As another summer draws to a close, it’s important to fill the pages of your autumn diary with up coming events to have plenty to look forward to and kick those post-summer blues in the butt. The good news is that the live music scene in Andaluc\u00eda truly comes alive in September, October and November and offers some of Spain’s best alternative music festivals, right on our doorstep.<\/p>\n
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Now in its 20th<\/sup> edition, Festival de la<\/em> Luna Mora <\/em>held in the beautiful, traditional white-washed Andaluc\u00edan village of Guaro (40km from M\u00e1laga) is famous for illuminating the small town with over 20,000 candles. The local community of some 2,500 people keeps its Moorish history very much alive with the annual festival. Luna Mora in English means Moorish Moon. Always held between the middle two weekends of each September, this arts, crafts and music festival has grown from a humble celebration into a significant event playing host to local, national and international talent. Artists from the fields of classical, popular and flamenco music and dance offer concerts in the village’s purpose built, open-air amphitheatre. Past performers have included internationally acclaimed classical guitarist Paco de Luc\u00eda; contemporary flamenco\/pop singer Diana Navarro; and Malaga-born pop singer Pablo Albor\u00e1n.<\/p>\n This year the main headline artists are Pablo L\u00f3pez –\u00a0 originally from Fuengirola he reached national fame after appearing in the music competition show Operaci\u00f3n Triunfo \u2013 <\/em>and Daniel Casares \u2013 a young, very talented Flamenco guitarist, composer and producer also from M\u00e1laga.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Hugely popular festival Monkey Week describes itself as \u201cthe meeting point of independent music in Spain. The destination where artists, professionals, press and public come together and share a unique experience. The perfect mix between festival, forum and fair.\u201d In other words \u2013 a big, fun-filled, mixed, alternative music festival! Until this year, the festival has always been held in Puerto de Santa Maria in C\u00e1diz but due to ever-increasing popularity has simply got too big to be accommodated by the town. Next stop Seville, the capital of Andaluc\u00eda \u2013 couldn’t have been anywhere else! The festival features over 100 shows from national and international emerging and established artists on the indie music scene. Tickets are already selling fast so if you fancy a Glastonbury-style festival without the wellies, mud, rain and crusties, get yours fast.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\nMonkey Week, <\/strong>Seville, 13-14-15 October: \u00a0<\/em><\/h3>\n
Blues at Moonlight<\/strong>, Benalm\u00e1dena, 3-4-5-6 November:<\/h3>\n