Contemporary
Hong Kong’s math rock band tfvsjs will play tomorrow from its recently released album, zoi, tomorrow at the The Wall (這牆), a prominent venue for indie rock artists. On Sunday it is the Anidoujin Music Fest with Japanese heavy metal singer Eizo Sakamoto, the former frontman for 1980s-era band Anthem, Rakion and Taiwan’s funk/blues/alternative band Iron Punch (鐵擊). It is a night of techno and house music tonight with DJ Yen, The Toxic Twins, Hypnic Jerk and resident DJ Al Burrow at Korner, a club located inside The Wall. Tomorrow James Ho, klueflux, Hassan Raphael, and others will serve up a mixture of drum ‘n’ bass, future bass, glitch hop and dubstep.
■ 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 Chang and Lee
■ Shows at Korner start at 11:50pm; tomorrow’s show at The Wall starts 8pm and Sunday’s show starts at 7pm
■ Tickets for Korner cost NT$200; The Wall tickets cost NT$1,100 tomorrow and NT$1,700 on Sunday, available online through thewall.tw
It’s a night of new age electric, rap and hip-hop with Nine Point Eight (自由引力), Barry Chen, Dj Ray Ray and rock band Whateverplay (輕草森樂團) tonight at APA Mini (小地方展演空間). Cat in the Case, Sloth Machine and I Mean Us play some indie and shoegaze tomorrow.
Photo courtesy of Bugs of Phonon
■ 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
■ Show starts at 8pm tonight and 7pm tomorrow
■ Admission is NT$400 tonight and tomorrow, available through www.indievox.com
Photo courtesy of B.B. Bomb
Acid rock, puck, psychedelic rock and dream pop are on the menu tonight at indie rock club Revolver as Fwends (THA), Acidy Peeping Tom (微酸的偷窺狂), U.TA (屋塔) and B.B. Bomb (BB彈) take the stage. Tomorrow, the club will have two shows. The first performance, beginning at 7:30pm, features grindcore, post-hardcore, black pop and raw black metal with Ashen, Obsequial Joy, Armed Judas and Japanese act Asunojokei. At 11:30pm, it’s an MC battle, with some hip-hop and rap thrown in for good measure. On Sunday, it’s indie rockers Yellowback (野樂派), nu-metal group No Promise and Numbers. Wednesday features a night of live music with pop act Rusty Rifles (佬步槍) and LFI.
■ 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 tonight, 7:30pm and 11:30pm tomorrow, 8:30pm on Sunday and 9:30pm on Wednesday
■ Admission is NT$300 tonight, NT$400 for each show tomorrow and NT$300 for Sunday and Wednesday
The latest edition of Know Stage Sessions at Pipe Live Music, a major venue for indie music and parties, is on Wednesday and features folk rockers Chang and Lee (張三李四).
■ 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 8pm
■ Admission is NT$600, available at www.indievox.com, pipemusic.kktix.cc and at FamilyMart (全家) FamiPort kiosks
Tony Taylor and the Rocket will play their version of rock and blues tonight 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 10pm
■ Admission is NT$300
Electric bass player Ping (莊平) will take the stage tonight with his jazz band at Witch House (女巫店), an intimate coffeehouse-style venue in the National Taiwan University area. Five-piece indie act Boycany and grunge rockers Slack Tide will play tomorrow.
■ 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
Acoustic guitar duo Star Wish (星願烏克麗麗樂團) continues its cross-country tour to promote the release of their concept album, Takao — Life Sketch (Takao 風景日常), tonight at Kafka by the Sea (海邊的卡夫卡), a coffee house-cum-music and arts venue. Tomorrow it is folk combo Paradise Lots (多樂園).
■ 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
Jazz quartet Gate of Jazz (爵士之門) will play tonight at Riverside Cafe (河岸留言). Tomorrow it is grunge four-piece Feedback. Mando-pop singer Elmer Ou (歐育齊) teams up with Full Lee Share (福利社樂團) on Sunday.
■ 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 tonight and tomorrow at 9pm, 8pm on Sunday
■ Admission is NT$400 tonight and tomorrow, NT$350 on Sunday, available online through www.indievox.com and tickets.books.com.tw
Your jammin tonight at Sappho Live, a late-night lounge bar that hosts mostly jazz shows, with The Reggae Riddims, who will give their lively interpretation of classic reggae and ska. Cosmic Inversion promises to get punters on their feet and their bones jangling with their jam band music with psychedelic influences.
■ 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
■ Show starts at 9:30pm tonight and 9pm tomorrow
■ Entrance is NT$400
Post-rock/instrumental outfit Ego-Fugue (自我意識神遊) play tonight at There Cafe & Live House (那兒咖啡), a venue for indie music in Taoyuan. Freefall (自由落體) is also on the bill. Indie rock band College Kingdom (學院王國) will play tunes from their new album tomorrow, and will be supported by pop punks Party Sense (派對紳士).
■ 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$400, available online at tickets.books.com.tw and www.indievox.com
Electronic rockers Flux and psychedelic rock act The Gigantic Roar (巨大的轟鳴) will take the stage tonight 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 8pm
■ Admission is NT$600, available online at www.indievox.com and at 7-Eleven ibon kiosks
Live Warehouse, a venue for indie music located inside Kaohsiung’s Pier-2 Arts Center (駁二藝術特區), will hold an Audiovisual Media Festival on Sunday featuring visual artist Han Sung-nam from South Korea, Urich Lau, Teow Yue Han and Marcel Gaspar from Singapore and Taiwan’s Wang Shao-an (王韶安) and Ye Che (葉澈).
■ 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 4pm
■ Tickets are NT$600, available online through tickets.books.com.tw
Miaoli-based punks Lung Cancer (謝謝你得肺癌) will play tonight at Sound Live House (迴響音樂藝文展演空間), an independent venue for music performances and art exhibitions in Taichung. Punk and metal act Harborten (十號灣) and post-punk/blues combo Gentle Squid (烏賊紳士) are also on the bill.
■ B1-1, 429, Henan Rd Sec 2, Greater Taichung (台中市河南路二段429號B1-1), tel: (04) 2451-1989. On the Net: soundlivehouse.msmusic.com.tw
■ Show starts at 7pm
■ Tickets are NT$350, available through www.walkieticket.com and www.indievox.com
Swedish post-rock band pg.lost will play on Wednesday at Paramount Bar (百樂門酒館), an indie rock club in Kaohsiung. They will be joined by post-rock band Bugs of Phonon (聲子蟲).
■ 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
■ Tickets are NT$1,400, available through www.indievox.com
Star Wish (星願烏克麗麗樂團) , a guitar and ukulele duo, continues its cross-country tour to promote the release of their concept album Takao — Life Sketch (Takao 風景日常) tomorrow at Uri-Sabaki-Jo (The Wall, 賣捌所), a historical building-turned-music venue in Yilan.
■ 38 Kangle Rd, Yilan City (宜蘭市康樂路38號), tel: (03) 935-2493.On the Net: thewall.tw
■ Show starts at 5pm
■ No admission
Hip-hopsters and activists Community Service (勞動服務) and post-rock group Sun of Morning (晨曦光廊) will play tomorrow at TCRC (前科累累俱樂部), a small venue for independent musicians and local artists in Tainan.
■ B1, 314, Simen Rd Sec 2, Tainan City (台南市西門路二段314號B1), tel: (06) 222 3238.
■ Show starts at 9pm
■ Admission is NT$300, available at www.indievox.com
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