Classical Music
From Folk Song to Bartok is a concert hosted by the National Symphony Orchestra, who will perform Bela Bartok’s folk-inspired compositions. Music critic Jiao Yuan-pu (焦元溥) will give a talk about the composer’s music before the performance, which will feature Li I-ching (李宜錦) and Teng Hao-tun (鄧皓敦) on violin, Grace Huang (黃瑞儀) on viola, Lien Yi-hsien (連亦先) on cello and Lu Yi-chih (盧易之) on piano.
■ Sunday at 2:30pm
Photo courtesy of Sangpuy
■ National Recital Hall (國家演奏廳), Taipei City
■ Tickets are NT$400, available through NTCH ticketing or onine at www.artsticket.com.tw
American Dreams III is a concert series held every year by the Taipei Wind Orchestra (台北青年管樂團) under the baton of Hou Yu-piao (侯宇彪). This year’s program will include such favorites as Curtain Up by Alfred Reed and symphonic dances by Leonard Bernstein from West Side Story.
Photo courtesy of GLDN
■ Thursday at 7:30pm
■ National Concert Hall (國家音樂廳), Taipei City
■ Tickets are NT$400 to NT$1,000, available through NTCH ticketing or onine at www.artsticket.com.tw
Photo courtesy of BOPOMOFO
Contemporary
After a two-year hiatus, Taiwanese math rock band Elephant Gym (大象體操) takes the stage tonight for the release party of its latest EP, Rock (工作), at Legacy Taipei, a venue that hosts top Taiwanese pop performers and international acts. Tomorrow’s Waa Wei (魏如萱) concert is sold out.
■ 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
■ Admission is NT$700. Tickets available through www.indievox.com and at 7-Eleven ibon kiosks
Japanese indie band cero will play music from their third album, Obscure Ride, tonight at The Wall (這牆), a prominent venue in Taipei for indie rock artists. Tomorrow it is Tokyo rockers Bigmama. Angelic Ash (天使塵), GunPowder and L DerColor (無上彩) will host an evening of rock, hard rock and metal on Sunday. At Korner, a venue located inside The Wall, it will be a night of deep fried house tomorrow with The Telephones, Initials B.B., Minijay, Vice City and Nathan Rickard.
■ 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
■ The Wall shows start at 8pm tonight, 7:30pm tomorrow and Sunday; Korner shows are at 11:50pm
■ Tickets for The Wall cost NT$1,600 tonight, NT$1,700 tomorrow and NT$550 on Sunday; Korner show costs NT$600, available online through thewall.tw
Japanese progressive rock trio Korekyojinn play tonight at Pipe Live Music, a major venue for indie music and parties.
■ 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$1,200, available at www.indievox.com, pipemusic.kktix.cc and at FamilyMart (全家) FamiPort kiosks
Folk singer and guitarist Cheshire Cat (柴郡貓) performs on Wednesday 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 starts at 8pm
■ Admission is NT$400. Tickets for the venue’s concerts can be purchased online through www.indievox.com and at 7-Eleven ibon kiosks
Indie groups Bizcash (比茲卡西) and Pseudo (眠腦) play tonight at APA Mini (小地方展演空間).
■ 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 tonight at 8pm
■ Admission is NT$350 tonight , available through www.indievox.com
It is an evening of punk and disco punk tonight at indie rock club Revolver with Sora, The Hills and FourGas. There are two parties tomorrow. The first begins at 8:30pm and features metalcore/metal groups Greedy Black Hole, Soundbaes and Cindy is Falling. Disco, funk and dance comprise the late-night menu with DJ Fresco, Do Soul, Yellatee and others. Sunday features post-hardcore and post rock with Us:We, Bugs of Phonon and Japan’s GLDN.
■ 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
■ Shows start tonight at 9pm, 8:30pm and 11pm tomorrow and 8pm on Sunday
■ Admission is NT$300 tonight, NT$300 tomorrow at 8:30 and NT$400 at 11pm and NT$300 on Sunday
Southern rock/country band Twangover describe themselves as “four drunk but technically adequate musicians.” They will play tomorrow at Bobwundaye (無問題), a small pub in Taipei, along with Kua Yue, who plays rock, country and rockabliity.
■ 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
Lao Wu (老五) will perform his version of finger-style guitar tonight at Witch House (女巫店), an intimate coffeehouse-style venue in the National Taiwan University area. He will be joined by Haidun (海豚). Lee Ruo-han (李若涵) and Pada perform 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
Mando-pop producer and singer No Name (余荃斌) will perform tomorrow at Riverside Live House (河岸留言西門紅樓展演館).
■ 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
■ Show starts at 7pm
■ Admission is NT$500, available online through www.indievox.com and tickets.books.com.tw
Golden Melody award-winning Puyuma musician Sangpuy takes the stage tonight at Riverside Cafe (河岸留言), and will be joined by Paiwan musician Balai. On Sunday it is live music with pop combo Hide and Six who will share the venue with Taichung rockers Jiang Dong Cheng Ming (江東成名).
■ 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 tonight and Sunday
■ Admission is NT$400 tonight and NT$350 Sunday, available online through www.indievox.com and tickets.books.com.tw
Blues veterans BoPoMoFo perform tonight at Sappho Live, a late-night lounge bar that hosts mostly jazz shows. Duke Fantasy (范特西公爵) plays an eclectic collection of jazz, rock, Latin and R&B tomorrow. Tony Taylor and the Rockits lay down a groove of electric blues on Sunday.
■ 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 and free on Sunday
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.
■ Show starts at 8pm
■ Admission is NT$500, available online through tickets.books.com.tw and www.indievox.com
Funk-rock/nu-metal band Coach (教練) plays tomorrow at Legacy Taichung, a spin-off of Legacy Taipei. Waa Wei’s (魏如萱) Sunday show is sold out.
■ 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$650, available through www.indievox.com and at 7-Eleven ibon kiosks
Japanese alternative blues rock band GLDN will play tonight at TCRC (前科累累俱樂部), a small venue for independent musicians and local artists in Tainan. They will be supported by Miaoli-based punks Lung Cancer (謝謝你得肺癌) and noise punks Space Fly (太空蒼蠅). Kaohsiung-based punk rock band The Fan (奮樂團) will play tomorrow with For Winners (勝利一族).
■ B1, 314, Simen Rd Sec 2, Tainan City (台南市西門路二段314號B1), tel: (06) 222 3238.
■ Shows start 8pm tonight and 4:30pm tomorrow
■ Admission is NT$300 tonight and NT$250 tomorrow, available at www.indievox.com
Punk rockers For Winners (勝利一族) and Feed Pigs (餵飽豬) will each play a set tomorrow at The Mercury (水星酒館), an indie rock club in Kaohsiung.
■ 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$250, available at www.indievox.com
Taiwanese rapper Dwagie (大支) will perform tomorrow at Live Warehouse, a venue for indie music located inside Kaohsiung’s Pier-2 Arts Center (駁二藝術特區). He will be joined by rap artist MC Xiao (小人) and hip-hop artist PoeTeK (熊仔), among others. Funk-rock/nu-metal band Coach (教練) play on Sunday.
■ 2-5 Dayi Rd, Kaohsiung City (高雄市大義街2-5號), tel: (07) 521-8114. On the Net: livewarehouse.tw
■ Shows start at 7:30pm
■ Entrance is NT$800 tomorrow and NT$450 on Suday, available online through tickets.books.com.tw
Sound Live House (迴響音樂藝文展演空間), an independent venue for music performances and art exhibitions in Taichung, will tomorrow host its Holiday Punk Party, featuring a huge lineup of bands including The Fan (奮樂團), Sex Goalkeepr (情色守門員), Zebra Man (斑馬人大樂隊) and Rusty Rifles (佬步槍), among others.
■ 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 6:30pm
■ Admission is NT$350, available through www.walkieticket.com and www.indievox.com
Funk-rock/nu-metal band Coach (教練) plays tonight at The Goat Restaurant & Bar (山羊飯館), a music venue and restaurant in Pingtung. Tomorrow it is a night of jazz with Take 5.
■ 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 tonight and 8:30pm tomorrow
■ Admission is NT$250, available through www.indievox.com
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