The Castros

Columbus, OH

$50 and up

Travels up to 200 miles

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"This World" Live on PBS

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FORGIVE ME [Unreleased]

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MY DEAR [Official Music Video]

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Overview

Hailing from the heart of the Midwest, The Castros have been making waves regionally and internationally with their heartfelt dreamy folky tunes.
They have an array of original and cover songs, plus they may be able to customize almost any song according to your needs i.e your wedding song or special event song. We can also do songs in Spanish/Spanglish.

We were dubbed as "The Oh Hellos meet boygenius" by the Kentucky Music Preview.

The Castros aim to craft their songs with honesty and passion, hoping they will be meaningful for anybody that will take the time to listen.

That's in essence what The Castros are: a musical treat for the heart !


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Booking information

Price range: $50 and up

Languages: English, Spanish, Spanglish

Gig length: 30 - 180 minutes

What to expect

We'll bring everything you need for the event to be a success. Sound system, instruments, and a great show. We usually arrive around 2 hours before showtime to set up and sound check. Let us know if you have any questions

About

Hailing from the heart of the Midwest, The Castros have been making waves regionally and internationally with their heartfelt dreamy folky tunes.
They have an array of original and cover songs, plus they may be able to customize almost any song according to your needs i.e your wedding song or special event song. We can also do songs in other languages like Spanish.

Their music fluctuates between haunting and deep emotional pieces like "My Dear" or "Forgive Me", and catchy & happy tunes like "Pumpkin Pie" and "Secret Song".
Marco is from Costa Rica and has been influenced by everything from heavy music to latin rhythms; Sara grew up in Ohio listening to classic rock and folk music. It's no wonder how this collapse of influences and cultural conversation makes them want to push envelopes and evolve their sound. They even have songs in Spanglish, and were dubbed as "The Oh Hellos meet boygenius" by the Kentucky Music Preview.

The Castros aim to craft their songs with honesty and passion, hoping they will be meaningful for anybody that will take the time to listen.

That's in essence what The Castros are: a musical treat for the heart <3

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They have been featured in major festivals, TV Shows and events such as:

-PBS - WOSU Broad & High TV
-Songs & Whispers Tour (Bremen, Germany)
-Audiofeed Music Festival (Urbana, IL)
-Central Ohio Folk Festival
-ABC6 - Good Day PA TV
-TEDx Columbus
-200Columbus: The Bicentennial of Columbus OH
-Columbus Arts Festival
-PBS - WOSU Columbus Neighborhoods
-FOX28 - Good Day Columbus TV
-LAUNCH Music Conference and Festival (Lancaster PA)
-Millennium Music Conference (Harrisburg PA)
-Cornerstone Festival (Bushnell IL)
-MidWest Fair Trade Fest (Ohio State University)
-Lithopolis Honeyfest
-Paper City Music Festival
-Wood and Wire Folk Festival
-Indie On The Brink (Nashville, TN)
-To Write Love On Her Arms OSU
-Toms DWS @ OSU
-Sanctuary @ Columbus College of Arts and Design
and more

They also have performed in several locations in the US alongside other great artists such as Sixpence None The Richer, Kye Kye, Over The Rhine, Anberlin, Shovels and Rope, mewithoutYou, and a few international acts like Rue Royale (UK), Massive Scar Era [Egypt], Blindside [Sweden] and more.

Additional booking notes

We can bring our own sound unless the event has a good PA system and in-house engineer!

Past booked events

May 2025

28

Wednesday

CEDAR POINT Residency

All-day event

June 2023

10

Saturday

Giant Eagle Upper Arlington

12:00pm - 3:00pm

Set list

We play an array of originals and covers depending of the setting.

Influences and inspiration

Thrice
Jewel
Of Monsters and Men
The Civil Wars
Boy
Joseph
Deftones

The Lumineers
Mumford and Sons
The Swell Season

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