The Ever So Friendlies Still rocking in spite of it all

Whoever said the Taichung music scene was dead has never heard The Ever So Friendlies (TESF). If there were an accolade a la the Grammys or BRIT Awards for top Taichung rock band, this band would be a worthy contender. ---[ more ]

BAND DIRECTORY


Bands:
2012	High Tide
2011	Transition T-Bone & Yasu's musical 'conversations' create magic IO Dr. Reniculous Lips & the Skallyunz Flâneur Daguerre Reigndear The Ever So Friendlies(TESF)
2009	Loh Tsui Kweh Commune Orangegrass/ Cumulonimbus Tizzy Bac/ If I Saw Hell, I Wouldn't fear the Devil Dark Was The Night The Hold Steady/ A Positive Rage
2008	Neon/ EXIT Chalaw Passiwali/ Chalaw Passiwali PunkHoo/ Life & Live Mr. Mouth 88 Balaz/ 44 Stone Lions The White Eyes The Money Shot Horns Natural Q/ Breaking out of the Cocoon 929 Band/ Maybe Like Stars 1976 Band/ This Planet Wu Bai & China Blue/ Space Bomb
2007	Jelly Bean/ I like it, sister. Orange Dolls B.B. Kook The Chairman/ Jin Ei Ah Gey Ei !? ("Is it for real?") Red-I and The Riddim Outlawz The Tribe of West Africa U.TA FIRE E.X/ Let's GO! Public Radio Sugar Plum Ferry/ Thank You For Reminding Me
2006	The Legends/ Public Radio Jazz Code Big Brass Balls Nylas Chasing Sparrow Da Bone The Clippers/ Everything is Meaningless Tizzy Bac/ It's All My Fault Fireflower Dolly's Pillbox/ how are you today? We Save Strawberries Bear Babes 1976/ Still The New Wave Flow Full House Orangegrass/ Rainbow 4 AM Black Sheep Kila/ Luna Park Shy Kick Apple Full House Telephone Booth/ The Phone Is Ringing Coach Maho
2005	Beijing Angelic Choir/ Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert Midnight Movies/ Midnight Movies Blue Asia/ Hotel Rechampur Marsh mallow kisses/ I wonder why my favorite boy leaves me Chicken Rice/ GLucky 7 Spoon De Chop Damon & Naomi/ Damon & Naomi With Ghost The Clippers Sambassadeur/ Sambassadeur The Incriminators Acid House Kings/ Sing Along With Acid House Kings Duo Orientango/ Passion Tango Mosquito Music
2004	Rage Against The Machine / Live At The Grand Olympic Bad Daughter/ Small Sun Sister White Band / KICK IT! Goodie Mob/ Dirty South Classic Rock Bang/ Prove of Life Love Psychedelico/ Single Collection The Thrills/ So Much For The City Luna Sea/ Lunacy Crosby & Nash/ Crosby & Nash The Prodigy/ ALWAYS OUTNUMBERED, NEVER OUTGUNNED Skinny Puppy/ THE GREATER WRONG OF THE RIGHT
2003	We Save Strawberries/The Solar System Ministry/Animositisomina Doves/ The Last Broadcast 50 Cent/Get Rich Or Die Tryin' Oofot/ Secret Rendezvous Massive Attack/ 100th Window Tizzy Bac/ Anything Can Tempt Me Linkin Park/ Meteora Calla/ Televise Radiohead/ Hail to the Thief BackQuarter/ ROCK TEAM The Chairman(Kuan Yu)/ The desire to live Fly to the sun, fly to you

Artists/CDs:
2011	Talented Freya Lim keeps moving forward
2009	Les Parfums de Paris
2008	Chris Huskey/ Soldiers, Girls & Nightmares
2007	Antonio Vivaldi/ The Four Seasons Summer Lei/ The Light Of Darkness MoShang
2006	Monte Wang/ Music. Detective . Monte Wang Lee Ryan/ Lee Ryan Alanis Morissette/ The Collection Wind Records/ 2006-Soul to Music Jing Peng/ Songs of Wanderlust Ken Hirai/ 10th Anniversary Complete Single Collection 95-05 Jay Chou/ Huo Yuan Chia Jocie (Mei Mei)/ No More Panic Jeffrey Michael/ Kaleidoscope TOTEM/ Over There I Sing 13 Band/ Silver Sun A Moving Sound Hu De Fu, Shiao Mei, Jiang Sheng Ming (Various)/ Beautiful Haiyan So What/ When We Start Traveling/ Telling You a Story Rueibin Chen/ The Dream of Cinema Glory Wang Hong-en (Biung)/ Battle Dance Chang Jui-chuan/ Genesis
2005	Julio Iglesias/ Love Songs V.A (Various Artists)/ Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert Oliver Shanti/ Circles of Life DMX Krew/ Collapse of the Wave Function Jimmy Edgar/ Bounce, Make and Model Imee Ooi/ Mantras of the Sanskrit, Nilakantha Dharani, Amitabha, Guan Yin Bodhisattva Huang Xi-Ting/ Ask Love Tori Amos/ The Beekeeper Meng Ting-Wei/ Red Flower V.A (Various Artists)/ Real Piano KT/ Eye to The Telescope Jem/ Finally Woken V.A (Various Artists)/ Enchanting Journey From the Ocean Cin-cin Lee/ Bossa Sweet Orange Lene Marlin/ Lost in a Moment Marilyn Scott/ Nightcap
2004	Stephane Pompougnac/ Living On The Edge Tupac/ Resurrection Money Worship Lady/ Money Worship Lady Mr. Eyeball/ Banana Flower Tom Waits/ Alice Dragon Brother/ Long Live ROYCE DA 5' 9"/ ROCK CITY Keiko Lee/ Vitamin K Car5on/ I am knocked over by the graceful wit's end VA (Various Artists)/ The Music From Beautiful Spain V.A (Various Artists)/ Total Lounge Mr. Eyeball/ Mr. Eyeball Jack Johnson/ On and On V.A (Various Artists)/ Bird Up! The Charlie Parker Remix Project Della/ Jingo Records has released the Della Spiritual Beauty Music Therapy Compilation - Musical Time Capsule Seal/ Seal Best-1991-2004 Laura Pausini/ Escucha Kylie Minogue/ ULTIMATE KYLIE
2003	Robbie Williams/ Escapology cia cia/her sheen way Chen Jian-nian (Paudull)/ Mother Earth oves/ The Last Broadcast Pao/ Transcend Fan Zong-Pei/ Crystal Boys original soundtrack Norah Jones/ Come Away With Me Mattew Lien/ Unicorn Firefly/ It's Summer Time Wasted Love/ Xiao An V.A (Various Artists)/ Shanghai Lounge Tanya/ Stranger 78 BPM/ Red Moon V.A (Various Artists)/ Chill Lounge In Taipei V.A (Various Artists)/ The Sound Of Mzee BRAVE 20 - a movie soundtrack/ Luantan Ascent Yo Yo Ma/ Obrigado Brazil Mihumisang/ David Garling and Wuru Bunun Tribe Four Tet／Rounds Yu Er Fei Wen/ Thundering Queen Faye Wong/ Will Love Chet Baker/ Best of Baker Sings FUKAI/ JP-JUICE


Musical Events:
2007	Spring Scream Rabbit gets hopping From Justin Beiber to Bob Dylan: Taiwan welcomes world musicians Big-band maestro Charles Tolliver brings his trumpet to Taichung 2011 Taichung Jazz Festival Close-Up: 4-time Grammy winner, jazz legend McCoy Tyner continues impressing 2011 Taichung Rock Music Festival kicks off in December
2008	The Best of 2007: Music in Review 2008 Taichung Jazz Festival Headliners Series: Trio 3 2008 Taichung Jazz Festival Headliners Series: The Saskia Laroo Band 2008 Taichung Jazz Festival Headliners Series: Slide Hampton Love Love Rock - Camping-Music Festival
2007	Join Us! LIVE MUSIC AND MORE New Location, New Look, Same Cool Vibe: WombBloc Arts Unrivalled mix of global, local jazz talent descends on the Taichung Jazz Festival
2005	Sheila Jordan wraps up Taichung Jazz Fest with class Taipei Gets the Blues
2004	Scott Ezell/ Ocean Hieroglyphics Uncut Paste Is this music? Copper Press