| FRIDAY
JANUARY 16, 2009 |
| Weekend
Anxiety |
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The
tasks at hand for Friday afternoons at
work are so much more complicated when
skint. OK, checking your Facebook
may take the same amount of effort, but
planning how to spend your weekend on
a zero budget is labourious. |
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Going
out was once limited solely by logistical
factors of traveling from A to B, where
to get tickets, and who from your group
to discard to squeeze past the velvet
rope. Now it seems to be a sad affair
of chasing free passes and dreading how
much a drink at the bar will set you back.
So when somebody offers up the chance
to check out the vibe at Hôtel Costes,
London's Sketch, and Apt in New
York, all in one weekend, for free, then
how can we not pay attention. No queues,
no bouncers. The drinks? A wallet-friendly
Bring Your Own. Prefer live music? Try
Bloc Party, MGMT and Damien Rice. Again,
for free.
Welcome to Awdio and Fabchannel, the
streaming services that bring some of
the planet's hottest bars, clubs
and independent gigs right into your home.
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Two-thousand-nein might be all about
the budget. But log-in, dress the
part, shake up some cocktails, and
crank up the volume and party like
it's 2008. Paris Social Club
or Secret Sundaze? Try both, and
not a velvet rope in site.
awdio.com
fabchannel.com
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TODAY'S EVENT PICKS |
Linking music with a variety of elements, disciplines and surprises,
Vittorio Cacciatori presents his performance Racimo at Miscelanea,
Guardia 10, 21h. EUR 3-4. |
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A slightly surreal conversation about using other man's semen to have
a child. That's the premise of The Contract, short by Karina
Zarfino. Verdi Park, Torrijos 49, 22h. Free. |
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One of the most emblematic bands of the current local scene,
Albaialeix present their debut album at La[2]. Nou de la Rambla
113, 00:30h. EUR 13. |
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The story of the mythical Cabaret Voltaire as taken to the stage by
the Teatre Kaddish company. Brossa Espai Escenic, Allada Vermell 13,
21h. EUR 9-16. | |
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