It’s been over a decade since I attended the big Rock Al Parque (Rock the Park) in Bogota, Colombia, but this time, I had backstage access as my pals Los Suziox, were headlining the 2nd evening of the show. I’m impressed with the organizational skills of the folks who put this on because it’s three […]
I recently revisited Medellin, Colombia after an almost 8-year absence (yeah, I’ve been a bit busy). Having once semi-lived in Medellin, I know the city pretty well, thanks largely in part to my punk rock amigos and particularly to Andres O’Campo, lead singer of the now legendary punk band Los Suziox. I’d seen Andres a […]
After way too many years being ignored by the Rock Al Parque organizers in Bogota, my mates from Medellin, Colombia “Los Suziox” were finally invited. The response from the tens of thousands of fans was predictable for one of Colombia’s and indeed, Latin America’s most revered alternative punk rockers. See for yourself. My only question […]
Anyone following this blog for any period of time knows that Bogota, Colombia is one biggest hotbeds of punk rock music I’ve been around. I’ve traveled a good part of the world and I can tell you it doesn’t get much more hard core than Bogota. Pietra BarrettA is a Bogota based band and they’ve […]
As anyone who has followed this blog for any period of time will know.. I love Colombia.. and I particularly love the punk scene in Colombia. The Colombian punk scene is probably the most robust of anywhere in the world. Now I haven’t made it to Southeast Asia and I hear Indonesia is one hell […]
It’s 2013. A new year signifies new beginnings, a blank slate, a new state of mind… and… another year older. Argghh..now I’m depressed. Well this should cheer you up.. there is just a plethora of new, good punk and underground music out right now. THE “OLD” GUYS: PENNYWISE: 2012 saw some kick ass new […]
I don’t like plugging random punk shows and events too often because there are so many and our readers are from so many different locations it isn’t useful to everyone. But considering such a large % of our readers are from Colombia and Latin America I thought it might interest people to know about […]
The long awaited article on Colombian punk is out at Remezcla. You can check it HERE. Yes, it’s little long but highly entertaining if I say so myself (self depreciating laugh inserted here). What’s that you say? You are more of a visual person? Yes, I know, all those words can be headache inducing. So […]
Our buddies, Dorados Rockabilly Trio, will be playing a really big concert down in Bogota, on Wednesday 6/20 @ 8pm Central (Colombia) / 9PM Eastern (NYC) / 6PM Pacific (Los Angeles). Not in any of those time zones? Well then you gotta check this site HERE and compare your time zone to Bogota. What? […]
One of my favorite rockabilly bands in the world comes from Colombia. Not exactly a hot bed of Rockabilly activity you say? correct! But its definitely on the rise, in a large part thanks to “Dorados Rockabilly Trio” , a trio of cool cats who play original and unique rockabilly music in Spanish and English. […]
Rock al Parque in Bogota, Colombia is one huge annual music festival. We covered it in 2010 and it was an amazing experience to see 70,000 or so punk, metal and rock fans enjoying all kinds of rock music from around the world. I dare say it’s one of the biggest festivals in all […]
You may have seen that we’ve written a little about the emerging rockabilly and psychobilly scenes in Colombia. We’ve featured interviews with bands like Los Chiclosos Desmembrados (Dismembered or Chewed Up Gum) and Salidos de la Cripta (Leaving the Crypt) who are representing some emerging psychobilly music from Bogota (more from those bands coming later […]
MEDELLIN, COLOMBIA: July 7th, 2010 I promised you video from our coverage of Rock Al Parque in Bogota, and here goes our first clip. This clip features the very popular punk/hardcore band from Medellin, “Fertil Miseria” performing on July 4th at the big 3 day festival. Fertil Miseria was just my 2nd interview when filming […]
I first spotted Erika at the Casualties show in Medellin, Colombia back in December. Believe me when I say she stood out from the crowd. I assumed she lived in Medellin, but turns out she lives in Bogota and traveled to Medellin for the show rather than see the show in Bogota. There is a […]
Bogota was wet, chilly and traffic was horrendous. Yet had a productive two days. I’d like to thank Erika and her friend for a great interview last night. If you don’t remember, Erika is a young, beautiful punk girl who lives in Bogota, plays drums in a punk band, sports a killer mohawk and likes […]
With legendary punks “The Casualties” celebrating their 20th anniversary in a few days, I thought I’d repost this video of their Bogota, Colombia show just a few months ago, in case you missed it. I hope to be able to post some video and photos from their big 20th celebration featuring “The Unseen” later this week. […]
The crowd goes NUTZ as the Casualties take the stage for the first time in Bogota, Colombia to perform “Carry on the Flag” and “We Are All We Have” from their latest CD. More video coming soon.. stay tuned!
Bogota, Colombia – December 11th, 2009: Anticipation was electric for the big Casualties show in Bogota Colombia. I had heard about the show for months and even though I had just returned from a crazy trip in Mexico and Cuba, I couldn’t miss the opportunity to see these guys their first time in Colombia. The […]
Heading to Bogota & Medellin with the Casualties to tape the shows. Should be fun! Stay tuned for pics and videos coming soon!