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June 4, 2008
Their first record in over four years, Panama-based alternative rock band Señor Loop returns with a rock-solid album full of emotion, force and resolution wrapped in an onslaught of sonic resolve: “MCMLXXXII” is the name of said album, and to listen to is is to walk down a landscape of Panamanian history’s past, present and future, woven together with sounds that entice and hypnotize. “MCMLXXXII” is, on almost every level, an evolutionary progression from the band’s previous album, “Madretambor.”
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Panama Tourist Guide / Porto Diao and Friends
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March 31, 2008
At least that’s what the folks at Panama Travel News are saying. It was Friday morning, sort of excited about going to the Guildstock ‘08 for reasons I will not discuss here (ask me though. I love ranting) but even more excited because I scored a copy of Señor Loop’s new album in 4 years [...]
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June 16, 2007
A couple of weeks ago I went to this popular bar called Koppas. The time where I would go to trendy clubs and bars on a semi-daily basis is long and gone, but I had a good reason to step out of my comfort zone and expose myself to the sort of scenario trendy place [...]
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Blog / Panama Tourist Guide
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September 24, 2006
Man, this is awesome! I wasn’t going to post anything ’til tomorrow but I had to post this up because I’m psyched out about it; fellow Jedi Master Leon Kadoch left me a message at my GMail today with the link to a blog post from one of my favorite Panamanian bands, Señor Loop. I [...]
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September 15, 2006
I wasn’t always aware of the cultural movement going on in my country. Most of the time I limited myself to play in the confines of my own mind and, in many respects, thought of Panama as a doomed society in terms of culture and artistic expression. I just didn’t see it pulling itself out [...]
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