n° 1 spanish holiday rentals site

Are you in Barcelona this weekend? Yes? Let me take care of you and take you on a musical tour around the city.

Friday, 01/19/07
Band: Europe
Venue: Razzmatazz
Almogavers 122
Info and Sales: +34 934450660
E-mail: info@sinnamon.es
One of the most successful Swedish bands ever, having sold more than ten million albums worldwide. Became famous in 1986 with the album ‘The Final Countdown´ and song ‘Carrie’. Originally assembled as a progressive rock group; they later added keyboards to their sound in order to soften it. They present their album ‘Secret Society’, published in 2006, in Barcelona.

Singer: Georges Moustaki
Venue: Palau de la Música Catalana
Info and Sales: 902 10 12 12
He was born in Alexandria, Egypt in 1934. Singer and songwriter who has written for Edith Piaf, Dalida and Brigitte Fontaine among others is also known for his poetic rhythm and hundreds of romantic songs.

Band: Scott Hamilton & Toni Solà Quartet
Venue: Jamboree
Plaça Reial, 17
Info and Sales: +34 93.301.75.64 and +34 93.319.17.89
E-mail : jamboree@masimas.com
Scott Hamilton is the premier ‘mainstream’ saxophonist of today. Born in Providence, Rhode Island, in 1954, he came along at the time when the kind of jazz he loved-the small-group swing of such great stylists as Illinois Jacquet and Eddie Lockjaw Davis-was out of fashion, and largely out of the public ear. He is playing now in Barcelona together with the Toni Solà Quartet.

Saturday, 01/20/07
Band: The Paybacks + Muggs
Venue: Sala Apolo
Nou de la Rambla, 113
Info and Sales: +34 93.441.40.01
E-mail : info@sala-apolo.com
Formed in summer of 1999 from members of veteran Detroit rock acts Rocket 455, Ten High and The Hentchmen; The Paybacks first came to international attention when their track Black Girl opened the 2001 Jack White recorded and produced compilation “The Sypathetic Sounds of Detroit.”

Shortly thereafter, the White Stripes exploded onto the international rock scene inviting a global interest in Detroit rock. With Danny Methric from Detroit blues punks The Muggs now on lead guitar, The Paybacks spent the next four years on the road supporting two critically acclaimed albums: “Knock Loud” and “Harder and Harder.” The band found its way onto film and television scores including ABC’s 2004 telecast of the Academy Awards, which opened with the Paybacks track “Hollywood” and two nights of live performances from the band on NBC’s “Last Call with Carson Daly.” With a reputation for big, arena rock riffs, emotionally charged lyrics and an explosive live show, The Paybacks continue to exemplify the power and integrity that have become the band’s hallmarks.

They are presenting in Barcelona their third album, “Love, Not Reason,” recorded in spring of 2006. On The Paybacks new album, “Love, Not Reason,” the band strips back the covers to reveal some naked truths about love and its many rapturous, painful, exhilarating and perplexing manifestations — the highest highs, the lowest lows and all the throbbing, confusing parts in the middle. In a word, its a seductive treatise on the futility of trying to tame the passions that drive us.

Band: Debod
Venue: Bikini Barcelona
Deu i Mata, 105
Info and Sales : +34 93.322.08.00
E-mail : central@bikinibcn.com
Electro pop band from Madrid. Nene (Julio Romero) and Josh (José Miguel Carrasco) are influenced by Depeche Mode, Erasure, De/Vision and much more. They are presenting songs to dance, enjoy and feel.

This entry was posted on Friday, January 19th, 2007 at 3:28 pm and is filed under Nightime, Barcelona. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.