Music & Travel

So let’s keep moving on to the second concert I saw during this 2013 edition of the Cruïlla festival and which was actually one of the names that, when appearing on the programme, convinced me that I had done a really smart move by buying my tickets in advance and without even knowing who was coming to play! And that name is, of course, Cat Power. I had seen her quite some time ago when I was living in Brussels and I have really fond memories of that concert. I think it was for the tour she took after releasing her record “The Greatest”. So yeah, definitely some time ago… Of course, when I saw she was coming to Cruïlla, I rushed to listen to her new album –which I loved and still keep listening with a certain nostalgic feeling. Songs like “ Ruin ” really tend to invite you to close your eyes and forget about everything that’s going on around you. After a rather uncertain beginning, the concert of Cruïlla just went crescendo, with that lovely, delicate, broken voice of hers sup

Hoy me he enterado gracias a las benditas redes sociales que el festival Cruïlla, que en poco tiempo se ha convertido en uno de mis festivales preferidos (por muchos argumentos que van desde la diversidad de la programación hasta el buen ambiente, pasando por el precio barato!), lanzaba una encuesta para saber qué artistas nos gustaría ver en la próxima edición. Por supuesto, he contestado en seguida a dicha encuesta, intentando respetar la diversidad que es claramente el punto destacado de este festival. Aunque claro, me ha costado un poquito alejar mi selección del espíritu rockero... No sé si es muy realista esperar que el Cruïlla invite a Black Rebel Motorcycle Club o Queens Of The Stone Age pero vaya, no cuesta nada soñar un poco! Y aunque no inviten a estos dos grupos en particular, no pasa nada: les vi y volveré a ver en el tan adecuadamente nombrado "Rock en Seine"! Por el resto, tengo total confianza en los organizadores del Cruïlla para que la edición del 2014 si

Last but not least... The amazing Gogol Bordello!