Contemporary
Legacy Taipei hosts top Taiwanese pop performers and international acts. Celebrated Aboriginal rockers Totem (圖騰樂團) return for a show tonight. Pop rockers io take the stage on Sunday. London’s Lazy Habits blend hip-hop and jazz on Thursday.
■ 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 IO
■ Show starts at 8pm tonight and on Thursday, 7pm on Sunday
■ Admission is NT$900 tonight and on Sunday, NT$1,200 on Thursday. Tickets available through www.indievox.com and at 7-Eleven ibon kiosks
The Wall (這牆), Taipei’s most prominent venue for indie rock artists, hosts a hip-hop party tonight, featuring Illa J from Detroit. Japanese rockers ROOKiEZ is PUNK’D take the stage tomorrow, while Taiwanese indie rockers Nora Says arrive with its latest album on Sunday. Wednesday’s lineup features rock trio Forests (森林合唱樂團) and Bighole!mama (媽媽大吼).
Photo courtesy of Way of Puzzle
■ 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
■ Shows start at 8m except for tomorrow which begins at 7:30pm
■ Tickets cost NT$1,000 tonight, NT$1,500 tomorrow, NT$450 on Sunday, NT$500 on Wednesday, available online through thewall.tw, dssent.kktix.cc, nofear.kktix.cc or at FamilyMart (全家) FamiPort kiosks
Photo courtesy of Generation 7
APA Mini (小地方展演空間) host a jazz festival tonight and tomorrow, featuring six bands, including SMS Jazz Band, M.A.S.K Jazz Quartet and Our Piano Trio.
■ 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 7pm
■ Admission is NT$500 for one-day show and NT$800 for two-day pass, available through www.indievox.com
Mix Moment (混合時刻) fuses nu metal with rap tonight at Pipe Live Music, a major venue for indie music and parties, along with Aveator (翼行) and the street music club at Shih Hsin University. Tomorrow, London-based DJ and producer Howie B takes to the decks, accompanied by Taiwan’s Blaire Ko (柯智豪) and hip-hop artist Lee Yinghung (李英宏), aka DJ Didilong. Sunday’s lineup includes David Jam and hard rock/post-grunge act Second Round.
■ 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 tonight, 7:30pm tomorrow, 7pm on Sunday
■ Admission is NT$400 tonight, NT$800 tomorrow, NT$350 on Sunday. Tickets for the venue’s concerts can be purchased online through www.indievox.com, pipemusic.kktix.cc and at FamilyMart (全家) FamiPort kiosks
Pop group Anniedora (安妮朵拉) plays songs from their new album tomorrow at Kafka by the Sea (海邊的卡夫卡), a coffee house-cum-music and arts venue.
■ 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
■ Show starts at 8pm. Cafe/bookstore opens noon to midnight Sundays through Thursdays, noon to 2am Fridays and Saturdays
■ Admission is NT$450, available online through www.indievox.com
Pop act Iris Lin (林綾) is among the performers at Witch House (女巫店), an intimate coffeehouse-style venue in the National Taiwan University area, tonight. Chamber ensemble Cicada performs tomorrow, followed by Hong Kong’s indie rock act After 10 and Yukilovey 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
It is live music with expat cover band Adoga (阿逗仔) at Bobwundaye (無問題), a small pub in Taipei, tonight, followed by Heir of the Dogs and Dopamine 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
Tonight’s spotlight is on young crooner Cheer Mon (孟慶而) at Riverside Live House (河岸留言西門紅樓展演館). Mando-pop act Lan You-shi (藍又時) appears tomorrow.
■ 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
■ Admission is NT$500 tonight and NT650 tomorrow, available online through www.indievox.com and tickets.books.com.tw
Tonight, The Funkenstein Project performs funk and soul at Riverside Cafe (河岸留言), followed by pop singer Voter (徐哲緯) tomorrow. On Tuesday, bass player Michael Ning (甯子達) teams up with guitarist Hope Yeh (葉賀璞) for a show. It is the release party of indigenous alter-rock/hip-hop act Generation 7’s (七字輩) new album 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 Tuesday and Thursday, available through www.indievox.com and tickets.books.com.tw
It is a night of jazz fusion with keyboardist Lu Sheng-fei (呂聖斐) and his friends tonight at Sappho Live, a late-night lounge bar that hosts mostly jazz shows. Tomorrow’s spotlight is on blues ensemble BoPoMoFo, followed by Matthew Fullen Trio on Wednesday. Guitar duo The Light and its Generation present jazz standards 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
High-school band Control T plays folk, blues and country tunes tomorrow at There Cafe & Live House (那兒咖啡), a venue for indie music in Taoyuan.
■ 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
Tonight, veteran musician Yen (韓賢光) comes to Legacy Taichung, a spin-off of Legacy Taipei, with his new EP. He will be joined by pop rockers Red Flower (紅花樂團). Paiwan hip-hop artists Boxing play 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.
■ Show starts at 8pm tonight and 7:30pm tomorrow
■ Admission is NT$700 tonight and NT$600 tomorrow. Tickets available online through www.indievox.com and at 7-Eleven ibon kiosks
Tonight, Okinawa band Spoon de Chop joins forces with Taiwan’s New metal/post-hardcore outfit Way of Puzzle (謎路人) and post-rock group Pleiades (昂宿) at TCRC (前科累累俱樂部), a small venue for independent musicians and local artists in Tainan. Thursday’s roster include Kimogi (一種心情) and post-hardcore/metalcore act Fish Stick (魚條樂團).
■ 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 7:30pm tonight and 8pm on Thursday
■ Admission is free tonight and NT$250 on Thursday, available at www.indievox.com
It is live music with Kaohsiung rockers The Angles (角落樂團) at In Our Time, a restaurant-cum-gallery located inside Kaohsiung’s Pier-2 Arts Center (駁二藝術特區). Power pop/punk group Mister Mouth (嘴哥樂團) takes the stage on Wednesday.
■ 99, Penglai Rd, Kaohsiung City (高雄市蓬萊路99號), tel: (07) 521-0017
■ Shows start at 7:30pm
■ Admission is NT$200
Indie rockers Aerobic Oasis (有氧綠洲) play a set at The Goat Restaurant & Bar (山羊飯館), a music venue and restaurant in Pingtung, tomorrow.
■ 23-2 Hengnan Rd, Hengchun Township, Pingtung County (屏東縣恆春鎮恆南路23-2號), tel: (08) 888-0183
■ Show starts at 8:30pm
■ Admission is NT$200
Amis crooner Seize shares the stage with Amis folk/blues musician Longer (龍哥) tonight at Tiehua Music Village (鐵花村), an arts village in Taitung City. Tomorrow’s main act is Vangsaran (部落美男子), a rock band that crafts its lyrics in the language of the Puyuma Aboriginal tribe.
■ 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
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