88Balaz have been rousing audiences and sparking interest in locals and expat crowds alike since they formed around 1996. Wielding a battered acoustic and usually nursing a can of Beer, 88Balaz become a bluesy garage band with local Taiwan intensity, but left to focus on 88Balaz. The band is credited as winning the biggest rock-band competition in Taiwan – Ho-Hai-Yan Indie Music Awards, Golden Indie Awards.