Los melancolicos de marte__0253, originally uploaded by kx0101.

Just a pleasant evening with Los Melancolicos de Marte right in the epicenter of the Isabela Music Club at Cano’s. Cool grooves great times and photos to watch.

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Don Vitorio, originally uploaded by kx0101.

Don Vitorio passed away today at 11:30am peacefully in his house with the company of his family and friends. He was soon to be 102 years old next week. However He lived enough to see his family grow with a solid bond and planted in them the seed of respect and honor for his fellow man and his country which he hold dear to his heart.

May he rest in peace

Sax, originally uploaded by kx0101.

To make great pictures at gigs is really difficult not only because of the various lightning situations you may encounter but because of the compensation you have to make while being in low light to keep the club atmosphere and maintain a decent shutter speed in your camera enough to freeze action.

Last Saturday was one of those situations. I went with my wife to Dom Paco in Cabo Rojo for the event 12 Bands in 12 Hours the music was awesome a handful of talented musicians took the stage bridging genres from rock to punk to ska. Among the bands that were playing there were La Mancha del Jardin, Icaro Azul, Sol D’ Menta. It was really nice to see the crowd response to these fellow musicians. It seems that Rock still alive and beating with a heart like a beast in this part of the island.

Recently I finished editing the pictures i took for Icaro Azul a puerto rican band from the western part of the island. It was a very special project because for me the pictures took a very special and mystical look in a way reminiscent of our history, heritage and nostalgia as puerto ricans. Those blurry years in our history that are not really documented in books but live in the collective memory of our elders. I have to say it was really amazing to work with a band that is not ashamed to show their heritage in the open and accept that deep down inside we are all “jibaros” in one way or the other.