Video of the Week!

Live from Kaohsiung-A-Palooza, it's Shy Kick Apple rocking Join Us with their newest song, "Happy", April 26, 2008!!

Womb Bloc Re-Opens!

Womb Bloc has been a fixture in the Kaohsiung scene since 2006, providing a venue for local artists, photographers, filmmakers, DJs and bands. It recently re-opened at a new location, and the organizers hosted an all-unplugged show on May 10th featuring Maho, Polygon, Fire Ex and Orange Doll. For Maho, this was their first and (according to guitarist A-Fang) last ever 'unplugged' show. Their set featured cover songs, new material and drummer Popo showing off his skills on the guitar!! Polygon had an eclectic set which featured their shoegazer pop augmented by an array of offbeat instruments including a melodica and a toy piano. Fire Ex performed old and new material alike, and Orange Doll demonstrated that their jangly pop songs come across very well in a stripped-down, acoustic format.


Maho are performing double duty on the 17th, performing both at the annual Southern Rock Festival at Chung Shan University and later in the evening at Join Us. Orange Doll and Polygon will also be featured at the former, while Shy Kick Apple will be appearing at the Join Us gig that night.

May is Full-On Busy!

May is gonna be a busy month for most of the bands involved in the documentary film. Maho, Fire Ex, Polygon and Orange Doll are all playing at the re-opening of Womb Bloc Arts May 10th. In addition, Maho, Polygon, KoOk and Orange Doll will be featured at the annual Southern Taiwan Rock Festival held at Chung Shan University on May 17, with Taipei's Sugar Plum Ferry closing the show.

Show times:

Polygon 3:00-3:50 PM

Orange Doll 3:50-4:40 PM

KoOk 4:40-5:30PM

Maho 6:20-7:10 PM

Sugar Plum Ferry 9:00-10:00 PM

Shy Kick Apple have shows all over the place: May 4 at Mega Department Store, May 15 at Shu De University, and May 17 at Join Us . So many shows, so little time!

Kaohsiung-A-Palooza

高雄獨立樂團演唱會

4/26 (六) 下午五點

有六個高雄最好的樂團表演

＊演出樂團：馬猴，滅火氣，庫克，橘娃娃，波力港，害羞踢蘋果

此場演出將會收錄至高雄紀錄片中！

地點：JOIN-US    高雄市建國三路169號B1 (高雄中學正對面)

TEL: 286-2829

現場票：200      預售票：150

預售地點：JOIN-US，大統誠品音樂館，黑狗酒館

Six of the best independent bands from Kaohsiung will be featured on April 26, 2008 at Join-Us, 169 Jian Guo 3rd Road. The roster includes Fire Ex (punk), Shy Kick Apple (ska), Maho (folk-punk), Orange Doll (indie-pop), KoOk (grunge) and Polygon (shoegazer pop). This is easily one of the most talented and diverse lineups ever assembled for one show.

This special show will be filmed for the independent documentary "Voices From The South: Kaohsiung's Independent Music Scene", so come on down, show your support for indie music, and be part of Kaohsiung music history.

Advance tickets are $150 (available at Join-Us, Black Dog Pub, Eslite Books' Da Tong President Department Store location) or $200 at the door. 

About VFTS

Voices From The South is an independent documentary about the underground/independent music scene in Kaohsiung. Indie bands in Taiwan in general face many obstacles, but those from the south have it even harder, since most of the limelight shines on Taipei's music scene. 

The documentary will focus on the history of indie music in Kaohsiung, the present situation, and the outlook for the future. Four of Kaohsiung's best bands will be featured both in performance and candid interviews. 

The crew has spent the past six months amassing footage of live performances of the featured bands, including shows at Indie Live House (Kaohsiung), Bao An City, ATT (Kaohsiung), Kaohsiung International Lantern Festival, Kaohsiung International Beverage Festival, Megaport Festival, and 2008's Spring Scream. The final live performances scheduled for filming will be at the Kaohsiung-A-Palooza show April 26, 2008.