Cardiel, which plays The Bends in St. Petersburg, Florida on Nov. 24, 2023. Credit: Photo via cardieltheband/Facebook

Drummer Samantha Ambrosio and guitarist/vocalist Miguel Fraíno make up the duo Cardiel, a fuzz-punk band with roots in both Valencia, Venezuela and Mexico City. And since this Thrasher Magazine-approved skate-rock outfit is headlining one of the hot spots of St. Pete’s skating culture (The Bends, of course), you can probably expect a few PBR-drinking, Carhartt-wearing bros kick-flipping and grinding in front of the popular dive bar while Cardiel jams inside.

Specializing in fast and furious psychedelic-punk anthems that invoke headbanging and perhaps a friendly push-mosh, the band’s last release, 2023 single “Skaterock México,” will surely rattle the walls of The Bends’ small back room. Cardiel is in the middle of an extensive tour through every nook and cranny in Florida, headlining skateparks-turned-venues in cities like Sanford, Jacksonville and Fort Myers.

There’s no cover to see Cardiel and Prescribed Fire play The Bends, St. Petersburg on Friday, Nov. 24

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This article appears in Nov 16-22, 2023.