Taste the Noise

13/01/2026

Hardcore. Community. Come to Playa Del Carmen, Mexico to mosh in the middle of the jungle. See more on YouTube for this band and others from Playa Del Carmen’s 4th Annual Hardcore Convention

20/11/2025

I had so much fun talking to A La Deriva but really think you should check out this band: they’re serious musicians who aren’t self serious, which is such a rare combination.

Taste the Noise had the chance to sit down with Cozumel positive hardcore band A La Deriva Hardcore: this band has been a regional powerhouse in the Quintan...

05/10/2025

Taste the Noise had the honor of promoting the Playa del Carmen leg of Pet Mosquito's tour of Mexico. If you like raw, uninhibited garage rock, Carbondale, IL best will transport you.

As promised, we’re back with the full show from September 6th from Carbondale, IL Pet Mosquito on their trip through Playa del Carmen. The hits us with a ga...

29/09/2025

It was an honor to host this band but a lot went on in Playa del Carmen right before the show.

I got the opportunity to co promote the last minute addition of Playa Del Carmen to Pet Mosquito Mexican tour, it felt like a good chance to expand the brand...

03/09/2025

- [ ] First show in México, who dis? I’m so pumped to be involved in bringing to Playa del Carmen. This Saturday the 6th it’s going down more bands to be announced.

29/06/2025

I was really surprised to learn that line dancing was a thing in Playa del Carmen, but I was further surprised that I was so moved by it as a show of unity and togetherness. I get a little corny at the end of this video, but sometimes you just have to be cringe. Please like, subscribe, and especially comment on this video. Extra special shoutout to Audley and the community for letting me shoot this video and share it with the world.

This one should be special: it was incredible to discover that not only was line dancing available in Playa del Carmen, but it was a linchpin in the black e...

13/04/2025

Really it’s more like shop local than avoid the gr**go tax but we did it a little different this time. It was a little less rock n roll than usual but we wanted to show a different part of the city.

Join the Taste the Noise team as we show you how to shop like a local in Playa del Carmen and avoid both the big international companies and local scams.We a...

20/03/2025

We finally got the full show up from Sushi 316 from March from Outcast Productions DIY. The Ramores were a killer Ramones cover band (it's worth this video not being monetized folks) and all the other bands on the bill were killer. Now it's on to filming other killer shows and events around Playa del Carmen.

Footage from the 02/23/25 show at Sushi 316 in Playa del Carmen. The show got pretty wild with a pretty rigorous pit. Each of the 5 bands on the bill bough...