Music | Force Major
In the best traditions of a true Catholic society, Barcelona imposes strict codes of conduct 51 weeks a year before cutting capers for a week or so, depending on yo ...
Bouzu, okonomygod
I’m claiming this izakaya for the Raval, given that we have no other Japanese restaurants to speak of in the 08001 and the joint is on our bank of the soon-to-be sw ...
Music | Sant Joan’s Near
What’s not to like about June? The longest days of the year coincide with peak festival season as this year the big guys escape earthly privacy and copyright laws b ...
music | Urban Outdoors: Doin’ it in the park
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 ...
music | Sec’s in Effect: Don’t Talk Just …
Depending who you talk to, Barcelona's music scene is in rude health, same as ever or dying on its arse. This column has borne witness to events supporting all thre ...
Music | March Madness
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 ...
music | A nod to non-commercial sounds
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 ...
Music | Fluent, Fetts and Napalm
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 ...
Music | Massive, Shiny Sounds
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 ...
Barcelona Motor City: Deadly Halloween line-ups and some Detroit Soul
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 ...
Sound of September: From BAM to synth and back
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) ...
Indie Radio: Local radio stations on the rise
Barcelona’s need to produce a free media has its roots in a deeply troubled time more harrowing and complex than its current residents would want to imagine. our cu ...
Music | Get outta town and into small-town festivals
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 ...
Music | Laut is Back
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 ...
Music | Daddy Kane’s Park Fest
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 ...
Music | Movin’ On to Filastine
Here’re some shows to consider if you got past the quarterly Hacienda shakedown with a few coins to rub together. I write up one of the month’s most interesting gat ...
Music | From Raver Jewish to Laut and Switch
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 ...
Nave de Sake
All of the circumstance, none of the pomp I find myself taking a goods lift up into a converted office space now known as La Nave de Sake, replacing my trainers for ...
Music: Radiate your cockles
A very warm welcome to February’s music corner. Our selection of alt-listings is guaranteed to radiate your cockles, whatever your musical disposition. So prepare y ...
Dos Pebrots
My request for a press lunch is approved at Dos Pebrots (in Catalan two peppers represent the crown jewels, so to speak) and I excitedly roll up and meet my co-dine ...
Music agenda: Release
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, ...
Music Agenda: Mo’vember
Movember is upon us and that can only mean three things: mo’staches, mo’clothes and mo’music. BCN Més always looks forward to the penultimate month of the year as i ...
RBMA: Virtual cultural climax {music agenda}
It’s official: options for ocio in October are off the chain. Even the pickiest snob backpack geek fan will have their head turned by what is cosmically sizing up t ...
Music Agenda: Coàgul fights BAM
Yo musos! Not many promoters really wanted to stick their neck out last month, but the natives are now raring to go as we bid adéu to August. September has some ser ...
Summer of festivals off-piste
Joé, that was a tough June. Hard to imagine getting yourself physically, mentally and financially prepared for another month of events, especially in this hot hot h ...
Music agenda for June: From OFF OFF OFF to Explosions in the Skype
There’s a lot of muscle behind the behemoth music events that dominate the calendar in June in Barcelona, but we’ve tried to pick out a few alternative shows that c ...