GOING OUT

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• Let the music do the talking.....just not in Barcelona

  Yes, Barcelona seems to be the snake that eats its own tail lately in many aspects. The music scene has been all but destroyed here in the last 5 years. I know a lot of bands that come through Europe every year, and 90% of them never reach Barcelona because of the lack of places to play and the general attitude towards live music. The last nail was hammered into the coffin for me a few months ago when I saw 2 police officers escorting a street musician (violin player) down Las Ramblas to the police station literally walking through a sea of prostitutes, pimps and thieves. If only the artist had the money to pay off city hall that the mafias apparently do...

  Posted by Marc December 01, 2009 10:56:17