Email Author Abel Folgar

2008 Stories by Abel Folgar

• Local Motion

  published December 18, 2008

  Coffee House Gypsies is a pop-rock-tinged acoustic folksy coffeehouse band. Boasting a live set with covers to cover the ages, they also craft... More >>

• Local Motion

  published September 18, 2008

  Eric Stinnett Chocolate Soul (SMG Music Group) More >>

• Roach Motel

  published September 4, 2008

  If you know your Florida punk rock, you'll know the mighty Roach Motel, the Sunshine State's highly un-PC answer to Minor Threat. This CD... More >>

• The Electric Bunnies

  published July 10, 2008

  The Electric Bunnies' music makes me feel like I'm beating off to pornography while my wife sleeps in the same room. Good thing I ain't married... More >>

• The Tim Version

  published June 12, 2008

  Tampa Bay's the Tim Version comes with a pretty good punk rock pedigree, seeing as how these Panhandle ne'er-do-wells have managed to take... More >>

• Indie Unplugged Miami

  published May 29, 2008

  Indie Unplugged Miami was a nifty little show that went down at the Wallflower Gallery last July and was recorded for posterity. As far... More >>

• Local Motion

  published May 22, 2008

  This "Vic Kingsley" seems to be a Mr. Vic Garcia, backed by Messrs. Luke Moellman, Jon Draper, and Ethan Carlson at various capacities, organic... More >>

• Down Home Southernaires

  published May 15, 2008

  Down Home Southernaires were at one point known as Pygmy, and as Pygmy, they were great. As the DHS, they are even better. Imagine some... More >>

• The Waterford Landing

  published May 1, 2008

  The Waterford Landing's 2004 self-titled full-length album was a refreshing burst of real music in what felt like a sweltering sea of local... More >>

• Junc Ops

  published April 17, 2008

  Miami's Junc Ops combines some of the better elements of South Florida music into a savvy and futuristic amalgamation that whets the appetite... More >>

• Boy Prostitute

  published March 20, 2008

  One of the trends in punk rock that I happen to enjoy very much is how influences shape a 30-plus-year-old genre. C'mon, there's only so much... More >>

• Kreamy 'Lectric Santa

  published February 28, 2008

  If you've never owned a vinyl album, I feel very sorry for you. Plainly put, you've never actually enjoyed music in your life — you just... More >>

• Elastic Bond

  published February 21, 2008

  On their follow-up to 2006's Madrugada, Miami's Elastic Bond shows all the right stuff, with maturity, solid arrangement, and know-how... More >>

• Bang Camaro

  published February 7, 2008

  As part of Miami's only all-male art collective, Boyz of Bazel, I usually have to answer some pretty bullshit questions concerning sexuality... More >>

• Jose El Rey

  published February 7, 2008

  What do perezhilton.com, El Cerro Market no. 7, Máxim en Español, botánicas,... More >>

• Kenny Garrett

  published January 31, 2008

  Here are Kenny Garrett's credentials: At the gentle age of 18, he was part of Duke Ellington's Orchestra (then led by son Mercer Ellington); at... More >>

• Eat Your Heart Out

  published January 31, 2008

  There's nothing I could possibly say about Miami's the Eat that is not going to come across like some dribbly fanboy slosh. But I'll say it now... More >>

• Dionne Warwick

  published January 24, 2008

  Wow, regardless of how you want to look at it, Dionne Warwick has been a musical powerhouse since she was discovered by Burt Bacharach doing... More >>

• Social Klash

  published January 17, 2008

  Well, we're at a point now where indie rock comes in many guises and with a lot of unexpected musical influences. Nothing wrong with a little... More >>

• The Electric Bunnies

  published January 10, 2008

  Remember when you'd buy a really good seven-inch record and you played the shit out of it for a couple of months before you began to wonder if... More >>