Support One of My Favorite Local Bands

Alegria rampante el Independiente 3

At  the third Independiente my friends from Puerto Rico Indie and Frecuencias Alternas produced, I was able to listen to Eduardo Alegria of  Alegria Rampante, live for the first time. As every other Independiente event, I quickly understood why Alegria Rampante had been chosen to play on a night where Neil Gaiman and Amanda Palmer took…

Read More

Amanda Palmer Visits Puerto Rico

El Independiente - Comunicado Amanda Palmer

The first time I heard of Amanda Palmer I was walking in Old San Juan with Alan Weinkrantz who was visiting team for a 140 Conference meet-up. He was describing how the 140 Conference brought people from all walks of life. Short after I saw Amanda Palmer for first time in a video by Alan…

Read More

La Musica y El Independiente 2

Las Acevedo

Last April my colleague blogger friend from Puerto Rico Alfredo Richner (from Puerto Rico Indie) invited me to the first of a series of events that he was going to create. El Independiente is a músical collaboration of Independent Music Bands from outside of Puerto Rico playing with the local ones. In the second version…

Read More

Reaching a Bigger Audience

Reaching a Bigger Audience

Being a fan of music I tend to write posts on my favorite artists. I enjoy listening to different types of music and there is nothing I enjoy more than finding new talent and voices I can listen to. Thanks to the efforts of my friends at Frecuencias Alternas and Puerto Rico Indie, which consistently…

Read More

Universal Language at “El Independiente” @puertoricoindie

With the exception of a few genres of music such as “Bachata” and “Reggeaton” I enjoy listening to different genres of music. I grew up listening to Salsa most of the time since that was my Dad’s favorite. I had the opportunity to listen to other types of music when I visited my uncle and…

Read More