■ Tonight at 7:30pm and Sunday
at 2:30pm
■ Zhongshan Hall (台北市中山堂), 98 Yanping S Rd, Taipei City (台北市延平南路98號)
■ Tickets are NT$200 to NT$1,000, available through NTCH ticketing or online at www.artsticket.com.tw
2009 Taiwan Connection Music Festival featuring Hu Nai-yuan (胡乃元) and the Taiwan Connection Chamber Orchestra (TC室內樂團) begins another tour of Taiwan this Sunday in Yuanlin, followed by a concert in Jhongli on Thursday and finishing up in Taipei on Dec. 11. The program includes Haydn’s Symphony in G, No. 94, “Surprise”, Mozart’s Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, K. 550 and Beethoven’s Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61.
■ Today (Yuanlin) and Thursday (Jhongli) at 7:30pm
■ Yuanlin Performance Hall (員林演藝廳), 99, Ln 2, Jhongjheng Rd, Yuanlin Township, Changhua County (彰化縣員林鎮中正路二巷99號) and Jhongli Arts Center (中壢藝術館), 16 Jhongmei Rd, Jhongli City, Taoyuan County (桃園縣中壢市中美路16號)
■ Tickets are NT$200 to NT$1,000, available through NTCH ticketing or online at www.artsticket.com.tw
Contemporary
Indie band Echo (回聲樂團) brings its stylish electro-rock to The Wall (這牆) tonight. Post-rockers Peppermint
(薄荷葉) hold a release party for their third CD tomorrow. On Sunday nouveau folk band Chun Zhi Band (江春枝) opens for Hakka singer-songwriter Lin Sheng-xiang (林生祥) and guitarist Ken Ohtake (大竹研). Wednesday’s lineup includes rockers Five in the Morning (清晨五點), Neon, the alt-rock group led by charismatic singer/songwriter Jun Lee (李昀熹), and electronica rock group Frande.
■ B1, 200, Roosevelt Rd Sec 4, Taipei City (台北市羅斯福路四段200號B1).
Tel: (02) 2930-0162. On the Net:
www.thewall.com.tw
■ Music shows start at 8pm tomorrow, 7pm Sunday and 8pm Thursday
■ Entrance fee is NT$400 tonight, NT$600 tomorrow (includes CD), NT$300 on Sunday and Wednesday. Tickets can be purchased online by visiting www.thewall.com.tw or
tickets.books.com.tw
Brother Fifth (搖滾點唱機五哥),
which is composed of two fingerstyle guitarists and a drummer, takes the stage tonight at Witch House (女巫店). Amis folk-rock musician Chalaw and his band Passiwali (巴西瓦里) appear tomorrow night.
■ 7, Ln 56, Xinsheng S Rd Sec 3, Taipei City (台北市新生南路三段56巷7號).
Tel: (02) 2362-5494. On the Net:
www.witchhouse.org
■ Performances start at 9:30pm. Restaurant/bar with queer/feminist bookstore and large collection of board games open 11am to midnight Sundays through Wednesdays; 11am to 1am Thursdays through Saturdays
■ Entry for music shows is NT$300
A group of jazz regulars performs tonight at Riverside Cafe (河岸留言) for Electric Bass Music Show IV. Taiwan’s “little prince of R ’n’ B,” Afalean Lu (盧學叡), takes the stage tomorrow. Also appearing are Misike (柯泯薰) and D-Power. Folk-pop singer Europa Huang (黃建為) performs on Sunday, and Monday is the venue’s weekly open jam.
■ B1, 2, Ln 244, Roosevelt Rd Sec 3, Taipei City (台北市羅斯福路三段244巷2號B1), next to Taipower Building (台電大樓). Tel: (02) 2368-7310. On the Net: www.riverside.com.tw
■ Shows start at 9:30pm tonight and 9pm tomorrow and Sunday. Open jam starts at 9pm. For a list of standard songs and ground rules, visit the venue’s Web site
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