"Vinyl record factories are slow," said Silvia Pérez Cruz to explain the unique nature of Wednesday's concert at the Liceu. Indeed, the record Oral_Abyssal (Sony), which has been registered for some time, will be released on May 8th. Therefore, except for the tracks Dark, Captain and Liquid As a preview, the audience that filled the theater was unfamiliar with much of the repertoire he performed. This added a degree of anticipation for the spectators, and surely some unease for the artist from Palafrugell.

More than 100,000 tickets are on sale. This is the projected capacity for the 2026 edition of Guitar Bcn, the festival organized by the promoter The Project and directed by Judit Llimós. With 85% of the lineup finalized, there will be 47 concerts in 14 venues of varying sizes, from the Palau Sant Jordi to La [2] at the Apolo. "With artists like Valeria Castro, who is making her debut at the Palau Sant Jordi, and other emerging acts like Roserona and Depol," explains Llimós.

"What is your best music-related memory, and what memory would you like to forget?" This double question has been repeated in most of the interviews with musicians (and people linked to music) published in the ARA, especially in the last year and a half. A few days ago we published a selection of the answers to the first questionNow it's time for the worst memories. There are some about Sílvia Pérez Cruz, Mazoni, María Jaime, Cesk Freixas, Roger Mas...

There are people who are musical by nature, like Silvia Pérez Cruz (Palafrugell, 1983) and Salvador Sobral (Lisbon, 1989). They are also obsessive about work and devote everything to their projects. Pérez Cruz gave his all to A lifetime, one day (Sony, 2023) and on the corresponding tour, which left historical milestones such as concerts at the Tivoli Theatre. Sobral did the same in Ring (Warner, 2023), which he presented at the Liceu. Freed from pressure, but equally self-demanding, they have done together Silvia & Salvador (Warner, 2025), a dialogue-album between them, with composers such as Jorge Drexler and Lau Noah and with poets such as Miquel Martí i Pol. They talk on the rooftop of the Hotel Me in Barcelona, ​​​​where they also recall anecdotes related to music, the New York subway and giving birth.