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’ve spent a lot of time in Colombia and let me tell you the punk scene there is Fuerte (Strong)! You don’t have to understand Spanish to understand that. Here is a trailer for a new documentary “Los Nadie” (The One) coming out soon. Enjoy!
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 […]
One of my favorite songs, “Perfeccion” from one of my favorite bands, Los Suziox. Check out their recent performance on what I assume was live Colombian TV below. If you dig the song it’s available for 99 cents at iTunes HERE. Enjoy!
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 […]
I’m back in the U.S. of A. now, memories of Colombia still fresh on my mind. I was all over the place, Popayan, Cali, Medellin and Bogota, in just 11 days. As posted here earlier, we were able to cobble together a video shoot of the Medellin’s rockabilly band “Dorados Rockabilly Trio” for their song […]
Punk music, my friends, has become global and we should enjoy it, open our minds, hearts and our ears to music in other languages. Whether you speak or understand Spanish or not, I hope you dig this video from Lokekeda. Please stay tuned for news on their upcoming CD “Medellin es Punk” coming soon to Punk Outlaw Records.
No, I’m not in Colombia anymore but that doesn’t mean the punk scene ground to a halt! My good buddy Luis from the punk band Kuchabomba in Bogota was cool enough to send me some pics from the show last weekend and I’m posting them here for your enjoyment and general viewing pleasure. Enjoy! Oh […]
Well, I promised a video from Medellin’s Alta Voz 2011 and here it is. These are punk veterans (25+ years) GP and as you can see, the crowd is digging it. Hope you do to. Enjoy
Ask anyone around the world about Medellin and I pretty much guarantee that the first thing that pops to most people’s minds isn’t punk music. Well, it should be! Medellin’s annual music festival “Alta Voz” (Loudly) did not disappoint. This was my 2nd festival, having attended 2010’s which was headlined by my good buddies Los […]
It’s a beautiful, summer day in Medellin, Colombia. Yet scores of young punk, metal and rock fans are inside a dingy, dark bar listening to their favorite local bands. Yep, Saturdays are made for punk music in Medellin, Colombia. Hell last Saturday there were 2 going on at the same time. I happened to be […]
MEDELLIN, COLOMBIA – Last Friday I received a last minute invite by my good friends Andres (Los Suziox) and Faber (Rock in Medellin Festival) to a private concert by the incredible local punk band I.R.A. For those of you who don’t know I.R.A., here is a little info. It is so hard to believe from […]
UPDATE: Here is an update from the previous post. The concert in Rio Negro in Medellin Colombia was canceled due to heavy rain in the area which is causing flooding. It’s been one of the wettest “winters” on record in South America and the result is many, many people on flood plains and near rivers […]
Medellin, CO Last summer I interviewed the ladies of “Insurgentas” (Insurgents) a Medellin, Colombia based all girl punk band. (SEE THE POST HERE) This quartet of lovely ladies seemed like the real deal at the time, but unfortunately they were not playing that particular day. Since then I’ve tried to catch them play but something […]
Before we head to Uruguay and Argentina to reconnect with our punks friends, we have an update for you from Medellin, Colombia, our current home base. This past Saturday was picture perfect day for punks and my new hood, Barrio Laureles was the spot. There was a battle of the bands just down the street […]
Punks are always helping out. This is a message that probably doesn’t get out very often, I mean its not as if punks have a big Public Relations Department spinning all the good stuff that punks do. There is no Global Association of Punks for Good Causes or anything like that (that I’m aware of). […]
February 5th, 2011 So we kick things off with our first coverage of a punk concert for 2011 and I’m happy to say it was for a good cause. Our friend Kmilo helped organize the event which requested that punks bring notebooks for school kids who couldn’t afford them. From the looks of the number […]
If you happen to be in warm, sunny Medellin this weekend (as opposed to cold, icy, snowy NYC… sorry had to rub it in), then this is a good concert for a good cause including some bands that we’ve featured here before like our buddies from “Lokekeda” (See archives HERE and HERE) and many, many […]
I like being behind the camera.. but my buddy Kmilo, here in Medellin, wanted to flip the camera around and interview me, for what I wasn’t exactly sure. But I figured since dozens and dozens of punks have sat down to listen to my inane questions, then I could do the same for another fellow […]