24/7 Valencia Magazine by Tim Birch

ISSUE94 NOVEMBER08

the finest and most exquisite sounds of R&B, Funk y, Soul with DJ Chicho. In the main room, check the best House with DJ Jose Mª Aboga and Javi Zaragoza and the upper floor has more commercial sounds with DJ Nando y Edu. Home to the beautiful people, La Indiana is a definitive slice of Valencian nightlife. Stays open until very late!

LA INDIANA ‘COSMOPOLITAN’

“THE NIGHT IS BACK” with LA INDIANA EVERY Friday night with ‘COSMOPOLITAN’ where you will find faces from around the world with the best House, Funk, RnB, Soul and more of the moment. It’s a night to meet people from every corner of the globe and a celebration of life! Set in the centre of Valencia so easy to get to, La Indiana has re-opened and with a fantastic new interior. Thursdays has

LENGUAS VIVAS

Fiesta Elephunk and Friday is Fiesta Cosmopolitan. 3 different vibes! In the zona VIP, check out

LA INDIANA C/ San Vicente, 95 www.laindiana.com Tel: 96 384 5051

Why Valencia? I decided to come here to improve my Spanish because Valencia is a very vibrant city with great weather and the people I have met so far have been really friendly. Valencia has attracted lots of different people from all over the world and the Formula 1 in August was amazing.

What is your favourite part of Valencia? Apart from the usual places that you find in all the tourist guides, the nightlife in places like Juan Llorens where I studied and Ruzafa where I’ve been living was excellent. The academy helped me out with my accommodation and the area is full of cool bars and restaurants. There is a real buzz in these barrios and they’re really close to the city centre.

Where next? After studying Spanish at Lenguas Vivas this year, I feel I have the confidence to come back and find a really good job next year when I finish my masters’ degree or travel around Spain knowing that I won’t have to worry so much about the language barrier.

Rosie is 27 years old from England and has been studying at Lenguas Vivas this year. She plans to come back to Valencia next year once she has finished her Master’s at Cambridge University.

Have you found it difficult picking up the language? Thankfully, due to the small numbers in the classroom and the tertulias (conversation classes), we spent of lot of time speaking to each other rather than just doing boring exercises. Everybody in the class was around the same age and level as me and the teacher made the classes very interesting.

Are you sad to be leaving? I am but I’ll be back during Fallas for the celebrations and probably again in the summer to see some friends and do another intensive course, so that’s plenty to look forward to while I’m studying in rainy England.

C/ Palleter 43-45, 46008-Valencia Tel. 96 382 10 58 info@lenguas-vivas.com www.lenguas-vivas.com

24/7 Valencia 28,000 readers 100 distribution points 24/7 Valencia 28.000 lectores 100 puntos de distribución LA INDIANA / LENGUAS VIVAS 4 EDITORIAL 5 VIDAS DE VALENCIA 6 ART IN VALENCIA 7 EL TRIBUNAL DE LES AIGUES 8 MALOTA 10 RESTAURANT OF THE MONTH 12 CROSSWORD NOV 15 BOOK/DVD REVIEWS 16 NOVEMBER 08 LISTINGS ARTS, THEATRE, OPERA, FILM 17 LIVE MUSIC - CLUBS 18 CHILL OUT 20 LATIN CLUBS/GAY - LESBIAN 22 RESTAURANTS 23 SHOPPING 29 CLASSIFIEDS 30/32 (Airlines, Hostels, Markets…) GIG GUIDE 33 MAS MIRADAS DEL BOTANICO 34 GROOVELIVES 35 VALENCIA FOOTBALL 36 24/7 VALENCIA PARTY PEOPLE 38 CLUBLAND 39 ALZIRA - CHULILLA 40 USEFUL NUMBERS/BIKES 42 WOMAN 43 CAFE TEATRO 44 CAFE TEATRO / MAP 44 OCTOBER AGENDA 46 CLUBS AND LIVE MUSIC ORIENT XPRESS / 48 TAVERNA TRASTEVERE

EDITORIAL NOV 08 ‘Night Time Is the Right Time’ Yes. Whatever the weather and whatever takes your fancy, you’ll find that night time in Valencia has plenty to offer both locals and visitors. It’s a fun-loving city where having a good time comes naturally. As a Taoist philosopher once said: “We are here to enjoy life, not to suffer.” In Clubland, the legendary DJ Cosy O has an informed article on what’s hot on the clubbing scene in Valencia this winter. We also have exclusive photos from the club scene and shots of bands and fans in action at the Heineken Greenspace concerts. In Gig guide, Man Jack is back to highlight the best of November’s eclectic music agenda. The fascinating Valencian Water Courts, set by the cathedral, are explored by David and Jose. They are one of the oldest in the world! In Woman, set firmly in the 21st century, Anita Darling’s life of work, partying and fashion is as hectic and fun as ever. In restaurant of the month, we explore the classy and exotic La Llantia Dorada for a hearty and tasty meal just off Plaza del Virgen! Due to popular demand, the 24/7 Valencia crossword is back with the special prize of 2 tickets to a top concert at El Loco, one of Spain’s most renowned music venues. We also have a special report on the multi-talented international designer ‘Malota’, who has made Valencia

her home. In book reviews, Gooru reports on the work of writer Timothy O’Grady, another famous Valencian resident. It’s telling that ‘24/7 Valencia’ is the only magazine about Valencia that is recommended around the globe by all of the established papers and guides. El Pais, The Times, Rough Guide, Lonely Planet, Footprints, Time Out, Thomas Cook, EasyJet, Business Traveller Magazine, Levante and CNN.com all recommend 24/7 Valencia… Why? Lots of reasons! For the up-todate information, the attractive design, the packed contents, the magazine’s irreverent & independent spirit and the quality of the articles and photography produced by this cosmopolitan team of Valencia based writers, designers and photographers. What’s really heart-warming is when born and bred Valencians stop you in the street to tell you how much they like ‘24/7 Valenc ia’ for its p ositive an d fun - l ovin g spirit and that it “says such good things about Valencia”. We dedicate this issue to all of the good people of Valencia. Thank you for your support. Salut! See you next month!

24/7 Valencia team

ISSUE 94 NOVIEMBRE 08

editor: Will McCarthy. contributors: Altogringo, Anita Darling, Heino, John Murphy, Gooru, Manu Fernandez, Mark Hulton, Owl, Manu San Martín, Orange Bikes, Tim Birch, Natalia Figueroa González, Malota. layout & design: www.dsignes.net printed by: signografíco. distributed by: groovy cat Ltd.

VIDAS DE VALENCIA

Un día más

Alone Again Or

The cold

Monstruoso

Hambre

Manu_sanmartin@yahoo.es Tel: 96 315 42 47 www.manusanmartin.com

España

Por la tarde

French film

Street music

David

All photos Manu San Martín © 24/7Valencia 2008

ART IN VALENCIA

Ignacio Pinazo en Italia

Hasta 23 noviembre 2008 IVAM C/ Guillen de Castro, 118 Tel: 96 386 30 00 www.ivam.es

Mundos tribales: una visión etnoarqueológica Desde 6 noviembre

MUSEO PREHISTORIA Diputación de Valencia C/ Corona, 36 Tel. 96 388 36 14 www.xarxamuseus.com/prehistoria

He Chong Yue. Mil millones contra uno: Ser padres según la mentalidad feudal

Picasso El deseo atrapado por la cola

SALA PARPALLO C/ Alboraia 5, 46010 Valencia Teléfono: 963 614 415 salaparpallo@xarxamuseus.com www.salaparpallo.es

Centro Cultural Bancaja Plaza de Tetuán, 23, Valencia Valencia Tel.: 96 387 58 64 www.obrasocial.bancaja.es

Del 15 de octubre al 7 de diciembre de 2008

Hasta 11 de enero 2009

EL TRIBUNAL DE LES AIGUES

If you are passing through Plaza de la Virgen one Thursday morning, you might come across a group of eight old men in black capes huddled around the door of the cathedral. This is not, as you might think, an octogenarian Batman convention but El Tribunal de les Aigues, one of the oldest functioning legal institutions in the world. Much as it has done for well over a thousand years, El Tribunal de les Aigues (The Water Court) meets every Thursday at 12 o’clock midday outside the Puerta de los Apostoles to settle disputes between local farmers concerning the seven “royal

water channels” which irrigate the fields around Valencia. The eight men are all local farmers themselves, the president of the tribunal and one judge for each of the seven ancient channels, four from the right side of the river Turia (Quart, Mislata, Favara and Rovella) and three from the left (Tormos, Mestalla and Rascanya). In keeping with tradition, each member is democratically elected by the farming community for a period of two years. The fields around Valencia are traditionally irrigated by a network of irrigation channels controlled by a series of sluice gates. To

ensure that water is not wasted and all the fields can be sufficiently irrigated, the timing and quantity of irrigation for each farmer’s field needs to be strictly controlled. This is particularly important in Valencia, where the historically irregular flow of the Turia River has often brought constant swings between drought and flood. The tribunal has the last word on any disputes and any punishments that need to be handed out. All court business is carried out orally in Valenciano and nothing is ever written down. Whatever the court decides stands, and can not be overturned by any Photo Carlesmari ©2008 24/7Valencia

9 court in the world. The key to the water court’s enduring standing is that decisions are made by a “people’s court” made up of members of the farming community itself (and not by some wigged city civil servant) on the basis of fairness, common sense and the common good. No final rulings are ever challenged. The process is simple: you put your case, the tribunal decides. If no one contests the decision in the next three sittings, the decision stands with no chance of appeal. Farmers prefer this quick, down-to-earth approach to more orthodox (and more expensive) legal channels which often take months to come to a decision. With the tribunal you are told the decision to your face within a maximum of three weeks. The tribunal dishes out fines to anyone judged to have broken a ruling including, on a number of occasions, members of the tribunal itself. When this happens, the offending Judge removes his cloak to answer the charges before re-taking his place in the tribunal to hear any other cases. As tradition demands, all fines are given out in Valencia pounds (but, strangely enough, they accept payment in Euros). The first historical evidence of the Tribunal de les Aigues appears on stone tablets (now displayed on the wall of the Basilica) depicting a sitting of the court dating back to the time of Roman rule in the second century. There is no evidence of the court throughout the Visigoth era, but the court’s rulings are set out in the chronicles of Abdurrahman, the Caliph of Cordoba, from the year 960. Different sources show that it has sat regularly more or less in its present state ever since.

of the Mosque and now they meet at the doors of the Cathedral. This was to allow farmers of all faiths - Christian, Muslim or Jew - who were not allowed into the Mosque or later the Cathedral, to participate in the court. When Jaume I conquered Valencia he saw no reason to “Christianise” or change a system that worked so well and successive rulers and governments of Valencia have always sanctioned the continuation of the court. Presidents of the Generalitat (Regional Government) and visiting Kings of Spain are the only people allowed to sit on the Tribunal who are not elected members of the local farming community and each successive King and President has taken up this right with four notable exceptions. Phillip V was refused entry by the Tribunal after the burning of Xàtiva and the removal of the Valencia charter of privileges and Joseph Bonaparte was refused because the Tribunal did not recognise his right to be king, and Franco refused the offer to take part because he wanted to wear his military uniform instead of the batman cape. One-time Generalitat President Eduardo Zaplana committed the faux pas of not contacting the Tribunal during the first year of his office and was subsequently refused entry throughout his presidency. On a number of occasions during the King’s visits to Valencia, Zaplana suffered the indignity of having to wait outside while the King sat on the Tribunal.

Having survived more than a millennium of different regimes and rulers, this ancient institution may be now facing its biggest test yet. With the continual growth of the city, many of the channels and fields over which the Tribunal presides have virtually or completely disappeared. Also, the building of the reservoir at Benageber has brought greater stability to the supply of water to Valencia’s surrounding fields. All this has meant that the Tribunal has found that it has no cases to consider on most Thursdays. Farmers from the regions irrigated by the channels of Moncada and Del Oro have applied for membership to the Tribunal. These two outlying areas are still very rural and would provide many cases for the tribunal and bring it back to life but they have been refused entry on the grounds that the tribunal has presided solely over the original seven ancient channels throughout its life and to allow the two new entries would be a complete break with tradition. Many people believe that if it is to survive as the grand institution that it undoubtedly is, the Tribunal de les Aigues needs to change. If not, it will surely become just another World Heritage protected piece of irrelevant street theatre.

David Rhead and José Marin

As the great Caliph’s chronicles show, the modern day workings of the tribunal were largely established under Moorish rule, like Valencia’s irrigation system itself, and Muslim influence on the traditions of the court is still greatly in evidence. The tribunal meets on Thursdays because this was when Moorish farmers would come in to visit the city’s markets, the day before the Muslim holiday on Fridays. The sitting starts at twelve noon because this was traditionally the start of the Moorish working day. When calling people to speak or give evidence, the President signals to them with his feet rather than pointing with his hand, as gesturing at another with your hand was considered to be a personal insult in the Islamic world. In Moorish times the tribunal met at the doors Article ©2008 24/7Valencia

Mar Hernández aka

MALOTA Malota is a multi-talented artist, based in Valencia, with a degree in Fine Arts. She is also a musician, with an ample and varied tastes, as well as being keyboardist with the group Parade since the 90’s. illustrator with multiple projects and has won both national and international awards including El Certamen de Jóvenes Creadores INJUVE and el Certamen Valencia Crea among others. Her work as an illustrator can be seen at her website www.malotaprojects. a reference point in the world of illustration for monographs, reports and interviews with specialist publications. On a commercial level, she has produced work with clients that include Armada Skis (USA), Cactus Island Recordings (UK), Revista Colectiva (Costa Rica) d[x]i magazine (España), Argh comic (España), Oddica magazine (UK, Superinteressante mag (Brasil), lamilk magazine (España), 24/7 Valencia and more… Mar Hernández has participated in a wide variety of exhibitions in different countries, with a continual collaboration with various galleries in the U.S.A. including Carmichael Gallery (LA) and Rivet Gallery (OH). Her work has recently been exhibited in La Bienal de Jóvenes Creadores de Europa (Italia).

www.malotaprojects.com me@malotaprojects.com

All images Mar HernĂĄndez ÂŠ2008 24/7Valencia

RESTAURANT OF THE MONTH

La Llantia Dorada Years ago I worked with a guy who was extremely set in his ways. Though only a few years older than me, he was from another era and was already a lot older than his years. He would occasionally turn up at the flat I shared and we would naturally offer him dinner if we were eating - invariably he would decline because we were not eating what he usually ate that night. His menu didn’t change from one week to another, Monday was chops, Tuesday was sausages and 2 veg and etc. All very bland English dishes. It was like a red rag to a bull and we would delight in offering him more and more outrageous dishes whenever he popped in. He never accepted, always preferring to go home to the food he always ate that particular night. Over the years I have often thought about him and whether he still has the same weekly menu, or whether the ready meals offered in the UK by the supermarket chains have led him off the straight and narrow. Restaurants can be like my old friend, the same small menu week after week and month after month. However good the food is at these establishments, you really don’t want to have the same meal each time you return. La Llantia Dorada is a small and intimate restaurant just off the Plaza de la Virgen that doesn’t subscribe to this theory, as the menu here is eclectic to say the least and changes each week. La Goora and I ate there a few weeks ago and really enjoyed the food and the experience. The decor is relaxing, attractive and vaguely Middle Eastern, Moroccan lanterns and artefacts with veils of soft fabrics separating the dining areas. The menu is an eclectic fusion of Mediterranean, Asian and Caribbean flavours. We decided to listen to Manolo,

who runs the restaurant on a daily basis and went for the Menú Degustación (Tasting Menu), an excellent value at 25€ a head (including an aperitif and a bottle of house wine per couple Monday to Thursday). Tasty starters included Ensalada Caponata (sweet and sour eggplant, onion, celery, dry tomato, capers and olives) over a bed of tender shoots and Tartar of smoked salmon, prawn, anchovies, and avocado with a yoghurt and herb salsa. There were six interesting and tasty courses and we started with a delicious cream soup and then a goats’ cheese salad whose main ingredient was a wonderfully smoky Tandoori-style chicken. The main courses include such delights as Caribbean style fish lasagna with vegetables and avocado, and a chicken dish with star anise and basmati rice. But each week brings new surprises. We were just being served our next course when Marc, the owner, arrived and asked if he could join us. We said yes, of course, and so the evening took a new direction. Marc was extremely hungry and decided that we should have more than the allotted six dishes and also ordered more wine. The next dish to arrive was a tagine, and was quite delicious. We ate, we chatted, we drank and the next hour or so were a blur of good food and great conversation. I know that we had more very good food courses including a wonderful Carpaccio of solomillo with salad and a Balsamic and blue cheese dressing that both La Goora and I really enjoyed and we’re sure we remember an excellent chocolate dessert, which turned out to be a Bailey’s ice cream with peanut and biscuit paste bathed in white chocolate! There was certainly more wine and then some fond farewells as we left with Marc for his other place, Café de las Horas (see chill out listings), to join some friends of his for champagne cocktails. If you don’t know it, Las Horas is just what you want from a bar, over-the-top decor, subdued lighting and packed with a great crowd of people. We chatted on into the early hours, met old friends and made new ones and finally left, slightly the worse for wear in the pouring rain, some time in the early hours.

I highly recommend La Llantia Dorada for a relaxed and enjoyable evening of good interesting food. The wine list is small but the house wine is very drinkable, and in addition to the free bottle offer, there is also the Monday-Thursday offer of paying 2.50€ for your first glass and they keep topping you up throughout the meal at no extra charge. The minimum order is one main course per person. Thursdays there is live music to accompany your meal. The lunch time deal is an absolute bargain at 10€ a head and in the evening there is not only the 25€ menu but a lighter meal (one less dish) for 16€. From time to time there are theme dinners on offer - Jazz, Medieval, Renaissance, with live music and a menu inspired by the period and, as you would expect, ethnic evenings including Indian, Caribbean and Latin American.

Tim Birch

La Llantia Dorada C/ Hierba, 4 (near Plaza del Virgen) Tel: 96 391 27 16 Lunch: Mon - Fri 14.00h - 16.00h Dinner: Mon - Sat 21.00h - 23.30h

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24/7 CROSSWORD NOVEMBER 08

ACROSS: 6. Which river is Sevilla built on? 8. What is the capital of Libya? 9. Which TV series was a spin-off from Buffy The Vampire Slayer? 10. Which bird appears on the coat of arms of Australia? 12. What kind of painting adorns the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel? 14. What is the world’s most visited website? 15. Which animal lives in a lodge? 16. What was the name of Matt LeBlanc’s character in Friends? 19. What is the capital of Morocco? 21. What is the name of Bill Clinton’s daughter? 22. Which song did Humphrey Bogart famously request in Casablanca? (2,4,4,2) DOWN: 1. Which Roman emperor planned to make his favourite horse a consul? 2. One of Spain’s best-selling beers. 3. What is a calamar? 4. Which conquistador led the overthrow of the Inca Empire? 5. Whose life is celebrated by a national holiday in the USA on the third Monday of January? 6. In which city did Valencia win the 2004 Uefa Cup? 7. Vodka and tomato juice are the prime ingredients of this famous cocktail. (6,4) 11. The War of Jenkins’ ___ was the name of an 18 th century conflict between Spain and Britain. 12. Which actor was the star of Back to the Future? 13. Who directed Raging Bull and Goodfellas? 14. Who was president of Russia from 1991 to 1999? 17. There are 640 _____ in a square mile. 18. Who is the lead singer of Duran Duran? (2,3) 20. A sculpture of a head and shoulders. SEPTEMBER 2008 ANSWERS: ACROSS: 1. Istanbul. 6. Shaft. 7. Stout. 9. Sikh. 10. Hudson. 11. Moe. 12. Il Duce. 14. Gene. 17. Elbow. 18. Ghost. 19. Amnesty. DOWN: 2. Swank. 3. Asti. 4. Basque. 5. Lions. 6. Sistine. 8. Tangent. 10. Hoe. 11. McEwan. 13. Dubya. 15. Ebony. 16. Eggs.

Arrange the letters from the eight shaded boxes to form the name of a country. Email the answer to 247crossword@gmail.com along with your full name, using NOVEMBER as the subject line. The winner will be chosen at random from all correct entries received by November 24.

BOOK / DVD REVIEWS

GOORU’S BOOKSHELF

EXPATS

A couple of years ago I was helping a friend pitch for a job for a hotel and golf course. We needed a really good writer on golf and the very first name that came up was Timothy O’Grady. The friend had read Tim’s work in Conde Nast Traveller and got hold of a copy of an article he had recently done on playing golf on Ireland’s west coast. Though I know almost nothing about the game, it was a beautifully written article, and made me not only want to play but to visit the places he so lovingly described. It turns out that golf, Ireland and the Irish are particular obsessions of this writer who, coincidentally, lived in Valencia until very recently. I have since read various articles of his and have a well-thumbed copy of his book I Could Read the Sky, with excellent photos by Steve Pyke. It’s a wonderful and very moving book about being an Irish exile in London. An ailing old man looks back over his hard life and his happy childhood in Ireland. The son of a dentist, O’Grady grew up in Chicago. After leaving university there he went to live on a remote island in Ireland, fell in love with the country and the people, and became an Irish citizen. He won critical acclaim and the David Higham Award for first novels following the publication of Motherland in 1989 and more awards followed for I Could Read the Sky, which was made into a film and has also been published with an accompanying CD of music by the Afro Celts’ Iarla Ó Lionáird. He also toured a live show of the book in the UK, too! His latest work is Divine Article ©2008 24/7Valencia

Magnetic Fields, an odyssey subtitled ‘A Journey in America’ and is the story of two road trips he took across 15,000 miles of highway. He took his photographer collaborator from ‘Sky’ on some of the journey and his daughter on another part, but for the most part he travelled alone. I am halfway through it at the moment, so you’ll have to wait for my final verdict. Golfing friends tell me that On Golf is a marvellous book - for golfers. I have yet to try it. Talking of expats, it looks as if the expat population will be increasing again soon for at least a couple of years with the news that the America’s Cup may yet again happen on our shores. A much more permanent influx is going to happen in 2011 when the ARTeria (Tower of Music) opens in Valencia. Berklee College of Music in Boston are collaborating with SGAE to build and open a new college of Jazz and Latin music costing 96 million euros with living, study and performance space - the first stone was laid a couple of weeks ago and it’s an extraordinary and exciting project. Jason Webster, another expat based in Valencia, has a new book coming out early next year entitled Sacre d Sierra, about life on the farm he bought with his wife. I really look forward to reading it. Before I leave you this month some very quick recommendations for you. Music, Ingrid Michaelson, Be OK, she’s got a great voice, and it is a pretty album. Martha Wainwright, I Know You’re Married But I’ve Got Feelings Too (great title) - this

Wainwright family amaze me, Loudon (III), Sloan, Rufus, Kate McGarrigle, all with so much talent and this new album of Martha’s is her best so far. I notice she’s playing live in Bilbao, Madrid and BCN - why don’t we get these stars in VLC? We’ve been watching Man Stroke Woman again, it is very funny. See you next month. Gooru

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GIG GUIDE NOVEMBER Welcome to your monthly music guide. As always, there is a wide variety of acts ready to entertain you in November, if you know where to go. There are a few clubs that you should keep in mind, because between them you will always find something to your taste – Loco Club, Black Note, Café del Duende, Radio City, Café Mercedes Jazz, La Edad de Oro and Heineken Greenspace. Starting at the beginning of the week, every Monday night at Black Note you will find some of Valencia’s finest musicians taking the stage for the weekly jam session. Tuesday nights at 11.00 pm mean flamenco at Radio City, the most popular bar in the barrio del Carmen. The 7€ entry includes a drink. If that is too late for you, perhaps some sophisticated jazz at Jimmy Glass at the earlier time of 9.30pm would be more convenient. They host performances every two weeks on Tuesday night, with this month’s gigs falling on 4 and 18 November. (Hot tip – on 2 December, Spain’s rising star in the jazz world, trumpeter Voro Garcia, brings his sextet to Jimmy Glass to play music from his recent debut album. Not to be missed!) Another club to host a regular fortnightly session of some note is Cafe Mercedes Jazz - you will find ace trombonist Toni Belenguer co-ordinating jam sessions on Wednesday 5 and 19 November. On Thursday and Friday nights, you can depend on Café del Duende to have a quality line-up of local Flamenco artists waiting to entertain you.

El Loco is kicking off its annual band competition in November. There have been over a hundred entries ranging from death metal stoner punk to electroclash. The presentation will take place on 7 November when nine finalists will be selected to perform for the judges in a series of three concerts on 19 and 26 November, and 3 December. There are some “big” names coming to town this month. Heineken Greenspace has organised concerts for the Wedding Present (12 November), Revolver (14 November) and Nick Lowe, riding high on the success of last year’s studio release At My Age (15 November).

funk group from Japan with seven albums under their collective belt. El Loco brings their James Brown sound to Valencia on Saturday 8 November, complete with a spectacular choreographed stage act.

Two other shows catch my eye: The Skafeinats, a very proficient local ska outfit at Café Mercedes Jazz on 20 November and cover versions of Elvis by Electric Cabin at La Edad de Oro on 7 November (La Edad de Oro usually have interesting gigs happening on Friday nights). Have fun now. Man Jack

Spanish hard rockers Baron Rojo are playing a gig in Mislata on 15 November, while flamenco rocker Melendi performs at Mirror Club on 20 November. Valencia and New York resident Josh Rouse, who peddles an entirely different sound (American folk), will be appearing at his favourite haunt in town, Black Note, on 28-29 November.

Perhaps my pick for ‘gig of the month’ goes to Osaka Monaurail – a super heavy

‘MAS MIRADAS DEL BOTANICO’

We continue with our exclusive collection of photos from the distinctive ‘El Botánico’ barrio. It is an eclectic mix of long established local businesses, exotic shops, arty restaurants and traditional Spanish bars & casals. Not surprisingly, it has a healthy mixture of hearty locals & colourful artists! The Botanical gardens are one of the oldest in Europe.

VALENCIA FOOTBALL decent run in the second tier European competition. As for the league, on the back of the scrappy victory over the Portuguese, Emery took his troops to Valladolid where somewhat against the run of play, Valencia came away with all three points thanks to a well struck long range shot from Manuel “Smack the Copper” Fernandes. Of course, this being Valencia the next day we were informed by the press that Fernandes was the new Baraja etc., only months before the very same journalists were questioning how the club could possibly have paid so much money (18 million euros) for such a poor player. Fickle is as fickle does. After a two week break for international football when Villa again scored for the Spanish national team, Numancia visited Mestalla. A match that witnessed one of my boys first ever visit to the hallowed ground. After taking in the atmosphere at ground level, polishing off a few chocolate bars and behaving quite well, the spell was broken at half time when he informed me of his need for a toilet break. Literally risking life and limb we eventually made it to the “vomitorio”, only to have to make the same perilous journey back to our seats.

AMB CONEIXEMENT Well, we’re into early November and after a breathtaking start to the season Valencia finally were defeated by a mixture of bad luck, bad weather, bad defending and a player who had the game of his life. However, all is not lost and the Chés can look forward to an exciting season …if Barça haven’t run away with the title come Yuletide. Amazingly, the team slipped from first to fourth after their first league defeat and Emery should beware that Quique Flores was fired last season in a similar fourth position and just four points behind league leaders Real Madrid. Will history repeat itself? Of course not! Due mainly to the fact that, at last, Valencia seem to

have someone in charge who knows what he’s doing. An amazing October saw the Chés unbeaten in the league and safely through to the group stages of the UEFA cup, thanks to a narrow victory over Maritimo Funchal. They led for most of the game in Mestalla; only to be blown away in the last ten minutes thanks to a Del Horno headed goal and a late, late penalty from Mr Pichichi, David, “El Guaje” Villa. The resulting draw has pitted Valencia against St. Etienne, Rosenberg (the team that sealed Quique’s fate), Bruges and wonderful, wonderful F.C. Copenhagen. Not the most difficult of draws, one may add, and hopefully we should witness a

Roll on the new stadium because in all honesty Mestalla is embarrassingly badly designed, equipped and run, suitable for a lower division club and not a team of Valencia’s stature. Valencia ran out easy 4-0 winners thanks to some clinical finishing from Villa (x2), Vicente and Mata and the fact that Numancia had a dodgy keeper and the Keystone cops playing in the forward line. Still, who was bothered? Three more points and Top of the Pops, next up was Recreativo de Huelva. Yet again thanks to Villa, the Chés scraped a point from a game in which they deserved very little. The next fixture against Portugalete saw the Valencia reserve team win 1-4 and virtually confirm their presence in the next round of the Kings Cup, of which Valencia are of course, defending champions. So, onto Saturday’s dismal defeat to bogey team Racing Santander. The heavens opened, as did Valencia’s defence and Tchite touched the ball three times and scored a hat trick. The Chés © 24/7 Valencia 2008

37 were far superior in attack but lacked that cutting edge needed to see off teams such as Racing who are fighting to get out of the drop zone. Alexis and Albiol were poor at the back (Marchena must surely return for the next game) and Villa once again seemed more interested in doing fancy flicks rather than putting together simpler passes. The night did have one bright spot when Albelda actually scored a goal, an own goal at that, but hey there’s always a positive side. In November, the club’s UEFA campaign will get earnestly underway, with a home tie against F.C. Copenhagen, followed in the league by visits to Getafe and Sevilla with two home ties against Sporting Gijon (Villa’s childhood team) and Betis. Not particularly difficult games on paper but then again neither was the Racing fixture.

Es un sentiment

The defeat hopefully will bring not just the players but the fans and the press back down to earth. Valencia have not played that well this season and there is much room for improvement. The defence is not too solid and the fact that the Chés have managed to win against the lesser lights has served to somewhat cover up these deficiencies. The first week of December will be Valencia’s first real test when they make a trip to take on new league leaders Barcelona. Until then the team need to get back to basics, keep in touch with the league leaders and sort out the back line. As for transfer rumours, whispers abound that Hadjuk Split striker, Nikola Kalinic, will be snapped up in the January window. The Croatian national coach Slaven Bilic, says that Kalinic is the future of Croatian football. Then again Aimar was the future of Argentinian football and Mido the future of Egyptian soccer (when we know of course that Zaki is the chosen one), so only time will tell.

Order!

However, with the very probable departure of Morientes and Zigic in the summer, the club have moved to bring in a replacement early so as to give him six months experience of the Spanish league so that he’s up and running for the next season. See what I mean about this club being run differently, “amb coneixement”. Amunt. Mark Hulton - See classified for football calendar

Misteriosa

¡Suerte!

What can i learn…

I wanna be your…

Sweet friction…

Viva La Fête

Animal Collective

Atrevidos

Enrique Morente

A gentle elegance

Ahora

CLUBLAND Hello to all and welcome to November Clubland. The international financial crisis is most definitely upon us and there is no doubt that it is a time to tighten our belts and only spend on those things which are truly essential. To your average Valenciano, truly essential obviously includes hitting the city’s night spots on a regular basis as the majority of clubs and bars are managing to maintain good numbers in the face of difficult times. A couple of spots that have surprised many by filling up every weekend in the winter season are Mya and Las Ánimas. Both spots are better known as summer super clubs but have managed to carry their success into the colder months. Mya have high hopes for their new Loveland session on Thursday nights, which is attracting a very international crowd who get down to R&B and funky house each week until 6.30h in the morning. They have also recently launched a Sunday evening session called Posh featuring DJ Chicho. The main reason why Mya and Las Animas were not expected to find success in the winter was due to the return of the commercial nightlife’s heavy hitter La Indiana. The club which has the best location in the city and has achieved unprecedented success since its arrival on the scene was forced to close its doors after a serious fire on New Year’s Eve last year. After a megabucks refurbishment and extravagant re-opening, the club is now back in full swing and time will tell if they can regain the crown. Also back on the scene is the club Jam on C/ Cuba. A venue that was undoubtedly one of the places to be around four years ago re-invents itself and aims to once again tempt the masses to Ruzafa. The Sexy Sugar crew (JP Chronic) will be on the decks for the Saturday night session. Another of the city’s more elite venues, Ishaya Club, on Marques del Turia 23, launches a Sunday session at the beginning of November. Those who prefer a more intimate and funky atmosphere should head to Soul at Gandhara at Malvarrosa Beach each and every Saturday. The session has been a serious success over the last year and appears to be the only venue © 24/7 Valencia 2008

offering upfront R&B, hip-hop, dancehall and reggaeton to a very cosmopolitan and elegant crowd until the sun comes up. Anything from Chris Brown to James Brown and MIA to NWA is on the playlist. Themed nights are often on the menu and this month sees the return of The White Party and Red Carpet Night. Yours truly will be on the wheels of steel alongside DJ Ayhan Da Whiz Kid. The Mill Club continues to offer a full and varied program throughout their threeroom venue. They always persevere to attract artist from far afield with this month proving no different. Highlights in November include the drum & bass special in the Freestyle room on Saturday 8th, Le Chic (Madrid) on Friday 14th, and Miss X (UK) on Friday 28th. While some of the city’s pub zones appear to be suffering a downturn in fortune, the Polo y Peyrolón zone situated very close to current Mestalla stadium is going through something of a revival after some quiet times. Once again it is proving to be a very popular spot for students on Wednesday as bars such as Nikana, Mosquito, Caribbean’s and Toucan fill up regularly. Thursday to Saturday sees more of the general population in attendance. One club that is happy to benefit from the greater numbers in Blasco Ibañez is Rumbo. 2008 has been an incredible year for this club which can boast of being probably the only club which is packed to the rafters four nights a week. The Wednesday night Erasmus hip-hop session shows no signs of fading out as more than 800 people pack themselves in till 7.00 in the morning. Their university session on a Thursday is a completely different vibe as hundreds of students go crazy to very commercial sounds. Friday and Saturday sees the Cool Sessions take over with a house session. If you prefer live music then take time to check out the program at a number of venues including Black Note, El Loco, Wah-Wah and Heineken Greenspace. Highlights this month include funksters Groove Project featuring UK vocalist Sandra at Black Note on Friday 7th, Matthew Herbert at Greenspace on Saturday 8th, Revolver on Friday 14th and Nick Lowe on Saturday 15th at Greenspace, and Osaka Monaurail at El Loco on Saturday 8 th. Just when you thought a city could

not squeeze in another house club one slides in under the radar. If you are a non drinker, private jet owner or just curious to find out how the pueblo folk get their party on outside the city walls, check out The People’s House club in AvantGarde Manises. If R&B, hip-hop and all things funky is your cup of tea, come and check me out at one of my weekly sets – Wednesday at Fox Congo and Rumbo, Thursday Mya and Saturday Soul. Here’s wishing you a fun and funky November – especially if your name’s Barack!! Peace Cosy O www.djcosyo.com

Alzira is capital de la Ribera Alta del XĂşquer, is situated at 36 km south of the city and 25km from the coast. It has a perfect Mediterranean climate for outdoor activities. By train from Valencia, it takes approximately 30 minutes to get to Alzira.

Chulilla

is part of Los Serranos region, situated 62 km from Valencia. This clearly mountainous region is to be found in the basin of the Rio Turia. It is possible to get to Chulilla with public transport by bus, with the no 35 from Valencia bus station.

41 Natalia Figueroa González A professional photographer and artist, she a degree in Fine Arts from her native city, Caracas, in Venezuela. She came to Spain to study a Masters in photography from la Universidad Politécnica de Valencia. She has participated in a number of expositions, both collective and individual, in Venezuela and Spain. In the world of photography, she has collaborated with magazines and websites, publishing some of her work and is currently involved in intervention programmes with Ceimigra, where she works a teacher of photography at their workshop. web: http://nataliafigueroa.mifotoblog.com

email: nataliafigz@gmail.com

WHICH BIKE DO I NEED? (PART 1) In Orange Bikes we always try to give to our customers what they need. When a person comes into our shop and says “I want to buy a bike”, our first questions are: • Where are you going to ride it? City? Mountain? • Are you going to use it daily or is it just for weekend excursions? • What distance are you going to cycle? And some more… our first goal is to sell to every customer the perfect bike to fit the need. Let’s talk this month about the city bikes, and we’ll leave mountain bikes for next month. Obviously, you can buy a mountain bike to move around the city with no problem, but the body position is much more comfortable on a city or trekking bike. There are three basic options for cycling around the city - the classic city bikes, trekking bikes and folding bikes. The last kind has become really fashionable in the last few years, but there are some things to consider, mainly the size of the wheel. Even if you can have a folding bike with a good gear ratio, you need to pedal more with a small wheel to cover a distance in comparison to the standard wheel size of a city or a trekking bike. The biggest size wheels for the folding bikes are 20 inches, and city bikes used to have 28 inch wheels (there are some of 26 inches). So if you have to cycle long distances in the city (Valencia is not a small town now… the riverbed is about 12 kms long) and you don’t have special situations like a small flat or a small elevator in your building, the best option is choose a normal city bike or a trekking bike.

If you need a folding bike, there are really good options at around 300 euros with aluminium frame, six gears and good equipment (saddle, mudguards, etc.), and, of course, the 20 inch wheel size. This would be a good bike to cycle around the city if you have to choose a folding bike, but there are more options that go up to… 2000 euros! The queens of the city are the trekking bikes and city bikes. There are just small differences between them, both are really useful for the city cycling but the trekking are also good for cycling out of town. We can offer you city bikes with 26 inch wheels, one or six gears, mainly in steel frames equipped with rear carrier and lights, and prices starting at 190 euros. There are city bikes with 28 inch wheels, the same size used in all the trekking bikes, with the same specifications. These bicycles have more gears (18, 21, 24 or even 27), but there are more differences than the number of gears. They usually have front fork suspension, a good rear carrier, front and rear light and mudguards. The greatest advantage in comparison with the city bikes is versatility, because the trekking bikes are excellent vehicles for the city, but you can also make fantastic routes like Camino de Santiago or one of the Vias Verdes with no problem, carrying some luggage and enjoying days of cycling outside the city. The price for trekking bikes starts at around 300 euros, going up to 1300 euros for the high quality models. Two other types of bikes are really useful for the city. One is the Speedline models, really lightweight bicycles designed for the city and for the road, but not useful for offroad use. The other one is a really good option – the cross models, exactly like the trekking bikes but with no carrier, lights or mudguards.

WOMAN

The month of October has officially been my busiest month of the year so far. With parties, concerts, dinners, lunches, birthdays and new friendships popping up all over the show, there has not been a minute to stop and think. The thisisvalencia.com Black and White Party was an absolute must on the social calendar, and caused great excitement in the Lolita Devine/Anita Darling household as we dug deep into the depths of our practically communal wardrobes during a Martini-fuelled evening in with our girlfriends in search of the most incredible monochrome outfits imaginable.

the Dockas building. The theme this time around is hats and masks, and the girls and I are already hard a-working with superglue, sequins, beads and feathers trying to realise our Marie Antoinette Masquerade Ball dreams (referencing Sofia Coppola’s incarnation, of course), and trying to not end up with something that looks like a pre-schooler made it for carnival. We shall hit Las Animas Puerto straight after in all our 18th Century regalia (probably paired with ultra skinny jeans and blazers, hardly very bourgeois, but that is how we roll) for a boogie afterwards, taking the party well into the night. If the Blue Peter style DIY sessions turn out to be a disaster, I have seen a bargainous bowler hat in Casa Picó, the Valencia fancy dress emporium, which is actually one of my favourite shops in the city. Lolita laughs at me and says my obsession with fancy dress is unhealthy and that I really should have grown out of it by this stage in my life, tut tut, etc., but however hard I try I am still endlessly thrilled at the sight of feather boas, angel wings, wigs and plastic jewellery. So a bowler hat it most likely will be, in the nature of Keira Knightley and Peaches Geldof, my current style icons.

Lolita spend several hours under the heat of a table lamp sewing thousands of pearls onto a plain black tank top and I found a long-forgotten, ridiculously low-cut dress I once wore to a wedding with a ra-ra skirt and crazy flowers all over. Once teamed with a polka dot Eley Kishimoto blazer and super high, black and white patent brogues, I was ready to hit the floor. The girls and boys in charge were ecstatic to see all the punters turn up dressed accordingly to theme and brand new house music straight from London blasted out of the speakers keeping the party going well into the early hours. The free jelly shots on offer for those in colour-free get-up were deliciously addictive, but literally rather sticky to get out of the glass, and needed much poking avec straws.

On a whim, the girls from work and I decided to try our hands at sushi, and got together of an evening at my flat to see how easy it was. Which it wasn’t. We ended up blackening three of my pots and pans in an attempt to make perfect sushi rice, completely misread the instructions for the tempura vegetable mix - err, what? It’s SUPPOSED to be lumpy? and ate dinner at 1.30 a.m., after Alfie (our cheeky kitten) got up on the table and ran away with several California rolls. The fact that we finally got together outside the office was worth it though, and we now know to start the process at 6 p.m. rather than half an hour before we plan on eating. Stumbling into the kitchen for breakfast the morning after, I was repulsed as clumps of rice stuck to my woolly socks and the mystery of the avocado stuck all over the cooker hood remains unsolved - never have we made such a mess cooking a single meal for five people!

Much fun and we cannot wait for the next shindig, Saturday 7th November at the ultra chic 39º27N in the port, on a jetty looking across the Malvarrosa just behind

The next night we braved the ghastly weather, that awful rain that falls in a light mist and manages to get right under every layer of clothing despite

one’s best attempts with an umbrella, and headed over to the Plaza de Toros for a Back to University concert. None of us are actually students, and thought we might feel a little out of place, but the average age was probably about 50 as the vintage rocker group Tequila was set to play later on in the evening. We, on the other hand, were there for La Casa Azul, electronic music with a sugar overdose, and Orxata Soundsystem, a crazy mix of Drum’n’Bass, rap, and folk music - in Valenciano. We loved them, and even though we were too fussy and too worried about our suede booties to get down in the crowd with the hardcore fans, we found a spot in the first row up in the seating areas to dance our little feet off, getting completely drenched in the process. At midnight we set off, before Tequila started doing their thing -it was a school night, and we had to get to work in the morning! Oh, work. Work has been hectic, a nightmare! All this “Crisis” talk has everybody’s knickers in a complete and utter twist and observing things from inside The Bank has not been an all too pleasant experience. The big bosses seem to spend all day running from desk to desk - my colleague J and I have been in stitches imagining that their bonuses are calculated based on how fast they run and how many metres they cover per month. Our boss is definitely up there in the top three, she is going to wear her heels down soon if she’s not careful. It’s cruel I know, but we are waiting for one of them to slip over on a wet floor. It’s only a matter of time! I wonder if they get penalised for accidents?

Piece of this! • My new favourite artist, Little Jackie put Cryin’ for the Queen on and I am ready to party, pronto. • Italians. I have always had a bit of a thing for the stallions, and some friends brought two round to the flat the other day that were just the epitome of the Italian stereotype. Add a shaved head and a cheeky grin into the mix and I am all yours.

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Día: Sábado 1 NOVIEMBRE Hora: 20:00 h En: LA FLAMA C/ ROTEROS, 14 (Valencia) HUMO NEGRO “Presentes ausentes” En: KRAKEN PLAZA DE HONDURAS, 37 (Valencia) PABLO DE LOS REYES “La noche me confunde y el día no me aclara” Día: Domingo 2 NOVIEMBRE Hora: 20:00 h En: CAFÉ TOCADO C/ CADIZ, 44 (Valencia) DAVID CABEZAS “David y su punto de vista” En: 1900 CAFÉ TEATRE C/ MESTRE GUILLEM, 48 (Manises) HUMO NEGRO “Presentes ausentes” Día: Martes 4 NOVIEMBRE Hora: 23:00 h En: MATISSE C/ CAMPOAMOR, 91 (Valencia) HUMO NEGRO “Presentes ausentes” En: CA REVOLTA C/ SANTA TERESA, 10 (frente a Radio City) (Valencia) DAVID CABEZAS “David y su punto de vista” Día: Miércoles 5 NOVIEMBRE Hora: 23:00 h En: LA CLACA C/ SAN VICENTE, 3 (Valencia) JUANJO ALBIÑANA “Soy una grandísima persona” En: WOODY- CAFE PARIS C/ MENENDEZ Y PELAYO, 25 (Valencia) HUMO NEGRO “Presentes ausentes” Día: Jueves 6 NOVIEMBRE Hora: 23:00 h En: SWAN C/ JUAN GINER, 15 -BENIMACLET (Valencia) HUMO NEGRO “Presentes ausentes” En: LO RAT C/ PADRE MÉNDEZ, 43 (Torrente) JUANJO ALBIÑANA “Soy una grandísima persona” Día: Viernes 7 NOVIEMBRE Hora: 23:00 h En: PASIÓN POR EL RUIDO AVDA. CONSTITUCIÓN, 313 (Valencia) JUANJO ALBIÑANA “Soy una grandísima persona” En: DUB CLUB C/ JESÚS, 91 (Valencia) HUMO NEGRO “Presentes ausentes” Día: Sábado 8 NOVIEMBRE Hora: 20:00 h En: LA FLAMA C/ ROTEROS, 14 (Valencia) JUANJO ALBIÑANA “Soy una grandísima persona” En: KRAKEN PLAZA DE HONDURAS, 37 (Valencia) HUMO NEGRO “Presentes ausentes”

Día: Domingo 9 NOVIEMBRE Hora: 20:00 h En: CAFÉ TOCADO C/ CADIZ, 44 (Valencia) HUMO NEGRO “Presentes ausentes” En: 1900 CAFÉ TEATRE C/ MESTRE GUILLEM, 48 (Manises) JUANJO ALBIÑANA “Soy una grandísima persona”

Día: Martes 18 NOVIEMBRE Hora: 23:00 h En: MATISSE C/ CAMPOAMOR, 91 (Valencia) LOS MENDA “Historia de la música” En: CA REVOLTA C/ SANTA TERESA, 10 (frente a Radio City) (Valencia) TENNES Y WILIAMS “Mas sobre la dura vida del actor”

Día: Martes 11 NOVIEMBRE Hora: 23:00 h En: MATISSE C/ CAMPOAMOR, 91 (Valencia) RAFA ORDOÑEZ “Risas sin prisas En: CA REVOLTA C/ SANTA TERESA, 10 (frente a Radio City) (Valencia) IMPROU “Matx de improvisación” Día: Miércoles12 NOVIEMBRE Hora: 23:00 h En: LA CLACA C/ SAN VICENTE, 3 (Valencia) IMPROU “Matx de improvisación” En: WOODY- CAFE PARIS C/ MENENDEZ Y PELAYO, 25 (Valencia) RAFA ORDOÑEZ “Risas sin prisas

Día: Miércoles 19 NOVIEMBRE Hora: 23:00 h En: LA CLACA C/ SAN VICENTE, 3 (Valencia) TENNES Y WILIAMS “Mas sobre la dura vida del actor” En: WOODY- CAFE PARIS C/ MENENDEZ Y PELAYO, 25 (Valencia) IMPROU “Matx de improvisación”

Día: Jueves 13 NOVIEMBRE Hora: 23:00 h En: SWAN C/ JUAN GINER, 15 -BENIMACLET (Valencia) LOS MENDA “Historia de la música” En: LO RAT C/ PADRE MÉNDEZ, 43 (Torrente) RAFA ORDOÑEZ “Risas sin prisas Día: Viernes 14 NOVIEMBRE Hora: 23:00 h En: PASIÓN POR EL RUIDO AVDA. CONSTITUCIÓN, 313 (Valencia) IMPROU “Matx de improvisación” En: DUB CLUB C/ JESÚS, 91 (Valencia) RAFA ORDOÑEZ “Risas sin prisas Día: Sábado 15 NOVIEMBRE Hora: 20:00 h En: LA FLAMA C/ ROTEROS, 14 (Valencia) RAFA ORDOÑEZ “Risas sin prisas En: KRAKEN PLAZA DE HONDURAS, 37 (Valencia) DAVID CABEZAS “David y su punto de vista” Día: Domingo 16 NOVIEMBRE Hora: 20:00 h En: CAFÉ TOCADO C/ CADIZ, 44 (Valencia) RAFA ORDOÑEZ “Risas sin prisas En: 1900 CAFÉ TEATRE C/ MESTRE GUILLEM, 48 (Manises) TENNES Y WILIAMS “Mas sobre la dura vida del actor”

Día: Jueves 20 NOVIEMBRE Hora: 23:00 h En: SWAN C/ JUAN GINER, 15 -BENIMACLET (Valencia) IMPROU “Matx de improvisación” En: LO RAT C/ PADRE MÉNDEZ, 43 (Torrente) TENNES Y WILIAMS “Mas sobre la dura vida del actor” Día: Viernes 21 NOVIEMBRE Hora: 23:00 h En: PASIÓN POR EL RUIDO AVDA. CONSTITUCIÓN, 313 (Valencia) DAVID CABEZAS “David y su punto de vista” En: DUB CLUB C/ JESÚS, 91 (Valencia) TENNES Y WILIAMS “Mas sobre la dura vida del actor” Día: Sábado 22 NOVIEMBRE Hora: 20:00 h En: LA FLAMA C/ ROTEROS, 14 (Valencia) IMPROU “Matx de improvisación” En: KRAKEN PLAZA DE HONDURAS, 37 (Valencia) TENNES Y WILIAMS “Mas sobre la dura vida del actor”

Día: Miércoles 26 NOVIEMBRE Hora: 23:00 h En: LA CLACA C/ SAN VICENTE, 3 (Valencia) CLAUDIO SABETTA “C’est la vie” En: WOODY- CAFE PARIS C/ MENENDEZ Y PELAYO, 25 (Valencia) LOS MENDA “Historia de la música” Día: Jueves 27 NOVIEMBRE Hora: 23:00 h En: SWAN C/ JUAN GINER, 15 -BENIMACLET (Valencia) CLAUDIO SABETTA “C’est la vie” En: LO RAT C/ PADRE MÉNDEZ, 43 (Torrente) LOS MENDA “Historia de la música” Día: Viernes 28 NOVIEMBRE Hora: 23:00 h En: PASIÓN POR EL RUIDO AVDA. CONSTITUCIÓN, 313 (Valencia) CLAUDIO SABETTA “C’est la vie” En: DUB CLUB C/ JESÚS, 91 (Valencia) DAVID CABEZAS “David y su punto de vista” Día: Sábado 29 NOVIEMBRE Hora: 20:00 h En: LA FLAMA C/ ROTEROS, 14 (Valencia) DAVID CABEZAS “David y su punto de vista” En: KRAKEN PLAZA DE HONDURAS, 37 (Valencia) CLAUDIO SABETTA “C’est la vie” Día: Domingo 30 NOVIEMBRE Hora: 20:00 h En: CAFÉ TOCADO C/ CADIZ, 44 (Valencia) CLAUDIO SABETTA “C’est la vie” En: 1900 CAFÉ TEATRE C/ MESTRE GUILLEM, 48 (Manises) DAVID CABEZAS “David y su punto de vista”

Día: Domingo 23 NOVIEMBRE Hora: 20:00 h En: CAFÉ TOCADO C/ CADIZ, 44 (Valencia) IMPROU “Matx de improvisación” En: 1900 CAFÉ TEATRE C/ MESTRE GUILLEM, 48 (Manises) LOS MENDA “Historia de la música” Día: Martes 25 NOVIEMBRE Hora: 23:00 h En: MATISSE C/ CAMPOAMOR, 91 (Valencia) DAVID CABEZAS “David y su punto de vista” En: CA REVOLTA C/ SANTA TERESA, 10 (frente a Radio City) (Valencia) CLAUDIO SABETTA “C’est la vie”

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24/7 VALENCIA LIVE MUSIC & CLUBS AGENDA SATURDAY / SÁBADO 1 CAFÉ MERCEDES JAZZ: Nasty Boogie (blues - swing) 23.00 / 00.30h 9€ con consumición. EL LOCO: Ladytron (electro) 22.00h 18€ (anticipada) / 22€ (taquilla). MILL CLUB: Theatre: Cray1Labworks + Sergio Máñez / Freestyle: Funk You! / Factory: La Prohibida live + Borrachas Provincianas live + Latex DJ. SUNDAY / DOMINGO 2 CAFÉ DEL DUENDE: Gabriela Castillo (otras músicas) 20.00h. MONDAY / LUNES 3 BLACK NOTE: Tonky Jam (Open Jam Session) 23.30h Gratis. TUESDAY / MARTES 4 BLACK NOTE: Carmen Nikol & Jeff Jerolamon (jazz vocalese) 23.30h Gratis. CAFÉ MERCEDES JAZZ: Macadamia Teatro presents Erótica, poesía viva 21.00h / 22.30h 8€ con consumición. JIMMY GLASS: Javier Vercher Trio 21.30h 7€ Aforo Limitado. RADIO CITY: José Luis de Trini, Laura, Juan de Pilar, Puchi, Israel y Laila (flamenco) 23.00h 7€ con consumición. WEDNESDAY / MIÉRCOLES 5 BLACK NOTE: Breakers Party con Cory Braun + DJ Blind (hip-hop) 23.30h Gratis. CAFÉ MERCEDES JAZZ: Jam Session coordinada por Toni Belenguer 22.30h Gratis THURSDAY / JUEVES 6 BLACK NOTE: Sex & Rock & Roll (rock) 23.30h Gratis. CAFÉ DEL DUENDE: Javier Zamora y Amaro Carmona (flamenco) 23.30h. CAFÉ MERCEDES JAZZ: Caburé (tango) 22.30h / 24.00h 9€ con consumición. EL LOCO: Niki y los Justos 22.00h 6€ / 8€.

MIRROR: Wintercase San Miguel festival con Ra Ra Riot + Los Campesinos! 21.00h. WAH-WAH: Deadstring Brothers (rock) 22.00h 15 € / 18 €. FRIDAY / VIERNES 7 CAFÉ DEL DUENDE: Lucila Duarte, David Muñiz, Juan de Pilar y El Piraña (flamenco) 23.30h. CAFÉ MERCEDES JAZZ: Jaixira (jazz fusion trio) 23.00 / 00.30h 10€ con consumición. DOO BOP (24.00h at El Loco): DJs. EL LOCO: Presentación Concurso de Maquetas con Jackson Milicia 22.30h Gratis. LA EDAD DE ORO: Electric Cabin (versiones de Elvis) 23.00h Gratis. MAGAZINE CLUB: White Cabaret (punk rock) 22.30h. PICCADILLY: Bosque de Tallac con DJs Randi LeBond y Ami Q.WAH-WAH: La Muñeca de Sal con Anthony Reynolds (post rock) 23.00h 8€. SATURDAY / SÁBADO 8 CAFÉ MERCEDES JAZZ: Jaixira (trio) 23.00 / 00.30h 10€ con consumición. DOO BOP (24.00h at El Loco): DJs. EL LOCO: Nadadora 22.00h 12€ / Osaka Monorail 24.00h 15€ / 18€. 47 CLUB: Paco Plaza + Paco en On 23.30h. HEINEKEN GREENSPACE: Matthew Herbert 22.00h 30€ / 35€. MAGAZINE CLUB: Slip Out (punk rock) 22.30h. MILL CLUB: Rachdingue DJs / Especial D & B / Aniversario Turmix. WAH-WAH: Babylon Rockets + Gang Bang 66 (rock) 22.30h 5€. SUNDAY / DOMINGO 9 BLACK NOTE: Forró Do Bon (desde Brazil) 19.00h Gratis. MONDAY / LUNES 10 BLACK NOTE: Tonky Jam (Open Jam Session) 23.30h Gratis.

TUESDAY / MARTES 11 BLACK NOTE: Sona La Dipu con Lu-K + Mar 23.30h Gratis. RADIO CITY: Amaro Carmona, Rafael Vargas”El Chino”, Antonio Moreno, Chicho y El Bareta (flamenco) 23.00h 7€ con consumición. WEDNESDAY / MIÉRCOLES 12 HEINEKENGREENSPACE: The Wedding Present 22.00h 12€ / 15€. THURSDAY / JUEVES 13 BLACK NOTE: Sex & Rock & Roll (rock) 23.30h Gratis. CAFÉ DEL DUENDE: Esther Garcés, Amaro Carmona, José Antonio de Torres y Chicho (flamenco) 23.30h. CAFÉ MERCEDES JAZZ: Nacho & Popen (canción argentina) 22.30h / 24.00h 9€ con consumición. 47 CLUB: Souvenir 23.30h. MAGAZINE CLUB: Beat Beat Beat (Punk Rock desde U.S.) + C.S.C. 22.30h. ¡ FRIDAY / VIERNES 14 BLACK NOTE: Claudio Blues Band 23.30h Gratis. CAFÉ DEL DUENDE: “Oído Al Cante” con Rafael de Utrera (flamenco) 23.30h. CAFÉ MERCEDES JAZZ: Ester Andújar & Ricardo Belda (voz / piano duo) 23.00 / 00.30h 10€ con consumición. DOO BOP (24.00h at El Loco): DJs. EL LOCO: Guadiana + David Cerraduela 22.30h 16€ / 18€. 47 CLUB: Rocksteadybeatz 23.30h. MILL CLUB: Le Chic + Nacho Anibal & Sergio Máñez / Kinki DJ. SATURDAY / SÁBADO 15 CAFÉ MERCEDES JAZZ: David Pastor Nu Roots Trio 23.00 / 00.30h 12€ con consumición. DOO BOP (24.00h at El Loco): DJs. EL LOCO: Miqui Puig y el Conjunto Eléctrico 22.00h 12€ / 15€. 47 CLUB: Catalina Isis +

NOVEMBER 08 / NOVIEMBRE 08 Groovekey 23.30h. HEINEKEN GREENSPACE: Nick Lowe 22.00h 30€ / 35€. LA EDAD DE ORO: Mi Animal (rock – funk) 23.00h Gratis. MAGAZINE CLUB: Estado Mental (hip-hop) + Mitsuruggy 22.30h. PICCADILLY: Pink Elephants on Parade. WAH-WAH: First Aid Kit + Cof Cof (electro pop) 22.30h 5€. MONDAY / LUNES 17 BLACK NOTE: Tonky Jam (Open Jam Session) 23.30h Gratis. TUESDAY / MARTES 18 CAFÉ MERCEDES JA Z Z: Macadamia Teatro presents Erótica, poesía viva 21.00h / 22.30h 8€ con consumición. EL LOCO: Sony la Dipu con Lólla (?) y Enderrocks 22.00h Gratis. JIMMY GLASS: Joan Soler Quartet 21.30h 7€ Aforo Limitado. RADIO CITY: Rafael Vargas “El Chino”, Arhoa Maya, Juan de Pilar, David Gadea y Celia Romero (flamenco) 23.00h 7€ con consumición. WEDNESDAY / MIÉRCOLES 19 BLACK NOTE: Breakers Party con Cory Braun + DJ Blind (hip-hop) 23.30h Gratis. CAFÉ MERCEDES JAZZ: Brass band jam session coordinada por Toni Belenguer 22.30h Gratis. EL LOCO: Concurso de Maquetas 22.00h Gratis. THURSDAY / JUEVES 20 BLACK NOTE: Sex & Rock & Roll (rock) 23.30h Gratis. CAFÉ DEL DUENDE: Tonet, Juan de Pilar, José de Torres y José Serrano (flamenco) 23.30h. CAFÉ MERCEDES JAZZ: Skafeinats (ska) 22.30h / 24.00h. HEINEKEN GREENSPACE: Lori Myers + We Are Standard + Supersubmarina 20.00h. MIRROR: Melendi 21.00h. FRIDAY / VIERNES 21 CAFÉ DEL DUENDE: Amaro Carmona, Manuel Reyes, Manuel Quintero y Manuel Serena (flamenco) 23.30h. CAFÉ MERCEDES JAZZ: Adriana

Deffenti (canción brasileña) 23.00 / 00.30h 10€ con consumición. DOO BOP (24.00h at El Loco): DJs. LA EDAD DE ORO: Dwomo 23.00h Gratis. MILL CLUB: Mira Un Moderna Festival. PICCADILLY: II Concurso DJs Amateurs Piccadilly. WAH-WAH: Fiesta 8th AniversarioWah-Wah con Krakovia (pop) 22.30h 12€ / 15 €. SATURDAY / SÁBADO 22 BLACK NOTE: El Swingdicato (swing) 23.30h Gratis. CAFÉ MERCEDES JAZZ: Adriana Deffenti (canción brasileña) 23.00 / 00.30h 10€ con consumición. DOO BOP (24.00h at El Loco): DJs. EL LOCO: Supermosca + K.A.P. 22.00h 8€. 47 CLUB: Miss Yuls 23.30h. PICCADILLY: Eloy! + Cinnamon + Slash. WAH-WAH: Fiesta 8th Aniversario Wah-Wah con Che Sudaka (mestizaje) 22.30h 7€ / 10€ SUNDAY / DOMINGO 23 BLACK NOTE: Lochlainn (Celtic) 19.00h Gratis. MONDAY / LUNES 24 BLACK NOTE: Tonky Jam (Open Jam Session) 23.30h Gratis.

47 José (flamenco) 23.30h. CAFÉ MERCEDES JAZZ: Undertango (urban tango) 22.30h / 24.00h 9€ con consumición. MAGAZINE CLUB: The Seeds (desde U.S.) 22.30h 12€. PICCADILLY: Miss Yuls + Slash PD. WAH-WAH: Royal Crown Revue (rockabilly swing) 22.00h 18€. FRIDAY / VIERNES 28 BLACK NOTE: Josh Rouse (folk from U.S.) 22.00h 15€ / 18€. CAFÉ DEL DUENDE: Marta Sol, Tomás González y Javier Zamora (flamenco) 23.30h. CAFÉ MERCEDES JAZZ: The Couch Potatoes (quartet) 23.00 / 00.30h 10€ con consumición. DOO BOP (24.00h at El Loco): DJs. HEINEKEN GREENSPACE: La Pulquería 22.00h. LA EDAD DE ORO: Homenaje a The Ventures (Surf jam) 23.00h Gratis. MAGAZINE CLUB: Straightaway (desde Francia) + Spin-Off 22.30h. MILL CLUB: Miss X live (UK) + Mightykat (Canada) + Miss Yuls + Catalina Isis. MIRROR: Quique González y La Aristocracia del Barrio (rock) 20.00h. PICCADILLY: 1 DJ/1 Hora. SATURDAY / SÁBADO 29

BLACK NOTE: One Night Band (ska desde Canada) 23.30h 10€. CAFÉ MERCEDES JAZZ: Macadamia Teatro presents Erótica, poesía viva 21.00h / 22.30h 8€ con consumición. RADIO CITY: Kallardó con Rafael Vargas,”El Chino”, Juanma Maya, Miguel Pérez y Pepe Pérez (flamenco) 23.00h 7€ con consumición.

BLACK NOTE: Josh Rouse (folk from U.S.) 22.00h 15€ / 18€. CAFÉ MERCEDES JAZZ: The Couch Potatoes 23.00 / 00.30h 10€ con consumición. DOO BOP (24.00h at El Loco): DJs. EL LOCO: Alba Molina + Andreas Lutz 22.00h 10€ / 12€. 47 CLUB: Groovekey 23.30h. MILL CLUB: Jesús Ortega + Inner Movement DJs / HangtheDJ Team + Cassette DJs. WAH-WAH: Wau Y Los Arrrghs!!! (garage punk) 23.00h 5€.

WEDNESDAY / MIÉRCOLES 26

SUNDAY / DOMINGO 30

EL LOCO: Concurso de Maquetas 22.00h Gratis.

BLACK NOTE: Cristina Blasco (jazz vocal) 19.00h Gratis.

TUESDAY / MARTES 25