Legacy Taipei hosts top Taiwanese pop performers and international acts. Tonight’s main act is indie electronica ensemble moRning cAll (輕晨電), with No Party for Cao Dong (草東沒有派對) also on the bill.
■ 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)
■ Show starts at 8pm
Photo courtesy of Yi-Cheng Yi-Ching
■ Admission is NT$750. Tickets available through www.indievox.com and at 7-Eleven ibon kiosks
College rock band BalaShark (芭樂鯊) jams out with Yellow Guns and Cat in the Case at Pipe Live Music, a major venue for indie music and parties, tonight.
■ 1 Siyuan Rd, Taipei City (台北市思源路1號), tel: (02) 2364-8198. On the Net: www.pipemusic.com.tw
Photo courtesy of Kuanjonxuan
■ Show starts at 7:30pm
■ Admission is NT$350. Tickets for the venue’s concerts can be purchased online through www.indievox.com and at FamilyMart (全家) FamiPort kiosks
Indie electronica/rock duo Astro Bunny (原子邦妮) share the stage with twin indie-pop singers Yi-cheng Yi-ching (依錚依靜) at APA Mini (小地方展演空間) tonight.
Photo courtesy of Sunset Rollercoaster
■ 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
■ Admission is NT$400, available through www.indievox.com
Model-turned-singer Josy Lai (黎詠欣) from Hong Kong appears at Kafka by the Sea (海邊的卡夫卡), a coffee house-cum-music and arts venue in the National Taiwan University area, tonight. New voice talent Ching (金大為) holds his first solo performance tomorrow.
■ 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
■ Minimum charge is one drink tonight, NT$400 tomorrow
Post-rock/folk combo Autumn Tea (秋水茶) and The Other (他者) each play a set tonight at Witch House (女巫店), an intimate coffeehouse-style venue in the National Taiwan University area, followed by acoustic guitarist Chris Liu (劉士華) tomorrow. Thursday’s show is by Mando-pop act Monmon Tsai (蔡孟臻) and female rocker Wing (俞心嵐).
■ 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 guitarist Hope Yeh (葉賀璞) performs with fingerstyle guitar player Johnson Chang (張仲麟) at Riverside Cafe (河岸留言) tonight, while it is Puyuma musician Alisin Nawan tomorrow. US-based Brazilian bass player Flavio Lira de Oliveira holds a concert and lecture on the topic of Brazilian and Afro-Caribbean music styles 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 9:30 tonight, 9pm tomorrow, 5pm on Sunday
■ Admission is NT$400 tonight and tomorrow, NT$300 to NT$500 on Sunday, available online through www.indievox.com and tickets.books.com.tw
Flavio Lira de Oliveira performs at Sappho Live, a late-night lounge bar that hosts mostly jazz shows, tonight. Dread Rider brings Caribbean melodies tomorrow, followed by jazz ensemble NYTP Latin Project on Sunday. It is live music with Jose Stewart & P.A. Connection Band on Wednesday, while Beauty and Snakes Quartet (美女與蛇四重奏) appear 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
■ Entrance is NT$400 tonight and tomorrow, NT$200 on Sunday, Wednesday and Thursday.
An independent venue for music and art exhibitions in Taichung, Sound Live House (迴響音樂藝文展演空間) will close its doors due to financial difficulty. A troop of indie bands will join the farewell party during the last weekend of business tomorrow and on Sunday. The lineup includes Taichung rockers Attack Before (迷失裂痕), electronic/new wave outfit Jade Eyes (孔雀眼), Miaoli-based punks Lung Cancer (謝謝你得肺癌) and Playmess.
■ 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
■ Show starts at 6pm tomorrow and 5pm on Sunday
■ Admission is NT$500 tomorrow and NT$300 on Sunday. Tickets for the venue’s concerts can be purchased online through www.indievox.com
Tomorrow, acoustic folk duo Cozy Diary (輕日記) performs at Forro Cafe (呼嚕咖啡) in Taichung.
■ 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
■ Show starts at 8pm
■ Admission is NT$400. Tickets for the venue’s concerts can be purchased online through www.indievox.com
Aboriginal ensemble Puente (長橋樂團) fuses ancient tribal tunes with contemporary world music at Legacy Taichung, a spin-off of Legacy Taipei, tonight. Veteran Mando-pop songwriter and producer Kay Huang (黃韻玲) will play her own classic hits from the 1980s and 90s as well as showcase some new works tomorrow.
■ 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$800 tonight and NT$1,000 tomorrow. Tickets available online through www.indievox.com and at 7-Eleven ibon kiosks
Folk/noise/punk outfit Kuanjonxuan (冠強軒) teams up with local funk/blues/alternative band Iron Punch (鐵擊) at TCRC (前科累累俱樂部), a small venue for independent musicians and local artists in Tainan, on Sunday.
■ 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 4pm
■ Admission is NT$250, available at www.indievox.com
Hong Kong songstress Yoyo Sham (岑寧兒) teams up with Puyuma crooner Wu Hao-en (吳昊恩) at In Our Time, a restaurant-cum-gallery located inside Kaohsiung’s Pier-2 Arts Center (駁二藝術特區), tomorrow.
■ 99, Penglai Rd, Kaohsiung City (高雄市蓬萊路99號), tel: (07) 521-0017
■ Show starts at 7pm
■ Admission is NT$700, available through www.indievox.com
Tomorrow, Japan’s alternative rockers downy and the Novembers take the stage at Live Warehouse, a main venue for indie music located inside Kaohsiung’s Pier-2 Arts Center (駁二藝術特區). Ogre You Asshole arrives on Sunday, accompanied by Sunset Rollercoaster (落日飛車) and Forests.
■ 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 6pm tomorrow and 7:30pm on Sunday
■ Entrance is NT$1,200 tomorrow and NT$600 on Sunday. Tickets for the venue’s concerts can be purchased online through tickets.books.com.tw
Tomorrow, Truku crooner Miru (白明光), Hakka singer Dong (東東) and Aboriginal rockers Vangsaran (部落美男子) congregate at Tiehua Music Village (鐵花村), an artist village in Taitung City.
■ 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, available online at tickets.books.com.tw
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