Legacy Taipei hosts top Taiwanese pop performers and international acts. Tonight, indie rockers Monkey Pilot (猴子飛行員) take the stage, while veteran alt-rockers Backquarter (四分衛) join forces with Tolaku (脫拉庫) tomorrow. Sunday’s spotlight is on Mando-pop act Peter Pan (潘裕文). The venue hosts a hip-hop extravaganza on Wednesday, featuring a troupe of artists from six countries, such as BCW of Taiwan, JunkMan from Japan, Thailand’s Thaiboy Digital and Bone$ the Spitta from the US. On Thursday, it is the latest installment of The Next Big Thing, featuring electronic combo Kichikuno Girls (鬼畜少女組) and electronic/new wave outfit Jade Eyes (孔雀眼).
■ 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 tonight and on Thursday, 7:30pm tomorrow and on Sunday, 6:30pm on Wednesday
Photo courtesy of Glory
■ Admission is NT$800 tonight, NT$999 tomorrow, NT$1,200 on Sunday, NT$1,500 on Wednesday and NT$200 on Thursday. Tickets available through www.indievox.com and at 7-Eleven ibon kiosks
Tonight, The Wall (這牆) hosts the 43rd New Years World Rock Festival in Taiwan. Organized by Fuji Television Network in Japan, the event features many Japanese and Taiwanese acts, including Punkhoo (胖虎) and Flesh Juicer (血肉果汁機). Tomorrow, the spotlight shines on Japanese rockers Alexandros, while it is Singaporean pop singer Derrick Hoh (何維健) and electro rockers My Skin Against Your Skin (激膚) on Sunday. German symphonic metal outfit Xandria hits the stage on Tuesday. It is the release party of progressive rock/instrumental band Sandbox’s debut album 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
Photo courtesy of Jade Eyes and Kichikuno
■ Show starts at 7:30pm tonight, on Tuesday and Thursday, 7pm tomorrow, 2pm on Sunday,
■ Admission is free tonight, NT$2,200 tomorrow, NT$600 on Sunday, NT$1,500 on Tuesday, NT$350 on Thursday, available online through thewall.tw, www.indievox.com or cyuncai.kktix.cc
Tomorrow, indie pop group Smokering (煙圈) shares the stage with Nighteentael (十九兩樂團) at APA Mini (小地方展演空間).
Photo courtesy of The Wall
■ 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 at 8pm
■ Admission is NT$400, available through www.indievox.com
Electronic group youANDme from Berlin blends house and techno with jazz beats at Pipe Live Music, a major venue for indie music and parties, tonight. Tomorrow’s main act is brother duo The Creepy 5 (告五人) from Yilan.
■ 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 10pm tonight and 7:30pm tomorrow
■ Admission is NT$800 tonight and NT$350 tomorrow. Tickets for the venue’s concerts can be purchased online through www.indievox.com and at FamilyMart (全家) FamiPort kiosks
Electronic folk ensemble The Other (他者) and YC3 each plays a set at Kafka by the Sea (海邊的卡夫卡), a coffee house-cum-music and arts venue in the National Taiwan University area, tonight.
■ 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
■ Show starts at 8pm. Cafe/bookstore opens noon to midnight Sundays through Thursdays, noon to 2am Fridays and Saturdays
■ Admission is NT$400. Tickets can be purchased online through www.indievox.com
Folk combo Tomodachi (偷摸大雞) shares the stage with Japanese songstress Yamoto Naoko tonight at Witch House (女巫店), an intimate coffeehouse-style venue in the National Taiwan University area, followed by indie pop sister duo Yi-cheng, Yi-ching (依錚依靜) 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
The Funksters present classic rock and blues tomorrow at Bobwundaye (無問題), a small pub on Heping East Road (和平東路) 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
Classically trained jazz songstress Annie Lin (林宜融) plays with Jazz Quartet at Riverside Live House (河岸留言西門紅樓展演館) tonight, while Taiwanese rockers Red Generation (赤世代) team up with Japan’s The Ace and Anchimon tomorrow. Pop acts Saxo Chen (陳飛宏), Lin Chia-yin (林佳音) and Chou Yu-hsuan (周宇軒) get together on Sunday. Wednesday’s main act is hip-hop artist Red (芮德), followed by Hoklo crooner Joey Chiang (江惠儀) 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
■ Shows start at 8pm except tomorrow which begins at 7:30pm
■ Entrance is NT$600 tonight and on Sunday, NT$700 tomorrow, NT$550 on Wednesday, NT$500 on Thursday. Tickets can be purchased online through www.indievox.com and tickets.books.com.tw
Taipei punk band Peace Punk (痞子旁分) and pop punks Party Sense (派對紳士) are among the performers at Riverside Cafe (河岸留言) on Tuesday, while garage rock favorites 88 Balaz (88顆芭樂籽) is the main act on Wednesday. Pop act Bibi Chao (趙之璧) and Aboriginal folk icon Panai each plays a set on Thursday.
■ 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 8:30pm on Tuesday, 9pm on Wednesday and Thursday
■ Admission is NT$350, available online through www.indievox.com and tickets.books.com.tw
Morgana Jazz Quartet blends traditional and contemporary jazz with Latin and world music tonight at Sappho Live, a late-night lounge bar that hosts mostly jazz shows. Featuring Sean Pentland on bass and Adam Sorensen on drums, Andrew Page Trio performs tomorrow. On Wednesday, Claude Diallo holds a solo piano concert, playing original compositions and re-arranged jazz standards.
■ 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, NT$200 on Wednesday
Forro Cafe (呼嚕咖啡) in Taichung hosts Japanese songstress Yamoto Naoko tomorrow.
■ 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. Tickets for the venue’s concerts can be purchased online through www.indievox.com
Aboriginal musician Nawan turns his people’s struggle into songs and travels with friends to Sound Live House (迴響音樂藝文展演空間), an independent venue for music and art exhibitions in Taichung, tonight. Thursday’s roster include taike rockers Jiang Dong Cheng Ming (江東成名) and Arcplg (群島).
■ 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
■ Show starts at 8pm tonight and 6pm on Thursday
■ Admission is NT$400 tonight and NT$300 on Thursday. Tickets for the venue’s concerts can be purchased online through www.indievox.com
Peter Pan (潘裕文) comes to Legacy Taichung, a spin-off of Legacy Taipei, tonight. Mando-pop singer Julia Peng (彭佳慧) croons on Sunday.
■ 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 7:30pm tonight and 6pm on Sunday
■ Admission is NT$1,200 tonight, NT$1,000 and NT$1,200 on Sunday. Tickets available online through www.indievox.com and at 7-Eleven ibon kiosks
Singer-songwriter Easy Shen (沈簡單) teams up with solo act Glory (葛洛力) at TCRC (前科累累俱樂部), a small venue for independent musicians and local artists in Tainan, tonight.
■ 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 at 9pm
■ Admission is NT$250, available through www.indievox.com
Pop group Anniedora (安妮朵拉) arrives with its new album at Paramount Bar (百樂門酒館), an indie rock club in Kaohsiung, tomorrow.
■ 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 7pm
■ Entrance is NT$400, available through www.indievox.com
Folk rock artist Chen Hui-ting (陳惠婷) tours to Live Warehouse, a main venue for indie music located inside Kaohsiung’s Pier-2 Arts Center (駁二藝術特區), tomorrow.
■ 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 7:30pm
■ Entrance is NT$800. Tickets for the venue’s concerts can be purchased online through tickets.books.com.tw
Guitar player and scholar Chang Shu-hao (張書豪) holds a workshop and solo performance at In Our Time, a restaurant-cum-gallery located inside Kaohsiung’s Pier-2 Arts Center (駁二藝術特區), on Sunday.
■ 99, Penglai Rd, Kaohsiung City (高雄市蓬萊路99號), tel: (07) 521-0017
■ Show starts at 7pm
■ Admission is NT$200, available through www.indievox.com
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