Contemporary
Phoenix Arizona metalcore band Blessthefall will play on Thursday at Legacy Taipei, which hosts top Taiwanese pop performers and international acts.
■ 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 Monkey Pilot
■ Show starts at 8pm
■ Admission is NT$1,500. Tickets available through www.indievox.com and at 7-Eleven ibon kiosks
Shoegaze, dream pop and noise pop act TuT will play tonight at The Wall (這牆), Taipei’s most prominent venue for indie rock artists. They will be joined by Japanese indie band The Fin. Tomorrow, folk rockers 929 take the stage. On Thursday, UK-based post-rock band Yndi Halda (Norse for “Enjoy Eternal Bliss”) will share the stage with Taiwan’s Cicada, a chamber music group. Tonight at Korner, a club located inside The Wall, James Ho, C-Type, Vice City, Skinie and others will play sets as part of Night Zoo, a dubstep, drum ‘n’ bass and glitch hop party. Tomorrow it is the Taipei launch of Do Hits, a China-based electronic collective.
Photo courtesy of blessthefall
■ 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
■ All shows at The Wall start at 8pm and at 11:50pm at Korner
■ Tickets for The Wall performances cost NT$1,300 tonight, NT$800 tomorrow and NT$1,400 on Thursday. Admission to Korner is NT$500 tonight and NT$350 tomorrow, available online through thewall.tw
Photo courtesy of 929
Hip-hopsters and activists Community Service (勞動服務) take the stage tomorrow night at Pipe Live Music, a major venue for indie music and parties.
■ 1 Siyuan Rd, Taipei City (台北市思源路1號), tel: (02) 2364-8198. On the Net: www.pipemusic.com.tw
■ Shows start at 8pm
■ Admission is NT$400. Tickets available online through www.indievox.com, pipemusic.kktix.cc and at FamilyMart (全家) FamiPort kiosks
Five-piece band Poor House play a rich blend of rock, blues, swing and country tonight at Bobwundaye (無問題), a small pub in Taipei. The Flat Fives jam out on swing and R&B tunes from the 1940s and 1950s 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
Soy La Ley plays Afro-Cuban jazz sounds tonight at Witch House (女巫店), an intimate coffeehouse-style venue in the National Taiwan University area. Tomorrow, the venue hosts pop folk act Wu Wen-fang (吳汶芳).
■ 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
Kafka by the Sea (海邊的卡夫卡), a coffee house-cum-music and arts venue, tomorrow hosts Sunbabies (太陽寶寶), an electric guitar and drum duo, who will share the venue with five-piece indie act Boycany.
■ 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$400, available online through www.indievox.com
Riverside Cafe (河岸留言) tonight hosts Drummer Party with the four-piece Steven Chang Band (張文光鼓動樂團). Tomorrow it is the West Coast Experience Jazz Quartet. On Wednesday, rockers Jellybean and Hacker Band will take the stage.
■ 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
■ Tonight’s show starts at 8:30pm, tomorrow and Wednesday’s shows start at 9pm
■ Admission is NT$400 tonight and tomorrow, and NT$350 on Wednesday, tickets available online through www.indievox.com and tickets.books.com.tw
The GypsyAge Jazz Band, a four-piece group that plays music originating from 1930s-era France, plays tonight at Sappho Live, a late-night lounge bar that hosts mostly jazz shows. Tomorrow it is flutist Jenni Tsai (蔡子琪), while on Sunday it is reggae virtuoso Pato Banton, who likes to banter with the audience. On Wednesday, Green Island Blues, a Taipei-based trio that plays blues from the 1960s, 70s and 80s, takes the stage.
■ 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$350 on Sunday and NT$200 on Wednesday
There Cafe & Live House (那兒咖啡), a venue for indie music in Taoyuan, tonight hosts pop artist Fang Wu (吳汶芳).
■ 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$500, available online through tickets.books.com.tw and www.indievox.com
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 hosts the Suyeh Jazz Quintet. On Sunday, it is Before After’s EP release party.
■ 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
■ Shows start at 7pm
■ Admission is NT$400 tonight and NT$500 on Sunday
Instrumental group Sandbox (沙盒樂團) continues its summer tour Sunday at Legacy Taichung, a spin-off of Legacy Taipei.
■ 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 7pm
■ Admission is NT$600. Tickets available online through www.indievox.com and at 7-Eleven ibon kiosks
Indie folk musician Enno Cheng (鄭宜農) and Mando-pop crooner Hsieh Chen-ting (謝震廷) are scheduled for gigs tonight and tomorrow 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
■ Shows start at 8pm
■ Admission is NT$400. Tickets for the venue’s concerts can be purchased online through www.indievox.com
Puyuma musician Nawan takes the stage with rockers Savakan tonight at Paramount Bar (百樂門酒館), an indie rock club in Kaohsiung. Disquiet Engine will bring their electronic music projects to the stage on Sunday.
■ 70 Minzu 1st Rd, Kaohsiung City (高雄市三民區民族一路70號), tel: (07) 389-0501
■ Tonight’s show starts at 8pm, 7:30pm on Sunday
■ Entrance is NT$300, available through www.indievox.com
Hsiao Gui (小龜), lead singer of indie-pop group Miss Stocking (絲襪小姐), plays a set tomorrow at Uri-Sabaki-Jo (The Wall, 賣捌所), a historical building-turned-music venue in Yilan. Pop musician Chiang Sung-lin (江松霖) and folk act Stanley Hong (洪詮翔) are also on the bill. Indie rockers Monkey Pilot (猴子飛行員) will play in the evening as part of their cross-country Flying Pilot tour. They will be joined by indie band Destroyers (擊沉女孩).
■ 38 Kangle Rd, Yilan City (宜蘭市康樂路38號), tel: (03) 935-2493.On the Net: thewall.tw
■ Hsiao Gui’s show starts at noon and Monkey Pilots take the stage at 5pm
■ Admission is NT$250 for noon performance and NT$400 for evening performance, available online through thewall.tw
Canadian singer-songwriter Mister Green plays tonight at Tiehua Music Village (鐵花村), an arts village in Taitung City. Acclaimed pop guitarist Masa plays 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
■ Entrance is NT$250, available online at tickets.books.com.tw
Indie folk musician Enno Cheng (鄭宜農) and Mando-pop crooner Hsieh Chen-ting (謝震廷) are scheduled for gigs Sunday and Monday at The Mercury (水星酒館), an indie rock club in Kaohsiung
■ 46 Liwen Rd, Kaohsiung City (高雄市立文路46號), tel: (07) 550-8617. On the Net: mercurybar.blogspot.tw
■ Show starts at 8pm
■ Entrance is NT$400, available at www.indievox.com
Theater
The LAB Space will have a three-week run of Yasmina Reza’s Tony award-winning play God of Carnage starting June 17. In this second show of the LAB Space’s season, two couples meet to resolve the differences between their two sons, who have been in a fight. From there, it all descends into mayham.
■ The show will run from June 17 to July 3 at The LAB Space (實演場), 3F, 9, Beitou Rd Sec 1, Taipei City (台北市北投路一段9號3樓). All shows begin at 8 pm
■ Tickets are NT$600, available through www.accupass.com/go/carnage. Opening night is sold out. For more information go to: thelabtw.com
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