (霧虹) and Los Coronados.
■ 70 Minzu 1st Rd, Kaohsiung City (高雄市三民區民族一路70號), tel: (07) 389-0501
■ Show starts at 8pm
■ Entrance is NT$300, available through www.indievox.com
Indie act Easy plays at Live Warehouse, a main venue for indie music located inside Kaohsiung’s Pier-2 Arts Center (駁二藝術特區), tonight, accompanied by alternative rock outfit Silverbus (銀巴士). Tomorrow’s show is by indie pop outfit Come on! Bay Bay! (來吧!焙焙).
■ 2-5 Dayi Rd, Kaohsiung City (高雄市大義街2-5號), tel: (07) 521-8114. On the Net: livewarehouse.tw.
■ Shows start at 7:30pm
■ Entrance is NT$400 tonight and NT$700 tomorrow. Tickets for the venue’s concerts can be purchased online through tickets.books.com.tw
Alt-rock outfit Silent Toads (啾吉惦惦) hits the stage at Goat Bar (山羊飯館), a music venue and restaurant in Pingtung, tomorrow, while pop rockers Marty Band (馬蹄幫) take the stage on Wednesday.
■ 23-2 Hengnan Rd, Hengchun Township, Pingtung County (屏東縣恆春鎮恆南路23-2號), tel: (08) 888-0183
■ Shows start at 9:30pm
■ Admission is NT$250
Pop group Men Envy Children (小男孩樂團) plays tomorrow at Tiehua Music Village (鐵花村), an arts village composed of a music venue, design and crafts shops and a weekend art fair.
■ 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$200. Tickets available online at tickets.books.com.tw
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