Contemporary
Legacy Taipei hosts top Taiwanese pop performers and international acts. Tonight’s spotlight is on indie rock band Mary See the Future (先知瑪莉). Thursday’s lineup features electronic rockers Flux, Brit-rock group Decadent (廢結合) and R&B/funk combo Space Cake (史貝絲考克).
■ 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 Anthelion
■ Show starts at 8:30pm tonight and 8pm on Thursday
■ Admission is NT$800 tonight and NT$700 on Thursday. Tickets available through www.indievox.com and at 7-Eleven ibon kiosks
Tomorrow, metal act Anthelion (幻日) hits the stage at The Wall (這牆), Taipei’s most prominent venue for indie rock artists, joined by melodic metal group Urging Oblivion (泥洹之迫) and deathcore outfit Beyond Cure.
Photo courtesy of Mary See the Future
■ 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 7:30pm
■ Tickets cost NT$800, available online through thewall.tw
Photo courtesy of Punkhoo
Tonight’s lineup at indie rock club Revolver features post-rock outfits Dr Geek (神經博士) and CustoMood. Tomorrow’s main act is post-rock/post-metal group Swirrl, while punk trio Sora play tunes from its debut album on Sunday. Local punks TNTbox, Shoelace (鞋帶) and Cheap Pistols (平價手槍) congregate on Wednesday, followed by post-grunge band Dusk (微暮) and The GateS on Thursday.
■ 1-2, Roosevelt Rd Sec 1, Taipei City (台北市羅斯福路一段1-2號), tel: (02) 3393-1678
■ Show starts at 8:30pm on weekends and 9:30 on weeknights
■ Admission is NT$300 tonight, on Sunday and Wednesday, NT$400 tomorrow, NT$200 on Thursday
It is live music with emo/post-hardcore band The Last Breath (殘息樂團), hardcore/punk act ChicKNUP (奇克拿樂團) and metalcore/hardcore outfit Endtrocity (暴行終止) at Pipe Live Music, a major venue for indie music and parties, tomorrow.
■ 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 7pm
■ Admission is NT$350. Tickets for the venue’s concerts can be purchased online through www.indievox.com, pipemusic.kktix.cc and at FamilyMart (全家) FamiPort kiosks
Tomorrow, cover band The Anemoscope shares the stage with More Than Blues Project 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
All-women group Smoky Bomb (煙霧彈樂團) plays a mix of electronic rock, funk and pop at Riverside Live House (河岸留言西門紅樓展演館) 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 8pm
■ Admission is NT$500, available online through www.indievox.com and tickets.books.com.tw
Electronic outfit Dizparity and jazz combo HandS Up Band (分享器樂團) each play a set at Riverside Cafe (河岸留言) tonight. Aboriginal band Original Brewing (原味醞釀) plays folk, funk, blues and hip-hop tomorrow. Indie rockers Hippocampus (海馬迴) and rock duo Horny Earth (放蕩地球) form Sunday’s lineup.
■ 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, available online through www.indievox.com and tickets.books.com.tw
Duke Fantasy (范特西公爵) plays an eclectic collection of jazz, rock, Latin and R&B tonight at Sappho Live, a late-night lounge bar that hosts mostly jazz shows. Afroholique presents a blend of African, Caribbean, reggae, funk, and hip hop tomorrow. Wednesday’s show is by Dante’s Jacuzzi, playing jazz, R&B, funk and British folk, and it is guitar trio Sticks to the Ground 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
Upbeat punk rockers Punkhoo (胖虎) tour to There Cafe & Live House (那兒咖啡), a venue for indie music in Taoyuan, with its new EP tomorrow.
■ 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 7:30pm
■ Admission is NT$500, available online through tickets.books.com.tw and www.indievox.com
Featuring Aussie musician Roger Smith, Dante’s Jacuzzi performs 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, tomorrow, with blues rocks band Three Day Bender also on the bill.
■ 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 7pm
■ Admission is NT$400. Tickets for the venue’s concerts can be purchased online through tada.kktix.cc and at FamilyMart (全家) FamiPort kiosks
Punkhoo (胖虎) comes to Legacy Taichung, a spin-off of Legacy Taipei, tonight. The venue hosts a new installment of The Next Big Things tomorrow, featuring electronic dance/rock outfit OVDS, trip-hop artists Ma-te-Lin (林瑪黛) and oriental electronic ensemble April Red (紅樂團).
■ 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$600 tonight and NT$200 tomorrow. Tickets available online through www.indievox.com and at 7-Eleven ibon kiosks
Forro Cafe (呼嚕咖啡) in Taichung hosts a series of tango lessons and performances this month. Tango duo Felipe and Ayano from San Francisco kick start the series with a show and lecture tomorrow.
■ 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 1pm
■ Admission is NT$400. Tickets for the venue’s concerts can be purchased online through www.indievox.com
Jack Conqueroo comes to TCRC (前科累累俱樂部), a small venue for independent musicians and local artists in Tainan, with his antiquated brand of low down dirty delta blues tomorrow, with blues and noise combo Black Radio Party (黑色收音機派對) also playing.
■ B1, 314, Simen Rd Sec 2, Tainan City (台南市西門路二段314號B1), tel: (06) 222 3238. On the Net: www.facebook.com/tcrc2007fans
■ Show starts at 9pm
■ Admission is NT$250, available at www.indievox.com
Tonight, indie-pop combo 23 Half (23號半) appears 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 7:30pm
■ Admission is NT$400, available through www.indievox.com and tickets.books.com.tw
Reggae artist Rick Buckman Coe performs at Tiehua Music Village (鐵花村), an arts village in Taitung City, tonight. The Nanwan Sisters (南王姐妹花), a trio of Puyuma singers from Taitung, croon 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$250 tonight and NT$300 tomorrow, available through tickets.books.com.tw
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