Contemporary
Legacy Taipei hosts top Taiwanese pop performers and international acts. Tomorrow, Japanese pornographic actor and entertainer Tony Ooki plays with Taiwan’s garage rock favorites 88 Balaz (88 顆芭樂籽), hip-hopsters and activists Kou Chou Ching (拷秋勤) and post-rock group Kishikan (既視感).
■ 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 Akiko Sonekawa and Dolcevita Zheng
■ Show starts at 7:30pm
■ Admission is NT$700. Tickets for the venue’s concerts can be purchased online through www.indievox.com and at 7-Eleven ibon kiosks.
Tomorrow’s spotlight is on Japanese rock band Straightener at The Wall (這牆), Taipei’s most prominent venue for indie rock artists. Chinese folk musician Ma Di (馬?) arrives on Wednesday, and it is rock act Acidman from Japan on Thursday.
Photo courtesy of Sonic Deadhorse
■ 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: www.thewall.com.tw
■ Show starts at 8pm tomorrow and Wednesday, 7pm on Thursday
■ Admission is NT$1,500 tomorrow, NT$500 on Wednesday, NT$1,800 on Thursday. Tickets for the venue’s concerts can be purchased online through www.walkieticket.com or tickets.books.com.tw
Indie rockers Frusciante (佛香甜), No Promise and new metal/post-hardcore act Way of Puzzle (謎路人) congregate at indie rock club Revolver tonight. Five young DJs, including Corey, Yuen and Victor, take to the decks tomorrow. It is live music with rock groups Fist Pump Underground (地下起義), Pale Raven (蒼鴉) and ClueZ (線索) on Sunday.
■ 1-2, Roosevelt Rd Sec 1, Taipei City (台北市羅斯福路一段1-2號), tel: (02) 3393-1678
■ Show starts at 9:30pm tonight, 10pm tomorrow, 8pm on Sunday
■ Admission is NT$300 tonight and on Sunday, NT$150 tomorrow
Tomorrow’s lineup at Pipe Live Music, a main venue for indie music and parties, is formed by pop rockers The Slim Cigarettes (涼煙樂團), hard rock/metal outfit General Sky and Underway, which fuses rock, nu-metal and hip-hop. Later the same night, the venue hosts the latest edition of Spaces, a psychedelic party featuring DJs Daren, 26D Koala and LSD Michael.
■ 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 7pm tomorrow and 11pm for the late-night party
■ NT$350 tomorrow and NT$500 for the late-night party. Tickets for the venue’s concerts can be purchased online through www.walkieticket.com, www.indievox.com and at 7-Eleven ibon and FamilyMart (全家) FamiPort kiosks
Tonight, Roxy celebrates its 34th birthday at The Park (公園展演空間), the latest installment of the Roxy enterprise, with an exciting lineup of local bands such as garage/shoegaze outfit Skip Skip Ben Ben, electronic act Sonic Deadhorse (音速死馬), Mr Loud Who Chance (三十萬年老虎鉗) and Taiwanese nakashi rockers The Clippers (夾子電動大樂隊).
■ B1, 27, Fuxing S Rd Sec 2, Taipei City (台北市復興南路二段27號B1), tel: (02) 2705-8600. On the Net: www.theparktaipei.com
■ Show starts at 6pm
■ NT$800 in advance and NT$1,000 at the door. Tickets can be purchased online through www.indievox.com
Truku Aboriginal musician Miru takes the stage at Witch House (女巫店), an intimate coffeehouse-style venue in the National Taiwan University area, tonight, while folk rocker Connie Lu (呂莘) is on 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
Japanese pianist and musician Keiji is scheduled at Kafka on the Shore (海邊的卡夫卡), a coffee house-cum-music and arts venue in the National Taiwan University area, tomorrow. Dondon Houmwm (東冬侯溫), a Truku musician, takes the stage 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 free tomorrow and NT$400 on Sunday
It is the release party of Timeless Fusion Party’s (無限融合樂團) new album at Riverside Live House (河岸留言西門紅樓展演館) tonight. Tomorrow’s show is by popular reggae/Aboriginal rock group Matzka (瑪斯卡)
■ 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 8:30pm tonight and 8pm tomorrow
■ Entrance is NT$600 tonight and NT$500 tomorrow. Tickets can be purchased online through www.indievox.com and tickets.books.com.tw
Led by American pianist and jazz improviser Dennis Thurmond, Dennis Thurmond Trio appears at Riverside Cafe (河岸留言) tonight, followed by pop rock band ZoAnVi (佐安薇) and Great Adventure (大冒險樂團) tomorrow. On Sunday, punk/Brit rock group Passionate Winkers (激情睫毛), share the stage with Zodiac. Wednesday’s roster are pop rockers H/F and Jelly Bean.
■ 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 except for tonight which begins at 9:30pm
■ Admission is NT$500 tonight, NT$400 tomorrow, NT$350 on Sunday and Wednesday. Tickets can be purchased online through www.indievox.com and tickets.books.com.tw
Featuring saxophonist Woody Witt, Chuck Payne and Friends perform tonight at Sappho Live, a late-night lounge bar that hosts mostly jazz shows. Rhythm Market plays funk, jazz and R&B tunes 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 9pm
■ Entrance is NT$400
Composed of vocalist Liu Li (劉俐), guitarist Chen Ying-da (陳穎達) and drummer Adam James Sorensen, Li Liu Jazz Ensemble (劉俐爵士樂團) performs at There Cafe & Live House (那兒咖啡), a venue for indie music in Taoyuan, tomorrow.
■ B1, 454, Fusing Rd, Taoyuan (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$350. Tickets can be purchased online through tickets.books.com.tw and www.indievox.com
Tonight, young rockers Shouting (囂音樂團), Psychic Clef and Chase (逐月團) come to Sound Live House (迴響音樂藝文展演空間), an independent venue for music performances and art exhibitions in Taichung. Feelism (感覺派) and alternative/folk rock band I am not Dorothy (不是桃樂絲) are among the performers on Sunday.
■ B1-1, 429, Henan Rd Sec 2, Taichung City(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 at7:30pm
■ Admission is NT$350 tonight and NT$400 on Sunday. Tickets for the venue’s concerts can be purchased online through www.indievox.com
Amis noise folk artists Outlet Drift (漂流出口) headlines a bill tonight that includes Mr. Dirty and blues/country/grunge act Anteater (食蟻獸) 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 (台南市西門路二段314號B1), tel: (06) 222 3238.
■ Show starts at 9:30pm
■ Admission is NT$250, available through www.indievox.com
Award-winning Timeless Fusion Party (無限融合樂團) performs on Sunday 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 (高雄市蓬萊路99號), tel: (07) 521-0017
■ Show starts at 7:30pm
■ Admission is NT$500, available through www.indievox.com
Hailing from New Zealand, folk duo The Bollands tour to Goat Bar (山羊酒館), a music venue and restaurant in Pingtung, tomorrow. La Cumbia Del Sol plays psycho-Cumbia-Reggae-Balkan groove on Sunday.
■ 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 at 9:30pm
■ Admission is NT$200
EVENT
Frank Hsieh, an economist at the University of Colorado, will give a lecture on why the Taiwan Miracle is not the result of the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT), but rather, due to small and medium businesses and pre-existing Japanese infrastructure.
■ Ting Ting Tsuei Yu (婷婷翠玉), 174, Anhe Rd Sec 2, Taipei City (台北市安和路二段174號)
■ Tomorrow at 10am. Contact Jerome Keating at jkeating@ms67.hinet.net. Admission: A breakfast, average meal is NT$100 to NT$150
Taipei Discussion and Learning meets tomorrow at Frog Free Cafe (蛙咖啡). This week’s topic is: urban planning, the epidemic of mental illness, the rise of new religious movements and mass consumerism, and will be led by Evan Lampe.
■ Frog Free Cafe (蛙咖啡), 5, Alley 9, Songjiang Rd, Taipei City (台北市松江路69巷5號)
■ Tomorrow at 8pm. Admission is free. On the net: www.facebook.com/events/1379133102410681
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