Legacy Taipei hosts top Taiwanese pop performers and international acts. On Sunday, the club hosts Punk Floyd, an evening of music featuring the 20th birthday celebrations for local garage rock favorites 88 Balaz (88顆芭樂籽).
■ 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 7pm on Sunday
Photo courtesy of Neko Jam
■ Admission is NT$700. Tickets available through www.indievox.com and at 7-Eleven ibon kiosks
Tonight APA Mini (小地方展演空間) hosts indie-electronica outfit Alluvial (阿路米爾), who will play from their new album Face Your ___.
■ 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 at 8pm
■ Admission is NT$400 tonight and tomorrow and on Sunday, available through www.indievox.com
Psychedelic folk/grunge combo W.S.S.M. (午休失眠) will play tonight at The Wall (這牆), Taipei’s most prominent venue for indie rock artists, while Korner, which is located inside the venue, will host Innervve, an underground techno bash featuring Al Burro, DJ Yen, Henning Baer and Turbid-kueikuei, among others. Tomorrow, Korner features a night of deejaying with James Ho (賀捷明), DTR, Synaptic FX, A-TY and Toshiyoshi NKJ.
■ 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: Tonight ‘s show starts at 8pm; Korner: Tonight’s and tomorrow show begins at 11:50pm
■ Tickets cost NT$400 tonight and, available online through thewall.tw
Pipe Live Music, a major venue for indie music and parties, tonight hosts PIPE Friday Night Live with David Jam, The ROXY and Real Good. Jazz group Koeju Sessions and DJ Yoshi Nori will play at the venue tomorrow.
■ 1 Siyuan Rd, Taipei City (台北市思源路1號), tel: (02) 2364-8198. On the Net: www.pipemusic.com.tw
■ Shows start at 7:30pm
■ Admission is NT$350 tonight and NT$500 tomorrow. Tickets for the venue’s concerts can be purchased online through www.indievox.com, pipemusic.kktix.cc and at FamilyMart (全家) FamiPort kiosks
DC and the Funky Dads will jam tomorrow at Bobwundaye (無問題), a small pub 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. On the Net: bobwundaye.blogspot.tw
■ Shows start at 10pm
■ Admission is NT$300
Tonight at There Cafe & Live House (那兒咖啡), a venue for indie music in Taoyuan, Binham Yeh (葉秉桓) will play songs from his new album Days Like These (日子這樣就好).
■ B1, 454, Fuxing Rd, Taoyuan City (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$400, available online through tickets.books.com.tw and www.indievox.com
Witch House (女巫店), an intimate coffeehouse-style venue in the National Taiwan University area, hosts pop punk band Thick Big Band (粗大Band) tonight, along with folk rock/experimental musician Sam Liao (廖士賢). Tomorrow, indie-pop combo 23 Half (23號半) will take the stage.
■ 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
Acoustic guitarist Xie Zhi-ping (謝至平) will play a set tonight at Kafka by the Sea (海邊的卡夫卡), a coffee house-cum-music and arts venue. Pop singer Binham Yeh (葉秉桓) will continue his country-wide tour tomorrow playing from his recently cut album Days Like These (日子這樣就好).
■ 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, available online through www.indievox.com
On Sunday, Riverside Live House (河岸留言西門紅樓展演館) hosts a performance by Paul Waggoner, the lead guitarist of US prog-metal band Between the Buried and Me, as part of his Guitar Clinic tour.
■ 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 7pm
■ Admission is NT$250, available online through www.indievox.com and tickets.books.com.tw
Taitung musician Saw Law will play tonight at Riverside Cafe (河岸留言). He will play tunes from latest album, which was inspired by the Amis. Tomorrow it is pop songster Chantel (李芊彤), who will play from her new album Unicorn (獨角獸). Folk rockers Lily (百合花) will play on Sunday. Rock/funk all-girl group Neko Jam (妮可醬女子樂團) will play songs from their new EP on Tuesday, while Bizcashi (比茲卡西) will take the stage 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
■ Show starts at 9pm tonight and tomorrow
■ Admission is NT$400 tonight and tomorrow, NT$350 on Sunday and weeknights, available online through www.indievox.com and tickets.books.com.tw
Sappho Live, a late-night lounge bar that hosts mostly jazz shows, tonight hosts a tribute party for trumpet genius Chet Baker, featuring Sean and Blue Mandarin. The jazz ensemble will play from Baker’s first album, Chet Baker Sings, which featured classics such as Time after Time and My Funny Valentine. Tomorrow, Cosmic Version plays music influenced by the Grateful Dead and Phish. On Sunday, the venue will host The Pack Sanctuary, a charity gig for an animal sanctuary, which features 11 bands.
■ 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 tonight, 9pm tomorrow and 5:30pm on Sunday
■ Entrance is NT$400 tonight and tomorrow, NT$500 on Sunday
Paramount Bar (百樂門酒館), an indie rock club in Kaohsiung, will host a night of punk tomorrow with The Sackgasse (死胡同), a group that falls into the Fire Ex (滅火器) school of Taiwanese pop punk, their focus on hooky harmonized choruses and catchy three-chord verses borrowed from the likes of Green Day and Blink-182.
■ 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 8pm
■ Entrance is NT$300, available through www.indievox.com
TADA Ark (TADA方舟), a music venue located inside the Taichung Cultural & Creative Industries Park (台中文化創意產業園區) in Taichung tonight hosts a piano concert with Martin Musaubach, a band-leading pianist, composer, arranger and producer from Argentina.
■ 362, Fuhsing Rd Sec 3, Taichung City (台中市復興路三段362號), tel: (04) 2229-0989. On the Net: www.tadaark.com.tw
■ Show starts at 8pm
■ Admission is NT$400.
Forro Cafe (呼嚕咖啡) in Taichung host Argentine Tango month with special guests Alvin Cheng (程希智) and Ho Shao-wei (何紹維), who are both well-known faces around milongas in Taipei.
■ 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$450. Tickets for the venue’s concerts can be purchased online through www.indievox.com
TCRC (前科累累俱樂部), a small venue for independent musicians and local artists in Tainan, will host pop punk rockers The Sackgasse (死胡同) on Sunday.
■ 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 6:30pm
■ Admission is NT$250, available at www.indievox.com
Puyuma musician Nawan takes the stage at tonight at The Goat Restaurant & Bar (山羊飯館), a music venue and restaurant in Pingtung, while local rockers Stay Wide Awake (彼岸曙光) play tomorrow.
■ 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 8:30pm
■ Minimum charge is NT$300
Soul and female singer Zoomie (陳柔米) will team up with acoustic musician Zhang Ya-chun (張雅淳) tonight 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 NT$300, available online through thewall.tw
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