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Legacy Taipei hosts top Taiwanese pop performers and international acts. The latest edition of The Next Big Thing takes place on Thursday, featuring folk rockers Chang and Lee (張三李四), new wave/post-punk trio Jade Eyes (孔雀眼) and chill step/ambient pop/trip-hop combo Utopia (世外桃源).
■ 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 Chang and Lee
■ Show starts at 8pm
■ Admission is NT$200. Tickets available through www.indievox.com and at 7-Eleven ibon kiosks
Rhapsody of Fire, Italy’s influential symphonic power metal band, holds a concert at The Wall (這牆), Taipei’s most prominent venue for indie rock artists, on Sunday.
Photo courtesy of Utopia
■ 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: thewall.tw
■ Show starts at 7:30m
■ Tickets cost between NT$1,800 and NT$2,500 tomorrow, available online through www.indievox.com
Photo courtesy of Spell Lee
Power trio rock band Gold Seal and alternative rock group Aerial Recal each play a set at Bobwundaye (無問題), a small pub in Taipei, tomorrow.
■ 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
Young rockers One More Hour Day take the stage 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, followed by psychedelic folk act Spell Lee (李漫) and Tang Ni Chi (齊湯尼) 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
■ Minimal charge is one drink
Pop/rock idol Bobby Chen (陳昇) and his New Treasure Island Band (新寶島康樂隊) perform at Riverside Live House (河岸留言西門紅樓展演館) tonight, followed by Taiwanese singer Feng Wei-jie (馮偉傑) tomorrow. Featuring prolific American guitarist Michael Landou, The Michael Landou Group plays 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, 8pm tomorrow and on Sunday
■ Entrance is NT$800 tonight, NT$400 tomorrow, NT$1,500 and NT$2,500 on Sunday. Tickets can be purchased online through www.indievox.com and tickets.books.com.tw
Tonight, Riverside Cafe (河岸留言) hosts Taipei Youth Jazz Orchestra (台北青年爵士大樂團). Tomorrow, heavy metal veterans Assassin (刺客) return for a gig. Sunday’s roster include Puyuma musician A-hsiu (阿修), followed by college band Ripple and Bigwig Band (大大樂隊) on Tuesday. It is live music with young rockers Clutch (離合器) and Crockers (鱷魚) on Wednesday. Folk rocker Cliff (克里夫) sings stories about the island 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 tonight and tomorrow, NT$350 on Sunday and weeknights, available online through www.indievox.com and tickets.books.com.tw
Jaime Badia & the Rubber Band presents a night of fusion Flamenco jazz tonight at Sappho Live, a late-night lounge bar that hosts mostly jazz shows. The groove is on tomorrow with DC & the Funky Duds. Guitar trio Sticks to the Ground plays jazz tunes on Wednesday. Pianist Sung Yih-shiou (宋易修) teams up with vocalists Bing Bing (范荷婷) and Angu Hu for a night of American jazz standards and European contemporary jazz music 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 Wednesday and Thursday
Tomorrow, Amis-Han Chinese ensemble Suana & CMO (蘇瓦那與CMO樂團) plays soul, blues and rock 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$300. Tickets for the venue’s concerts can be purchased online through www.indievox.com
Street dancers IP Lockers party with hip-hop group SmashRegz (違法) tomorrow at Legacy Taichung, a spin-off of Legacy Taipei.
■ 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 7pm
■ Admission is NT$700. Tickets available online through www.indievox.com and at 7-Eleven ibon kiosks
Tonight, No Party for Tsaodong (草東沒有派對) tours to TCRC (前科累累俱樂部), a small venue for independent musicians and local artists in Tainan, with their new album, fusing disco with grunge beats. Guitarist King Kong Guan (官靖剛) celebrates the release of his first hip-hop record tomorrow with indie pop veterans Freckles (雀斑) and COSiMOZ aka Ho How (何灝).
■ 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$350 tonight and NT$300 tomorrow, available at www.indievox.com
Paiwan artist Balai comes to In Our Time, a restaurant-cum-gallery located inside Kaohsiung’s Pier-2 Arts Center (駁二藝術特區), tomorrow. On Sunday, Seiko (蔡世鴻) and Aisha (鮑珮雯) put on a show of Flamenco guitar and belly dance.
■ 99, Penglai Rd, Kaohsiung City (高雄市蓬萊路99號), tel: (07) 521-0017
■ Shows start at 7pm
■ Admission is NT$350 tomorrow and NT$300 on Sunday, available through www.indievox.com and tickets.books.com.tw
No Party for Tsaodong (草東沒有派對) comes to Live Warehouse, a main venue for indie music located inside Kaohsiung’s Pier-2 Arts Center (駁二藝術特區), tomorrow. Sunday’s show is by hip-hop/rock combo Chiu and Love (丘與樂).
■ 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 starts at 7:30pm
■ Entrance is NT$700 tomorrow and NT$500 on Sunday. Tickets available online through tickets.books.com.tw
Bunun crooner Tahai Wu (吳正傑) shares the stage with Pangtre (馬靖) at Tiehua Music Village (鐵花村), an arts village in Taitung City, tonight, while it is Latin band Bisalzu (比砂麓) and Fadetay (發熱帶) tomorrow. Thursday’s lineup includes Taitung-based Puyuma artist Shan Hay.
■ 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
■ Minimal charge is NT$120
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