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Gay Bars Madrid: LL the Place to Start Your Weekend!
Gay Bars Madrid: LL the Place to Start Your Weekend!
Midnight: what may be the bewitching hour back home -sending crystal-shod princesses scurrying for their carriages- means something very different in Spain. At this hour, many a Madrileño will be just finishing a leisurely...
Gay Madrid - Sleazy Madrid Party
Gay Madrid - Sleazy Madrid Party
Lex Evanson
Getting sleazier has never been easier! If leather, rubber or bear flesh are your thing, then Sleazy Madrid is the place for you this weekend. This annual event is the Spanish Capital’s rapidly growing fetish weekend...
Chueca Neighborhood: The Gay Barrio - cafes, bars and clubs
Chueca Neighborhood: The Gay Barrio - cafes, bars and clubs
If you take line five to Chueca you will happily pop up smack-dab in the center of the Plaza de Chueca – arguably the epicenter of all things gay, not only in Madrid, but in all of Spain.
Atocha Station in Madrid: Trains, buses, subways and... turtles
Atocha Station in Madrid: Trains, Buses, Subways and... Turtles
Next time you’re headed off on a day trip from the Atocha train station make sure you arrive early enough in order to enjoy all that this historic Madrid landmark has to offer. Yes, really...
Lesbian Bar in Madrid: Friendly, Cheap and Fun
El Truco Lesbian Bar in Madrid: Friendly, Cheap and Fun
This girl bar on the corner of La Plaza de Chueca rates remarkably high on the friendly factor. Truco (trick) has craftily avoided the typical pitfalls of gay culture--don’t bristle, darling, all cultures have their downsides—that is, the...
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The Truco of the Trade
Gay scene: at Truco (trick), you'll find friendly girls, cheap drinks and energetic music. Located on the Plaza de Chueca, you can't find a more central venue to kick off the evening or kick back and enjoy the night. See review for details.
Local music - Niño y Pistola
Niño y Pistola -- The Gun-Toting Good Guys
by Jake Hansen
For a band whose name that translates as “Boy and Gun”, Galecia-based rock band, Niño y Pistola, is surprisingly melodic. The quartet consists of two acoustic guitars, a bass, and a drum kit...
Clubs - Blue Riddim Drum & Bass
Not Nirvana but Close Enough
Indiscreetly spewing magenta spotlights at the northeast brink of the Parque del Oeste lies the Balcon de Rosales, a venue that definitely has its place in the hierarchy of Madrid club life. I arrived for Blue Riddim Drum & Bass...
clubs - Transmission
Transmission Club - Relaxed, Non-pretentious, Underground
Transmission is an experience in and of itself - especially if you’re down for a night of good, nostalgic music. You’ll get the sounds of indie rock, post-punk, psychadelica , new wave, glam or garage. Of course, great music calls...
Clubs - Ocho y Medio
Alterna-Club or Couples Counseling? You Decide
Can’t agree with your sweetheart on some of those vital issues - like where to go on a Friday night? Two friends of mine, we’ll call them T and K, feel your pain. T likes to knock back his beers to punk/alternative music in hipster joints where people wear square-rim glasses and carry sketch books in their messenger bags. K loves hip hop and salsa while sucking...
Clubbing - New Garamond
Any Club Kids Out There?
New Garamond was designed for those who enjoy nightlife and the international party scene. With its thematic spaces and utterly danceable music, this club is a delight for the eyes and ears. Upon entering, you pass through a palatial corridor leading to...
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New Garamond
New Garamond - massive venue for massive nights. See review for details.
Club Twist - Drum and bass
Drum and Bass: Club Twist
Feel like getting twisted? Apparently everyone else does too. In the last two years, Club Twist has had to upgrade venues twice just to keep pace with the crazed crowds. It looks like Madrid was starving for a solid dose of drum and base. Now on their third venue...
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Club Twist
Yet another drum addict! DJ Judge (Angel García) at Club Twist on Thursday night. See review for details.
review of December
While You were Out...
Welcome back! Madrid’s international population dipped a bit during December as everyone flew here or there to do this or that. We truly hope your livers and your bank accounts survived the season. Ours did - more or less. Come on, what’s a bit of sclerosis and debt, it’s the f%&king holidays! Anyway, the elves at MAP were busy the whole while happily writing away. Here is a quick update. Spanish current events were...
Parties - New Years Eve is Coming!
Avoid New Year's Eve Pressure - Make Plans Now!
In a very scrooge-like way, I hate New Year’s Eve - always have. No other night puts more pressure on having a robust social life than Nochevieja as it’s known here in Spanish. You scramble to make the biggest, best plans, mostly just to have a confident answer when asked, “Hey, what...
gay - sexy boys and decent drinks
Liquid or Ice - It's All in Your Attitude
Liquid is yet another institution on that whirl-around circuit known as Chueca. Dubbed a “Video Bar”, this modern venue sports up to seven flat-screens per room – music always booming and videos always rolling. The drinks are very reasonably priced – beer(4.80), cocktails (8), and copas (7.50). The bar has a very good-looking clientele – attracting a mix of ages with....
Clubs - Brit Pop
Supersonic Gin and Tonics - Beware!
Small, smoky, electric and eclectic - Supersonic is a grungy, nostalgic mix of misfits, the 80s, indie bands, and electronic music. Think Oasis or The Cure with a mixed-in house/funk beat that makes you dance instead of sing...
Get down!
Laydown Rest Club Madrid
It’s an age-old conundrum: should I languidly lie in bed or head out for a night of revelry? For many, too tired to go out but too restless to stay in, this constitutes a genuine conflict. Fortunately for the indecisive masses, there is now a brilliant compromise: a venue called “Lay Down” - or should that be “Lie Down”? Anyway, usage aside, this club/restaurant – provides an opportunity to do just that: relax in bed with friends while dining out and enjoying live performances and DJs...
clubs - the 80s
Garage Sónico: The Darker Side of the 80s
Although this week the magazine is full of “flamenco summits” and elegant evening art events, make no mistake about it - Madrid gets just as low brow as the next town. Malasaña is the “barrio” of all things uncivilized and “Garage Sónico” is the perfect point of entry...
Night clubs
Ananda: The Best Club in a Metro Station!
Swinging beds suspended from the ceiling, an enormous well-furnished terraza, physically flawless go-go dancers, distinctive dance floors bumpin’ to diverse DJs… Ananda has everything you’d expect from a big-name Madrid club plus a few surprises...
Music
Alien DJs Invade Madrid!
Oh hold it, that’s DJ Allien visits Madrid – sorry! Actually, for most dance junkies the two news items are comparable – Ellen Allien’s visit possibly more mind-blowing. Even though August has left most clubs in a bit of a summer slumber, this session by Berlin’s premiere underground DJ will definitely snap the scene to attention.
Clubs
Brit-pop Your Pants off!!!
Super sonic, a cozy space tastefully plastered with icons including David Bowie, The Libertines, Blondie and The Killers, strikes a perfect balance between a festive club and your best friend’s living room. Luis and Nacho a.k.a. “DJs Liquid Boy” and “Sweet Vicious”, the young, hipster owners, capitalize on this hominess by taking time to chat with people, learn their names and find out what they're into.
Serrano 41
Finally, A Hip Hop Club Kofi Annan Can Be Proud of! Huh?
For those who like to go out in Madrid, your know the two best nights are Thursdays and Sundays, and the best hip hop/R&B party in Madrid, is at Serrano 41, Sunday night. The DJs spin the hottest R&B, hip-hop, and reggaeton that easily rivals any club stateside.
Studio 54
Get Glamorized! A Little Bit of New York in Madrid
Runway lights welcome those who visit the newly opened Studio 54, one of the most stylish venues to have opened in the heart of Chueca recently. The ambiance makes everyone who enters feels likes an authentic star. The clothing designer, Tomás Alía, was responsible for the clubs decoration – noteworthy is his chic use of the color pink.
Nightlife
Boogie Down Amid Metro Map Projections and Plane Crash Dioramas
If Sala Siroco were shoes, it’d be a pair of converse: not the newest or most prestigious, but, without a doubt, a standard-setting underground classic. Like converse, the space is nice but not remarkable; however, it has an understated yet palpable hip-ness.
Does it translate?
English-language Comedy by Spanish Comics - is it possible?
COMEDY NIGHT AT THE GREEN PARROT! 'Comedy is not Pretty' – so said Steve Martin in one of his first performances. OK – not pretty – but, does it translate? That was the goal at the June 19th performance at 'La Chocita del Loro': 'English languag...
From our former site
Roof DJ Sessions - The Casa Encendida. Buy Tickets in Advance (Ticket sales start at 4)!!!
Because some bad stupid person recently stole my camera, today we have a drawing in place of a photo. Notice the DJs at Casa Encendid are so good that it inspires people to grow tall and cars to float. Seriously, check it out!
fiestas - Gay Pride
Gay Pride - European Headquarters, Madrid
If you are reading this article outside of Madrid City, my first recommendation is to get on the Internet right know and buy a ticket: You MUST come! From Wednesday...
From our former site
Spank - Madrid’s New Favorite Gay Club
Right now Spank is one of the hottest clubs on the gay scene. Everyone wants to be at Spank a...
From our former site
Salsa For the Serious - Azùcar!
Before embarking down the salsa road, you might want to ask yourself "how much do I actually want to learn salsa?" The answer should help you determine which place to go. If the answer is "yeah... learn salsa... whatever... I just wanna meet girls/boys and have a bit of a laugh", you'll want a more easy-going lesson, like Cats, for example. If your answer is "Salsa! Gimme more Salsa! I wanna learn everything! Saaaaalsa! Watch me sweat blood for salsa!" you may well want to consider Azúcar...
Clubs - Gay
Sunrise - An Institution on the Gay Scene
Sunrise is somewhat of an institution on the gay club circuit and deservedly so. The entrance is 8 euros with one free drink included. This tastefully decorated establishment hosts a long bar which divides the chatting area from the dancing area, and, of course, the dance area comes complete with a stage, large screen, and gyrating go-go boys...
Club - Reina Bruja
Reina Bruja Night Club - Representing Big-City Madrid
If you’ve ever been so bored that you've found yourself staring at your aquarium wondering what it would be like to be inside, you may want to check out the new late-night discoteca in town, the Reina Bruja. In the best way possible, it may actually give you some insight into that aquarium...
music - festival at Boca del Lobo
Starting Today, Tenth Anniversary Celebration -Three Days of Concerts at La Boca del Lobo!
Funk It Up, Baby! If you are ready for three days of music that spans the spectrum from blues to flamenco to funk, look no further . La Boca Del Lobo is celebrating its 10th anniversary and has put together a week of boomin’ bands. Whatever night you choose, remember that all bands are followed by DJs...
Concerts in Madrid
El Boca Del Lobo presents DJ Txarly Brown and DJ Jesus Bombin
These DJs are going to mix it up genre-wise but keep it groovy and funky. DJ Txarly Brown has just put out a disk...
Madrid Cafés: Arts scene at Nietzsche
DJs and Visual DJs at Nietzsche
If you are looking to spice up your Thursday night, but want to keep it easy and cheap consider Nietzsche, which you may have read about on this very site (see May 8th). This bar and art space is relatively young and still, it seems, experimenting with its exceptionally beautiful venue...
Giggling Guiri Comedy Club Madrid
Giggling Guiri - English Speaking Comedy Club
The Giggling Guiri www.gigglingguiri.com So funny it'll make your face hurt "in a good way" Madrid found Richard Herring on fine form. His routine was mainly governed by explicit sexual self-deprecation, which should come as no surprise in an act...
Dance Clubs in Madrid: SuperMartxe
SuperMartxe - Sunday Night Mega-Club
SuperMartxe (monthly Sunday party) Venue: La Riviera Paseo Bajo de La Virgin del Puerto, 3 Entrance : 15 (free before 20:00 with flyer) Drinks : 9 a cocktail Intrepid journalist Risks Life and Limb Among Gold Thongs and Bold Make Up to Deliver the...
Madrid Cafés and bars: Las Horas Cafes
Las Horas Café - A Clandestined Café
Las Horas Café Calle Magdalena, 32 Metro: Antón Martin While some cafes in Madrid give you the feeling of being seen, Las Horas Café provides you with the opposite sensation – that of being pleasantly clandestine. Lanterns and candles on the wall...
Rock bars in Madrid: The Wurlitzer ballroom
The Wurlitzer - An Afterhours Club
WURLITZER BALLROOM C/Tres cruces 12 28013 Madrid So you're walking up the Gran Via at around three or four in the morning when your buddy asks you, "Is there any place open with good music?" You give him the “I know a place” look, buy some beer i...
Jazz clubs in Madrid
Café El Despertar - Jazz Club
Café El Despertar Torrecilla Del Leal, 18 Metro: Antón Martin and Lavapies Daily except Tues: 19:00 to 2:30 El Despertar (the wake up) looks as though it has done just that – woken up Rip Van Winkle style after having slumbered for decades. It ...
Madrid Dance Clubs: La Ochenta
La Ochenta: an 80s bar
La Ochenta Calle Sombreria 8 Metro: Lavapiés Wed – Sat 22:00 to 3:30 La Ochenta dance bar deftly accomplishes what so many bars attempt to do. They dish up all your favorite 80’s music without making you feel like you are in some cheesy theme bar...
Madrid Nightlife and Clubs: The Moon
The Moon
The Moon C/ Aduana 21 Metro: Sol or Gran Via The Moon is somewhere between your average Madrid nightclub and an after-party. Though it doesn’t stay open until mid-afternoon, its closing time of 07:30 makes it very much a post-nightclub experience...