THIS LITTLE UNDERGROUND
El Diáspora showcase feat. End of Pipe and Boylectric, Uncle Lou’s, April 21
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Jen Cray
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End of Pipe at Uncle Lou's
El Diáspora is a new Orlando promoter doing something interesting and probably necessary: showcasing
Latin punk. When you consider the sizable populations in both the punk and Latin communities of our area, the intersection is natural and has potential for prime synergy.
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Jen Cray
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End of Pipe at Uncle Lou's
The latest event was headlined by Brazilian band
End of Pipe. Though they’re from a hemisphere away, their soulfully rugged music, all anthem and catharsis, is actually more evocative of a sound rooted only an hour and a half north of here in Gainesville – specifically,
Hot Water Music. It’s as solid a foundation to start from as they come, and End of Pipe’s take on the style is sturdy and reliably hits its marks.
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Jen Cray
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End of Pipe at Uncle Lou's
Opening was Orlando band
Boylectric, who deal in a slightly amorphous post-punk sound that’s hard-driving and diverse with some good influences but could use some sharpening and experience.
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Jen Cray
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Boylectric at Uncle Lou's
More than any of the individual bands though, El Diáspora itself is the bigger story. If it can get a foothold in the scene, it could be a welcome cultural force as a
punk-rock ambassador program, a thing that probably only Punching Babies’ annual
Foreign Dissent showcase was doing here consistently until now. That’s something worth getting behind.
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Jen Cray
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End of Pipe at Uncle Lou's
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