Contemporary
The Wall (這牆), Taipei’s most prominent venue for indie rock artists, hosts the Connect Series in Taipei, an event tomorrow afternoon that brings together Niconico, a Japanese video-sharing Web site, animation and music by Japanese artists. Tomorrow evening, it is Deep Fried House with Yoshi Nori, Initials BB, Minijay, Synaptic FX and Mr HO. On Sunday, the club hosts a night of metalcore/hardcore with Endtrocity (暴行終止), One Way Street and local rockers Stay Wide Awake (彼岸曙光).
■ 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
Photo courtesy of Riverside Cafe
■ Niconico starts at 2:30pm tomorrow and Deep starts at 11:50pm. Sunday shows start at 8pm
■ Tickets cost NT$1,500 for Niconico and NT$500 for Deep. Sunday’s show costs NT$400, available through thewall.tw
On Wednesday, indie rock club Revolver will host Indie rockers Tiyuguzhangon (体慾股長) and Belfry Queen (鐘樓皇后).
Photo courtesy of Sky Digi Entertainment
■ 1-2, Roosevelt Rd Sec 1, Taipei City (台北市羅斯福路一段1-2號), tel: (02) 3393-1678. On the Net: www.facebook.com/revolver.taipei
■ Show starts at 9:30pm
■ Admission is NT$250
Tonight, indie music venue APA Mini (小地方展演空間) will host That’s My Shhh, a hip-hop event featuring Leo37, SOSS and special guest TB Damn. Jazz band Adam James Sorensen will play on Sunday with special guests Matthew Fullen and the Ariel 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 8pm tonight and Sunday
■ Admission is NT$600 tonight and NT$400 on Sunday, available through www.indievox.com
Bobwundaye (無問題), a small pub in Taipei, will host Heir of the Dog tomorrow.
■ 77, Heping E Rd Sec 3, Taipei City (台北市和平東路三段77號), tel: (02) 2377-1772. On the Net: bobwundaye.blogspot.tw
■ Shows start at 10pm
■ Admission is NT$300
Up-and-coming crooner Sung Chu-yu (宋楚琳) of Million Star fame will take the stage tonight at Riverside Cafe (河岸留言), while Paiwan guitarist Balai performs tomorrow. Young Aboriginal trio Black, White and Copper (黑白銅) and punk outfit Spillable Man (打翻悍將) perform on Sunday. On Tuesday guitarist A-Mai takes the stage. The week’s lineup rounds out on Wednesday with Paiwan-Amis ensemble Mafana sharing the stage with blues rock ensemble Commuters (通勤少年) .
■ 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
■ Show starts at 8pm tonight and 9pm tomorrow, Sunday, Tuesday and Wednesday.
■ Admission is NT$600 tonight and NT$400 tomorrow, NT$350 on Sunday, Tuesday and Wednesday, available online through www.indievox.com and tickets.books.com.tw
Tonight it is the Sappho Blues Party at Sappho Live, a late-night lounge bar that hosts mostly jazz shows. The party will be led by Larry and Friends, who play blues, country and swing. Tomorrow it is the Last Minute Latin Band, an eight-member crew that plays swing and dance hits.
■ 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 tonight and 10pm tomorrow
■ Entrance is NT$400
There Cafe & Live House (那兒咖啡), a venue for indie music in Taoyuan, hosts folk rock artist Chen Hui-ting (陳惠婷) 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 8pm
■ Admission is NT$450, available online through tickets.books.com.tw and www.indievox.com
On Sunday, Legacy Taichung, a spin-off of Legacy Taipei, hosts Brit-rock band Decadent (廢結合) and friends.
■ 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
■ Admission is NT$400. Tickets available through www.indievox.com and at 7-Eleven ibon kiosks
Pop singer Binham Yeh (葉秉桓) kicks off a country-wide tour tonight at Taichung’s Forro Cafe (呼嚕咖啡). Tomorrow, DJ Trevor Wang will spin a few sets of Tango music.
■ 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
■ Shows start at 8pm
■ Admission is NT$400. Tickets for the venue’s concerts can be purchased online through www.indievox.com
Instrumental group Sandbox (沙盒樂團) starts its summer tour tonight at Paramount Bar (百樂門酒館), an indie rock club in Kaohsiung.
■ 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$300 tonight, available through www.indievox.com
Tiehua Music Village (鐵花村), an arts village in Taitung City, tonight hosts indie-pop duo 23 Half (23號半). Hong Kong veteran musician David Huang (黃大煒) appears tomorrow. The venue hosts the Taitung Poetry and Music Festival (台東詩歌節) on Sunday.
■ 26, Ln 135, Sinsheng Rd, Taitung City (台東市新生路135巷26號), tel: (089) 343-393.
■ Shows start at 8pm. Music venue and crafts shops are open 2pm to 10pm Tuesdays through Sundays
■ Entrance is NT$250 tonight and NT$500 tomorrow and NT$120 on Sunday, available online at tickets.books.com.tw
Film
Formosa Betrayed, a political thriller set during Taiwan’s Martial Law era, will be shown for the first time in Hoklo (commonly known as Taiwanese). The film co-stars James Van Der Beek and Taiwanese-American filmmaker Will Tiao (刁毓能).
Tiao will be on hand to present the film and stay for a question-and-answer session following the showing at both venues: Red Room’s cafe/bar in Taipei and Venue in Kaohsiung.
Based on actual events, Formosa Betrayed is the first American movie to explore the issue of Taiwan independence.
The film tells the story of FBI Agent Jake Kelly’s (Van Der Beek) investigation into the brutal murder of a Taiwanese-American professor on US soil. With the help of his partner Tom Braxton (John Heard) and a sharp Chicago police detective (Leslie Hope), Agent Kelly discovers that the murderers have fled to Taiwan. With the help of Ming (Tiao), a Taiwanese activist, Agent Kelly discovers the unsettling truth about the island once called Formosa, leading to dangerous and painful consequences.
■ Sunday from 7pm to 10pm at Venue, B1, 110, Zhongzheng 3rd Rd, Kaohsiung City (高雄市中正三路110號B1); Wednesday from 7pm to 10pm at the Taiwan Airforce Innovation Base (TAF, 空總創新基地), 177 Jianguo S Rd Sec 1, Taipei City (台北市建國南路一段177號).
■ Admission is NT$150 for Kaohsiung and NT$200 for Taipei
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