Name: Americana Barcelona Showcase at the Velvet Room
Start: 2023-03-29T19:00:00+01:00
Location: Velvet Room

Americana Barcelona Showcase at the Velvet Room

Americana Barcelona a new group for all things indie, folk, country, and songwriters in Barcelona is having its first showcase at the Velvet Room!
-Sandra Bautista https://sandrabautista.cat/
-VerónicAmaranta is a Venezuelan musician who has played extensively in and around Barcelona with various ensembles including the Hamburger Orchestergemeinschaft, Simfònica Tekhné, Clàssics de Vallvidrera, as well as the Country Ghosts. Recently she has been playing and recording with Last Chance Motel, a country folk band reputed to be on the rise. Her songs are a mixture between folklore, Indie and mystic/introspective music.
-This Frontier Needs Heroes is the moniker of singer-songwriter Bradley Lauretti, who in various forms and lineup changes, has spent the past 10 years playing shows all over the world. One night with Brad will run the gamut of all human emotions from humor, hedonism, activism to heartbreaking sadness. From Folk-Rock anthems to indie folk, flares of psychedelic, alt-country, to straight-up storytelling you get it all in one song. Influenced by songwriters like John Prine, Billy Bragg, Kris Kristofferson, and Townes Van Zandt his timeless songs mix love, humor, and protest seamlessly to get you through the tough times.
Originally from Brooklyn, NY Bradley has traveled around a lot including stints in Nashville and Florida. He has performed at Retrospectrum: Bob Dylan at the Frost Art Museum, Woody Guthrie Folk Festival, Folk Alliance International, Nordic Folk Alliance, Live at Heart (Sweden), Magnolia Festival, Hickey Fest, Gamble Rogers Folk Festival, Gram Parsons Guitar Pull, End of the Road (UK), Reeperbahn, Incubate, Athfest, Sing Out Loud, Savannah Stopover, and the winner of the Artsville Songwriting Contest. He is also the founder of the Stetson Kennedy Songwriter Residency.
He has supported artists such as Kath Bloom, Tallest Man on Earth, Handsome Family, Gruff Rhys, Daniel Romano, Cate Le Bon, David Dondero, Dar Williams, Chatham County Line, Scott H. Biram, She Keeps Bees and The Blank Tapes.