Email Author Abel Folgar

2006 Stories by Abel Folgar

• Peter Rauhofer

  published November 23, 2006

  Peter Rauhofer was raised in the angular and restricted channels of the Viennese music scene. But alas, deviancy would come in the form of the... More >>

• Three Beef Burritos

  published August 17, 2006

  Three pimply dudes convince some cute chick to front their after-school ska-pop-punk band. That's their story. Or at least it's the one I'm... More >>

• Detour Fridays

  published August 17, 2006

  Friday evening has another super new party for you to either get your dance on all night or hit during the downtown hop (which always ends at... More >>

• Santos

  published August 17, 2006

  The three men of Santos formed a quick and immediately productive bond a few years ago. And it is evident that the laid-back environs of Cocoa... More >>

• Ricardo Arjona

  published August 17, 2006

  Ah, just when you thought some guys had vanished, you're reminded they are still out there, making the rounds, filling arenas and stadiums across... More >>

• Exit 13

  published August 17, 2006

  In a world of diminishing returns and softening sensibilities, it's nice to see five regular dudes find themselves on common ground. They mix it... More >>

• From the Cold

  published July 13, 2006

  Dmitriy Klevenskiy is a pianist. He has been a bandleader, composer, arranger, programmer, engineer, teacher, and world traveler. But most... More >>

• Medeski, Martin and Wood

  published May 18, 2006

  Envelope pushers. Experimentalists. Nutters. Call 'em what you will, but when these three musicians sleep, they sleep soundly. Their "experiment"... More >>

• The Business

  published May 11, 2006

  Two punk/hardcore/oi! powerhouses collide within the confines of Churchill's for what will surely be a drunken testosterone orgy. Legendary... More >>

• Baby Calendar

  published May 4, 2006

  For the past couple of years, as we near the dreadful Florida summer, nothing comes as close to "good omen" as a brand-new Baby Calendar release.... More >>

• Andrea Echeverri

  published April 27, 2006

  One of the better skeins spun by Andrea Echeverri — Colombian enchantress and singer for that country's alt-folk-rock sensations... More >>

• Seu Jorge

  published April 27, 2006

  Honesty and picaresque humor embody the work and attitude of Brazilian sensation Seu Jorge. For one of his performances this past fall, I/O was... More >>

• Out ofthe Anonymous

  published April 13, 2006

  One of the better things happening in town right now is the emergence of Wynwood's Stop Miami bar. Stop offers a solid array of delicious and... More >>

• Matisyahu

  published March 23, 2006

  The flak that religiously oriented music gets from secular camps generally lies within the parameters of acceptance and "mass appeal." So it is... More >>

• Saves the Day

  published March 16, 2006

  Sweet New Jersey has had a bad rap for so long now it's beginning to tarnish great summertime vacation memories of visiting my relatives in... More >>

• The Independents

  published March 16, 2006

  Horror music buffs know their Cramps, their Misfits, their eerie Jack Starr homemade tapes of the early Sixties, and basically every twang set to... More >>

• Doormouse

  published March 16, 2006

  Dan Martin wears many hats: beach bum, topless gazer, gabber, musician, performance artist, provocateur, et cetera, but since relocating to our... More >>

• Whose Revenge?

  published March 16, 2006

  Genesis 4:15 — "But the Lord said to him, öNot so; if anyone kills Cain, he will suffer vengeance seven times over.' Then the Lord put a... More >>

• Map of the Universe

  published March 9, 2006

  Map of the Universe whets local appetites with this two-song single of spaghetti-Western-inspired Dark Wave postpunk. Danceable? Yes.... More >>

• Francis 7

  published March 2, 2006

  Not unlike Richard Jordan's Sandman character in Logan's Run, there is something sexy about Miami's long-running New Wave/postpunk luminaries that... More >>

• Torche and the Waterford Landing

  published February 16, 2006

  Torche has been cutting mighty swaths with its down-tuned scythe for some time now; its full-length debut on Robotic Empire Records last year has... More >>

• Planeside

  published February 2, 2006

  Planeside has been slowly picking up momentum and accolades from peers and fans, and it's easy to see why. The rhythm section of Craig Sala... More >>

• Map of the Universe

  published February 2, 2006

  Ed Artigas is restless and relentless. When the Miami musician isn't hunting down beautiful women to rep power-pop bands, he's working on his... More >>

• Running to Stand Still

  published February 2, 2006

  Getback frontman José Flores is an amiable, quick-witted guy. Awaiting the arrival of drummer Juan Rotulo, a freelance writer for a... More >>

• Paris Is Burning

  published January 19, 2006

  Make no mistake — Paris Is Burning has nothing to do with 2005's widespread turbulence in France, the 1966 film about the last days of German... More >>