Barcelona Pavilion (band)

The Barcelona Pavilion
Origin	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Genres	Indie pop
Years active	2001 (2001)-2005 (2005)
Labels	Blocks Recording Club, Meccico Records
Members	Kat 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

Taking their name from the early modernist structure in Barcelona, 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",^[citation needed] 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

• Canadian rock
• List of bands from Canada
• List of Canadian musicians
• Category:Canadian musical groups

References

1. "The Context of Love Songs". Toronto Standard, April 27th, 2012, by Chris Randle.
2. "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.