Hello Taiwan Rocks 2012 (11/17) 6PM @ Taiwan Center

[TaiwaneseNY]

Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/131429820337543/

This year we are bringing more amazing musicians as well as a theme of Taiwan Night Market to kick off Thanksgiving weekend, come join us at 3rd Hello Taiwan Rocks! Concert. 

For that event the proceed will go the hurricane sandy relief effort, In particular, to the Breezy Point firemen whose houses were burned down. 
We felt terrible that many of them were the first responders at 9/11 terrorist attack and now are homeless. 
So please come support the event!!

Free admission from 6-7pm! ($10 from 7-10pm)
Date: 11/17 6-10pm
Address: Taiwan Center (137-44 Northern Blvd, Flushing, NY 11354)

Performance by:

• Ya-Han & Friends
  
• Black Lotus
  
• Hsu-Nami
  
• Giga Herb
  

Sponsors: Taiwan Beer, 101 Taiwanese Cuisine, Amerasia Bank, Crystal Window & Door Systems, Queens Crossing.



Please follow us at www.facebook.com/HelloTaiwanRocks

Organizers: Tai-Ke New York, AsianInNY.com and Passport to Taiwan Festival.

Participating groups: North America Taiwanese Women’s Association of New York, Taiwanese American Association of Greater New York, Taiwanese American Council of Greater New York, Taiwanese American Professionals of New York, Formosan Association for Public Affairs Young Professionals Group, Federation of Taiwanese Student Associations in New York, NYC Taiwanese & Taiwanese Friends Network, Association of Taiwanese Alumni in Greater New York and Taiwan Center.

For details, visit: http://www.asianinny.com/?p=24056

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Performing bands:

Ya Han & Friends - 7:10pm

bio: The name Ya Han Chang is very familiar to Taiwanese audiences. In 2004, she was hand-picked by Dreamworks Pictures- China to record the song "Hero", used in the film Shrek 2. She is also a company member and lead singer of the highly acclaimed and award-winning a capella group, Semiscon, with which she has toured all over the world. Ya Han is highly sought after on the regional theatre circuit, particularly in productions of The King and I and Miss Saigon. Her performances as these two iconic roles have gained wonderful reviews and praise from critics. Visit:http://www.yahanchang.com/

Black Lotus - 7:40pm

Bio: ""Black Lotus" is a band formed with 3 girls and based in NYC. All 3 girls have very different styles, and combining all three together makes "Black Lotus". The band consists of Alicia (Guitar/Vocal), Kana (Bass/Vocal), and Narina (Drums/Vocal)."

Links: http://www.facebook.com/blacklotusgirls?fref=ts

Hsu-Nami - 8:20pm

Bio: Blending the hauntingly versatile traditional Chinese violin (ErHu) with modern American rock engineering – meet The Hsu-Nami!

An international renowned Erhu fronted instrumental prog-rock band from the New York city. The Hsu-Nami. Integrates an amplified electric ”erhu”, a tweaked two-string spike fiddle used in Chinese classical and folk music, into a rock lineup. The band typically compose len gthy erhu melodic-based instrumental pieces that feature dynamic contrast, heavy guitar riffs, melodic bass guitar lines and trading solo. Part of the new-fusion rock movement, the Hsu-Nami redefines the 1960s and 1970s progressive fusion rock.

Hsu-Nami’s music was featured in the 2008 Summer Olympic in Beijing. The track “Rising of the sun” was the theme music representing the Chinese Basketball team entrance theme.

Links: http://www.facebook.com/hsunamirock

Giga Herb 9:10pm

Bio: At the age of ten, Paul, Eric, Steve and Elsa were the founding members of the Giga Herbs! (Originally "The Sleepy Hamburger Gang" A.K.A The Bubu-Lubu Bunch). Although they weren’t physically acquainted with one another at that point, their spirits were bound by an unknowable instinct, a gravitational force of the soul much like that of the planets. This pulling caused the great Y2K infestation and forever fused megabits into their DNA. In 2010 they met, musically, in a small room adorned with Greek columns and Octopi, out in a white house on Staten Island. The rent was cheap so they forged their musical swords and never turned back. With Pauly "Premium" Americano on lead guitar, Hairy "Henny" Harry on bass, Steve Money on drums and Elsa"Bicho" on Micro-Korg they form Giga Herbs!

Links: http://soundcloud.com/gigaherb
http://www.reverbnation.com/gigaherbs