Legacy Taipei hosts top Taiwanese pop performers and international acts. On Wednesday and Thursday, concert organizer Earwax presents several foreign bands. Norwegian folk combo Highasakite, Perfume Genius and Cat Power take the stage on the first day, followed by electronic act SOHN, English psychedelic rock band Toy and Blonde Redhead.
■ Huashan 1914 Creative Park (華山1914), Center Five Hall (中五館), 1, Bade Rd Sec 1, Taipei (台北市八德路一段1號)
■ Show starts at 8pm
Photo courtesy of Macbeth and Wake Up Explosion
■ Admission is NT$2,200 in advance and NT$2,500 at the door, NT$3,800 for two-day shows. Tickets for the venue’s concerts can be purchased online through www.indievox.com and at 7-Eleven ibon kiosks
Mexican post-rock band Childs perform tonight at The Wall (這牆), Taipei’s most prominent venue for indie rock artists, with 2HRs as the opening act. Sunday’s main act is metalcore/post-hardcore outfit One Way Street, accompanied with alternative rock group 70% (柒拾趴), drum and bass/electro house act OVDS and Seeking the Ocean (尋找海洋大樂隊). Wednesday’s roster include young rockers The Unspoken Rules (潛規則) and Grayscale (灰階), and it is Indie rockers B.B.Bomb (BB彈), ska punk group Destroyers (擊沈女孩) and punk/grunge outfit Raven Flats (烏鴉公寓) on Thursday.
■ 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
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■ Shows start at 8pm
■ Admission is NT$1,200 tonight, NT$400 on Sunday, NT$200 on Thursday and Wednesday. Tickets for all shows, with discounts on advance tickets, can be purchased online through www.thewall.com.tw and tickets.books.com.tw
Tomorrow, E for Electro presents an electro party at Pipe Live Music, a venue for indie music and parties, featuring DJ @LLEN, Salamander (沙羅曼蛇) and Physical Chemical Brother (理化兄弟).
■ 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 start at 10pm
■ Admission is NT$300 in advance and NT$400 at the door. Tickets can be purchased online through www.walkieticket.com and at 7-Eleven ibon kiosks and FamilyMart (全家) FamiPort kiosks
Berlin punk band Modern Pets arrives tonight at indie rock club Revolver, with pop punks Pa Pun (怕胖團) as the opening act. Tomorrow, it is the release party of garage/pop/psychedelic band Blind Acid Date’s (迷幻的瞎眼約會) debut EP, joined by garage/punk outfit Floaty and Midnight Ping Pong (午夜乒乓). On Sunday, Tokyo’s electronic rock band Saisa teams up with hardcore outfit Inforest of Okinawa, with Taiwan’s grunge rockers Slack Tide and Dronetonics also on the bill. It is live music from post-punk rockers Macbeth (馬克白), blues/garage rock/punk band Wake Up Explosion (威愷爆炸) and pop/funk group MosquiCyanide (蚊子氰化物) on Thursday.
■ 1-2, Roosevelt Rd Sec 1, Taipei City (台北市羅斯福路一段1-2號), tel: (02) 3393-1678
■ Shows start at 10pm except for Sunday which begins at 6pm
■ Entrance is NT$500 tonight and on Sunday, NT$300 tomorrow, NT$200 on Thursday
The Jelly Roll Affair plays a mix of blues and swing tomorrow at Bobwundaye (無問題), a small pub on Heping East Road (和平東路) in Taipei, with folk/jazz combo The Vicious Cabaret as the opening act.
■ 77, Heping E Rd Sec 3, Taipei City (台北市和平東路三段77號), tel: (02) 2377-1772
■ Show starts at 8pm
■ Admission is NT$200
Folk rock combo Vast & Hazy plays a show tonight 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, the venue hosts Malhar Festival, an Indian music event organized by WakaYo (印度音樂聯盟) featuring Waka on Tablas and Yo on sitar. On Sunday, actress and songstress Jozie Lu (路嘉欣) shares the stage with Solo rocker Easy
■ 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
■ Free admission tonight, NT$500 tomorrow, NT$600 on Sunday
Electronic folk band WWWW (落差草原) and experimental electronica act Shishukong (屍術控) appear tonight at Witch House (女巫店), an intimate coffeehouse-style venue in the National Taiwan University area. Tomorrow’s show is by Amis musician Anu Cepo from Hualien, followed by Paiwan songstress Seredau Daliyaljan crooning ancient tunes 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
Aboriginal group Tai Nine Line (台玖線樂團) appears tonight at Riverside Live House (河岸留言西門紅樓展演館), while pop musician Irene Luo (羅美玲) holds a concert tomorrow. Veteran music producer Wang Shang-hung (王尚宏) turns singer on Thursday.
■ 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 8:30pm tonight, 8pm tomorrow and on Thursday
■ Entrance is NT$400 tonight, NT$500 tomorrow, NT$600 on Thursday. Tickets can be purchased online through www.riverside.com.tw and tickets.books.com.tw
Yong pop musician Issue Chen (陳以岫) croons at Riverside Cafe (河岸留言) tonight, followed by indie rockers Islanders (島嶼樂團) and ha-Aretz (應許之地) on Sunday. Tuesday’s line up is formed by pop rockers Huoyaodays (火曜日), T.B.T (硬式紅茶) and Yamama Fusion Band. On Thursday, female pop rockers Ching Yi (青衣) share the stage with solo act Chris (伍澤)
■ 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
■ NT$400 on weekends, NT$350 on Sunday and weekdays. Tickets can be purchased online through www.riverside.com.tw and tickets.books.com.tw
Tonight’s spotlight is on eclectic jazz quintet The Yellow Lighter Dogma at Sappho de Base, a late-night lounge bar that hosts mostly jazz shows. Tomorrow, the venue holds an event to raise money in support of Lynn Miles, a social activist in Taiwan who has taken ill. The lineup include BoPoMoFo, Militant Hippie, Mr Green, Shun Kikuta, DC Rapier and more. The Soup Mothers take the stage on Sunday, while jazz musicians Olivia & the Fat Cats play both old and new material on Wednesday. Thursday promises to be a night of indie/folk with Tricolor Treeleaf, The String Bean Party and DC Rapier.
■ 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.sappho102.biz
■ Shows start at 9:30pm except for tomorrow which begin at 9pm
■ Entrance is NT$350 tonight, NT$200 plus whatever is donated tomorrow, NT$200 on Sunday and Wednesday, NT$250 on Thursday
Michelle & Rata fuses Amis ancient tunes with chanson music and blues tonight at Tiehua Music Village (鐵花村), an arts village composed of a music venue, design and crafts shops and a weekend arts fair in Taitung City. On the same evening, Panai Kusui sings children’s songs in Amis. Tomorrow, Hakka musician Ayu Huang (黃連煜) plays with Four Play Band (四物玩樂隊).
■ 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.tw.streetvoice.com/users/tiehua
■ Shows start at 8pm. Music venue and crafts shops are open 2pm to 10pm Tuesdays through Sundays. Weekend arts fair opens 6pm to 10pm every Friday, 3:30pm to 10pm every Saturday and Sunday
■ Admission is NT$250 for both shows. Tickets can be purchased online through tickets.books.com.tw
Tomorrow, Saisa and Inforest join force with Taiwanese screamo group Until Seeing Whale’s Eyes (直到看見鯨魚的眼睛), electronic duo Dronetonics and Amis noise folk artists Outlet Drift (漂流出口) at Paramount Bar (百樂門酒館), an indie rock club in Greater Kaohsiung.
■ 70 Minzu 1st Rd, Sanming Dist, Greater Kaohsiung (高雄市三民區民族一路70號), tel: (07) 389-0501
■ Show starts at 7pm
■ Entrance is NT$400
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