A R O U N D T O W N 發光的城市 15 TAIPEI TIMES • FRIDAY, AUGUST 28, 2009 EVENTS & ENTERTAINMENT BY David Chen MUSIC

Soccer Boy, Mykal, Spykee and Dino. Random (隨性) and post-rockers On Sunday, Scottish indie folk singer Ally Mosquilephant (蚊子大象). Theater Classical music Kerr, on tour in Asia, performs quiet and ■ B1, 45 Shida Rd, Taipei City (台北市師 dreamy acoustic-pop music. 大路45號B1). Tel: (02) 2369-0103. On the Organized by Dance Works (舞工廠舞團), The Judith Mendenhall Flute ■ B1, 200, Roosevelt Rd Sec 4, Taipei Net: www.upsaid.com/underworld the fifth edition ofTaipei Tap Festival Recital (茱蒂‧曼德赫長笛獨奏會) City (台北市羅斯福路四段200號B1). ■ Music shows run from 9:30pm to (台北踢踏節) presents two tap-dance features Judith Mendenhall, a professor Tel: (02) 2930-0162. On the Net: 11:30pm on Fridays and Saturdays and shows at Red House Theater tomorrow of music at The City University of New www.thewall.com.tw 9pm to 11pm on Wednesdays. Sunday’s starring some of the world’s top tap York, performing a program that includes ■ Shows start at 8pm tonight and show is from 7pm to 11pm. Underworld dancers, including Derick K. Grant, Chloe Telemann’s Methodical Sonata in G Minor, tomorrow and at 11:30pm tomorrow is open daily from 9pm, closed on Arnold, Ron XII, Suji and Keitaro. A and works by Gaubert, Bartok, Poulenc ■ Entrance fee is NT$400 for tonight’s Mondays. Happy Hour on Tuesdays and pre-show party will be held tonight at and Doppler. show and tomorrow’s early show. Thursdays before midnight Huashan Culture Park. Visit www. ■ Today (Taipei)�������������������������������� and����������������������� Tuesday (Kaohsiung)����������� Tomorrow’s late show is NT$500 in ■ Entrance is NT$300 tonight and taipeitap.com.tw for more information. at 7:30pm advance or NT$600 at the door (includes tomorrow and includes a drink and ■ Huashan Culture Park (華山創意文化 ■ National Recital Hall, Taipei City and a drink). Sunday’s show is NT$500 in NT$100 on Wednesday and Sunday 園區), 1, Bade Rd Sec 1, Taipei City (台北 National Chiang Kai-shek Cultural advance or NT$700 at the door. Tickets 市八德路一段1號) and Red House Center, Kaohsiung City (高雄中正文化中 can be purchased online through www. Jazz Your Mind performs acid jazz Theater (紅樓劇場), 10 Chengdu Rd, 心至善廳), 67 Wufu 1st Rd, Kaohsiung thewall.com.tw or tickets.books.com.tw and cool jazz tonight at Sappho de Taipei City (台北市成都路10號) City (高雄市五福一路67號) Base. Performing tomorrow night is ■ Tonight at 7:30pm (Huashan), ■ Tickets are NT$500 to NT$1,000 (Taipei) Symmetry Quartet, a jazz outfit New Orleans funk and blues group The tomorrow at 2:30pm and 7:30pm (Red and NT$300 to NT$800 (Kaohsiung), consisting of two guitarists, a double Kenyatta Trio. On Tuesday rock band House Theater) available through ERA ticketing or online bassist and a drummer, plays tonight at Double J takes to the stage. Tammy ■ Tickets are NT$500 to NT$800 at www.ticket.com.tw Witch House (女巫店). Post-rock group and Friends play on Wednesday. On for tomorrow’s shows, available Mosquilephant (蚊子大象) plays Thursday the venue hosts an open jam. through NTCH ticketing or online Mischa Maisky & NTSO (米夏‧麥斯 tomorrow. On Thursday it’s Supergotan ■ B1, 1, Ln 102, Anhe Rd Sec 1, Taipei at www.artsticket.com.tw 基與國臺交) sees the renowned cellist (探戈四重奏), a group with an erhu (二胡) City (台北市安和路一段102巷1號B1). back in Taipei performing together with player that plays tango-influenced music. Tel: (02) 2700-5411. On the Net: A collaboration between Taiwan’s Su the National Taiwan Symphony ■ 7, Ln 56, Xinsheng S Rd Sec 3, Taipei www.sappho102.biz Wen-chi (蘇文琪) and Belgian������� Orchestra (國立台灣交響樂團) with guest City (台北市新生南路三段56巷7號). ■ Music shows begin at 10:30pm on Straight from the source: The Preservation Hall Jazz Band brings traditional New Orleans jazz to Taipei’s National Concert 迷 簡文彬 choreographer Arco Renz, Heroine ( conductor Chien Wen-pin ( ). The Tel: (02) 2362-5494. On the Net: weekends, 10pm on weekdays. Sappho Hall tonight. Photo courtesy of The Preservation Hall Jazz Band 幻英雌) is a solo dance piece performed program includes Villa-Lobos’ Bachianas www.witchhouse.org is closed on Sundays and Mondays by Su that dwells on cultural difference Brasileiras No. 1 for Eight Cellos, Haydn’s ■ Performances start at 9:30pm. ■ No entrance fee as reflected in the performing arts, Cello Concerto No.1 in C Major and Elgar’s Restaurant/bar with queer/feminist namely perceptions of time and space Sospiri, Adagio for String Orchestra, Harp bookstore and large collection of board Every Wednesday night at the in the West and the East. and Organ, Op. 70. games open 11am to midnight Cosmopolitan Grill there’s an open Verve preserve ■ Taipei Cultural Center, Wenshan ■ Tomorrow (Taichung) and Sunday Sundays through Wednesdays; 11am to mic hosted by keyboardist Andrew Page, Branch (台北市立社會教育館文山分館), (Taipei) at 7:30pm 1am Thursdays through Saturdays with the music mainly covering blues 32 Jingwen St, Taipei City (台北市景文 ■ Chunghsing Concert Hall, Taichung ■ Entrance fee for music shows is NT$300 and jazz. All are welcome to join in. he National Concert Hall begins its annual a workshop for musicians tomorrow at 4pm at 街32號) (台中中興堂), 291-3 Chingwu Rd, Participants receive 20 percent off drinks. Summer Jazz Party on a joyous note with the Dream Community (夢想社區), 95 Minzu 2nd ■ Tonight and tomorrow at 8pm Taichung City (台中市精武路291之3號) Tonight Riverside Cafe (河岸留言) ■ 1F, 218 Changchun Rd, Taipei City (台 the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, which St, Shijr City, Taipei County (台北縣汐止市民族二 Tickets are NT$600, available and National Concert Hall, Taipei City hosts a tribute concert to John Scofield in 北市長春路218號1樓). Tel: (02) 2508- Ttakes to the stage tonight in Taipei. 街95號). For details, call (02) 2695-9393. ■ through NTCH ticketing or online at ■ Tickets are NT$300 to NT$1,600 anticipation of the famed jazz guitarist’s 0304. On the Net: www.cosmo.com.tw The group plays traditional New Orleans The Summer Jazz Party, running every www.artsticket.com.tw (Taichung) and NT$600 to NT$3,000 appearance in Taipei next week. ■ 8:30pm to 11pm on Wednesday jazz, one of the major roots of modern jazz weekend until Sept. 25, continues tomorrow (Taipei), available through NTCH Performing will be venue owner Geddy ■ No entrance fee and popular American music, and commonly with a free outdoor event, which includes a Musician and singer Summer Lei (雷光夏) ticketing (www.artsticket.com.tw) Lin (林正如) and his band. [See story on associated with exuberant, classic sounds performance by the Ralph Peterson Jr Quintet. meets a young William Shakespeare in for Taichung and ERA ticketing Page 13 of next Friday’s Taipei Times.] Also EZ5 Live House hosts Mando-pop generated by a chorus of tubas, saxophones, Peterson, a drummer and composer, began Sonnets of Light and City (光與城市 (www.ticket.com.tw) for Taipei appearing is American experimental jazz singers backed by a live band every trombones, trumpets and clarinets. his career in Art Blakey’s Jazz Messenger Big 的十四行詩). Produced in collaboration vocalist Jen Shyu. [See Highlight.] night. Highlights this week include pub The band’s name reflects both its mission, Band when he was just a college student, and with artist Chen Chien-chi (陳建騏) and Nobuko Imai & NTSO (今井信子中提 Tomorrow it’s veteran indie band La legend and songstress Tiger Huang to nurture and promote the jazz art form, and today serves as a professor at the Berklee theater veteran Michael Li (黎煥雄), the 琴獨奏會) brings the highly regarded Petit Nurse (小護士). On Sunday (黃小琥) who performs every Monday. its locale. A centuries-old building in New College of Music. He performs at 8:45pm work features Lei chanting and singing Japanese violinist to Taipei to perform Puyuma folk star Pau-dull (陳建年) takes Julia Peng (彭佳慧) is another major Orleans’ French Quarter, Preservation Hall in front of the National Theater (國家戲劇 the Bard’s sonnets. with the National Taiwan Symphony to the stage. Monday is open jam night. draw who appears every Tuesday. Pop was founded in the early 1960s by Allan and 院), outside corridor No. 6 (六號門迴廊). Local ■ Zhongshan Hall (台北市中山堂), 98 Orchestra (國立台灣交響樂團). Imai will ■ B1, 2, Ln 244, Roosevelt Rd Sec 3, crooner Liu Wei-zen (劉偉仁) appears Sandra Jaffe with the goal of providing a venue acts will also perform throughout the day, Yenping S Rd, Taipei City (台北市延平南 play the viola accompanied by Tomizawa Taipei City (台北市羅斯福路三段244巷 on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. for traditional New Orleans jazz musicians at beginning at 4pm. 路98號) Naoko, with Yen Hua-rung (顏華容) on 2號B1), next to Taipower Building (台電 ■ 211, Anhe Rd Sec 2, Taipei City (台北 a time when the genre was being eclipsed by Other headlining artists slated to perform ■ Tonight and tomorrow at 8pm and piano. The program includes the viola 大樓). Tel: (02) 2368-7310. On the Net: 市安和路二段211號). Tel: (02) 2738-3995. modern jazz and rock ’���������n’�������� roll. next month include Japanese fusion band Sunday at 2:30pm solo of Telemann’s Excerpts From 12 www.riverside.com.tw On the Net: visit www.ez5.com.tw The musicians who appeared regularly at T-Square, American vocalist and Grammy ■ Tickets are NT$600, available Fantasies and Vieuxtemps’ Viola Sonata in ■ Shows start at 9:30pm tonight and ■ Music shows run from 9:45pm to Preservation Hall began touring as a band in nominee Stacey Kent and legendary guitarist through NTCH ticketing or online at B-Flat Major Op. 36. 9pm tomorrow, Sunday and Monday. 12:30am 1963, and the group’s members were at the John Scofield, who will be featured in a Taipei www.artsticket.com.tw ■ Monday at 7:30pm Open jam starts at 9pm. For a list of ■ Entrance fee (includes two drinks) heart of the jazz revolution, having performed Times interview next Friday. ■ National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra standard songs and ground rules, visit ranges from NT$600 to NT$850, with jazz pioneers such as Buddy Bolden, Jelly Asoka (阿育王) by Siou-Ching Music Hall (國立台灣交響樂團演奏廳), the venue’s Web site depending on the performer Roll Morton and Louis Armstrong. Taiwanese Opera Troupe (秀琴歌劇團) 738-2 Chungcheng Rd, Wufeng ■ Entrance fee is NT$400 tonight, The band, whose musicians span several PERFORMANCE notes: recounts the life story of Asoka, an Township, Taichung County (台中縣霧 tomorrow and on Sunday and NT$150 Franz and Friends (城市舞台藝文沙 generations, continues today as part family ancient Indian emperor and famous 峰鄉中正路738之2號) on Monday 龍) hosts music shows every night. affair, part musical mentorship. The founders’ What: Summer Jazz Party with the convert to Buddhism. ■ Tickets are NT$300 to NT$1,000, Weekly highlights include Denise son, 39-year-old Ben Jaffe, plays tuba and Preservation Hall Jazz Band ■ Metropolitan Hall (城市舞台), 25, Bade available through NTCH ticketing or Tonight Riverside Live House (西門 Juan (阮丹青), a former pop singer serves as creative director for both the band Where: National Concert Hall Rd Sec 3, Taipei City (台北市八德路三段 online at www.artsticket.com.tw 紅樓展演館) hosts Jing Chang (張芸京), turned piano teacher and television and Preservation Hall. Jaffe’s music teacher in (國家音樂廳), 21-1 Zhongshan S Rd, Taipei 25號) a graphic designer-turned-singer who presenter, and her band Sunshine school was Walter Payton, 67, who plays bass City (台北市中山南路21-1號) ■ Tonight and tomorrow at 7:30pm became a household name through her Costa. They play tonight. Tomorrow it’s for the group. Thirty-six-year-old trumpeter When: Preservation Hall Jazz Band starts and Sunday at 2:30pm appearances on TTV’s talent Buona Sera featuring soprano Chang Mark Braud is the nephew of two former tonight at 7:30pm. Festival runs until Sept. 25 ■ Tickets are NT$300 to NT$2,500, Contemporary competition Super Idol. Tomorrow it’s Hsiao-ni (張曉倪). Preservation Hall bandleaders, Wendell and Admission: NT$500 to NT$2,500, available through NTCH ticketing or pop singer Shino Lin (林曉培). Pop- ■ 25, Bade Rd Sec 3, Taipei City (台北市八 John Brunious Jr, both accomplished and available through NTCH ticketing or online online at www.artsticket.com.tw Islandjam presents its end-of-summer rocker pretty boys Champion (強辯樂 德路三段25號B1). Tel: (02) 2579- 0558. On highly regarded New Orleans musicians. at www.artsticket.com.tw 團 session, Hottaz, at Bliss tomorrow night, ) take to the stage on Sunday. the Net: www.franzandfriends.com.tw The Preservation Hall Jazz Band is holding On the Net: event.ntch.edu.tw/2009/jazz Famed Taiwanese dancer Sheu Fang-yi featuring Black Reign International ■ 177 Xining S Rd, Taipei City (台北市西 ■ Minimum charge of NT$300 on (許芳宜) and her choreographer partner Sound spinning dancehall, reggae, soca, 寧南路177號). Tel: (02) 2370-8805. On Fridays and Saturdays. On other nights Bulareyaung Pagarlava (布拉瑞揚) have hip-hop and zouk. the Net: www.riverside.com.tw there’s a one-drink minimum added an extra show onto their sold-out ■ 148, Xinyi Rd Sec 4, Taipei City (台北市 ■ Shows start at 8:30pm tonight and Taipei Arts Festival run next week, 信義路四段148號), one block east of tomorrow and at 7pm on Sunday The Other Side is a “party-until-the- to help raise money for the latter’s Dunhua South Road (敦化南路). Tel: (02) ■ Entrance fee is NT$550 tonight, sun-comes-up” spot. DJs spin classic THE VINYL WORD Typhoon Morakot-devastated home- 2702-1855. On the Net: www.bliss-taipei. NT$450 tomorrow and NT$500 on dance and rock from bands and BY Tom Leeming town, Jialan Village (嘉蘭) in Taitung com; www.myspace.com/blisslivehouse Sunday. Tickets can purchased online musicians like Nirvana, The Ting Tings, County. All proceeds from Sunday ■ Show starts at 10pm tomorrow. Open through tickets.books.com.tw or Oasis, The Cure and Michael Jackson. n alternative to getting lost at the lagoon night’s show will go to relief efforts. from 9pm daily www.riverside.com.tw/livehouse ■ B1, 20, Songshou Rd, Taipei City (台北 [see story on Page 14] this weekend is ■ LAFA Ode to Joy. A Philanthropic ■ Entrance fee is NT$350 for tomorrow 市松壽路20號B1). Tel: (02) 2723-3257. to get misplaced with drum ’n’ bass DJ Evening-Typhoon Relief Donation, Taipei and includes a drink Tonight at Underworld (地下社會) it’s On the Net: www.roxy.com.tw AMakoto and MC Deeizm at Luxy tonight. Cultural Center, Wenshan Branch (台北市 Boyz and Girl (男孩們女孩), indie-folk ■ Open Wednesdays, Thursdays and “I have bought and played loads of 立社會教育館文山分館), 32 Jingwen St, Post-rock band Sugar Plum Ferry (甜梅 rocker Ban Ban’s (斑斑) band, and Sundays from 10pm to 4am, and on Makoto’s stuff,” said Miss Represent, one of Taipei City (台北市景文街32號) 號) appears tonight at The Wall (這牆). experimental rock band Macbeth (馬 Fridays and Saturdays from 10pm to 7am the UK’s finest drum ’n’ bass DJs who toured ■ Sept. 6 at 7pm Tomorrow the venue will show an 克白). [See Highlight.] Tomorrow indie- ■ Cover charge for women is NT$300, here in February, “and his production quality ■ Tickets are NT$3,000, available animated film starring members of rocker group Braces (牙套) celebrates except Wednesdays, when they get in is amazing, which is really important for the through NTCH ticketing or online at Material, a band that promotes its 10th anniversary. On Sunday the free. Cover charge for men is NT$400 drum ’n’ bass sound.” www.artsticket.com.tw environmental awareness. Former Sticky venue opens for a special show with on Wednesdays, Thursdays and “MC Deeizm has a gorgeous voice, they Rice frontman Ma Nien-hsien (馬念先) Taiwanese reggae and dub band Sundays and on Fridays and Saturdays work really well together and are an asset to makes a guest appearance. Afterwards Down in Air (盪在空中), indie favorites before 1am. After 1am on weekends the scene,” said Miss Represent. “I only hope it’s the Old School, All Skull party with DJs 88 Balaz (88顆芭樂籽), punk group cover charge for men is NT$500 that one day with us touring internationally our hIGHLIGHTs paths will cross and we get to play together.” Tokyo-based Makoto Shimizu, who is BY Taylor Briere BY Diane Baker BY David Chen BY david chen known for using funk and jazz elements in his slickly produced drum ’n’ bass, started off as a rare groove DJ. “One day I heard Goldie’s Inner City Life and [Bukem’s] Logical Progression and I totally fell in love with it. I couldn’t believe I felt the sound was so advanced and future ... since then I have got really into all kind of drum ’n’ bass.” Makoto and MC Deeizm, partners in sublime. “He is highly educated with an Acoustic Photo courtesy of Makoto Engineering major at Nippon University, and Photo: Ron Brownlow, Taipei Times Photos Courtesy of Cloud Gate Dance Theatre photo courtesy of Jen Shyu Illustration by Wu Shu-lun, courtesy of the artist technically skilled,” said Marco Lapka who any good MC, knows how to accentuate the after seeing Makoto play live in Sydney in 2003 sounds the DJ is playing, when to bust out a Indie-rock band Boyz and Girl (男孩 Cloud Gate Dance Theatre (雲門舞 American experimental jazz singer Jen Taipei’s blues, jazz and ethnic folk booked him for Luxy. cool rap or when to let the song go on its own.” 們女孩) plays at Underworld tonight. 集) returns to the National Theater for Shyu appears tonight at Riverside musicians come together tomorrow for Production-wise Makoto was originally into “We have been working together for five Formed only last year, the band three weeks starting Wednesday with a Cafe (河岸留言) to present music from Where We Stand, an all-day concert at acid jazz, his dad a prodigious collector of jazz years now,” said Makoto. “We know each other is building a fan base in Taiwan unique chance to see all three parts of her latest project, Jade Tongue. Her solo Taipei Artist Village to raise funds vinyl. After spending some time trying to recre- well ... I know what she does at the gig and via word of mouth. Influenced by founder and artistic director’s Lin Hwai- performance consists of original material for the victims of Typhoon Morakot. ate the drum ’n’ bass sound he sent off a copy she knows what I do.” Understatements aside, the sounds of My Bloody Valentine min’s (林懷民) Cursive triology. The for voice, piano, dance and the yueqin The lineup features a wide variety of to several well-known producers. The only one check out the links below for a sneak preview and Deerhunter, guitarist/vocalist training the company went through to (月琴), or moon lute. genres, such as classic rock, soul and to get back to him? LTJ Bukem. After receiving of this awesome couple working it together. Jon Du (杜澤威) favors guitar tones create the first chapter helped crystallize For Shyu, who was born to a Taiwanese New Orleans funk by Kenyatta some advice Makoto tweaked and refined and If you are one of the lackluster people who laden with shimmering effects Lin’s unique choreographic language and father and East Timorese mother, Quintet, modern jazz sounds from the ended up signed to Bukem’s Good Looking leave after the main event for that extra hour that give a liquid feel to the music, style. While Lin used the various styles of multicultural influences play a large part in Amanda Wu Trio, and acoustic Records in 1999. of sleep, you will miss the closing DJ, local boy while bassist Ying Jie (英傑) and Chinese calligraphy as a starting point for her work. In her singing she incorporates fingerstyle folk and blues from the “I left them a few years back, so I really Spykee. Don’t. He is top draw, and has been drummer Zun Long (尊龍) bang each piece, the three works also reflect his sources such as Brazilian and Tang Greg Tackett Band. Bringing a world don’t know what happened,” said Makoto, listening to his drum ’n’ bass again so his set out sturdy rhythms. Vocalist/guitarist musings on spirituality and life. Each week Dynasty poetry and the oral history of beat flavor to the event areOrbit diplomatically, on rumors of difficulties with could be especially interesting now that he is Ban Ban (斑斑), aka Bambam Lin (林以 of the run will be devoted to a single Cuban slaves. She came to Taiwan last fall Folks, which mix Balkan and getting new material out on Good Looking. switching styles a little from his usual indie 樂) sings simple pop-hooks in a high, chapter, beginning with Cursive I (行草) on to study Hengchun folk music. She says Mediterranean folk with jazz, and “I have been trying to set up my new label dance rock. “Luxy knows I also play the other sweet voice. Boyz and Girl will be Wednesday. Cursive II opens on Sept. 9 her CD sales from tonight’s show will go Oriental World Music Alliance. called Human Elements. Hopefully I can start styles in my set,” said Spykee. “I think that’s recording its debut album in October, and Wild Cursive begins on Sept. 16. to Typhoon Morakot victims in Pingtung. Also performing are The Muddy releasing this year.” why they booked me this time ... I’ll drop some and tonight’s show includes four new Lin has admitted a preference for part two, Also performing tonight is venue owner Basin Ramblers and Blues “I think the kind of drum ’n’ bass I do Afrobeat, dirty bass, electro, drum ’n’ bass and songs. Indie-rock band Macbeth while the Taipei Times dance critic thinks and guitarist Geddy Lin (林正如). Vibrations. Donations go to Taiwan’s definitely needs a musical MC,” said Makoto, also the hottest dubstep.” (馬克白) opens the show. part three is one of his best works. Jen Shyu live at Riverside Cafe, B1, 2, Red Cross Society. introducing Shelley Debenham, aka MC Deeizm, Log on at http://tiny.cc/Lr4dG for a sample Boyz and Girl live at Underworld, B1, National Theater, Taipei City Ln 244, Roosevelt Rd Sec 3, Taipei City Where We Stand typhoon relief the only female to make it from Good Looking. of Makoto and Deezim at work. 45 Shida Rd, Taipei City (台北市師大路 Wednesdays to Saturdays, Sept. 2 to (台北市羅斯福路三段244巷2號B1), next concert at Taipei Artist Village (台北國 The southern English belle is an all-singing and Makoto and MC Deeizm at Luxy, 5F, 201, 45號B1) Sept. 19, at 7:45pm, and Sundays, Sept. to Taipower Building (台電大樓). Tel: (02) 際藝術村), 7 Beiping E Rd, Taipei City rapping MC who often works with Makoto and Zhongxiao E Rd Sec 4, Taipei City (台北市忠孝東 Tonight at 9pm 6, Sept. 13 and Sept. 20, at 2:45pm 2368-7310. On the Net: (台北市北平東路7號) has toured extensively with him after being 路四段201號5樓), tonight from 10pm until 4:30am. Admission is NT$300, includes a drink Tickets are NT$400 to NT$2,000, www.riverside.com.tw From 2pm until 11pm introduced in 2003, by Bukem. “She has an Admission on the door is NT$600, or NT$300 On the Net: boyzandgirl.blogspot. available through NTCH ticketing or Tonight at 9:30pm Admission is free. Donations will be amazingly soulful voice,” said Lapka, “and like with a drink should you wear a white top. com; myspace.com/ theboyzandgirl online at www.artsticket.com.tw Entrance fee is NT$400 collected throughout the day