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Cinema Lliure a la Platja, image courtesy of the Ajuntament de Barcelona.

Summer Cinema Under the Stars

A quick guide to all the great places in Barcelona you can enjoy cinema screenings in the open air. Read more
Cases Lleó i Morera, Mulleras, Bonet, Amatller and Batlló line Barcleona's famous Passeig de Gràcia. Photo by Vicente Zambrano González courtesy of Ajuntamnet de Barcelona (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0).

Barcelona's Lesser-Known Modernist Architectural Treasures

If you can’t face another trip to the Sagrada Familia with visiting family, it’s time to take them off the beaten track and explore some of the city’s lesser-known Modernista architecture. Read more
Photo courtesy of Toni Mir/Trafalgar 13 Music House.

Metropolitan Culture Corner: Toni Mir

For the MCC this month, Tori interviews film composer and music supervisor Toni Mir. He has written soundtracks for award-winning shorts and films and was recently nominated for a 2020 Goya Award for Best Original Song in a film. Read more
Photo by Cecilia Díaz Betz.

Artévete: How to Approach Buying Art

Many think that only the fabulously wealthy can collect art, but nothing could be further from the truth. Artévete demystifies the process of buying and collecting art. Read more
Jamboree, like all of Barcelona's music venues, has had to close because of the pandemic. Photo by Marta Vilardell.

Is Barcelona's Live Music Scene Dead?

Like many local businesses, concert venues have been drastically impacted by the pandemic. Will they survive? Read more

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Are Streaming Concerts Here to Stay?

The global pandemic has brought into sharp focus both the importance of music and art to our emotional and psychological wellbeing, as well as the perpetual economic instability that is the way of life for many of the people who create it. Read more
Photo courtesy of Ella Roze.

Interview: Ella Roze

Ella Roze is a young woman rising into the music industry, living here in Barcelona. In anticipation of her third EP "In Love Like the Movies," we caught up with the singer songwriter to shed some light on her work and creative process. Read more
Image courtesy of Lázaro Rosa Violán Studios.

Metropolitan Culture Corner: Lázaro Rosa Violán

This month Tori interviews internationally sought-after Spanish architect and interior designer Lárazo Rosa Violán Read more
Metropolitan Culture Corner: Jorge Rodríguez Gerada

This month Tori Sparks speaks with world renowned Cuban-American visual artist Jorge Rodríguez Gerada, whose massive works of art can be seen from the air, and which always carry a profound message. Read more
Photo by Carles Rodríguez.

Metropolitan Culture Corner: Xavi Mercadé

This month Tori Sparks interviews rock photographer and co-founder of Enderrock magazine, Xavi Mercadé. Read more