To say that Puerto Rico’s school year was hectic would be an understatement. After being attacked by the category five phenomenon that was Hurricane María, institutions continued their labors at different moments according to their location and the effects left by the natural disaster. Take for example the University of Puerto Rico in Aguadilla which recently finished its semester, while the University of Puerto Rico in Rio Piedras is now in its process of final exams. Thus, due to surviving this weird school year, celebrations are due in big fashion and that is exactly what west-based bands Sombras Inocentes, Cologne and Redneck Buddha decided to do last Wednesday June 6th, 2018 in Aguadilla’s 100 A Uno by providing a fun show for the college community. (promo for the flyer) Kicking off the night was the pop-punk and melodic hardcore influenced trio Sombras Inocentes who, with their attitude fueled melodies, managed to get the crowd pumped just enough for the following band, Cologne. (Sombras Inocentes perform) After Sombras Inocentes came Cologne, an indie-rock influenced quartet who was making their live debut after releasing their first single, “El Último Baile”, last May. After vocalist Anthony Acevedo poured some perfume on himself, the band went on to demonstrate their prog-rock, hard-rock and stoner-rock inspirations in a performance that featured lots of crowd interaction, Iggy Pop-style dance moves as well as dancing in the form of head banging by the large audience that packed the bar. (part of Cologne's performance) Finishing the night was the well-known garage rock power trio Redneck Buddha who, despite having a smaller crowd due to the heat created in 100 A Uno when large amounts of people are inside, managed to bring down the house. With their brand of horror-punk infused jams, hard-rock influenced tunes and melodic ballads, the band managed to get people head banging, dancing and even creating a small mosh pit. (Redneck Buddha close the show) “Show de Cierre de Semestre” was another highly needed unity between independent bands that helped a young college community release all the stress accumulated after a very chaotic school year due to the effects of Hurricane María. With the variety of rock n’ roll provided by Sombras Inocentes, Cologne and Redneck Buddha, students managed to dance, head bang and moshpit their way out of a hectic year and into a, hopefully, peaceful and productive summer.
Listen to Sombras Inocentes and Cologne on Soundcloud and Redneck Buddha on Spotify All of the pictures in this article were taken by Fernando E. E. Correa González
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Vanesa
6/8/2018 11:02:44 am
what a night! i love the photos! :)
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Felipe de Sombras inocentes
6/8/2018 05:14:22 pm
Gracias por cubrir el evento! Nuesrtro EP tambien esta en spotify, itunes, etc.
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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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