The Trimarchi festival is bringing South African and Argentine artists together including rock band Van Coke Kartel and the one-man phenomenon Yesterday’s Pupil.

The electro slash tango slash rock slash hip-hop artist Jerónimo Saer toured Argentina and Uruguay October 2009.

The Inzucare Orchestra closed up the Avellaneda jazz festival on Friday, October 1 at the Teatro Roma.

I don’t mean to bundle pickpockets and cabbies into the same category but I have only ever been susceptible to the latter ripping me off in Argentina. On the UK Yahoo! website today http://uk.travel.yahoo.com/p-promo-2946038 Buenos Aires has been ranked the seventh worst place to be pickpocketed by Trip Advisor. The old yoghurt drink trick is […]

Getting DNI is like starting a whole new relationship so be prepared for rejection.

If only to protect you from the nectar’s spray as revellers get into the Oktoberfest spirit from October 2 in Villa General Belgrano…

Matt Ashley decided to set up his own weekly slot in December 2008 because he was fed up of hearing reggaetón and it simply wasn’t floating his boat. By getting a residence at Kika, it’s given him and his friends the liberty to play electro, rock, hip hop, drum ‘n bass and dubstep or whatever they damn well please, and he invited Argentine percussionist Ramiro Scalzi (photo) along for the ride.
Photo by Mariano Fuchila

Buenos Aires in English – BA live on the airwaves Thursdays from 9pm.

A chat with one of The Gutter Twins, a bluesy rock band, featuring Greg Dulli from The Afghan Whigs and Backbeat Band while Mark Lanegan fronted Screaming Trees.

In a twist on your bog-standard music reviews, I attended two rather different events in June, first a concert performed by the National Symphony Orchestra downtown and second, a Swedish folk singer in San Telmo (yes, this musical genre as a concept exists).