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Legacy Taipei hosts top Taiwanese pop performers and international acts. Tonight it is Japanese jazz act Fox Capture Plan, who will make their first appearance in Taiwan. Tomorrow’s act is folk rock artist Chen Hui-ting (陳惠婷). On Sunday, the venue will host That’s My Shhh + I.M. Party, a hip-hop, jazz, reggae and funk party, featuring the soulful, groove-heavy sounds of SOSS. They will be joined by LEO37, Smash Regz, TB Damn, Jode C and special guest DJs TwoHands from the UK, among others. On Thursday, The Other will share the venue with ambient/indie-electronica act Heartones (心電樂) and new wave/post-punk trio Jade Eyes (孔雀眼).
■ 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 Trash
■ Show starts at 7pm tonight, 8pm tomorrow, 7pm Sunday and on Thursday, 7pm on Sunday and 8pm on Thursday.
■ Admission is NT$1,200 tonight, NT$800 tomorrow, NT$700 on Sunday and NT$700 on Thursday. Tickets available through www.indievox.com and at 7-Eleven ibon kiosks
Japan’s Kankaku Piero will hold a Make the Impossible Possible EP release party on Sunday at The Wall (這牆), a prominent venue in Taipei for indie rock artists. They will be joined by Trash, a group that blends inspiration from Brit pop, alternative rock and grunge. On Wednesday, Taiwan’s death metal group Revilement will kick off their Asia tour with metal act Dark Charybdis (暴噬者) and Australia’s tech/death/thrash band Voros. Pop folk artist Wu Wen-fang (吳汶芳) will play tomorrow at Korner, a venue located within The Wall.
Photo courtesy of Balai
■ 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 5pm tomorrow, 7:30pm on Sunday and 8pm on Wednesday
■ Tickets cost NT$500 tomorrow, NT$700 on Sunday and NT$500 on Wednesday, available online through thewall.tw
Photo courtesy of Flux
Japan’s shoegaze/alt rock group Kotoba Select will take the
stage tonight at indie rock club Revolver. They will be joined by
DJ Puzzle Man.
■ 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 tomorrow and 8:30pm on Sunday
■ Admission is NT$350
Japanese metal band Head Phones President will take the stage tonight at Pipe Live Music, a major venue for indie music and parties, as part of its Asia Series. Other acts include Hong Kong’s post-rock/math rock outfit Prune Deer (話梅鹿), Japan’s two-piece girl band Zarigani Dollar and Pisco!.
■ 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$600, available through www.indievox.com, pipemusic.kktix.cc and at FamilyMart (全家) FamiPort kiosks
Paiwan artist and musician Balai plays 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$400 tonight, available online through www.indievox.com
Crooner Stephen Rong (榮忠豪) will perform tomorrow at Riverside Live House (河岸留言西門紅樓展演館). Skyline Jazz Band brings a night of fusion jazz 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
■ Shows start at 8pm
■ Admission is NT$500, available online through www.indievox.com and tickets.books.com.tw
Mando-pop singer-songwriter Shino (林曉培) performs tomorrow at Riverside Cafe (河岸留言). She will be joined by Paiwan folk/blues musician Danubak (毛恩足). Guitarist Justin Chung (鍾鎮宇) will play on Wednesday.
■ 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 8:30pm tonight and 9pm on Wednesday
■ Admission is NT$500 tonight and NT$350 on Wednesday, available online through www.indievox.com and tickets.books.com.tw
Electronic rockers Flux will play from their new album Pluralism (多元觀點) on Sunday at The Mercury (水星酒館), an indie rock club in Kaohsiung. They will be joined by Japanese act Kinemas.
■ 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 7:30pm
■ Entrance is NT$350, available at www.indievox.com
Paiwan singer Tai Hsiao-chun (戴曉君) will take the stage tonight at In Our Time, a restaurant-cum-gallery located inside Kaohsiung’s Pier-2 Arts Center (駁二藝術特區), to promote her latest album Tracing the River of Life (順著河流走). Pop musician Ko Chih-tang (柯智棠) will appear tomorrow.
■ 99, Penglai Rd, Kaohsiung City (高雄市蓬萊路99號), tel: (07) 521-0017
■ Show starts at 7:30 pm tonight and 7pm tomorrow
■ Admission is NT$450 tonight and NT$600 tomorrow, available through www.indievox.com and tickets.books.com.tw
Garage rock outfit HiJack will play tomorrow at Live Warehouse, a venue for indie music located inside Kaohsiung’s Pier-2 Arts Center (駁二藝術特區), as part of the venues re-opening party. The group will be joined by pop-punks Yidiansheng (一點生), psychedelic rock act The Gigantic Roar (巨大的轟鳴), four-piece boy band Bison Country (必順鄉村) and alternative rock band The Old Mog Detective Agency (老貓偵探社), among many others.
■ 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 2pm
■ Entrance is NT$1,000. Tickets available online through tickets.books.com.tw
The Nuobi Jazz Trio will play tomorrow at the The Goat Restaurant & Bar (山羊飯館), a music venue and restaurant in Pingtung. The will play with Norbert Wallner, a drummer from Austria.
■ 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
■ Minimum charge is NT$200
Tiehua Music Village (鐵花村), an arts village in Taitung City, tonight hosts Paiwan guitarist Balai. Tomorrow Paiwan singer Tai Hsiao-chun (戴曉君) will take the stage.
■ 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
■ Show start at 8pm. Music venue and crafts shops are open 2pm to 10pm Tuesdays through Sundays
■ Entrance is NT$600 tonight and NT$350 tomorrow, available online at tickets.books.com.tw
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