Medellin Living

I just got back from the Antioquia Museum (Museo de Antioquia), which is located downtown in front of the Casa de la Cultura Rafael Uribe Uribe (which used to previously be the Gobernación de Antioquia, or the government of Antioquia building). The museum has its basic art staples, but once in a while they bring [...]

I first saw Artefacto at Altavoz.  I was impressed by the group, overall.  They are a Medellin band lead by Felipe Carmona, 30 (yes, he’s 30…it has been a topic of discussion and jokes ever since I found out.)  Felipe has been very kind to me with offering insights into the Colombian music scene, and [...]

Screening October 27th at the Lido Theatre, Medellín La Dany is a new feature documentary from Julie and Jim Giles of Brother & Sister Productions. Shot on the streets in Medellín, Colombia, it documents the life of transvestite street performer, Dany Castaño Quintero, better known as “la Dany.” For over 20 years, “la Dany” has entertained [...]

I spent this last Friday night at a hip little bar called ArteVivo.  I was so nicely invited by Felipe.  My friend Mario came along, and we were really excited to check it out. We got to the bar around 10pm.  There was a 12,000 COP charge to get in the door, and a minimum [...]

Ok, so this is a bad video, but I love the feeling it gives because it was taken right from the pit. Mojiganga proved to be a local favorite at the recent Altavoz music festival.  Thousands of young Colombians moshing to the Skacore rhythm definitely verified that.  It’s a band that I could easily get [...]

In my life, very,very few things can hold a candle to beer.  The beer in Medellin is not exceptional; not even the local micro-brew.  The cheap beers however are extremely better than the cheap beers in the United States, like Budweiser or Coors. Lately, I’ve found something that could be replacing my beer fetish while [...]

A small cafe in Near Casa Kiwi (in El Poblado) called Tinto Tintero offers free English discussions every Tuesday night at 8pm.  The topics are very diverse and can be funny, meaningful, or just intriguing. I have been to three of them since I have been in Medellin, and I find it’s a great way [...]

AltaVoz is an annual music festival in Medellin. The festival is three days long and hosts artist from around the world from a variety of different genres. This years show had almost 40 different bands. I am still kind of kicking myself for missing the first day of the event. It was a day of [...]

According to Wikipedia “Tecktonik, also known as Electro Dance, Milky Way or Vertigo, is a French style of street dance danced to electro music based on a blend of techno, rave and hip-hop styles — (late 80s vogue, 90s waving and old school breakdancing, and 70s disco).” I came across a bunch of these videos [...]

The DAS office now uses Bogotá bank for the deposits.  As far as I know, the deposit has to be made at the location that is across the street from Premium Plaza.  The rest of the required information is the same…for now.  There are possible major changes in January when DAS basically is restructured.  So [...]