CONTEMPORARY
A “supergroup” formed by four members of well-known indie bands, Felix Felicis (小福氣) plays with (in)famous noise maker Dawang Huang (黃大旺) tonight at The Wall (這牆), Taipei’s most prominent venue for indie rock artists. Psychedelic rockers U.TA (屋塔) play tunes from its new album on Sunday. The venue hosts dream pop/ambient group Sleep Party People from Denmark on Tuesday.
■ 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 Wang Hui-chu
■ Show starts at 8m tonight, 7:30pm on Sunday and Tuesday
■ Admission is NT$500 tonight and on Sunday, NT$1,300 on Tuesday, available online through thewall.tw, ticket.ibon.com.tw or at 7-Eleven ibon kiosks
Indie singer-songwriter Zoe Huang (黃玠瑋) performs tomorrow at APA Mini (小地方展演空間). Sunday’s lineup includes shoegaze/dream-pop act Manic Sheep and versatile rocker Ben Ben (斑斑).
Photo courtesy of Zoe Huang
■ 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
■ Admission is NT$400 tomorrow and NT$350 on Sunday, available through www.indievox.com
Photo courtesy of U.TA
Tonight promises to be a night of the 1980s with DJ Floaty at Bobwundaye (無問題), a small pub on Heping East Road (和平東路) in Taipei, while JJ & the Catz play an eclectic collection of blues, jazz and Latin 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
It is the release party of emo rock band ChicKNUP’s (奇克拿樂團) debut album tonight at Pipe Live Music, a major venue for indie music and parties.
■ 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
■ Admission is NT$400. Tickets available through www.indievox.com and at FamilyMart (全家) FamiPort kiosks
Tomorrow, The Peppermints (薄荷葉樂團) lead singer Shine Lin (林倩) teams up with Zoomie (陳柔米) to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Kafka by the Sea (海邊的卡夫卡), a coffee house-cum-music and arts venue in the National Taiwan University area. Japanese act Laika Came Back is scheduled for a show on Sunday.
■ 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
■ Shows start at 8pm. Cafe/bookstore opens noon to midnight Sundays through Thursdays, noon to 2am Fridays and Saturdays
■ Admission is NT$500 tomorrow and free admission on Sunday. Tickets can be purchased online through www.indievox.com
Tonight, indie pop combo Freckles (雀斑) shares the stage with Jeez at Witch House (女巫店), an intimate coffeehouse-style venue in the National Taiwan University area. Japanese pop musicians Thai’s arrive 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
Tomorrow, Riverside Live House (河岸留言西門紅樓展演館) hosts a tribute concert to late Taiwanese singer Chang Yu-sheng (張雨生), which sees a group of musicians, including Eagle Baby (小老鷹樂團) and PiA (吳蓓雅). Sunday’s main act is Japanese female songstress Nasu Asaco.
■ 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$1,500 on Sunday. Tickets available through www.indievox.com and tickets.books.com.tw
Saxophone player Tung Shuen-wen (董舜文) performs with friends at Riverside Cafe (河岸留言) tonight, followed by young entertainers Lil Ice (小冰) and Flower (金妮) tomorrow. Pop/folk combo Blue Box (藍色盒子) takes the stage on Sunday.
■ 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, 8pm tomorrow, 9pm on Sunday
■ Admission is NT$400 tonight, NT$500 tomorrow, NT$350 on Sunday. Tickets can be purchased online through www.indievox.com and tickets.books.com.tw
The Lifers combines the improvisational spirit of jazz with danceable beats and catchy hooks at Sappho Live, a late-night lounge bar that hosts mostly jazz shows, tonight. Three Day Bender plays blues rock tomorrow, and it is Yukako Yamano Jazz 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
■ Shows start at 9:30pm
■ Entrance is NT$400 tonight and tomorrow, NT$200 on Sunday
Zoe Huang (黃玠瑋) comes to Forro Cafe (呼嚕咖啡) in Taichung tonight, and it is acoustic rockers Zixuan & Slow Train (黃子軒與山平快) tomorrow.
■ 47, Jingcheng 3rd St, Taichung City (台中市精誠三街47號), tel: (04) 2310-1661. On the Net: forrocafe.blogspot.tw
■ Shows start at 8pm
■ Admission is NT$400. Tickets for the venue’s concerts can be purchased online through www.indievox.com
Young Mando-pop crooner Chuang Chuan-ying (莊鵑瑛) makes it to the stage at Legacy Taichung, a spin-off of Legacy Taipei, tonight. The spotlight is on indie rockers Monkey Pilot (猴子飛行員) tomorrow, and it is indie pop songstress and songwriter Debbie Hsiao (蕭賀碩) on Sunday.
■ 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.
■ Shows start at 8pm
■ Admission is NT$1,300 tonight, NT$700 tomorrow, NT$650 on Sunday. Tickets available online through www.indievox.com and at 7-Eleven ibon kiosks
Street musician Yan Fan (嚴梵) and Bunun pop act Chuan Shih-huang (全世煌) each play a set at Sound Live House (迴響音樂藝文展演空間), an independent venue for music and art exhibitions in Taichung, tonight. Indie pop musician Wang Hui-chu (王彙筑) appears tomorrow.
■ 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: soundlivehouse.msmusic.com.tw
■ Shows start at 8pm
■ Admission is NT$400. Tickets for the venue’s concerts can be purchased online through www.indievox.com
From Sydney, Australia, Scrotal Vice combine elements of jazz, punk and grindcore tonight at TCRC (前科累累俱樂部), a small venue for independent musicians and local artists in Tainan, with Between the Savage (人性先覺) as the opening act. Tomorrow’s main act is guitarist/funnyman Yellow Blue White (黃藍白).
■ 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 tonight and 9pm tomorrow
■ Admission is NT$250, available through www.indievox.com
Pop-rock act Relax One (輕鬆玩) tours to Live Warehouse, a main venue for indie music located inside Kaohsiung’s Pier-2 Arts Center (駁二藝術特區), tomorrow, followed by Felix Felicis (小福氣) on Sunday.
■ 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$600 tomorrow and NT$500 on Sunday. Tickets for the venue’s concerts can be purchased online through tickets.books.com.tw
Renown Japanese jazz singer and flugelhorn player TOKU puts on a performance at In Our Time, a restaurant-cum-gallery located inside Kaohsiung’s Pier-2 Arts Center (駁二藝術特區), tomorrow. Chinese shamanic musician Blue Eagle (韓蕭寒) holds a concert on Sunday.
■ 99, Penglai Rd, Kaohsiung City (高雄市蓬萊路99號), tel: (07) 521-0017
■ Shows start at 7pm
■ Admission is NT$800 tomorrow and NT$777 on Sunday, available through www.indievox.com
Tonight, Jelly Lee (傑利), the lead singer from funk-rock ensemble Coach (教練樂隊), goes solo at Tiehua Music Village (鐵花村), an arts village in Taitung City. Tomorrow’s show is by psychedelic rockers The Gigantic Roar (巨大的轟鳴).
■ 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. Tickets can be purchased online at tickets.books.com.tw
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