Band Bio: Birthed in Colombia and bread in the Bay Area, Oakland-based foursome Antioquia makes original music that inspires raucous dancing and deep listening. Antioquia delivers their peculiar blend of exp...   Read More »

Band Bio: Birthed in Colombia and bread in the Bay Area, Oakland-based foursome Antioquia makes original music that inspires raucous dancing and deep listening. Antioquia delivers their peculiar blend of experimental rock and African-inspired polyrhythms with disarming energetic charm. They have united many a dance floor from San Francisco to Chicago. In September 2008, the launched their Post Peak Oil Rock Project, with the aim to “wean their music off fossil fuels” via waste veggie oil, bike touring and emerging pedal power technology. From their music to their actions, Antioquia is making every effort to contribute to positive social change. The band’s debut LP, Gringolandia (2008), was described as “a wild ride to the center of the earth and the depths of the soul” by West Coast Performer Magazine. Antioquia is excited to be releasing their 2nd LP, My Piano Ate the Front Page of the San Francisco Chronicle, in February 2010. The product of just one week in the studio, My Piano is raw and haunting, exploring themes of anxiety and alienation induced by mass-media, power imbalance and city life. Their live show is bursting with wild energy. Playing everything from funk and rock to soukous and puya, Antioquia will take you on an unpredictable musical journey that will leave you buzzing   Read Less »

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