Free showcase brings exciting Taiwanese artists to iconic Toronto venues, January 22 - 25.
www.performingtaiwan.com

Sheng-Xiang & Band
Folk Rock Activist

Jan 23, 8 PM, Glenn Gould Studio
250 Front Street West, Toronto, ON

1976 and Bearbabes
Indie Rock Sensations

Jan 22, 9 PM Horseshoe Tavern
370 Queen St W, Toronto, ON
Sheng-Xiang & Band
Deeply rooted in traditional Hakka mountain culture, Sheng-Xiang sings about real life — and modern threats to that life — in every rural community. The full band’s latest recording, the powerful I-Village, won album of the year, the grand jury prize and musician of the year at the 2013 Golden Melody Awards. Jan. 23, 8 pm, Glenn Gould Studio

Bearbabes
Bearbabes’ post-rock sound — a web of hypnotic warmth and vocal whispers, with aggressive twin guitars and driving rhythms — has put them at the forefront of Taiwan’s independent music scene. Jan 22, Horseshoe Tavern, on stage 9:15 pm, double bill with 1976

1976
Listening to the music of 1976, formed in Taipei in 1996, is like taking a tour of Taiwanese rock over the past two decades — with Morrissey and Robert Smith as your guides. Jan 22, Horseshoe Tavern, on stage 10:45 pm, double bill with Bearbabes.