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Music 
21st August 2024 ‘BACK TO LONDON’ BY WILL MCCARTHY… (MADE IN VALENCIA)
London-born soundtrack composer and guitarist Will McCarthy has been based in Valencia since the 1990s. This album is a return to his roots, back to the city that formed him. ‘Back to London’ was recorded in Valencia with an impressive array of musicians. The diversity of sounds reflect the variety of London’s barrios…ranging from the […]
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Music 
20th August 2024 Loco Club in August: ‘Loco Summer’!
‘Loco Club’ in Valencia has prepared a special programme for the month of August: ‘Loco Summer’ will host a series of parties with live music and DJ sets: cover bands paying tribute to Daft Punk, The Chemical Brothers, The Prodigy, AC/DC, La Oreja de van Gogh, Oasis, Blur, Muse, Queen, Guns N’ Roses, among others… […]
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Places 
19th August 2024 ‘EL CABANYAL’… DYNAMIC & HISTORIC VALENCIA
El Cabanyal is the barrio or neighbourhood in Valencia that is directly to the west of ‘La Playa de Malvarrosa’. In this barrio you can smell and hear the sea next to you, while enjoying the views of a barrio full of authenticity and grit. As you walk through the streets, you can see the […]
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Music 
17th August 2024 ‘SHEER MAG’ PLUS ‘UMBRIELLE’ PLAY ‘16 TONELADAS’ ON 23 AUGUST!
On the 23rd of August we celebrate a long awaited concert here in Valencia! Sheer Mag (Philadelphia) Sheer Mag are a soulful and merciless amalgam of the Mekons and Thin Lizzy, echoes of The Jackson 5 and seventies funk, and all that with MC5. Big riff rock with a DIY meets hard rock attitude. A […]
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Places 
14th August 2024 ‘THE OTHER VALENCIA’ (AN IRISH-SPANISH CONNECTION)
Aesthetics is a branch of philosophy dealing with the definition of beauty, the word as a noun meaning “that which appeals to the senses”. For me, there are two places which encompass this meaning totally. The first, which will be familiar to readers of this magazine, is the wonderfully vibrant city of Valencia, Spain. The […]
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Music 
13th August 2024 ‘MENORCA GROOVE’ FESTIVAL CELEBRATES ITS EIGHTH EDITION WITH ANA TIJOUX AND MIGUEL CAMPELLO (FROM ELBICHO) AMONG OTHERS
From 13th to 15th September 2024 in Es Claustre, Mahón. This is Paradise in the Mediterranean with Concerts and Talks. The eighth edition of the Balearic meeting of danceable rhythms, the Menorca Groove Festival, is back. This is a festival that focuses on reggae, funk, tribal music, soul, dub and electronic music on the paradise […]
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Sports 
10th August 2024 VALENCIA FOOTBALL…TOUGH START TO THE NEW CAMPAIGN
The software algorithm that creates the LaLiga fixtures did Valencia Football Club no favours for this forthcoming campaign, spewing out contests against five clubs in the first half dozen matches that finished above Los Che last season. With the toughest start ahead of them for years, Valencia must hit the ground running. First up is […]
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Food 
9th August 2024 ‘BEETROOT HUMMUS WITH CHICKPEA PANCAKES’ BY HELEN WESTWATER OF ‘LA OLA FRESCA’
If you need a little boost to combat the weather in Valencia and get you back in the pink of health, beetroot could be just the vegetable for you! Truly deserving of the title ‘super food’, it boasts potassium, magnesium, iron, vitamins A, B6 and C, folic acid, carbohydrates, protein, antioxidants and soluble fibre. It […]
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LAWYER 
9th August 2024 ‘24/7 VALENCIA’ INTERVIEW WITH VIRGINIA DE LA CUADRA GALERA … ENGLISH-SPEAKING LAWYER
I sat down with Virginia De La Cuadra Galera, an English speaking Spanish lawyer. She warmly welcomed me into her spacious office centrally located in central Valencia. We discussed her background, COVID and Brexit. She also passionately told me about her role in a women’s association. Despite the recent issues affecting so many people, she […]
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Music 
8th August 2024 ‘AY TRICK’ PLAY ‘LA FABRICA DE HIELO’ ON 11 AUGUST!
After attending a recent ‘Ay Trick’ show, I can assure you that you will undeniably enjoy an energetic explosion of funk and soul every time they play live. So, don’t miss out on their upcoming concert at ‘La Fabrica de Hielo’ on 11 August . They are an international band from the US and France, […]
