Travel back to the 60s, 80s and 90s The live music scene this month will be stressful for some and super exciting for others. In my case, it has been really hard ...

12.9.2019 Nada Surf Sala Upload Summer festivals not only create gaping holes in our pockets, but they also bring the small-format concert agenda to a complete ha ...

Do you also feel like July is the month to update your relationship status with Barcelona from “happy in love” to “head over heels”? This is best weather and, I’ ...

Summer is coming and festival season is officially on. Don’t worry if you drank away all your spending money for the season buying beers at Primavera Sound, because ...

Molly Nilsson composes your soundtrack to a lone walk along grey Poblenou buildings. Her tune is that first ray of sunshine breaking through the clouds on questiona ...

The literary month of the year is jam-packed with sonic nuggets so let’s get right into it. First up is Dominique A at Apolo on the 3rd. He considers himself more o ...

The music world ain’t no cakewalk for women. How often have I had to tell people that no, I am not with the band. No, I’m not here to see if the singer is good-look ...

Pim, pam and it’s time to leave the winter behind. Here comes the solar music revolution (if slowly). I’ve added some astrology to this monthly music mix to embrace ...

As the sun sets on 2018, humble musical pilgrims drawn to the last of the dying light can soak up the year’s end with some fresh faces on the scene and hang tight f ...

Enough of ad-like existences and open-air carelessness. November brings us indoor warmth and compulsory cloistering, and I’m taking you down to novel locations and ...

This month I’m in the mood for something loud, and what better way to say farewell to easy breezy beach vibes than by going “punky”, right? So, let’s start with hig ...

Everyone is mad for music in May after the precipitation pissed on all our best-laid parades last month. Big yourself up if you were one of the few that carried on ...

March is the best month of the year. Not only are the ghastly winter months over, but the clocks leap forward and our bank balances are back up to scratch. It’s als ...

Here comes Year of the Dog according to the Chinese Horoscope. It’s already looking like an animated annum for my musical mutts. New spots are opening, local produc ...

Another year of hustle is in the can, and it’s safe to say that we leave the city in a better state that we found it. New spots have sprung up, fresh life has been ...

At BCN Més we go hard every month and no month illustrates this better than November. Against the hardships of empty pockets, precipitation and temperatures that ca ...

Each month I’m delighted to have to wrestle with a careful selection of events to open your mind and distract you as effectively as possible from your day-to-day. O ...

September is a stellar month on city stages, and the best part is that the best part is completely free! I refer, of course, to the annual BAM programme (22-25 Sep) ...

How were your Junes? If anything could be deduced from what just happened in our town it’s that small-scale fun on the cheap can definitely be had if you choose you ...

Loads to get through this month, pen pals. I’ve largely skipped the main event and its offshoots, as there are many more dates that are worthy of our attention and ...

Honeys and homies, here’s your monthly dose of musical matters que merecen la pena. It’s a shame our venues aren’t all that, but the good news is that festival seas ...

First of all, let’s give a little shine to one of the hardest-working DJs and promoters on the circuit, Zonzo, aka Raver Jewish. He has been central in pushing the ...

I’ve often thought that music, like the food on sale at traditional markets, should be seasonal. Of course you could listen to Calypso all year round if you wanted, ...