one man bands are rocking in south america. chucrobilly, chuck violence, the faboulous go go boy from alabama, gomez mescalero, uncle buthcher from brasil; congo shock, trash collapso from argentina, the amazing one man band from uruguay... they all kicks ass. between the garage bands of the past Los Saicos are my favourites!

Yeah, they kinda brought us to this place. We supported them once in Germany, and wow, I've never seen such a wild band. And they're cool guys, too! That was one of the best gigs ever.

Yeah, check here: http://garagepunk.ning.com/group/latinamerica

The most interesting band I found nowadays is Los Peyotes from Argentina! raw, hot dirrrrrrty garage!

Humm, I'm missing Tokyo again. I have already booked my flight but it's not until next year.

Last Sunday I hosted the my first event in Tokyo which I hope to make into a regular series. My idea for Wayne Manor's HOUSE of MYSTERY is to not only have a savage line-up of Japanese garage & punk bands, but also include sideshow entertainments during intermissions. So last Sunday we were graced by THE FLY's newest fling, belly-dancing princess SHAULA LEE... there was also an arm-wrestling contest featuring the fierce CHRIS the ARM-CRUSHER and little challenger DJ OKD of the demented duo YUKKUM YUKKUM along with psycho-weirdo DJ Mr. DEATH! At the end of the nite I pulled raffle tickets and awarded the prizes like a bobble-head Rat Fink and Doggy Style: The Dogs Tribute, with illustration by Rockin' Jelly Bean! Despite being quite busy 'n getting frazzled trying to keep all the bands on time, play my DJ sets and host these skits, it was all worthwhile!

(CHRIS the ARM-CRUSHER vs KAYO (ex-FALSIES ON HEAT drummer!) & WAYNE MANOR!)

It was also a Bon Voyage party for THE HARPY's who I will actually be flying to NY with for their US tour which kicks off next weekend! I jumped on stage and had an American beer KANPAI with Budweiser to celebrate. Les VIVIAN BOYS played next and gave a very European chic meets Japanese mystique performance. Next I passed out home-made Batman masks and played the original 60's TV soundtrack for a Bat-craze dance party just in time for THEEE BAT to blast a high-power cover of Blue Cheer's "Summertime Blues!" THE FLY & his one-man garbage played his slick garage blues and invited rockabilly double bass & guitar men for a hot tune. ED WOODS freaked out like never before with a frantic room of trash followers, I think Billy showed us his entire collection of Batman dungarees before slipping around on the floor! And ANISAKIS finished up the night with their darkly hyper post-punk that ended in bloody fingers and fretboards. So despite my nerves on the edge of a hectic night, everything turned out very cool. My turbaned head is receiving vibes and I predict the HOUSE of MYSTERY will open its doors once again!

(KUB SHARP of THEEE BAT)

hola

i havent find really the only one was given by kopper manganzoides from lima

fifi

Are there any good rock'n'roll, garage, surf & rockabilly venues in Lima?

thanks for the information,

i m back in France

i ' m going to listen to them and support

hasta pronto fifi

Manganzoides is one! Great stuff...

hola!

 

do you know a garage bands in peru or bolivia? thank for the answer

sure sounds interesting ;-) how would i get a hold of one?

it's as easy as booking flights and working with a decent promoter (of which there are a couple i know of at least). don't expect to make money but expect a great time.

hey donkeysack - you have any good local bands there that i could distro their releases?

how difficult is that to do?

Mystery Mondays is a once-a-month DJ event and mini-show I'm starting up at a tiny underground bar in Tokyo called Heavy Sick. They usually feature retro styles like garage punk, neo-rockabilly, mods, etc. The last Monday of every month I will invite a couple DJs and a couple bands to play and spin records. So far the only confirmed band for August 30th is THE LEGS, they have a classic '77 punk sound and I will get another band with an old school sound soon.

Also coming up is a full blown extravaganza with 6 bands, all local Japanese bands including the  redneck zombie trash rocknroll of ED WOODS, the comic book action garage punk of THEEE BAT, the stylish post-punk of ANISAKIS, the Showa-pop garage blend of VIVIAN BOYS, the one-man garbage attack of THE FLY and the surfy indie rock of THE HARPY's who will be heading to NYC the following weekend! If you can't take a plane to get to this show, you should at least google these bands!

Wow, sorry to hear that crap is popular there today. I was hoping there'd be more in the way of REAL rock'n'roll... like what you'd find on this site, natch. Miguel Pescaditos said:

During the 70's 80's and 90's muchos personas de central america went to USA for saftey from civil wars. Rock n roll de los USA music es muy popular today. Night Ranger, Survivor, cindy loper, y muchos mas. Me encanta, poison y whitesnake.

During the 70's 80's and 90's muchos personas de central america went to USA for saftey from civil wars. Rock n roll de los USA music es muy popular today. Night Ranger, Survivor, cindy loper, y muchos mas. Me encanta, poison y whitesnake.

Well, I know a few bands from Mexico, check it out: Los Maniáticos (www.myspace.com/losmaniaticosband) Los HellDandys (www.myspace.com/loshelldandys) Los Mustang 66 (www.myspace.com/losmustang66) Los Explosivos (www.myspace.com/losexplosivos) Los Sicoticos (www.myspace.com/lossicoticos) El Monstro (www.myspace.com/elmonstroorquesta) Calavera (www.myspace.com/calavera) The Cavernarios (www.myspace.com/thecavernarios) Rebel Cats (www.myspace.com/rebelcats) But I'm very curious about Caribbean bands, I've no idea what kind of music they are playing over there!

I see a lot of posts here about bands from South America, but what about Mexico and Central America (Panama to Mexico) as well as the Caribbean Islands?

Obviously, Davila 666 from Puerto Rico would be at the top of my list. Any others from this region of the world we should know about (past or present)?

Thanks!
kopper

YEP! THE SPIDER BABIES HAVE NOT BEEN TO JAPAN FOR YEARS BUT WANNA GET BACK SOON,(FALL 2010?) IF YA KNOW ANYONE THATS KOOL BOOKING SHOWS AND AINT A PIECE OF SHIT GET IN TOUCH WITH US      MYSPACE.COM/THESPIDERBABIES

NO ONE has mentioned Los Shakers from [I think] Uruguay!! At least, if they did, I missed it. First US issue LP, 'Break It All' is a total classic, sounds like the missing link between 'Beatles For Sale' and 'Help!'.

I can't believe only ONE OTHER PERSON has mentioned Los Saicos. Between 1965 and 1966, they were basically the biggest thing in Peru since the Inca civilization. You know that song "Demolicion" that Wau y Los Arrrghs!!! made so popular? That was a cover of Los Saicos.

Check "THE KNACKS" from Argentina Obscure Garage-Beat!!! really good!

Yeah, I'll be there. I fly out tomorrow.

I'm not a good flyer.

Jeez, you'd better make it out!
... or there will be mobs of gleeful...er, I mean angry angry villagers with pitchforks ready to string me up!