On 4 and 5 September FM Sintonizza returns to Santa Coloma de Gramenet with Standstill and Los Coronas topping the bill.

We’re compiling a top 10 of girls with character who front indie bands and we’re taking advantage of the visit from Dragonette, the Canadian band fronted by Martina Sobara.

[2] x 3 is an interesting new initiative, a musical showcase for new groups who want to make themselves known.

On Tuesday 31 August Llibert Fortuny and Manel Camp will be at the Palau de la Música playing some of the German composer’s scores in a jazz key.

The veteran “El Periódico” journalist gives us her five favourite must-visit places in Barcelona for dancing, eating and drinking.

Every Thursday and Friday throughout the summer, until 21 September, MACBA will stay open until midnight.

The sizeable Swedish combo bring their brand of luminous pop to the main room at the Razz Club on Friday, 27 August.

On Monday, 23, they will light up one of the most popular festes majors in the city, not taking anything away from the festivities in Gràcia.

Although it is hardly common practice, there are a few places in Barcelona where the price of a drink covers a free tapa or bar snack.
The supporters of the campaign for free tapas in Barcelona are calling on bars to adopt this custom, which is practically compulsory in cities like Granada or Madrid. They have a page in Facebook (La Plataforma Pro Tapa Gratuïta a Barcelona) where they have posted the addresses of some of these bars and we visited them to find out for ourselves.

The post-punk quartet from the UK visit Barcelona for the first time on 20 August, when they will appear at Razzmatazz.