The Hsu-nami (US) , KoOk

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

An international renowned prog-rock band from the United States. 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 lengthy 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 music.

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.

They have Headlined festivals in New York, Philadelphia, Boston, St Louis, Seattle, Toronto and Vancouver, headlined Modern Sky's "China Night" at NYC's CMJ festival 2010, as well as playing New York’s Citi Field (cap. 42, 000) and Times Square. In April of 2011 & 2012 they tour the whole country and performed at the Spring Scream festival in Taiwan. In October toured Shanghai and Beijing to perform at the 10,000 attendee modern sky Strawberry Music festival in China.

They have shared the stage with major acts, both domestic and international: Yellowcard (USA), The Parlor Mob (USA), Nightmare of You (USA), Bowling for Soup (USA), Notorious MSG (USA), Re-Tros (China), Hedgehog (China), Chthonic (Taiwan), Chairman (Taiwan), Van Fan (Taiwan), Kou Chou Ching (Taiwan), Dazzle Vision (Japan) and High and Mighty Color (Japan).

http://www.hsu-nami.com/home
http://www.myspace.com/hsunami
http://www.youtube.com/hsunami
https://www.facebook.com/HsuNamiRock

KoOk 庫克樂團 http://www.kook.idv.tw/
KoOk ['kuk] n. 瘋子、怪人、無法被理解的怪胎。

憤怒的青年總會長大，現在開始要用旋律感動人。

以grunge樂風領導台灣獨立音樂場景的KoOk，從高雄成軍的那刻起就確認他們為生活苦悶發聲角色的是不會隨著西雅圖那聲槍響而結束。KoOk承繼grunge樂迷對於徬徨世代的期待，充滿爆裂和忌俗的憤慨以一股極大的能量衝擊台灣樂壇，途中經歷團員更換和走向定位的迷惘，他們走過所有樂團必經的考驗和魔咒，10年後他們以更沉穩的姿態和力量面對時間考驗。第二張專輯【生命無法承受之重】，在寬裕的製作條件下，hard rock的輪廓更顯清晰，除了一貫的力道和嘶吼，時間沉澱後釋出的悵然從容在新輯裡加入的木吉他編製可窺知一二。

【Tizzy Bac 】哲毓、【滅火器】主唱大正和【閃靈】吉他手小黑齊聲推薦，流暢的旋律和層層舖疊的riff告訴久等的樂迷，KoOk對音樂、對信仰理念的執著與堅持，從來沒因為長大而輕易向世俗妥協！