drug use , but fans say it was another move to dismantle a project that had begun to give many headaches to the government . The Cuban Agency of Rock is aimed to stabilize the genre . Its venue is the old neighborhood cinema Maxim . Some equipment was bought and the expectations raised . The metal rock Brutal Fest took place there and bands were usually performing on Sundays , but the premises have been closed for more than a year . It is suspected that another attack against rock and its fans has occurred . Before the Cuba-USA thaw , Rick Wakeman , Sepultura , Audioslave and other foreign bands had performed on the island . Thereafter , Death Daysies , ZZTop , CJ Ramone , Dominic Miller and even the Rolling Stone came to perform . The latter gave a historic concert to millions of Cubans . Nevertheless , all the bands
are always supervised and the Institute of Music , like a faithful soldier , arranges the functions in chosen sites , like the Factory of Cuban Art , the House of the Cultural Dawn , The Tropical , the Anti-Imperialist Tribune and the Sports City . Cuban rock stalls in a gray period . Havana has few spaces for rock music : The Yellow Submarine , the Friendship House and , lately , the Maison . The promotion is practically nil . From time to time , minor provincial festivals are held and only two or three rock programs have been broadcasted on TV . Many bands have chosen to emigrate . They hope to get their way to the world stage . Others keep on making covers to survive and , like Sleeping Beauty , are expecting the miracle of a prince coming to kiss them for becoming able to get up .
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