Remezcla https://remezcla.com/tag/epicentro/ Our Thing Fri, 10 Apr 2026 16:30:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://remezcla.com/wp-content/themes/remezcla/assets/images/social/precomposed-144x144.png Remezcla https://remezcla.com/tag/epicentro/ 144 144 REVIEW: ‘Epicentro’ Is an Ambitious & Myopic Doc on Cuba That Rehashes Tired Ideas About the Island https://remezcla.com/features/film/sundance-review-epicentro/ Mon, 02 Mar 2020 18:59:01 +0000 https://local.remezcla.com?post_type=re_features&p=276214 Epicentro opens on a face lined with age and sun, a loosely rolled cigar hanging from his mouth. It looks like this man is standing at the end of the world, waves whipping over where Havana’s proud Malecón should be. It’s a romantic shot that conjures up an image of Ernest Hemingway’s The Old Man

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]]> Epicentro – Still 1 'Epicentro' by Hubert Sauper. Photo by Hubert Sauper. Courtesy of Sundance Institute. 11 Latin American Music Festivals You Should Hit This Spring https://remezcla.com/lists/music/latin-american-music-festivals/ Tue, 20 Mar 2018 22:14:03 +0000 https://local.remezcla.com?post_type=re_guides&p=237915 Music festivals are popping up all around us like heads on a hydra. From massive events like Coachella and Vive Latino, to smaller more focused enterprises like NRMAL and Viva!, the proliferation of these artistic gatherings is allowing bookers to zero in on emerging scenes around the globe. Music festivals are helping develop and expand

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]]> Isle of Light_Hilda Pellerano3 Isle of Light. Photo by Hilda Pellerano for Remezcla Costa Rica’s Epicentro Announces Activities and Lineup For 2016 Edition https://remezcla.com/culture/epicentro-2016-line-up-costa-rica/ Fri, 08 Apr 2016 22:56:00 +0000 https://local.remezcla.com?p=175224 One of the best annual parties in independent Latin American music is back. Epicentro, the festival that put Costa Rica on the map as a new music hub a few years back, is set to to be bigger and better than ever this year. Taking place in San José on the weekend of April 16 and 17,

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]]> Nrmal and Epicentro Announce Stacked Lineup for First Costa Rican Edition of Festival Nrmal https://remezcla.com/music/festival-nrmal-epicentro-stacked-lineup-costa-rica/ Mon, 26 Oct 2015 14:59:31 +0000 https://local.remezcla.com?p=152345 We’re less than a month away from the first edition of Festival Nrmal Costa Rica, and now we got what we all waited for: the lineup. For the announcement, Nrmal and Epicentro gathered a bunch of bands: Nrmal alumni Las Robertas, Monte, and Ave Negra, as well as All My Friends participants 424 and special guests

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]]> Photos: Costa Rica’s Festival Epicentro 2015 https://remezcla.com/features/music/epicentro-costa-rica-2015-photos/ Wed, 01 Apr 2015 14:44:08 +0000 https://local.remezcla.com?post_type=re_features&p=112427 It’s April 2014 and I am standing on a sidewalk next to a Tony Roma’s in Escazú, San José, waiting for my then-coworker David to pick me up. He’s come from the airport with Joel Moya from Remezcla and we’re about to take him to the same restaurant where many of our guests have already

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]]> Five Under The Radar Costa Rican Acts You Should See At Epicentro 2015 https://remezcla.com/lists/music/five-under-the-radar-costa-rican-acts-you-should-see-at-epicentro-2015/ Thu, 26 Mar 2015 15:34:30 +0000 https://local.remezcla.com?post_type=re_guides&p=111114 Festival Season 2k15 (we should probably hashtag it) continues and this time we head to the beautiful land of Costa Rica for Epicentro 2015. Our own Joel Moya went there last year and had such mind-blowingly fun experience that he almost died of joy. The festival hosted its own showcase at SXSW last week and

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]]> siticos Five Out of Town Acts You Shouldn’t Miss At Costa Rica’s Epicentro https://remezcla.com/lists/music/five-out-of-town-acts-you-shouldnt-miss-at-costa-ricas-epicentro/ Wed, 25 Mar 2015 20:38:00 +0000 https://local.remezcla.com?post_type=re_guides&p=110919 The best international talent the festival has to offer

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]]> nonCR Costa Rica’s Festival Epicentro Reveals Full Schedule for Second Edition https://remezcla.com/music/costa-ricas-festival-epicentro-reveals-full-schedule-for-second-edition/ Mon, 23 Mar 2015 17:43:55 +0000 https://local.remezcla.com?p=110422 Last Friday Costa Rican festival Epicentro had its first SXSW gig ever and showed Austin what they do best. They opened up a space where new latin alternative bands can showcase their work and get the opportunity to expand their network. Luckily, that one show was just the beginning of what Epicentro has lined up for

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]]> mercadeodeverano2015 6 Music Festivals We’re Looking Forward to This Spring 2015 https://remezcla.com/lists/music/6-music-festivals-spring-2015/ Sat, 03 Jan 2015 00:29:56 +0000 https://local.remezcla.com?post_type=re_guides&p=95036 Here's some trusty weekends we can promise are best bets for some action-packed springtime travel for you, fellow music lovers.

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]]> nrmal-13rubenruba Photo: Ruben Ruba Video: Florian Droids’ “Vos” Should Put the Costa Rican Quartet on the International Map https://remezcla.com/music/video-florian-droids-vos-should-put-the-costa-rican-quartet-on-the-international-map/ Mon, 11 Aug 2014 18:23:11 +0000 https://local.remezcla.com?p=62766 Florian Droids are "the next big breakout from Costa Rica."

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