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Taichung’s Unlimited Freedom Festival (無限自由音樂藝術節) returns for another year with an enormous lineup of talent set to perform on four stages at the Yen Family Ranch (顏氏牧場) tomorrow and Sunday. Country/disco/alternative rock outfit The Tic Tac, rock ‘n’ rollers Playmess and punk group Cat in the Case are among some of the acts.
■ Yen Family Ranch (顏氏牧場), 28, Shushang Lane, Tao-mi Eco Village, Puli Township, Nantou County (埔里鎮桃米生態村水上巷28號)
Photo courtesy of Samuel Tsai
■ Tickets are NT$800 to NT$1,300, available through www.indievox.com
There will be a beach, BBQ and beer party on Sunday at Fulong Beach (福隆). In addition to craft beers from Jim & Dad’s Brewing and Kentucky Ales, among others, burgers, pork and chicken will be whipped up by Scubar BBQ. A 40-foot slide down to the ocean should keep the activities going all day.
■ 17-2, Donghsing St, Gongliao Dist, New Taipei City (新北市貢寮區福隆里東興街17號之2號)
Four-piece rockers the Pacers play on Sunday at Taipei’s Riverside Cafe.
■ Admission is free, Sunday from noon until 10pm. For more information, visit: www.facebook.com/events/1794186414200514/
Contemporary
Pop act Pika Chiu (邱振哲) will take the stage tonight at Legacy Taipei, a venue that hosts top Taiwanese pop performers and international acts. Taiwanese rapper Dwagie (大支) will spin on Sunday.
Photo courtesy of Ah-bao
■ 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).
■ Shows start at 8pm
■ Admission is NT$800 tonight and Sunday. Tickets available through www.indievox.com and at 7-Eleven ibon kiosks
Hong Kong post-punk, shoegaze and electronica outfit A New World If You Can Take It perform tonight at The Wall (這牆), a prominent venue for indie rock artists. Indie pop group Freckles (雀斑), pop group Lucky Tapes and Yeye will play on Sunday. Yoshi Nori, Initials B.B and Al Burro, among others, will perform techno and house tonight at Korner, a club located inside The Wall. Tomorrow it’s a night of solid techno with Wangyu, Psychiatrist and Jonas Landwehr. It’s techno and house on Sunday with The Basement, Elin and Li Hai Shen (李海生).
■ 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
■ Shows at The Wall start tonight and Sunday at 8pm; Korner shows are at 11:50pm
■ Tickets for The Wall shows cost NT$900 tonight and NT$1,300 on Sunday; Korner shows are NT$200, available online through thewall.tw
Metal act Insomnia Planet (失眠星球頻道) play 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)
■ Show start at 8pm
■ Admission is NT$400.Tickets available through www.indievox.com and at 7-Eleven ibon kiosks
Indie pop group Queen Suitcase (皇后皮箱) will take the stage tonight at APA Mini (小地方展演空間). Tomorrow and Sunday it is the Meow Bang Party with grunge rockers Slack Tide, shoegaze/new-wave trio Fuguko (河豚子) and Magic Love, among others.
■ 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 today at 7:30pm and tomorrow and Sunday at 7:30pm
■ Admission is NT$500 tonight and NT$900 tomorrow and Sunday, available through www.indievox.com
It is a night of post-hardcore and stoner rock tonight at indie rock club Revolver with Japan’s Inforest, China’s Closet Disco Queen and Taiwan’s Head Composer (頭部組成者). Tomorrow the club will host two parties. The first kicks off at 7:30pm with live punk, post-punk and rock with China’s Pinball City and Taiwan’s Macbeth (馬克白). It is disco and dance later in the evening with DJ Kool Klone, B2B and Sung (頌亞). On Sunday, hard rock and J-rock are on the menu with Rusty Rifles and Japan’s Steel Emblem.
■ 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 8:45, tomorrow at 8pm and 11pm and Sunday at 8:30pm
■ Admission is NT$500 tonight, NT$400 for each show tomorrow and NT$300 for Sunday
Balkazar will play tonight at Bobwundaye (無問題), a small pub in Taipei. Soul/funk combo DC & the Funky Duds perform tomorrow.
■ 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
Folk ensemble City Party (都市零件派對) and Zorn Lu (盧志宏) of Silent Toads (啾吉惦惦) will each take the stage tonight at Witch House (女巫店), an intimate coffeehouse-style venue in the National Taiwan University area. Dabe Chen (安婕希) continues her Autumn Light concert tour tomorrow. Jazz/funk duet Duology perform on Thursday.
■ 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
Guitarist and singer Hannah Chang (張涵真) croons tonight at Kafka by the Sea (海邊的卡夫卡), a coffee house-cum-music and arts venue. Singer-songwriter Easy Shen (沈簡單) continues his cross-country tour on Sunday.
■ 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
■ Shows start at 8pm. Cafe/bookstore opens noon to midnight Sundays through Thursdays, noon to 2am Fridays and Saturdays
■ Admission is NT$450 tonight and Sunday, available online through www.indievox.com
Paiwan songstress Ah-bao (阿爆) performs tonight at Riverside Live House (河岸留言西門紅樓展演館). Tomorrow it is Amis folk rock groups Passiwali and Kasilaw.
■ 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 tonight
■ Admission is NT$800 tonight and NT$400 tomorrow, available online through www.indievox.com and tickets.books.com.tw
Four-piece rockers Pacers (步行者) and avant-garde rock/post grunge group You-S (你們你們) play on Sunday at Riverside Cafe (河岸留言). Liberation Zoo (解放動物園) and Free Jail (自由監獄) 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
■ Shows start at 9pm
■ Admission is NT$350, available online through www.indievox.com and tickets.books.com.tw
The Flat Fives play swing and R&B tunes from the 1940s and 50s tonight at Sappho Live, a late-night lounge bar that hosts mostly jazz shows. The Samuel Tsai Trio will play jazz on Wednesday.
■ 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 NT$200 on Wednesday
Taiwan’s rapper rebel Joy Topper (朱頭皮) will perform on Sunday 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.
■ Show starts at 8pm
■ Admission is NT$400, available online through tickets.books.com.tw and www.indievox.com
Taiwanese rapper Dwagie (大支) will have a set tonight at Legacy Taichung, a spin-off of Legacy Taipei. Golden Melody award-winning Puyuma musician Sangpuy performs tomorrow.
■ 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.
■ Shows start at 8pm
■ Admission is NT$800 tonight and NT$900 tomorrow , available through www.indievox.com and at 7-Eleven ibon kiosks
Songstress Wing (俞心嵐) will play tomorrow at Forro Cafe (呼嚕咖啡) in Taichung. On Sunday it is singing combo Brothers and Tin (知己三重唱).
■ 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$450 tomorrow and NT$400 on Sunday, available through www.indievox.com
There will be an unplugged set tomorrow at The Mercury (水星酒館), an indie rock club in Kaohsiung, featuring Wang Li-yan (王立言) and Alkaline Youth (鹼性少年).
■ 46 Liwen Rd, Kaohsiung City (高雄市立文路46號), tel: (07) 550-8617.
■ Show starts at 7:30pm
■ Entrance is NT$250, available at www.indievox.com
Kenyan singer Priscilla Nokoe will perform tonight at In Our Time, a restaurant-cum-gallery located inside Kaohsiung’s Pier-2 Arts Center (駁二藝術特區). She will be joined by Dimitri Elegheert from Belgium and Taiwan’s S’yo Fang (方斯由).
■ 99, Penglai Rd, Kaohsiung City (高雄市蓬萊路99號), tel: (07) 521-0017
■ Show starts at 7:30pm
■ Tickets are NT$400, available through www.indievox.com and tickets.books.com.tw
Electronic outfit Dizparity will play tonight at Pon Ding (朋丁), an art space and performance venue in Taipei. They will be joined by DJs Katrina, Yen and Mien.
■ Pon Ding (朋丁), 3F, 6, Ln 53, Zhongshan N Rd Sec 1, Taipei City (台北市中山北路一段53巷6號3樓)
■ Tomorrow at 4pm
■ Entrance is NT$600, available through www.indievox.com
Indie folk duo The Bollands resume their cross-country tour tonight at The Goat Restaurant & Bar (山羊飯館), a music venue and restaurant in Pingtung. The New Zealand foot-stomping duo have earned a reputation for their passion-filled live shows and soaring folk songs. Punk/emo group RCM (激進主義) take the stage tomorrow. On Sunday, it’s nu skool hard rock bands Remedy and Gos T, both from South Korea.
■ 23-2 Hengnan Rd, Hengchun Township, Pingtung County (屏東縣恆春鎮恆南路23-2號), tel: (08) 888-0183
■ Shows start tonight and tomorrow at 8:30pm and Sunday at 8pm
■ Admission is NT$200, available through www.indievox.com
Singer-songwriter Easy Shen (沈簡單) continues his cross-country tour 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
■ Admission is one drink
Instrumental folk duo Truly Duet (出力二重唱) play tonight at Tiehua Music Village (鐵花村), an arts village in Taitung City. They will be joined by Lain band Bisalzu (比砂麓). Tomorrow it is Mando-pop artist Tarcy Su (蘇慧倫).
■ 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$120 tonight and NT$500 tomorrow, available online at tickets.books.com.tw
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