We spent the first week of December and arrived at what will be the last music festival of 2022. The year of the return of live music, after the stop imposed by the pandemic, had three major festivals -Lollapalooza, Quilmes Rock and Primavera Sound- and adds this weekend a new edition of Music wins. Already the first two editions of this event (in 2014 and 2016) allowed us to speak of boutique festivals, due to a slightly smaller program than that of the big festivals and a selection of artists who, far from wanting to please everyone, stays true to what is known as indie music.
Although the proposal grows year after year, the festival program does not lose its spirit. Among the internationals this Saturday you will be able to see Devendra Banhart, Chet Faker, Metronomy and The Blaze. There is also a very special place on the poster for Magnetic fields, Stephen Merritt’s band that will make its long-awaited debut in Argentina, where a few years ago there was a successful tribute band called Los Campos Magnéticos that translated its songs into Spanish with Buenos Aires slang and idioms. Among the local credits there will be My Invincible Friend, Zoe Gotuso, NAFTA, Axel Fiks, The Tsar, Silvestre and the Orange, Melanie Williams and many more. The festival also represents the return of live music to the Club Ciudad de Buenos Aires, a quite comfortable and well-connected place, where several unforgettable concerts have been held over the last twenty years.
Here are more highlights from the week.
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FEATURED SHOWS
CATUPECU MACHU – FRIDAY 9 – STADIUM WORK
From the show they held this year at Quilmes Rock, where Gabriel Ruiz Díaz was honored, the original members of Catupecu Machu have regrouped to give another life to the group. With a new line-up and renewed energy, they arrive this Friday at the legendary Obras Stadium.
PIMPINEL – SATURDAY 10 – MOVISTAR ARENA
A classic of Argentine music, a musical duo with unique characteristics, which has withstood the passage of time, criticism and all kinds of personal storms. Pimpinela lands at the Movistar Arena with a symphonic show, directed by Ángel Mahler.
KEVIN JOHANSEN + LINIERS – TUESDAY 13 – CAFÉ BERLIN
A stainless duo that returns to the stage with more songs and characters illustrated live. With the show on Sunday the 11th sold out, they have added a new date on Tuesday the 13th at the always warm and comfortable Café Berlinn in the Devoto district.
UNIFORMS – 9/10/16/17 DECEMBER – FLORES THEATER
The rock steamroller closes out the year with a series of concerts in a well known area, where they play locally and can be very close to their audience. Two performances this weekend and two more next, before embarking on a 35th anniversary tour of the group that will take them to big stadiums across the country.
