Legacy Taipei hosts top Taiwanese pop performers and international acts. Four charity concerts will be held tomorrow and on Sunday. Participating performers are Mando-pop singer Li Tu (李度), pop act Shino Lin (林曉培), Hsiao Hung-jen (蕭閎仁), pop rockers Champion (強辯樂團) and hard-rock/metal group Red Generation (赤世代). Chinese hard-core band Miserable Faith (痛仰樂隊) takes the stage on Tuesday.
■ 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)
■ Show starts at 3pm and 8pm tomorrow and on Sunday, 8pm on Tuesday
Photo courtesy of Chen I-tang
■ Admission is NT$990 tomorrow and on Sunday, NT$1,000 on Tuesday. Tickets can be purchased online through www.indievox.com and at 7-Eleven ibon kiosks
Electronic dance/rock outfit OVDS plays tonight at The Wall (這牆), Taipei’s most prominent venue for indie rock artists. Japanese electronic rockers The Game Shop and chiptune duo Physical Chemical Brother (理化兄弟) are also on the bill. Japanese group Root Five plays tomorrow, followed by fellow pop rock band Bigmama on Sunday. Thursday’s roster includes Taipei punk trio Messyroom (梅西的房間), punk/grunge outfit Raven Flats (烏鴉公寓) and blues/country/grunge act Anteater (食蟻獸).
■ 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 OVDS
■ Show starts at 8pm tonight and on Thursday, 1:30pm tomorrow, 5pm on Sunday
■ Admission is NT$600 tonight, NT$1,500 tomorrow, NT$1,800 on Sunday, NT$200 on Thursday, available online through thewall.tw, gutsrecords.kktix.cc or at FamilyMart (全家) FamiPort kiosks
Guitar player Shushu (舒舒) appears tonight at APA Mini (小地方展演空間). Tomorrow, Japanese indie rockers NAISHO, pop duo Lucky Old Sun and Si, Irene join forces with Taiwan’s grunge rockers Slack Tide and Ben Ben (斑斑). Sunday’s lineup features melodic death metal act Greedy Black Hole (貪婪黑洞) and electronic/metalcore group Sound Base.
Photo courtesy of Physical Chemical Brother
■ 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, 7pm tomorrow, 7:30pm on Sunday
■ Admission is NT$400 tonight and on Sunday, NT$600 tomorrow, available through www.indievox.com
Pipe Live Music, a main venue for indie music and parties, hosts Lucid by Acidhaus, an acid house party, tonight, featuring DJs Dark Lo, Dominik T, Vertigo Wu and Kaoru Liu.
■ 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 11pm
■ Admission is NT$600. Tickets for the venue’s concerts can be purchased online through pipemusic.kktix.cc, www.indievox.com or glp501.kktix.cc and at 7-Eleven ibon and FamilyMart (全家) FamiPort kiosks
Tonight’s main act is experimental sound group Heavy Egg Hell Dog (巨蛋地獄狗) at Witch House (女巫店), an intimate coffeehouse-style venue in the National Taiwan University area, followed by folk/fusion ensemble The Gleams (林中光樂會) and MR Band (山河樂集) tomorrow. Amis-Han Chinese chamber music ensemble Creating Music Orchestra (創造音樂) shares the stage with solo rocker Hiroshi (黃群哲) 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
JJ & the Catz play an eclectic collection of blues, jazz and Latin tonight at Bobwundaye (無問題), a small pub on Heping East Road (和平東路) in Taipei. The venue hosts a charity show for Animals Taiwan tomorrow, featuring Megan Dooley and The Man Himself.
■ 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
Tomorrow, Mando-pop acts No Name (余荃斌) and Will Lin (林威良) team up with Full Lee Share (福利社樂團) at Riverside Live House (河岸留言西門紅樓展演館). English guitar maestro Guthrie Govan holds a concert on Sunday, while acclaimed Amis singer/songwriter Suming performs on Wednesday. Guitarist Chin Sheng (欽聖) fuses elements from jazz, pop and folk music on Thursday.
■ 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, NT$700 and NT$1,000 on Sunday, NT$600 on Wednesday, NT$400 on Thursday. Tickets can be purchased online through www.indievox.com and tickets.books.com.tw
Riverside Cafe (河岸留言) hosts Toshi Fujii Trio (藤井俊充三重奏) tonight, and it is female crooners Penny (潘寧) and Teresa (曾詠熙) on Sunday. On Wednesday, alternative rock outfit Arcplg (?島) and Ripple each play a set, followed by middle-aged rockers The Wannas (硬要) and solo act Lee Wei-ching (李威慶) 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 except for tonight which begins at 9:30pm
■ Admission is NT$400 tonight, NT$350 on Sunday and weekdays. Tickets can be purchased online through www.indievox.com and tickets.books.com.tw
La Cumbia del Sol presents a night of dancing Cumbia, reggae and a mix of world dance music tonight at Sappho Live, a late-night lounge bar that hosts mostly jazz shows. Pianist Sean Wong (黃長頌) teams up with Blue Mandarin (藍橘子) 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 10pm tonight and 9:30pm tomorrow,
■ Entrance is NT$400
Tomorrow’s main act is Felix Felicis (小福氣), a “supergroup” formed by four members of well-known indie bands 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 8pm
■ Admission is NT$450. Tickets can be purchased online through tickets.books.com.tw and www.indievox.com
Champion (強辯樂團) plays a show 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, tomorrow.
■ 362, Fuhsing Rd Sec 3, Taichung City (台中市復興路三段362號), tel: (04) 2229-0989. On the Net: www.tadaark.com.tw
■ Show starts at 7:30pm
■ Admission is NT$600. Tickets available through www.walkieticket.com and at FamilyMart (全家) FamiPort kiosks
Dance/rock combo Acidy Peeping Tom (微酸的偷窺狂), Dirty Fiction (髒小說) and post-punk/blues group GentleSquid (烏賊紳士) congregate at TCRC (前科累累俱樂部), a small venue for independent musicians and local artists in Tainan, tomorrow.
■ B1, 314, Simen Rd Sec 2, Tainan City (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 through www.indievox.com
Tonight’s spotlight is on pop folk crooner Wu Wen-fang (吳汶芳) at Live Warehouse, a main venue for indie music located inside Kaohsiung’s Pier-2 Arts Center (駁二藝術特區), and it is Mando-pop act Evan Yo (蔡旻佑) tomorrow.
■ 2-5 Dayi Rd, Kaohsiung City (高雄市大義街2-5號), tel: (07) 521-8114. On the Net: livewarehouse.tw.
■ Show starts at 8pm tonight and 7:30pm tomorrow
■ Entrance is NT$1,000 tonight and NT$800 tomorrow. Tickets for the venue’s concerts can be purchased online through tickets.books.com.tw
Street musician Funcal (方治權) comes to In Our Time, a restaurant-cum-gallery located inside Kaohsiung’s Pier-2 Arts Center (駁二藝術特區), tonight, while painter and musician Kao Hsien-chih (高閑至) performs tomorrow. On Sunday, Indie rockers Pink Haze (平克孩子) plays songs from their new album.
■ 99, Penglai Rd, Kaohsiung City (高雄市蓬萊路99號), tel: (07) 521-0017
■ Show starts at 7:30pm tonight, 7pm tomorrow and on Sunday
■ Admission is NT$200 tonight and on Sunday, NT$350 tomorrow, available through www.indievox.com
The Nanwan Sisters (南王姐妹花), a trio of Puyuma singers from Taitung, take the stage at Tiehua Music Village (鐵花村), an arts village 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$300. Tickets available online at tickets.books.com.tw
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