Contemporary
Legacy Taipei hosts top Taiwanese pop performers and international acts. Tonight’s show is by folk musician and producer Shen Sheng-jer (沈聖哲), pop act Chiang Sung-lin (江松霖) and folk sister duo KurumiQ (核桃). Power pop/punk group Mister Mouth (嘴哥樂團) plays tomorrow.
■ 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 Guntzepaula
■ Shows start at 8pm
■ Admission is NT$700 tonight and NT$800 tomorrow. Tickets available through www.indievox.com and at 7-Eleven ibon kiosks
Tonight’s lineup at The Wall (這牆), Taipei’s most prominent venue for indie rock artists, features blues/country/grunge act, are Anteater (食蟻獸) and metal/hardcore outfit Flight of the Raven (烏鴉航班), while it is electronic/post punk group Miss Banana (香蕉小姐), indie rockers Maffine (瑪啡因) and Kingdom of Rain (雨國) on Sunday. It is the release party of funk/acid jazz combo Icy Ball’s (冰球樂團) debut EP on Wednesday.
Photo courtesy of Skip Skip Ben Ben
■ 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 tonight and on Sunday, 8pm on Wednesday
■ Tickets cost NT$300 tonight and on Sunday, NT$400 on Wednesday, available online through thewall.tw
Alt-rock act Guntzepaula (槍擊潑辣), post-rock outfit Kishikan (既視感) and Bugs of Phonon (聲子蟲) congregate at APA Mini (小地方展演空間) tonight. Tomorrow’s lineup features Japan’s The Shredder, Taiwan’s garage rock favorites 88 Balaz (88顆芭樂籽), metal/hardcore group Human Brutality (人類暴行), Shoot Up and One Step (一步). On Sunday, pop punk band Thick Big Band (粗大Band) celebrates the release of its new EP together with indie rockers Tiyuguzhangon (体慾股長) and Angry Youth (厭世少年). Australian post-punk band MY disco arrive on Wednesday, accompanied by experimental folk group Prairie WWWW (落差草原) and post-rock outfit 2HRs.
■ 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 8:30pm tonight, 4pm tomorrow, 7pm on Sunday, 8pm on Wednesday
■ Admission is NT$400 tonight, NT$500 tomorrow, NT$350 on Sunday, NT$550 on Wednesday, available through www.indievox.com
It is live music with Kaohsiung rockers Ms. Mr. (米思特), ZboJohnson (滋補強森) and Control T tonight at Pipe Live Music, a major venue for indie music.
■ 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
■ 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
Tomorrow, The BeeToast plays songs of The Beatles at Bobwundaye (無問題), a small pub in Taipei.
■ 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
Jazz guitarist Yang Teng-yu (楊騰佑) plays with friends at Riverside Cafe (河岸留言) tonight. Pop songstresses Alice’s Voice (愛力獅) and Senhuai Jan (詹森淮) each play a set tomorrow, while indie act Catherine Wong (黃妍) from Hong Kong is among the performers on Sunday. On Tuesday, bass player Brian Chiu (邱培榮) teams up with The Soybeats. Wednesday’s roster include multi-ethnic band Mace’pa and blues rock outfit Commuters (通勤少年). Puyuma crooner Hao-en (昊恩) is the main act 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 and tomorrow, NT$350 on Sunday and weekdays, available online through www.indievox.com and tickets.books.com.tw
Tonight, Taiwanese-Canadian guitarist Denis Chang plays Gypsy jazz with friends at Sappho Live, a late-night lounge bar that hosts mostly jazz shows. Tomorrow, NAB performs funk, R&B, soul and acid jazz, and Trio Da-Mo puts on a night of free jazz on Wednesday. Thursday’s show is by M.A.S.K Jazz Quartet.
■ 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
Indie rockers Coconuts (椰子) join forces with The Dead Future (死未來) tomorrow at There Cafe & Live House (那兒咖啡).
■ B1, 454, Fuxing 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$400, available online through tickets.books.com.tw and www.indievox.com
Pop group Enjoy Sunshine (推出去曬太陽) is among the performers at TADA Ark (TADA方舟), a music venue in Taichung, tonight. It is live music with indie folk combo Chairs’ (椅子) 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 6:30pm tonight and 7:30pm tomorrow
■ Admission is NT$200 tonight and NT$500 tomorrow.
Tomorrow, pop trio FRUUiT (果實樂團) share the stage with Fissure Says (裂縫說樂團) 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$350. Tickets for the venue’s concerts can be purchased online through www.indievox.com
Indie rockers The City Rain Man (城市雨人) tour with its new album to TCRC (前科累累俱樂部), a small venue for independent musicians and local artists in Tainan,tonight. They will be joined by post-punk/blues combo Gentle Squid (烏賊紳士).
■ 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 8pm
■ Admission is NT$250, available at www.indievox.com
Coconuts (椰子) and The Dead Future (死未來) come to Live Warehouse, a venue for indie music located inside Kaohsiung’s Pier-2 Arts Center (駁二藝術特區), tonight. Japanese visual kei rock duo LM.C take the stage 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
■ Shows starts at 8pm tonight and 2pm tomorrow
■ Entrance is NT$400 tonight and NT$1,700 tomorrow. Tickets available online through tickets.books.com.tw
Tomorrow’s spotlight is on singing combo Brothers and Tin (知己三重唱) at In Our Time, a restaurant-cum-gallery located inside Kaohsiung’s Pier-2 Arts Center (駁二藝術特區).
■ 99, Penglai Rd, Kaohsiung City (高雄市蓬萊路99號), tel: (07) 521-0017
■ Show starts at 7pm
■ Admission is NT$400, available online through www.indievox.com and at 7-Eleven ibon kiosks
Garage/shoegaze act Skip Skip Ben Ben tour to Uri-Sabaki-Jo (The Wall, 賣捌所), a historical building-turned-music venue in Yilan, tomorrow.
■ 38 Kangle Rd, Yilan City (宜蘭市康樂路38號), tel: (03) 935-2493.On the Net: thewall.tw
■ Show starts at 5pm
■ Admission is NT$500, available online through thewall.tw
Puyuma artist and songstress Senayan shares the stage with Amis female group Kaying no Makerahay tonight at Tiehua Music Village (鐵花村), an arts village in Taitung, followed by Aboriginal band Once and Amis musician Futur tomorrow. Puyuma crooner Samingad and Lawa & Mix (Lawa & 米克斯樂團) appear on Thursday.
■ 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
■ Entrance is NT$200 tonight and tomorrow, NT$120 on Thursday
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