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Food 
2nd September 2024 THE TWIST ON TAPAS…IN VALENCIA
Tapas have been the ultimate staple of Spanish cuisine for centuries. Whether they are hot or cold, sweet or savoury, served by themselves or combined to make a full meal, tapas have more recently expanded to incorporate a wide dimension of palates, cultures and hold a great significance in restaurants, ranging from sophisticated to casual […]
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food and drink 
31st August 2024 O-B ROOFTOP BY OROBIANCO PRESENTS ITS CALENDAR OF ACTIVITIES FOR THE MONTHS OF SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER!
The rooftop of the Orobianco restaurant (1*) has a wide range of activities to bid farewell to the summer, including live performances by Alejandro Pugliano and Fabián de Rio, as well as a Black &White party organised by Sunset Affairs. O-B Rooftop by Orobianco will remain open until 13 October, extending the summer season to continue […]
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Music 
30th August 2024 BEN VAUGHN QUINTET REVVED UP FANS AT ‘16 TONELADAS’ (EXCLUSIVE PHOTOGRAPHIC REPORT)
When Ben Vaughn hit the stage last Wednesday, he was full-tilt, dance-about, waving-on fans and leading the night through some good-time music. All while singing his songs with wry humour and deadpan delivery. The fans were ready, as he is no stranger to Valencia. The quintet was all rock and roll spiced with a hint of […]
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Sports 
29th August 2024 Javier García, first rower of the Comunitat Valenciana to qualify for the Paralympics
Javier García is a 28-year-old rower who belongs to the Torrevieja Rowing Club and the Rowing Federation of the Valencian Community. He has also been part of the national Para-Rowing team on several occasions for European and world regattas. Last April, after the success in the European Championship in Szeged (Hungary), the rower from Torrevieja […]
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Music 
27th August 2024 FROM NEW ORLEANS, ‘ACANTHA LANG’ PLAYS ’16 TONELADAS’ ON 30 AUGUST!
Acantha Lang is a leading soul music artist from New Orleans, Louisiana.She is one of the revelations of recent soul music, working out of London, where she released her debut, Beautiful Dreams, a few months ago. However, Acantha Lang was born in New Orleans, although she started singing when she moved to New York and […]
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Music 
27th August 2024 BEN VAUGHN QUINTET PLAY ‘16 TONELADAS’ ON 28 AUGUST!
Ben Vaughn began releasing records in the mid-1980s, moving to California in 1995 to work in the audiovisual industry, scoring films such as “Swingers” and TV series such as “Those Wonderful Seventies” and “Martian Stuff”. He has released some twenty albums under his own name, including one recorded entirely inside his favourite car (a beat-up […]
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Music 
26th August 2024 SHEER MAG ROCKED THE HOUSE AT ‘16 TONELADAS’ (EXCLUSIVE PHOTOGRAPHIC REPORT)
Self-described as “big riff rock with a DIY meets hard rock attitude. A lo-fi, punk dance party with a backpack full of choruses.”, this Philadelphia power rock band tore up the crowd. They grabbed everyone by the face and commanded attention. Fast, sharp, staccato loud rhythmic guitar boomed. Calmly stoic relative to the manic guitars […]
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Music 
26th August 2024 ‘THE HONKY TONK MEN’ PLAY ‘BLACK NOTE CLUB’ ON 30 AUGUST! (ROLLING STONES TRIBUTE)
We start the 2024/25 season in the best possible way at Black Note Club! On Friday 30th August at 11pm, Black Note Club are excited to present ‘The Honky Tonk Men’, a deluxe tribute to The Rolling Stones on the 60th anniversary of the release of their first album. The Honky Tonk Men are an […]
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Music 
24th August 2024 SUPERCHUNK PLAYED LIVE AT ‘16 TONELADAS’(EXCLUSIVE PHOTOGRAPHIC REPORT)
Last Thursday at ’16 Toneladas’ Chapel Hill’s indie rockers Superchunk stormed the stage and never let up. Before the very first chord, frontman Mac McCaughan casually welcomed the crowd. “Thank you so much for coming out tonight, we are so happy to be here. We have had great shows in Valencia and we are looking […]
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food and drink 
24th August 2024 EXCLUSIVE ‘24/7 VALENCIA’ INTERVIEW WITH THE EMBLEMATIC ‘LISBOA RESTOBAR’…
“LISBOA RESTOBAR IS THE HEARTBEAT OF CIUTAT VELLA OF VALENCIA” 24/7 Valencia: Tell us about the rebranding of your company. What was the motivation behind the change from CAFE LISBOA to LISBOA RESTOBAR? Patricia of Lisboa Restobar: The name change finally came into effect in 2022, although it was something we had been thinking about […]
