Legacy Taipei hosts top Taiwanese pop performers and international acts. Tomorrow the club hosts pop/rock trio New Treasure Island Band (新寶島康 樂隊), who will play songs from their new album. On Sunday, it’s Jewel 4U, a pop concert featuring Tofu Sister (豆花妹), real name Tsai Huang-ru (蔡黃汝), pop rocker Kris Kuan (管罄) and Shara Lin (林逸欣). Thursday’s act includes jazz ensemble Orbit Folks and Friends.
■ 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).
■ Show starts at 8pm tomorrow, 7:30pm on Sunday and 8pm on Thursday
Photo courtesy of Karren Kao
■ Admission is NT$1,000 tomorrow, NT$800 on Sunday, NT$800 on Thursday. Tickets available through www.indievox.com and at 7-Eleven ibon kiosks
Indie rockers Maffine (瑪啡因) take the stage tonight at The Wall (這牆), Taipei’s most prominent venue for indie rock artists. They are joined by The Chairs (椅子). Tomorrow it is a night of downtempo, trip hop and dream pop with Three-Dimension Space, an event that features The Tic Tac, Kingdom of Rain (雨國) and CustoMood. On Sunday, Japan’s Rerulili will take their J-pop to the stage. At Korner, a club located inside The Wall, Sonia, Veeeky, Funk Bstrd and Meuko Meuko, among others, will mix it up with their beats.
■ 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 River Wen
■ Shows at The Wall start at 8pm tonight, 8:30pm tomorrow, 6pm on Sunday; Korner show is tonight at 11:50pm
■ Tickets for The Wall shows cost NT$400 tonight and tomorrow, NT$1,500 on Sunday, NT$600 tomorrow; Korner tickets are NT$400 tonight and available online through thewall.tw
DJ Xuxu plays house/dance tonight at indie rock club Revolver. Tomorrow it is the sounds of post-punk and trip hop with Bad to the Bone, Deer Max and The Sign of Human. Later on in the evening, Leo37 will play house/hip hop and rock, and will be joined by special guest DJ Deer Kuo.
Photo courtesy of Kris Kuan
■ 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 midnite tonight, 7:30pm and 11:30pm tomorrow
■ Admission is NT$150 tonight and NT$400 tomorrow
Pipe Live Music, a major venue for indie music and parties, tonight hosts David Jam, Second Round and Wish (麥克微醺). On Wednesday, it is all-male rockers Wuwu Shen (五五身).
■ 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 7:30pm tonight and 8pm on Wednesday
■ Admission is NT$350 tonight and NT$600 on Wednesday. Tickets for the venue’s concerts can be purchased online through www.indievox.com, pipemusic.kktix.cc and at FamilyMart (全家) FamiPort kiosks
Folk artist Kua Hu-tsu (鍾鬍子) takes the stage tonight at Witch House (女巫店), an intimate coffeehouse-style venue in the National Taiwan University area. He will be joined by crooner Lin Yu-chun (林育群), also known as “Little Fatty” (小胖), and Gladys. Pop songstress Senhuai Jan (詹森淮) plays a set tomorrow. On Thursday it is acoustic musician Zhang Ya-chun (張雅淳).
■ 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
Solo act Su Yu-ting (蘇育霆) plays tonight with indie band Penguin Cat (企鵝貓) and Fan Hsiao-an (范曉安) at Kafka by the Sea (海邊的卡夫卡), a coffee house-cum-music and arts venue. Paiwan artist Danubak performs tomorrow.
■ 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
Paiwan singer Tai Hsiao-chun (戴曉君) will take the stage tonight at Riverside Live House (河岸留言西門紅樓展演館). Singaporean pop singer Jing Wong (黃靖倫) will appear tomorrow afternoon, while Trance Young Girl Wawa (勸世美少女) will play songs from their new album tomorrow night. On Sunday it is Hong Kong urban folk group Stranded Whale, who will joined by Cicada.
■ 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$450 tonight and NT$500 tomorrow afternoon and NT$450 tomorrow night and NT$400 on Sunday, available online through www.indievox.com and tickets.books.com.tw
Riverside Cafe (河岸留言) tonight hosts Idea House Reunion, a night of jazz music. Tomorrow it is rockers Mr. Unknown (小人物樂團) and Cindy is Falling. Crockers (鱷魚樂團) will play rock ’n’ roll with alternative group The Subway Unhappy Boys Club (地下道) on Sunday. Indie act Riven Wen (文河樂團) will play on Tuesday and they will be joined by Simon Zoller.
■ 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, 9pm tomorrow, Sunday and Tuesday
■ Admission is NT$400 tonight and NT$600 tomorrow, NT$350 on Sunday and weeknights, available online through www.indievox.com and tickets.books.com.tw
Jazz combo UNT Reunion play tonight at Sappho Live, a late-night lounge bar that hosts mostly jazz shows. Dread Rider will play reggae from their first album tomorrow.
■ 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 Thursday
Local garage rock favorites 88 Balaz (88顆芭樂籽) will play tomorrow at There Cafe & Live House (那兒咖啡), a venue for indie music in Taoyuan. They will be joined by psychedelic rockers The Gigantic Roar (巨大的 轟鳴).
■ 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
Duology plays a jazz set tonight 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.
■ 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 7:30pm
■ Admission is NT$400.
Experimental folk group Prairie WWWW (落差草原), DJ Lilybeer and electronic outfit Salamader (沙羅曼蛇) play tomorrow 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 9pm
■ Admission is NT$800. Tickets available online through www.indievox.com and at 7-Eleven ibon kiosks
In Our Time, a restaurant-cum-gallery located inside Kaohsiung’s Pier-2 Arts Center (駁二藝術特區), tonight hosts Hong Kong composer and singer Subyub Lee (李拾壹), who will take stage with guitar and ukulele duo Stereo (平衡訊號).
■ 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$300, available through www.indievox.com and tickets.books.com.tw
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