Come out and celebrate the release of SEASIDE CARAVAN, the much-anticipated second full-length album from THE RISING HEDONS (mixed and mastered by Bruce A. Miller (White Stripes, Miles Davis etc) and with mixes from Grammy Award Winner Charles Dye) The album will be available at the show and at http://www.therisinghedons.com/ on July 10th. FRIDAY, JULY [...]

Via Ben Thompson of the Dirty Skies : Dearest Taichungians, You are cordially invited to a gala event featuring the smooth sounds of the Dirty Skies band unplugged in a warm, inviting ambiance @ the Retro Cafe this friday. Enjoy delicious coffee, fine wines, or a Belgian ale while staring blissfully at the local artwork… [...]

Yet another San Ba production: 4/25 Come Help Us Celebrate the Two-Year Anniversary of Join US Where: Join US – Just a 5 minute walk from the Kaohsiung Train Station. Date: April 25, 2009 Time: 6PM-4AM The Night Will Feature: The Blue Truckers (Kaohsiung’s favorite reggae band) Jahson The Scientist (UK via Montserrat) Fuck You [...]

If you are looking for something fun to do this year for New Years Eve look no further. Make your way down or up or over to Tai Chung and get your blues on with Taiwan’s Rising stars the Rising Hedons. They’re a personal favorite of mine and I can guarantee you will appreciate them. [...]

Saturday October 18th saw Golden Melody-nominated Hakka singer and songwriter Lo Sirong playing Hualien’s “Old Alcohol Factory” Culture Park as part of the Hualien Nightlife Festival. Backed by a talented ensemble of musicians, guitarist A-Chan, and bluesmen David Chen and Conor Prunty, Lo put on a memorable one-hour show to a receptive audience under clear [...]

It’s amazing it has taken me this long to go to a baseball game in Taiwan. I’m a big baseball fan and still follow MLB in America. Some friends of mine have been going to games recently in Tainan and invited me along to see the last Tainan home game for a while. I didn’t [...]

New Hong Kong Hair City is releasing their new album “Walk On”. This is great news for their fans across the island. I personally have been looking forward to their new material. They are one of the harder working bands on the island, and on top of playing some good music they are all very [...]