The Barcelona Pavilion
OriginToronto, Ontario, Canada
GenresIndie pop
Years active2001 (2001)-2005 (2005)
LabelsBlocks Recording Club, Meccico Records
MembersKat Gligorijevic
Ben Stimpson
Steven Kado
Maggie MacDonald[1]
Vanessa Fischer

The Barcelona Pavilion (aka Barcelona Pavilion) was an indie pop band from Toronto, Ontario, known for their lively dance-friendly music.[2]

History

Barcelona Pavilion formed in 2001 and, in 2002, independently released a two-track CDr, titled The Barcelona Pavilion.[2] They were then signed to Meccico Records and, in 2002, Blocks Recording Club released the EP It's The Barcelona Pavilion!.[2] Some of its five songs received airplay on local radio in 2003,[3] In 2005, they released the four track mini-disk It's Because of the Barcelona Pavilion.[4][5]

The band were described by NOW in 2003 as "the best new band in Toronto", and were strongly associated with the Torontopia scene of the era.[6] That year they also recorded a radio session for BBC Radio 1 DJ John Peel.[7]

After disbanding in 2005, the group reunited for a one-off performance as a part of the popular Toronto music series Wavelength's 500th showcase on February 14, 2010.[8]

Discography

  • The Barcelona Pavilion (Blocks, 2001)
  • It's the Barcelona Pavilion (Blocks, 2003)
  • It's Because of the Barcelona Pavilion (Blocks, 2005)

Compilations

  • Toronto Is The Best!!! Toronto Is Great!!! (Blocks, 2004)[9]
  • Colours Are Brighter (Rough Trade, 2006)[10]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "The Context of Love Songs". Toronto Standard, April 27th, 2012, by Chris Randle.
  2. 1 2 3 "Barcelona Pavilion It's The Barcelona Pavilion!". Exclaim!, By Cam Lindsay Sep 01, 2003
  3. ↑ "CIUT 89.5 MHz - Toronto Top 30 For the Week Ending: Tuesday, September 16, 2003". !Earshot.
  4. ↑ "The Barcelona Pavilion – It's Because Of The Barcelona Pavilion". discogs.com. Discogs. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  5. ↑ "Barcelona Pavilion It's Because Of". Exclaim!, By Alex Molotkow Jul 01, 2005
  6. ↑ Barclay, Michael. "This is Torontopia, Sept 2006". exclaim.ca. Exclaim!. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  7. ↑ "Barcelona Pavilion, Aug 2003". bbc.co.uk. BBC Radio.
  8. ↑ Matthews, Peter. "Wavelength Finale, Feb 2010". feastofmusic.com. Feast of Music. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  9. ↑ "Chopping Blocks", The Long Winter, March 12, 2015/ Tom Beedham.
  10. ↑ "Various – Colours Are Brighter". discogs.com. Discogs. Retrieved 4 March 2022.


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