Festival Mares de Posidonia

On Saturday June 18th there is a festival for all the family taking place in the Plaza Fábrica de los Cangrejos, events starting at 11:00 with a parade from the Balcón de Europa to the plaza via calle El Barrio and calle Málaga.

Gasoline

The duo ‘Gasoline’, alias Carl and Zoe, are new on the local music scene, having recently decided to move to Nerja from the UK. Having done a brief ‘guest spot’ the other week, ‘Gasoline’ played their first solo gig at the Boatyard Bar on El Playazo beach, Nerja, on Friday June 10th. Using a mixture of backing tracks and acoustic …

Music programme for Seniors

Friday January 14th sees the start of the 8th edition of a programme bringing music to the elderly in Nerja, the events taking place at the Senior Day Centre.

Top tours of 2010

Bon Jovi were the most successful band of 2010 in terms of touring, their ‘The Circle’ show taking €201.1 million worldwide. The band, formed in 1983, performed a total of 80 shows on the tour. The top ten tours were:

On the road again…

The band Silver Fox, comprising Mel, Graham and Jacqui, are playing at Rincon de Pepe on November 5th from 21:30 onwards. Rincon de Pepe is on the Nerja to Torrox road just past El Ancla.

Musical evening…

A musical treat on Friday September 3rd at Venta Madrid with singer Nito Inza and guitarists Carlos Gutiérrez and Manuel Muñóz will be singing and playing some great pieces from the likes of Paco de Lucia and Tomatito. Alegrias, fandangos, soleares and boleros are all on the menu, as are some great typical Andalucian tapas. The music starts at around …

Bye bye music…

It looks like music is no longer on the menu at Viva Nerja in El Zoco following a number of denuncias, presumably for acoustic pollution. Shame, but I did wonder how long it would last before someone complained. Unfortunately, one could clearly hear the music down by the Hotel Nerja Club and that did not bode well.

A good night

A good crowd at the Temple Bar in calle Cristo on Thursday night.