I have spent a good chunk of the last two days going through and fixing, destroying, and upgrading this site. I hope everyone like the changes. It is much easier on the eyes now. Officially, I will call it an online magazine. If you have any feedback or if you’d like [...]

Here is a list of upcoming shows for the Rising Hedons. Make sure to catch them if you are around. Check out more at The Rising Hedons website.
Upcoming Shows:
05/10 The Armory - Tainan
05/17 Bliss - Taipei
05/24 Taichung Food Festival - Taichung
05/24 Peacefest Fundraiser @ BLISS - Taipei
05/30 The Lighthouse - Kaohsiung
05/31 Basic Aid [...]

Formed in the spirit of the blues, The Rising Hedons are the voice of travel and experimentation. A gathering of individuals from both sides of the Atlantic who aspire to capture a world of tale-telling and the exploration of sound.
The Rising Hedons have released their full-length album entitled “Head Full of Rain.”
The [...]

Been busy before this years May Jam. I’ll be there sometime around 3 today to dust off my jimbe and join the drum circle for a while. I probably won’t be there for very long though, as I need to be at the Armory at about 7:30 to make sure those shows [...]

The May Jam schedule is out. It may have to be tweaked if any bands can’t come or what not, but this is as close to the final schedule as can be right now, and there are a lot of bands waiting anxiously to see their time slots so, here you go.
May Jam [...]

Just to let everyone know, the schedule for this years May Jam will be released soon (Monday night possibly around 11-12???). This year’s event had quite a few last minute submissions so the schedule is a bit late. Apologies to those that applied earlier. Thank you to the all of [...]

Paper Scissors Stone is an acoustic trio doin’ folk/ folk rock/classic rock covers, and we’ll soon be playing our originals as well.
Not exclusively bound by one form of music or another Paper Scissor Stone Band brings you folk / folk rock / classic rock covers from the 50’s right on through to the present….on [...]

There are going to be some major changes happening on this site in the next several weeks.
First, the Tainan Guide on this site is going to move to the Tainan Bulletin. If you click on several of the links now, you will be automatically directed to the Tainan Bulletin. This is [...]

This year, there have been some problems with the band application process for the May Jam. Several emails to Axel have had problems so bands, if you haven’t heard anything, send me the an email with the name of your Band, how many members, kind of instruments you play, three recent picture of [...]

The end of the year party is a very big deal for business in Taiwan. I personally haven’t been to one, but I have observed the police are out in full force looking for drunk drivers a lot during this part of the holiday season.
I found a short video showing what can [...]

In Taiwan, performing arts begin early. Students as young as 3 - 4 years old are trained to act in skits for graduation events for their parent. I have been a part of this first hand, and know how frustrating it is to get a room full of 5 year olds to behave, [...]

Hi, I welcome any users to chat using the new Google feature that allows you to contact me if I am online, however, I have no interest in talking about Taiwanese prostitutes and where a good time can be had. I realize the content on the site can be a bit saucy at times, [...]

In Anping Tainan, the winds near the beach can often be nice for kite flying. I was out one day and made a short video of a man doing some extreme kiting. He was being dragged a bit at points, and was maneuvering his kite around the sky like it was a soaring [...]

This years Urban Nomad Film Festival is shaping up to be the best one yet. It is going to stretch from April 24th to May 2nd. Her eis some information from their website:
Urban Nomad Film Fest was founded in Taipei in 2002 by two expatriate journalists in Taiwan, David Frazier and Sean Scanlan, [...]

Scott cook rolled through Tainan last night, a quick stop during his one month stay in Taiwan. I showed up right at the end of his last song, so I couldn’t record anything, that is, until I put him on the spot later and he played a few more songs for those of [...]