British DJ Harrison, who has collaborated with international chart toppers such as David Guetta and Hardwell, will play a one-off set tomorrow at the Pool Music Festival in Kending. Support will be given by Vinem, Famous, Civel, RocHow, Eddie Eddwei and 3RIC.
■ 14, Kenting Rd, Hengchun Township, Pingtung County (屏東縣恆春鎮墾丁路14號)
■ From 2pm to 10:30pm
Photo courtesy of Samingad
■ Tickets are NT$800, available at FamilyMart (全家) FamiPort kiosks
Guitarist, songwriter and producer Jacky Chen (陳建瑋) is scheduled to play on Sunday at Legacy Taipei, which hosts top Taiwanese pop performers and international acts. He will be joined by Amis-Pinnyumayan duo Savulu & Lawa, indie singer-songwriter Anie Fann (范安婷) and new voice talent Ching (金大為).
■ 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 Urban Rebel PR
■ Show starts at 4pm
■ Admission is NT$700. Tickets available through www.indievox.com and at 7-Eleven ibon kiosks
Psychedelic rock act Obviously (顯然樂隊) take the stage tonight at The Wall (這牆), a prominent venue for indie rock artists. Miaoli-based punks Lung Cancer (謝謝你得肺癌) and trip-hop/dream pop act Kingdom of Rain (雨國) will also take the stage. Tonight at Korner, which is located inside The Wall, it is a night of drum ‘n’ bass, trap and glitch-hop with James Ho, Vice City, Hassan Raphael, Dino and others. Shanghai-based American sampler Damacha and Singapore’s Yllis will take the stage tomorrow along with Veeeky, Bohan Phoenix, Merci Jitter and Cvalda.
Photo courtesy of Acidy Peeping Tom
■ 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 8pm tonight at The Wall; Korner shows begin tonight and tomorrow at 11:50pm
■ Tickets cost NT$350 for The Wall; Korner tickets are NT$200 tonight and NT$400 tomorrow, available online through thewall.tw
Photo courtesy of Children in Love
R&B artist Haor (許書豪) plays on Sunday at Legacy Mini, a spin-off of Legacy Taipei.
■ Legacy Mini at Amba Taipei Ximending (台北西門町意舍), 5F, 77, Wuchang St Sec 2, Taipei City (台北市武昌街二段77號5樓)
■ Shows start at 8pm
Photo courtesy of Way of Puzzle
■ Admission is NT$400, available through www.indievox.com and at 7-Eleven ibon kiosks
Dreampop trio Banqianren (板橋人) play tonight at APA Mini (小地方展演空間). They will be joined by Dleihs (地裏屍) and LateMan (遲到客).
■ 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 8pm
■ Admission is NT$400, available through www.indievox.com
It’s a night of electro/alternative metal tonight at indie rock club Revolver, with Xanthe and Masquerader on the bill. Tomorrow afternoon, Moe Meguro will share the venue with indie rocker Hung Sheng-hao (洪申豪) and his band. At 8pm, dance/rock act Acidy Peeping Tom (微酸的偷窺狂), psychedelic group Super Napkin and pop-punks Peppercats (胡椒貓) will take the stage. The evening rounds out at 11:30pm with electro, hip-hop and house with DJ Sung (頌亞), Mish, BOB and Dusa. Rock and alternative metal are on the menu Sunday with WalkingLight (走光樂團), Harborten (十號灣) and Feedback.
■ 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 tonight at 9:30pm, tomorrow afternoon at 4pm, 8pm and 11:30pm and Sunday at 8:30pm
■ Admission is NT$300 tonight, NT$350 tomorrow at 4pm, NT$300 at 8pm and NT$300 at 11:30pm and NT$300 on Sunday
Garage rock mavens The White Eyes (白目樂隊) play tonight at Pipe Live Music, a major venue for indie music and parties. They will be joined by the electro funky grooves of COSiMOZ, electronica ensemble Unfamiliar Friends Party (不熟的朋友派對) and punk band Wayne’s So Sad (傷心欲絕), among others. There is heavy metal tomorrow with Inferno Requiem, Manum (滅神者), Ashen, Bazooka and Ungodly.
■ 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 6:30pm tonight and 6:30pm tomorrow
■ Admission is NT$400 tonight and NT$600 tomorrow. Tickets available online through www.indievox.com, pipemusic.kktix.cc and at FamilyMart (全家) FamiPort kiosks
Tomorrow, The Beetoast plays songs of The Beatles 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 at 10pm
■ Admission is NT$300
Indie act Catherine Wong (黃妍) from Hong Kong plays tonight at Witch House (女巫店), an intimate coffeehouse-style venue in the National Taiwan University area. Experimental pop group Children in Love (胡月) 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
It’s a night of pop and hip-pop tonight at Riverside Cafe (河岸留言) with MC Han (韓勇), Pierre Liu (劉沛), Ape (高愷蔚) and Holly Louat. Folk group A Root (A Root 同根生) is on the bill tomorrow. Captain P (屁孩隊長) and BadSound Things (悲傷小事) will rock ‘n’ roll on Sunday. On Wednesday, Infancy (隱分子) blend jazz, classical with rock ‘n’ roll, with Starred City (微光城市) also on the bill.
■ 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
■ Shows start 9pm
■ Admission is NT$400 tonight and tomorrow and NT$350 on Sunday and Wednesday, available online through www.indievox.com and tickets.books.com.tw
Sappho Live, a late-night lounge bar that hosts mostly jazz shows, will tonight put on its Divas and Crooners, an event where crooners sing jazz standards from the 1930s to the 1950s. Tomorrow it’s four-piece Balanced Quartet.
■ 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
Dabe Chen (安婕希) continues her Autumn Light concert tour tomorrow at There Cafe & Live House (那兒咖啡), a venue for indie music in Taoyuan.
■ 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
R ‘n’ B crooner R.Chord (謝和弦) takes the stage on Sunday 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 7pm
■ Admission is NT$1,000
Pop musician William Wei Li-an (韋禮安) croons on 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$1,200, available through www.indievox.com and at 7-Eleven ibon kiosks
Singer-songwriter Easy Shen (沈簡單) continues his cross-country tour Sunday 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
■ Show starts at 8pm
■ Admission is NT$400, available through www.indievox.com
Post-punk/blues combo Gentle Squid (烏賊紳士) and funk/blues/alternative band Iron Punch (鐵擊) will hold a concert on Sunday 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 7:30pm
■ Admission is NT$300, available at www.indievox.com
Singer-songerwriter Easy Shen (沈簡單) continues his cross country tour tonight at In Our Time, a restaurant-cum-gallery located inside Kaohsiung’s Pier-2 Arts Center (駁二藝術特區).
■ 99, Penglai Rd, Kaohsiung City (高雄市蓬萊路99號), tel: (07) 521-0017
■ Show starts 7:30pm
■ Tickets are NT$400, available through www.indievox.com and tickets.books.com.tw
New metal/post-hardcore outfit Way of Puzzle (謎路人), melodic hardcore outfit Between the Savage (人性先覺), thrash metal veterans Solemn (恕) and metal core five member act Body on the Party (屍體派對) will give it their all tomorrow at Live Warehouse, a venue for indie music located inside Kaohsiung’s Pier-2 Arts Center (駁二藝術特區).
■ 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 6:30pm
■ Entrance is NT$500, available online through tickets.books.com.tw
Alternative/folk rock group I am not Dorothy (不是桃樂絲) will take the stage with emo/metal combo Face On (Face On樂團) tomorrow 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. On Sunday, it’s alt-rock group Ok Teens (OK青年) and Revive the Eternity (復甦永恆).
■ 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
■ Shows start at 7:30pm
■ Admission is NT$300, available through www.walkieticket.com and www.indievox.com
Com’z (康姆士) will play its version of funk, punk and reggae tonight at Paramount Bar (百樂門酒館), an indie rock club in Kaohsiung. They will be joined by indie rock band College Kingdom (學院王國).
■ 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, available through www.indievox.com
Tonight, there’s live music from veteran rockers The Chairman (董事長樂團) at The Goat Restaurant & Bar (山羊飯館), a music venue and restaurant in Pingtung. Pop rocker Ardor Huang (流氓阿德) will also take the stage.
■ 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 8pm
■ Admission is NT$400, available through www.indievox.com
Thailand’s Houdini will play rock ‘n’ roll on Sunday at Uri-Sabaki-Jo (The Wall, 賣捌所), a historical building-turned-music venue in Yilan, as part of its tour of Taiwan.
■ 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
■ Admission is free
The Bosses (老榜們), a trio of folk musicians from Hualien, will play tonight at Tiehua Music Village (鐵花村), an arts village in Taitung City. Puyuma songstress Samingad (紀曉君) will perform tomorrow. Veteran rockers The Chairman (董事長樂團) and pop rocker Ardor Huang (流氓阿德) take the stage on Sunday.
■ 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.tiehua.com.tw
■ Shows start at 8pm. Music venue and crafts shops are open 2pm to 10pm Tuesdays through Sundays
■ Entrance is NT$200 today, NT$350 tomorrow and NT$300 on Sunday available online at tickets.books.com.tw
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