The alternative screening cycle “Proyecciones Fuera de la Común” is back at Konex this autumn, where trendy crowds gather on bean bags to watch live music sets by Argentine bands followed by an offbeat international film.
by David Vajda, 16 May 2013.
The alternative screening cycle “Proyecciones Fuera de la Común” is back at Konex this autumn, where trendy crowds gather on bean bags to watch live music sets by Argentine bands followed by an offbeat international film.
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by Sabrina Hummel, 22 April 2013.
La Viruta’s salsa classes are riotously fun, and, as the website promises, you really do enter walking and leave dancing. Sabrina Hummel reports.
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by Kari Paul, 09 April 2013.
Flotar, a series of experimental audiovisual performances at cultural center Casa Presa, aims to bring the visuals and the VJ to the forefront of the show. Kari Paul finds it a highly accessible and open-minded experience.
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by Avery Kelly, 29 March 2013.
Avery Kelly enjoys the first fixture of the 2013 Bandas X Barrios free concert series, a city government project to showcase local up-and-coming bands in public spaces across Buenos Aires.
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by Kari Paul, 27 March 2013.
Kari Paul takes a look at some of Argentina’s top bands – both historic and contemporary – who, for a variety of reasons, have forged a cult following in their home country.
by Lina Soualem, 26 March 2013.
Every Tuesday through to 16th April, there will be free live open air concerts outside the magnificent Teatro Colón, with music ranging from blues to soul to rock and roll. Lina Soualem reports.
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by Kari Paul, 15 March 2013.
Oscar-nominated US cmposerBob Telson and Argentine singer MarÃa Puga Lareo bring a show full of brash R&B and gospel-based songs that livens up the intimate Clásica y Moderna bar, says Kari Paul.
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by Kate Stanworth, 13 February 2013.
The big carnival parties around Latin America may be just finishing, but the sound of Murga continues to the end of February. Kate Stanworth examines the much overlooked African influence on this festival.
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by Melanie Henderson, 25 January 2013.
Though overshadowed by the tango and reggaeton genres, Buenos Aires has a vibrant soul/R&B scene, if you know where to look. Melanie Henderson rounds up the best live music nights in the city.
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by Aigul Safiullina, 15 January 2013.
Parador Konex is a summer-long programme of shows and cultural activities that kicked off at the Ciudad Cultural Konex last week. With music, dance, film and shows offering something for everyone, Aigul Safiullina says this is a good spot to get through the hot Buenos Aires summer.
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In a week that sees the return of ArteBA, we recall a bizarre incident from the art fair's 2010 opening, when Buenos Aires mayor Mauricio Macri broke a large artwork.