First of all, my apologies to those who were more anxious regarding our review on Día de la Música, the event that took place at Matadero Madrid, outdoors, past June 21st and 22nd. It has been a rather busy month. Srsly. And secondly… well I have to admit that there isn’t much to say about it. It wasn’t bad, I had a good time (as in it was fun), although good company always helps in that field (:3). But, with no further delay, here are the highlights of this light and low-cost (this you’ve gotta hand ‘em) urban festival – VERANIEGO!
In the first day there was plenty of people. It was so cheap, and Spaniards have such a huge love for music made-in-Spain. Even when it’s not that good, like awful Lori Meyers (I only heard ‘em slightly, but everybody seemed to enjoy it; even on the queue to take a piss there was this guy who approached a friend of mine and I to be outraged acknowledging our dislike for that act), or when it’s better, like Hola a Todo el Mundo. And then there was one of the most acclaimed indie acts of 2013, Autre Ne Veut, which I wasn’t able to watch as I was having a delicious stake in Madrid on some sort of celebration (not gonna get into details, soz). Oh, and The Horrors was, in a scaring way, quite bad, adding ugly illumination and stuff like that. Had to left before the end, not without ordering an expensive gin and tonic – told you, it was a celebration! Meh…
Fortunately, there was yet to happen a second day saved by, and I’m starting by the very end, Disclosure. I thought I disliked them, by hearing their LP a couple of times, plus that catchy single (RIGHT? AND IT STARTS TO SPREAD?), but c’mon, what a fucking party, gals and guys, geee! 9.0/10, to say the least. Oh, and Darkstar with some beer before those tapas and always very pleasant conversations was cool and gave me a good profile pic for me [sic] fcbk page. Finally, this review wouldn’t be “complete” – will never be without the quotation marks, as I lacked the interest to watch the other unknown or dislikeable names in the line-up – without the amazing performance of Waxahatchee: she was (is) cute, her band played nicely, her songs are sweet, the “““crowd””” (lol, three people) was the best, and then that beautiful cover of “Knocking on Heaven’s Door”…
Sure, I missed Spiritualized, but for that price, it’s pointless to regret going, or to complain about it too much. It was what it was: okay. Let’s wait and see what these guys will do next year. They had already had great acts. I can only wish them luck!
-RC
