Hi! Do you know of any similar websites like gigguide in taiwan? I'm sad that they have closed their website and I have almost no other way of keeping up when bands are performing! Thank you so much for any help and for running this blog!
Hi there! Yeah, that is a big loss, I remember how surprised I was when I first saw how many venues & shows they listed every day. Not just the big live houses.
But I recommend the combination of iNDIEVOX.com & StreetVoice.com; these are related sites that post ticket info/promo (iNDIEVOX), show reviews, interviews/photos (StreetVoice). Both sites are great for listening and exploring different bands. =D
For a really good weekend preview, the Taipei Times always has a list of shows, by venue. (taipeitimes.com – look for it in the features section) HERE is the most recent, so you can see how they list the shows. One super-helpful thing they do is give the English names and descriptions for both venues and bands! This has been a blessing for me, since I don’t read/speak Chinese. (It is an English news publication, but it also has a bilingual section, for learning the languages) One more thing to note is that although it is a weekend entertainment listing, it sometimes goes into the following week.
A relative newcomer on facebook that is looking really good is Taiwan Independent Rock Bands Music Journal (台灣搖滾映像誌). Not a calendar of shows site, but lots of photos, reviews, articles.
There is one other facebook site that is doing a Thursday/Friday/Saturday calendar of shows every week, but I can’t think of the name at the moment. I read it when it comes up in my feed, but I don’t have it bookmarked. When I see it next, I’ll edit this post with the name & link so you can go have a look. They list a lot of shows, but no descriptions.
Okay, I saw the site! It is 獨立音樂 - ID Music (Independent Music) They post a lot of videos with band news, etc. And they usually do a weekend calendar of shows. Good site to have in your feed!
If I think of anything else, I’ll add it to this post. Hope you find it helpful! =D
