Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Experiencia Konex

All nights should be like tonight.
Stephanie found out about this venue, Konex, from her home-stay brother and we all decided to go check it out; we'd heard there was a movie playing and we thought, if nothing else, it'll give us a chance to all hang out.
Konex was nothing like I expected...it was so much better. It cost about AR$25 to get in (about $6 US) and as we walked through the gate the entire area opened up. It looked exactly like the kind of place you'd expect to hold summer music festivals and open-air movie nights, which is exactly what it does. 

There was amazing graffiti on all the walls and these great bean bags and leaning chairs set up all in front of the stage area, where a huge screen was set up. It was just the most laid-back vibe but there was this buzz of excitement, like we had made some great discovery that no one else knew about yet. 

The movie being shown was called Nacido y Criado, and we actually got to see Palo Pandolfo, the guy behind the soundtrack, perform. His music had this great soulful, mournful sound that completely made the movie. Sitting in the front row, it was like I could feel each strum of his guitar in my chest; that's my favorite thing about concerts...being able to actually feel the music. 


The movie itself was very different. Very sad and kind of somewhere out in left field. There wasn't a lot of action or dialogue, and I definitely didn't expect it to end when it did, but enjoyable nonetheless. 

Konex was one of those great finds that now that we know about it we're going to make it a regular hang-out spot. Later this week they're holding Improcrash! and La Bomba Acústica and I definitely plan on checking those out.

¡Besos, y buenos noches!









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