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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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) ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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, ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...