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Cardiel

Cardiel is a Skaterock band under the influence of stoner, the psychedelia and heavy dub.

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Cardiel is a Skaterock band under the influence of stoner, the psychedelia and heavy dub.

History

Cardiel formed in Mexico City in 2010 by Samantha Ambrosio (drums/vocals) and Miguel Fraino (guitar/vocals).1 The idea behind the band was to make music for skateboarding videos, achieving the combination between the fast and aggressive to a psychedelic dub.2 The band has gained notoriety among the skate sub-culture.3 and has been featured by Thrasher magazine, being the first band from México and Venezuela to be featured with two pages article on the magazine 456

They have played at important events for the skate community in Mexico, like the 30 years of the Thrasher Magazine party in Mexico,7 Skate Rock concert tours with Thrasher magazine in Mexico, and the 50 year event of House of Vans in Mexico City.8

In addition to being on tour constantly, they have played at various festivals such as Sonic Blast Festival9 in Portugal in 2019 and at Muddy Roots in 2023 in Tennessee. In 2015 and 2017, they played at the SXSW festival.10 They have also played the Hell & Heaven Metal Fest in 2018, the Festival Palafoxiano,11 the Doomed and Stoned Festival Latin America12 among many others and have been featured on media music shows13 and throughout Latin America, including Vice Media, Univision and Canal Once (Mexico).131415161718

In August 2025 the band recorded "Live on KEXP" at the KEXP studios in Seattle. 19

On July 27 2025 the band performed at The Punk Rock Museum

Cardiel is part of the 2026 international festivals lineup like Desertfest in Berlin 20, Sonic Whip in Netherlands, Obsidian Dust in Brussels 21 and Hoflaerm Open Air in Germany. 22, and the first Venezuelan band to play at Warped Tour 23

Discography

Live from Tasty Wax Records Oceanside, CA (7" Vinyl) (2024)

Live from "Vesubio Grabaciones" (2024)24

Skaterock México (2023)25

El Armagedón Afterparty (2022)26

Aloha from Fuzz (2017)27

En Vivo en Canal Once EMCO (2016)28

Local Solo (2014)29

References

References

  1. "El evangelio del fuzz: aquí nuestra plática con los venezolanos de Cardiel". Vice.com (in Spanish). 2 April 2018. Retrieved 2021-04-04.
  2. "Cardiel, Mexico City, Mexico, Dub, Psychedelic, Rock". IOTM. Retrieved 2021-04-04.
  3. "7capas Skateboarding & Culture Magazine Edición #15". Issuu. 20 November 2013. Retrieved 2021-04-04.
  4. "Cardiel on Cardiel: The Band and the Man Interview".
  5. "Skate Rock Mexico: Feature Article". www.thrashermagazine.com. Retrieved 2021-04-04.
  6. "Música por descubrir: Cardiel". El Heraldo de León (in Spanish). 2018-03-28. Retrieved 2021-04-04.
  7. Kamiński, Karol (2012-10-27). "TRASH TALK live at Thrasher Magazine Party, Mexico City » Idioteq.com". Idioteq.com. Retrieved 2021-04-04.
  8. "House of Vans con Chingadazos de Kung Fu, Cardiel y Seguimos Perdiendo". Pólvora (in Mexican Spanish). 2016-03-22. Retrieved 2021-04-04.
  9. "SonicBlast,".
  10. "Cardiel". SXSW 2021 Schedule. Retrieved 2021-04-04.
  11. "Programa Festival Palafoxiano". Issuu. 13 April 2011. Retrieved 2021-04-04.
  12. "Doomed & Stoned Latin American Duos | Doomed and Stoned Records". Doomedandstoned.bandcamp.com. 2021-03-10. Retrieved 2022-05-04.
  13. "Cardiel, rock es el límite | Letras Explícitas" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-04-04.
  14. "Cardiel". Doomed & Stoned Latinoamerica (in European Spanish). 2016-11-30. Retrieved 2021-04-04.
  15. "13 Bandas hispanas de punk que tienes que escuchar ahora mismo". Univision (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-04-04.
  16. "Cardiel estrena video para 'GNB', donde critican el abuso de poder en Venezuela". Cochinopop (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2021-04-04.
  17. "Ellas al frente en el Hell and Heaven". IBERO 90.9 (in Mexican Spanish). 3 May 2018. Retrieved 2021-04-04.
  18. "This Venezuelan Punk Band's Anti-Maduro 'Come Mierda' T-Shirts Will Fund First Aid for Protesters". Remezcla. 2017-06-30. Retrieved 2021-04-04.
  19. "Live on KEXP, by Cardiel".
  20. "Desertfest Berlin,".
  21. "Obsidian Fest,".
  22. "Hoflaerm Open Air,".
  23. "Warped Tour,".
  24. "Live from "Vesubio Grabaciones" - Ciudad de México, by Cardiel".
  25. "Skaterock México, by Cardiel".
  26. "Armagedón Afterparty, by Cardiel".
  27. "Aloha from Fuzz, by Cardiel".
  28. "En Vivo en Canal Once (EMCO), by Cardiel".
  29. "Local Solo, by Cardiel".