Fiesta de la Merce - Catalan, Barcelona
Date: 9/22/08
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It’s always nice to witness an artist onstage whose prolific musical output pushed him safely past that point in his career path that some like to call “making it”. Only this time around, Jose James is cruising down that path at two miles per hour, so everybody can take note as his stereo pumps out the smoothest shit produced in the industry. He arrived at the annual Fiesta de la Merce, for the weeklong party →

With half the members of Stones Roses present in their own right, as well as aging punk blueprint drafters and modern British soul groups topped off with a shoeless and carefree Debbie Harry; the Summercase festival turned up the heat on a Spanish summer night. Barcelona, Spain was home to yet another weekender of amps, bleeps, screams and thumps. And now in its third year, this festival, had already hosted events showcasing the likes of Jarvis Cocker, Air, DJ Shadow, Daft Punk and the Chemical brothers to name a few. This year was no exception to the line-up →

Sonar ‘08
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Arriving on the heels of a sweltering heat wave in mid-June, the Sonar ‘08 Festival provided a three-day weekend of non-stop electronic music for the 60,000 partiers who attended. The annual festival is now pushing past ten years when it first began in the Catalan District of Barcelona, Spain. Since then, the festival has grown into a mass media affair →

Estrella Damm Primavera Sounds - Barcelona, Spain
Event: 5/23/08 - 6/1/08
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Currently in its eighth consecutive year, Estrella Damm Primavera Sound’08 brought together a broad and eclectic line-up of more than a 150 artists stretched across thirteen stages of music →

Estrella Damm Primavera Sounds - Barcelona, Spain
Event: 5/23/08 - 6/1/08
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Proving they are ballsier than most outdoor festivals of the same draw, this year’s Primavera Sounds ’08 boasted a broad spectrum of talent ranging from well-known bands →

(Barcelona, ESP) - Moving into a new hood especially in a new country can often be a daunting task. Yet traveling extensively over the last seven years to various parts →