WTF Continued...
Updated: Aug 27
By the time you read this, Front Page News Barcelona will be 8 years old in its current format. 1 year doesn't sound like much: A year...365 days...4 seasons...And we only had 16 concerts; from Spring to Autumn and Winter. But 8? We've started losing count.
Hibernation was necessary. For 6 years we never did events past April. This year we had to, and it actually allowed us to experiment on a few new formats and thematic celebrations of the artists we love. Thanks for all the love, sweat and support y'all!
But onto today's WTF...
You'll start seeing this guy carrying a work of art everywhere.
Quite the tribute. We are restarting #WhereverSessions by Front Page News.
They are different from our 3-Act Concerts.
For one thing: They are recorded live. Also: it's in an unusual underground co-working space with some of the nicest people in town. Don't fret: Of course there is a bar.
Why we love them:
Day-to-Night Dualism: The upper floor provides a modern coworking space geared toward focused work and collaboration, while the lower floor transforms into an intimate, candlelit lounge featuring stone arches and velvet sofas.
Natural Community Building: It focuses on organic interactions rather than forced corporate networking, hosting welcoming community events like open decks, live music, comedy nights, and workshops where solo attendees easily fit in.
Central Location: Situated centrally at Carrer del Notariat, 1, it offers an accessible hub for remote workers and locals looking for an alternative to standard nightlife.
The next one could be at a Guitar Shop or Art Gallery, or even a Skate Store...Bookmark this page for the latest artists we catapult into a live recorded acoustic concert. Know a cool coffee shop or wild garden? Let us know.
#WhereverSessions are live concerts held in unusual environments. Sometimes a Skate Shop or Art Gallery. Other times in a Record Label Lounge or Guitar Store. But #WhereverSessions are always recorded live, and YOU are the recorded live audience. Limited Tickets.
The Perpetual "Why?"
I know you know this, but we are fuckin' spoiled. We have, each of us, seen many amazing artists in this beautiful city--singing their hearts out in front of a Church, walking around in Plaza Reial as a human megaphone, belting away...and it seems every bar has one in the corner, wondering if you notice them singing their hearts out to you with carefully crafted lyrics that you can't hear.
How can you? Therein lies challenge number one: Many of us have come to expect that a Live Musician comes with our drink, artfully replacing the now defunct maraschino cherry that once graced a lovely cocktail.
Tsk tsk tsk, and so we do the drunken chatter and clicking glasses thing...the artists' lyrics lost in the din.
If you came to a Recorded Live Concert event, you'll notice the slight change in atmosphere when the singers sang and did their thing.
...Why else?
Barcelona is a city with a lot of music, and yet we all know too many talented artists struggling to get paid and patching into duct-tape and bubble gum sound systems. Sure, it’s good experience. But you know the joke where the musician goes, “Exposure? Great, my rent is 800 exposures a month!”
People are willing to shell out €15-45 for a DJ who plays other people’s music and spend €40 to €50 on a night out, but hesitate to pay for LIVE musicians, who need to spend on real kit, strings, food, rent… you know, basic stuff?
Do you remember what YOU were doing last Autumn?!
Let's build some new rituals together, with the amazing folk at Nomad House Barcelona.
Tickets are only €10 Online and €15 on the door.
Here are just a few of the snaps from Nomad House last time we were there
9th and 23rd of September are the two Wherever Sessions concerts.
Join us for a recorded live session, where YOU are the recorded live audience.
