Recently, one of the most active and open spaces for independent bands to present their music has been Mayagüez’s Off the Wall and last Friday, September 28th, the bar/restaurant served as the host for a presentation which featured the indie rock band Cologne and the punk group Topo Negro. (promo for the event by Derick Joel) Kicking off the show was the Moca-based band Cologne who, with their blend of indie, dance and prog rock, had the audience in attendance dancing, head banging and shaking their hips to songs like “El Último Baile” and eventually ended with what seemed like a heavy guitar driven version of their closing track “Ted Bundy Tuvo un Sueño de Justicia.” (picture of Cologne by Fernando E. E. Correa González) After Cologne’s performance, Topo Negro entered the stage led by their vocalist Ismael “Topo” Santiago to deliver what was an explosive display of punk rock which had the crowd in attendance moshing to songs like “Brujas en Sk8” and “Unleashed: Llamado.” (picture of Topo Negro by Fernando E. E. Correa González) In short, last Friday, September 28th, served as a great night for the independent music scene in Puerto Rico as two of the most active bands of the west took center stage of Mayagüez’s Off the Wall to deliver an escape for the community.
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AuthorFernando E. E. Correa González is the author behind over 30 self-published poetry books. He has been published by literary magazines & journals [Id]entidad, El Vicio del Tintero, Sábanas Magazine, Smaeralit, The Occulum, Tonguas and Hound Magazine. Other than writing, Correa is also the host of FENCast, a podcast dedicated to documenting the Puerto Rican independent art scene. Aside from this, he experiments with filmmaking, photography, drawing, painting, multimedia and transmedia. He currently lives in his native Puerto Rico. Archives
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