Contemporary
Legacy Taipei hosts top Taiwanese pop performers and international acts. It is the release party of psychedelic rock outfit The Gigantic Roar’s (巨大的轟鳴) new album tonight. Mando-pop singer/songwriter Yen-j (嚴爵) holds a concert tomorrow, followed by pop artist Queen (魏如昀) on Sunday.
■ 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 Chen Hui-ting
■ Show starts at 8pm tonight, 5pm tomorrow, 7pm on Sunday
■ Admission is NT$650 tonight, NT$1,200 tomorrow, NT$1,000 on Sunday. Tickets available through www.indievox.com and at 7-Eleven ibon kiosks
APA Mini (小地方展演空間) hosts folk rock artist Chen Hui-ting (陳惠婷) tomorrow. It is the release party of upbeat punk rockers’ Punkhoo (胖虎) new EP on Sunday, joined by Angry Youth (厭世少年).
Photo courtesy of Random
■ 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$450 for both shows, available through www.indievox.com
Photo courtesy of Mary See the Future
On Sunday, Trance Baby Meow (勸世寶貝喵喵) plays with indie rockers Playmess (玩亂樂團) at Jack’s Studio (杰克音樂) in Ximending (西門町).
■ B1, 76 Kunming St, Taipei City (台北市萬華區昆明街76號B1), tel: (02) 2381-0999
■ Show starts at 8pm
■ Admission is NT$400. Tickets available through www.indievox.com
The Flat Fives jam out on swing and R&B tunes from the 1940s and 1950s tomorrow 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
■ Shows start at 10pm
■ Admission is NT$300
Tomorrow’s spotlight is on folk sister duo KurumiQ (核桃) at Kafka by the Sea (海邊的卡夫卡), a coffee house-cum-music and arts venue. Sunday’s roster include Nighteentael (十九兩樂團) and Yu Hao-i (余昊益) from Macbeth (馬克白) and Formosa Romance (寶島羅曼史).
■ 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 NT$400 on Sunday. Tickets for the venue’s concerts can be purchased online through www.indievox.com
On Thursday, MajaM Quintet (麻將樂團) plays improv jazz, reggae and Flamenco music at Witch House (女巫店), an intimate coffeehouse-style venue in the National Taiwan University area.
■ 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
■ Show starts 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
Taike rockers Zenkwun (神棍) meet funk-rock/nu-metal band Coach (教練) at Riverside Live House (河岸留言西門紅樓展演館) tonight.
■ 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 8pm
■ Admission is NT$400, available online through www.indievox.com and tickets.books.com.tw
Keyboardist Lu Sheng-fei (呂聖斐) plays with friends tonight at Riverside Cafe (河岸留言). Tomorrow’s roster include blues rock ensemble Commuters (通勤少年) and indie singer-songwriter Anie Fann (范安婷). Psychedelic folk rockers No.7 Cyan (七號青) are among the performers on Sunday, followed by Risk & Scale and Yifan Trio Project on Tuesday. Wednesday’s show is by post-rock outfit Zodiac (天文謀殺) and Mowa (毛襪). It is live music with sitar group The Siyuland Duet and Vanessa Ding (丁霜語) 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 weeknights, available online through www.indievox.com and tickets.books.com.tw
Five-piece Poor House plays a rich blend of rock, blues, swing and country at Sappho Live, a late-night lounge bar that hosts mostly jazz shows, tonight. The Coincidence presents a night of pop, funk and neo-soul tomorrow. It is live music with Beauty and Snake Quartet (美女與蛇四重奏) on Wednesday. Expat group Shuaiguoren performs a variety of styles from pop and funk, to folk and jazz 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
Taipei rockers Coconuts (椰子), post-rock outfit The Dead Future (死未來) and Sadon & The Fader (山東& The Fader) play at TADA Ark (TADA方舟), a music venue located inside the Taichung Cultural & Creative Industries Park (台中文化創意產業園區) in Taichung, tonight.
■ 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 8pm
■ Admission is NT$450 tonight, available online through tada.kktix.cc and at FamilyMart (全家) FamiPort kiosks
Crossover trio Children in Love arrive at Legacy Taichung, a spin-off of Legacy Taipei, tonight. Tomorrow’s lineup features punk group Random (隨性樂團), melodic punk outfit One Step (一步) and Sunset Samurai (夕陽武士).
■ 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$600. Tickets available online through www.indievox.com and at 7-Eleven ibon kiosks
It is the release party of post-punk/blues outfit Gentle Squid’s (烏賊紳士) new album at TCRC (前科累累俱樂部), a small venue for independent musicians and local artists in Tainan, tonight. Tomorrow’s lineup features alternative rock/metal outfit The Last Breath (殘息樂團).
■ 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 9:30pm tonight and 9pm tomorrow
■ Admission is NT$250 tonight and NT$300 tomorrow, available at www.indievox.com
The Last Breath (殘息樂團) tours to Paramount Bar (百樂門酒館), an indie rock club in Kaohsiung, with its new album on Sunday, supported by alternative rockers 3.D.B (三噸半) and hardcore act Winslow.
■ 70 Minzu 1st Rd, Kaohsiung City (高雄市三民區民族一路70號), tel: (07) 389-0501
■ Show starts at 8pm
■ Entrance is NT$350, available through www.indievox.com
Tonight, pianist Kuo Chun-yu (郭俊育) teams up with guitar player Hope Yeh (葉賀璞) at In Our Time, a restaurant-cum-gallery located inside Kaohsiung’s Pier-2 Arts Center (駁二藝術特區). Songstress Wing (俞心嵐) appears on Sunday.
■ 99, Penglai Rd, Kaohsiung City (高雄市蓬萊路99號), tel: (07) 521-0017
■ Show starts at 7:30pm tonight and 7pm on Sunday
■ Admission is NT$300, available through www.indievox.com and tickets.books.com.tw
Tomorrow, indie rockers Mary See the Future (先知瑪莉) come to Live Warehouse, a venue for indie music located inside Kaohsiung’s Pier-2 Arts Center (駁二藝術特區).
■ 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 8pm
■ Entrance is NT$800. Tickets available online through tickets.books.com.tw
Tomorrow, female pop rocker Kris Kuan (管罄) join forces with Shara Lin (林逸欣) at The Goat Restaurant & Bar (山羊飯館), a music venue and restaurant in Pingtung.
■ 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
■ Tickets cost NT$450
Crossover combo Children in Love tours to Uri-Sabaki-Jo (The Wall, 賣捌所),a historical building-turned-music venue in Yilan, tomorrow with their new album, followed by Chen Hui-ting (陳惠婷) on Sunday.
■ 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$350 tomorrow and NT$450 on Sunday, available online through thewall.tw and tickets.books.com.tw
Percussion group Senbe’ plays African beats at Tiehua Music Village (鐵花村), an arts village in Taitung City, tonight. Aboriginal band Original Brewing (原味醞釀) plays folk, funk, blues and hip-hop tomorrow.
■ 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 NT$250 tomorrow
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