Our post-summer program: Bill Orcutt, Mi Ami, Cam Deas, Sunflare & Steve Gunn

During summer time we don't have gigs planned, but in September we will be back with a set of concerts that we are very proud to present. We have several amazing experimental guitarists coming over, Bill Orcutt (!) Cam Deas and Steve Gunn; are happy to welcome Sunflare to Barcelona once again; and will witness the Barcelona debut of former noisepunks and current 100% SILK stars Mi Ami. Below you find the dates and info on each of the acts. 

Bill Orcutt (Palilalia/US) + Sun Color (ES)

10th of September, Miscelanea, Barcelona, 7 €

 

Bill Orcutt  

"No one is playing acoustic guitar like Bill Orcutt right now. No one. The former guitarist for Miami noise rock band Harry P---- isn't out to deconstruct the blues, nor is he making an anti-music statement. How the Things Sing buzzes and jigsaws in and out of a crappy Kay guitar stripped to four strings in a way that'd make Derek Bailey do a double-take, but it also gives these blown-out improvisations pause to reflect. The guitar has been given its warning." A quote by NPR, after having chosen his last record "How the Things Sing" as the third best outer sound album of 2011. Bill Orcutt, more known as the guitarist of Harry Pussy is a veteran in the underground scene, a truly big name, playing here in the great intimate setting of Miscelanea, an unique opportunity. 

'Bill Orcutt - The Star Spangled Banner' Video

Rockdelux review

Pitchfork album reviews

Sun Color

We are very happy to have Sun Color to open for Bill Orcutt, we have been planning for quite some time to have them play one of our shows and we finally managed. They are one of the most interesting projects emerging in the Barcelona scene right now, and also big fans of Bill Orcutt! You can listen here to why that is the case:

Sun Color Bandcamp


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Mi Ami (100% Silk/US) + Mistakes Are Ok (Hivern Discs/ES)

12th of September, Sala BeCool, Barcelona, 9/12 € 

Mi Ami

Mi Ami used to be punks that made noise with guitars, now they are still punks, but make smooth electronic music to dance too. Before this transformation Mi Ami had always been relatively danceable for a punk band due to their very tribal rhythms, so even though the transition towards electronic music seems radical, it was the right step to make people dance. They are the flagship of the 100% Silk label and come over to Barcelona for the first time to present their excellent latest record Decade. Mi Ami are now a duo, Daniel Martin-Mccormik and Damon Palermo, also known by their own projects, ITAL and Magic Touch, respectively.

'Mi Ami - Time of Love' Video

'Mi Ami - Decade' Playground review 

Mistakes Are Ok

Mistakes are Ok has released an excellent remix album on Barcelona's Hivern Discs label and will soon release an album on the label. Being one of the most promising projects in the electronic scene, it will be great to see him live in September!

Playground Review

Mistakes Are Ok Soundcloud


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Cam Deas (Blackes Rainbow Records/UK) + Summer Recreation Camp (Foehn/ES)

15th of September, Miscelanea, Barcelona, 5 €

Cam Deas

To welcome the autumn we will bring over Cam Deas, an acoustic guitarist virtuoso from England. Cam Deas knows both how to beautifully enchant and to generate curiosity by his innovative guitar playing style that varies from wonderful finger-picking to guitar-bashing. His live performances are always worth it, and especially seated in Miscelanea, you won't regret that autumn has started. 

Short live excerpt

Soundcloud Cam Deas

Summer Recreation Camp

We have Cristian Subira's solo project on repeat. After his excellent show supporting Lucky Dragons, we are very happy to have him play again in Miscelanea to present his latest material. He will soon release a new record on HEM Berlin. Listen to some new material on the link below.

Summer Recreation Camp Bandcamp


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Sunflare (Cubic Pyramid/PT) + Lord Summerisle (ES)

19th of September, Bunker, Barcelona, 6 €

Sunflare

There are some bands that we book without hesitating one second. Sunflare is one of the few, and each time we bring them we look forward more. Sunflare make psychedelic noise reminding bands as Mainliner or Comets on Fire, and their live shows are the most impressive ones we provide. The band combines intensity with virtuosity in a manner almost beyond comprehension, calling attention of many labels and bookers. Their next 12" called Ghetto Blast was just released on Bat Shit records. Supported by a small European tour including Incubate Festival.

Video Sunflare live

Sunflare Soundcloud

Lord Summerisle

New rock-trio from Barcelona. You can see here influences of Thin Lizzy, Judas Priest, Pentagram or more progressive stuff like King Crimson, or Circle (saving distances). This is how they jam!

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Steve Gunn (Three Lobed Recordings/US) + TBA 

13th of October, Miscelanea, Barcelona, 6€

Steve Gunn

Steve Gunn is not just yet another acoustic guitarist playing Miscelanea. Compared to the others he does not just play the guitar very well, he also writes very nice songs. The songs of the Canadian artist are experimental blues-guitar oriented, listen to some of the songs posted below to confirm for yourself that this is a gig not to be missed!

    'Steve Gunn - Dusted Mind' Video

Mr. Franklin

AMDISCS SUMMER SHOWCASE - TODAY

Hello!

I'm really sorry for the lack of information of our next gig!
We've been quite busy with our daily-job and also working for the next season.

Anyway, today, the awesome label AMDISCS will land in Barcelona and offer us 3 acts.
We're putting up the gig with Relampago. Tickets are 6 euros and it starts at 20h sharp. Seems will be a summer rainy day in Barcelona, so Miscelanea will be your perfect shelter for today.

See you later!

Golden Axe - http://goldenaxe.bandcamp.com/




Horse Head - http://bighlittleh.bandcamp.com/




PHYSICS - http://physicslab.bandcamp.com/

LUCKY DRAGONS + SUNNY GRAVES & IVDB + SUMMER RECREATION CAMP, 23th of May @ MISCELANEA, BARCELONA

In cooperation with Cristian Subirà we are very proud to present three amazing acts taking place in Miscelanea next week. On top of the bill are Lucky Dragons (Marriage/US) a band who most of you will know already, including their reputation for creating unforgettable live shows in which they involve the public. They will be supported by, on the one hand a cooperation between Sunny Graves (Jahbitat/Narhwal/BCN) & IVDB (US), and, on the other hand, Summer Recreation Camp (Foehn/Narwhal/BCN). 

8 euros / starts at 20h, sharp!

Poster by  Vasco Valentim - http://imaginasociety.com/

Lucky Dragons

Lucky Dragons do not only make great records, they also make great live shows. Their music consists of carefully constructed layers that merge into beautiful atmospheres. Normally this doesn't really guarantee very exciting live shows. But nothing is less true for Lucky Dragon shows. In many of their shows they involve the public into the performance, often resulting in a collective party.

http://www.luckydragons.org/

http://luckydragons.bandcamp.com/

Sunny Graves & IVDB 

This act will be an exclusive cooperation by Simon Williams and Ivy Barkakati who both amazed us on earlier shows already. Sunny Graves is the new solo project of Simon Williams, his first show in Barcelona in Apolo was a great succes. Ivy also debuted in the scene the same night as one part of the band Vactor, and enchanted the public with her synths and beats. The combination of the two provides us something to look forward too.

http://soundcloud.com/sunnygraves 

http://soundcloud.com/ivdb

Summer Recreation Camp

Summer Recreation Camp is the solo project of Cristian Subirà, one half of the barcelonese duo Narwhal.

He just released a great new record called Cosmic Holiday (see link below) which is exactly what listening

to his music is. With samples and processed guitar he will take you on a trip out there you don't wanna miss

out on.

http://summerrecreationcamp.bandcamp.com/

http://summerrecreationcamp.blogspot.com.es/

Paleo (US) + Will Stratton (US) in Miscelanea, Barcelona, the 10th of May

Oh yes, this gig is going to be like enjoying a good whiskey. In a few weeks time two very exciting upcoming songwriters from the US will fly over to Barcelona to make us enjoy their guitar virtuosity and songwriting skills while seated nicely in Miscelanea. The 10th of May will bring us Will Stratton and Paleo. Check out the songs below to convince yourself!

Will Stratton

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5EoKH0vIIw

Paleo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3EDcHf_Ajt4

Will Stratton is just 25 but has 4 studio albums. His first was recorded while in high school and had Sufjan Stevens playing on it. Will Stratton combines guitar virtuosity with excellent songwriting skills, a la Mark Kozelek, a combination rarely seen. On his latest record Post-Empire, released March 2012 he expands by adding a raw sound which comes closest to Kurt Vile. This is one of the gigs where it will be hard to choose between being amazed by his guitar playing or by the beauty of the song-writing.

Bandcamp

Spotify

POPMATTERS: "..a young, budding musical talent who releases an album that exhibits a maturity that's light years ahead of half the independent artists working today."

 
Paleo has been living in a car over the past few years, mostly travelling around the U.S. He played over 800 shows in a few years time. Daytrotter has seen him so many times and enjoyed his music to the extent of crowning him as their "poet laureate". His latest record "Fruit of the Spirit" on Partisan Records (Deer Tick / Holy Suns) reveals the authenticity and experience in making music that comes with a nomad way of living nowadays.

Paleo - Over the hill and back again

Dayrotter Sessions

Spotify

POPMATTERS: "This is one homeless man you might want to give a second glance."
TINY MIXTAPES: "Artists this prolific make me think of the kid at the end of Stephen King’s 1981 short story 'The Jaunt': technically young, but infinitely old in the ways that count."

Ciclo Sidewalk in Miscelanea! Bitchin Bajas, Lucrecia Dalt, Ensemble Economique, Bradien and Umberto!!!

The last months we have been preparing a little series of nights in Miscelanea. In the tradition of small and intimate concerts in Miscelanea, we can confirm 5 artists divided over three nights that are going to prepare this recipe with perfection! Get yourself a ticket for the whole series for 12 euros, or buy individual tickets for your preferred night for 6 euros.

Friday 6th of April: Bitchin Bajas (Important Records/CAVE/USA) + Lucrecia Dalt (BCN)
The first night will see a side-project of two members of the awesome krautrock band CAVE: Bitchin' Bajas. The songs of their last record 'Water Wrackets' are called Water 1, Water 2, Water 3, Water 4, Water 1 (reprise) and Water 2 (reprise). This might seem boring at first, but Bitchin Bajas show with their analogue synths and organs how interesting and exciting repetition and getting deeper into the structures of sounds can be. Psychedelic music in its full power.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRTlH4hYj2I
http://bitchinbajas.tumblr.com/

The night will be opened by Lucrecia Dalt a Colombian artist residing in Barcelona. She released the amazing record Congost in 2011, that you just keep putting back on. Her live shows make the old barrier between studio and stage fade away.  With her voice and expanding the register of her bass with many electronic artefacts she creates enveloping mental states and ambiences that will surely enchant the audience next friday!
http://soundcloud.com/lucreciadalt


Wednesday 11th of April: Ensemble Economique (Not Not Fun/USA) + Bradien (BCN)
The last record of Ensemble Economique on Not Not Fun directly catches you. His music has mystery all over it, while at the same time not compromising on the quality of the music. It is refreshing with so many acts that try to create mystery by aestethics, to find one that manages to achieve that by just making music. Maybe his music is summarized best by the name of one of his songs: "To Feel The Night As It Really Is"
http://soundcloud.com/ensemble-economique
http://ensembleeconomique.tumblr.com/
http://www.factmag.com/2011/12/15/ensemble-economique-heat-waves/

Bradien was the first live show one of us saw in Barcelona. The show consisted of instrumental music a la Yo La Tengo that makes you smile and appreciate live instrumental music again. It will be great to relive this feeling again in two weeks time. Bradien collaborated with Bill Wells, John Giorno and are now having a side-proyect with the catalan poet Eduard Escoffet.
http://soundcloud.com/bradien


Friday 13th of April: Umberto (Not Not Fun/USA)
Umberto makes music that sounds like horror-movie soundtracks. The good thing is that his music undoubfully has groove and depth by incorporating krautrock and drone elements into his songs. His label Not Not Fun everybody knows by now, and everybody should know Umberto, who seems to become one of the most succesful artists of the label.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=piXSvY3T4Fo
http://umberto.bandcamp.com/

UMBERTO / ENSEMBLE ECONOMIQUE : SPAIN

Hello!! Two outstanding artists are coming to Spain next month!
Umberto and Ensemble Economique are playing Barcelona, Madrid and Valencia!
Check dates below. More info for the Barcelona gigs soon!

Umberto (Not Not Fun/Sonic Meditations/US) - http://umberto.bandcamp.com/
10.04 - La Residencia, Valencia (+ Ensemble Economique)
11.04 - Nasti, Madrid (+ Reserva Espiritual de Occidente)
13.04 - Miscelanea, Barcelona

Ensemble Economique (Not Not Fun/Dekorder/US) - http://ensembleeconomique.tumblr.com/
10.04 - La Residencia, Valencia (+ Umberto)
11.04 - Miscelanea, Barcelona (+ Bradien)
12.04 - Nasti, Madrid

POSTER : GALA DROP + SUNNY GRAVES + VACTOR @ APOLO 2, BARCELONA

We already have the poster!
Thanks so much Vasco - http://imaginasociety.com/

Also, tickets are finally available for pre-sale.
You can buy it in Discos Paradiso (c/ Ferlandia, 39) or via web in Codetickets!

Gala Drop (Golfchannel) + Sunny Graves live (Narwhal/Jahbitat) + Vactor live (Arnau Sala/IVDB) + DJ Gonzo (DNA Club) in La 2 de Apolo, 28th of March

We proudly present a night in La 2 de Apolo, Barcelona, with some amazing acts from the Iberian peninsula: Gala Drop, Sunny Graves and Vactor. On top of that DJ Gonzo (D.N.A. club) will make the time between the gigs more than enjoyable. It will be a combination of an act that has proven itself the last years in Barcelona, Gala Drop, and the first live shows of two new projects by people that have proven themselves very much in the local scene, Sunny Graves and Vactor. It will be a very danceable night that we are very much looking forward to!

Tickets will be 7 euros in pre-sale or 9 euros at the door.
You can buy them in Discos Paradiso (Calle Ferlandina, 9) or online in Codetickets

Facebook event

Gala Drop was one of the revelations of the last edition of Primavera Club, and delivered a very danceable show in MOOG the last time we brought them to Barcelona. Since their performance in Primavera Club they recorded a record together with Ben Chasny of Six Organs Admittance, making the material they present even better. See the link below for a taste of the record that will be released at the end of the Month.
http://soundcloud.com/gala-drop/broda
http://www.myspace.com/galadrop




Sunny Graves is the new solo project of Simon Williams. Simon has been very active in the local music scene first as Jahbitat and later also as one half of the band NARWHAL together with Cristian Subirà (Summer Recreation Camp). This show will be the first live show of Sunny Graves in Barcelona, which given the quality of his earlier projects is a must see. Check out some recordings below:

http://soundcloud.com/sunnygraves

http://www.facebook.com/sunnysunnygraves

http://narwhal.bandcamp.com/

Vactor is a project of Ivy and Arnau Sala (Les Aus/Béstia Ferida) who met each other in 2011, sparking a collaboration between the two. The proyect merges influences of both, synths shocking with surreal beats, where the hiss of tape and saturation embrace repetitive melodies. Their first demo has been recorded in time spent jointly, but mostly isolated from the rest of the world in Maryland.
http://soundcloud.com/ivdb/sets/vactor

http://www.arnausala.info/

http://ivdb.bandcamp.com/

PICTURES : MINI-MERCADO

Great gigs, nice people, lots of fun.. here are some pictures of Mini-Mercado, last weekend in Aveiro, Portugal.

All credits: Miguel Estima

MINI MERCADO : AVEIRO, PORTUGAL

Hey! We are putting up this small festival in my hometown, Aveiro, Portugal!
Lots of good bands!!

Tren Go! Sound System
Sensible Soccers
Lace Bows
Blac Koyote
Asimov
Cangarra

+ info

POSTER: SUNFLARE + ISARDS

Poster by Vasco Valentim - http://imaginasociety.com/

SUNFLARE + ISARDS : BARCELONA

Hey!!
We're really glad to annunce that SUNFLARE will come to Barcelona again! They will play on the next 13 of February in Cafe da Madeira (Via Laeitana, 6). The gig will be part of a small European Tour to promote their new record 'Ghetto Blast'.
The local band Isards is also playing. They're part of Colectivo Detakon, some of the most active people around! Check them out here.

For the ones that don't know SUNFLARE, you can listen to some killer tunes in their myspace.

Sunflare describe themselves as: "Sonic attack trio. Music that rises from spontaneous collective energy and heavy-fuzz blown out rock and roll". Check out some lines they got in press last year:

- Altered Zones: "This adrenaline-inducing rager, "Gravity Free," will have your neck aching after some serious headbanging"

- Foxy Digitalis: "the loudest record this year, a testament to all scorching, squalling and squeling noise ever recorded"

- Julian Cope presents Head Heritage: "this 12" EP seeps into your wall and engages the entire enviroment to such an extent that even the silent at song's end seems 'too loud'"

- Dusted Magazine: "Red-hot, blown out high speed scene blooz choogle, comparable to High Rise, out of this Portuguese ensemble."

I must say they sound fucking great live. Check this small video:

VIDEO : MANUEL CARVALHO

A video of our last show! Manuel Carvalho with visuals of Marta Veludo.
Check it out!

Visuals to Manuel Carvalho Show from Marta Veludo on Vimeo.

POSTER : HOLY STRAYS + CANKUN + MANUEL CARVALHO

Another grat work from Vasco - http://imaginasociety.com/

PROMO : HOLY STRAYS + CANKUN + MANUEL CARVALHO

Our friend Manuel Carvalho just made this aswesome video for our first show of 2012!



Check out his others works here: http://manuelcarvalho.com.pt/