(fusioning alternative hip hop and jazz with rock) Weichafe, Adelaida, Angelo Pierattini and Cler Canifrú. Kuervos del Sur are considered heirs of Los Jaivas in making rock with latinamerican instruments and rhythms, but with a harder sound, close to post-grunge. They won a Pulsar Award for best rock album in 2017 for El Vuelo del Pillán. Massive Festivals In the 2010 "Festival El Abrazo" (The Hug Festival), held in Santiago to celebrate 200 years of independence for both Chile and Argentina, Chilean heavyweights Los Jaivas and Los Tres were joined by well-known Argentinean artists like Charly García and Fito Páez, among others. Meanwhile, Los Bunkers were, in 2011, the first Chilean band to play Coachella in the United States. In April 2011, Chile hosted Lollapalooza Chile, the first of the famous Lollapalooza festivals to be held outside the United States. Its success was such that it returned again from 2012 to 2019 and attracted international artists like The Killers, Kanye West, Foo Fighters, Arctic Monkeys and hundreds of other big names. Chilean acts like Los Bunkers, Chico Trujillo and Anita Tijoux have also performed at the Chicago version of Lollapalooza. Another big festival was La Cumbre del Rock Chileno (The heights of Chilean rock) being held in 2007, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2017 and 2018. Hundreds of Chilean bands performed, included major artist as well as emerging ones. In 2012, and again in 2013, a new festival called Metal Fest has launched in Chile, bringing together renowned local metal bands with top international artists such as Anthrax, The Misfits and Blind Guardian. Another outstanding festivals are Rock en Conce (Also known as REC), held since 2015 in Concepción, considered as the capital city of Chilean rock. Besides Concepción, there are also another important festivals such as Rockódromo and Rock Carnaza in Valparaíso, Fluvial in Valdivia, Woodstaco in Maule Region and Chiloé Metal Fest in Chiloé Archipelago. References External links RockChileno.net sonidoalterno.com musicapopular.cl The fifty better Chilean discs (according to Rolling Stone Chile) Chilean rock music Chilean music