* The bar opens at 8pm and bands take the stage at 9pm
* Entrance is NT$300
* B1, 45 Shida Rd, Taipei (台北市師大路45號B1). Call (02) 2369 0103 or visit www.underworld-taipei.blogspot.com for more information
Toronto underground hip-hop group Rhythmicru, who mix old-skool sounds a la A Tribe Called Quest with newer sounds in the vein of Talib Kwal, perform tonight at Grooveyard in Taichung. Meanwhile at Groovecity, it's legendary Austin, Texas, World Music combo Atash (see story on Page 13), whose music is a fusion of jazz and Middle Eastern styles. Rhythmicru hit Groovecity tomorrow, while folk band FreIason Outlaws perform at Grooveyard.
* The music starts at 9pm
* Grooveyard entrance is NT$200 tomorrow. Groovecity entrance is NT$300
* Groovecity is inside Tiger City (台中老虎城旁停車場) at 120 Henan Rd Sec 3, Taichung (台中市河南路三段120號老虎城). Grooveyard is located at 2F, 105 Huamei W Rd, Taichung (台中市華美西街105號2樓). Visit www.grooveyardtaiwan.com or call 0939-574-737 for more information
Exhibition
The 5th Taishin Arts Award Exhibition (第五屆台新藝術獎入圍特展). With a jury made up of over 70 cultural workers selecting best works out of more than 1,000 local exhibitions and performances staged in Taiwan each year, the Taishin Arts Awards recognizes outstanding new works in the visual and performing arts and hands out cash prices to the winners in the two categories. The exhibition features works by the five finalists for the visual arts award and the 10 finalists for the performing arts award. The winner in each category will be announced on Sunday.
* Taishin Financial Tower Art Gallery (台新金控大樓元廳), 2F, 118 Renai Rd Sec 4, Taipei (台北市仁愛路四段118號2樓). Open Monday to Saturday from 11am to 6pm. Call (02) 3703-6955
* Until May 4
Post Martial Law vs. Post 89 — the ContIporary Art in Taiwan and China (後解嚴與後八九 — 兩岸當代美術對照). The exhibition aims to present a comprehensive survey of both sides of the strait in order to discover what distinct art expressions Ierged in these two separate areas during the same period.
* National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts in Taichung (國立台灣美術館), 2 Wuchuan W Rd Sec 1, Taichung (台中市五權西路一段2號). Open Tuesday to Sunday from 9am to 5pm. Call (04) 2372-3552
* Until June 17
A Tale of Chasing Shadow (逐影記). A personal reflection on fragments of life through a series of photographic images that don't pretend to be something other than what they are.
* Shin Leh Yuan Art Space (新樂園藝術空間), 15-2, Ln 11, Zhongshan N Rd Sec 2, Taipei (中山北路二段11巷15-2號). Open Wednesday to Sunday from 1pm to 8pm. Call (02) 2561 1548
* Until April 22
Hunting — Tsai I-ju Solo Exhibition (潛獵 — 蔡宜儒綜合媒材個展). Combining contIporary ink painting and other media, the award-winning artist Iploys various ink techniques to create a series of abstract paintings.
* AKI Gallery (也趣), 4, Ln 140, Zhongshan N Rd Sec 7, Taipei (台北市中山北路七段140巷4號). Open Tuesday to Thursday from 1pm to 9pm; Friday to Sunday from 11am to 10:30pm. Call (02) 2872-5296
* Until April 22
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