The best places to sing

1.**TELL US Pub Karaoke**

We could say (because, to say the least, we could say so many things about everything, right?...) that DINOS is on the way to becoming for Las Rozas what the Matadero is for Legaspi. Gentrification? It may... Perhaps there is a before and after for Las Rozas thanks to authentic entrepreneurs like Antonio, the talkative priest of this temple of the surround , which sets off its two mixing consoles every night, breathing life into two sound stages with eight speakers and amplifiers for three wireless microphones. And yes, the microphones are covered with colored sponge pads. It's all a dream.

Antonio, a great fan of karaoke for more than 25 years, tells us, full of pride (no wonder), what is the main and pharaonic investment of DINOS: "We have an HDMI installation for the distribution of signal to the four televisions in the living room, with a splitter. We have also provided the business with a professional karaoke program , currently having a repertoire of more than 20,000 songs in various languages "

..."more than 20,000 songs"...

Over 20,000 songs... OMG

DINOS celebrates one year under the tireless helm of Antonio , dodging the typhoons of the crisis thanks to a family atmosphere and succulent special offers. An example of this are their successful Singles Meetings on Sundays, the result of strict scrutiny among its most assiduous clientele, rewarding with a 3x2 in drinks the fidelity of the "DINÓFILOS" of exception who are willing to open their hearts and surrender to the sweet honeys of love in Las Rozas.

As Nietzsche apparently said on some occasion (we like to contextualize it in a situation similar to this) and as the DINOS page collects on its main cover: "Without music, life would be a mistake."

DINOS Pub Karaoke

A Coruña Avenue, 38 bis

28231 Las Rozas de Madrid

2.**V-SHOW:KTV Karaoke**

Fuenlabrada contains absolutely unfathomable mysteries. One of them is the fascinating concept of ** KTV (Karaoke TV, Auto-Karaoke or Karaoke-Box) **, exported from the Asian giant, the Empire of the Rising Sun and its adjoining neighbors, where it enjoys unrivaled success by any another entertainment option. V-SHOW is a Chinese KTV , whose main attraction those responsible try to define by means of the following encrypted enigma: "we carry out songs wholesale, it is to reflect transparent, accessible and real healthy consumption".

The concept varies light years from what we usually conceive of as karaoke in Spain and focuses on customer privacy (mainly young people and university students), thanks to numerous equipped rooms , whose capacity (and, consequently, price) varies between 30 and 4 people. To access it is essential to book in advance by phone or by the webchat from your Facebook page (recently implemented innovation) .

I particularly prefer to let my imagination fly, defying the notions of space and time, through infinite colored wormholes imperceptible by the human retina; and to think that whenever I open the door I could find this on the other side.

They have _temazo_s in Chinese, Japanese, Korean, English and Spanish.

Thanks for existing, V-SHOW.

V SHOW

Ebro River Street 13

28947 Fuenlabrada, Madrid

Telephone for reservations: 688 558 899

v show

3.**MASTER DISCO-KARAOKE SET**

Behold the absolute and totemic philosopher's stone of nightlife and treachery in the center of Madrid . Crouched in the underground which lovecraftian creature waiting for his moment, this authentic underground guardian of the parking lot in Plaza de Los Mostenses It has been standing for 18 years. Behind it, how could it be otherwise, there is a love story: "The business was started by my wife, Clara, in January 1997. I arrived 2 years later and since then we have been... at the foot of of the canyon", Rafael tells us **(delicious irony of fate to be called that and have a karaoke) **.

The main attraction of MASTER SET It is the unmistakable stage that Rafa and Clara raised for the use, enjoyment and delight of all those of us who like a bata de cola more than eating with our hands. As Rafa confirms: " the public likes very much that the place has a stage , not big anymore, but beautiful, where you can feel really comfortable performing your favorite songs; aside, of course, it is worth noting the good atmosphere that is usually breathed in our premises."

Feel DIVINE

A place that has been adapting to the demanding needs of its faithful parishioners: " The team has undergone constant changes and extensions to reach what it is today . At first we had only a few laser-disc that had to be loaded by hand. Later we incorporated the first karaoke discs in CD format and, some time later, we decided to open the door to new technologies and start using computers and computer applications for song playback. Although this chapter is one of the largest in our budget, we are very happy, because many clients and friends congratulate us on our good sound."

For those who are reluctant to get up on stage to scream and give yourself body and soul to his public, and that for that reason they may miss the opportunity to enjoy a few minutes of glory, I share my secret. I let the highly suggestive violet light of the MASTER PLATÓ stage anoint me. And I become HER.

DISCO-KARAOKE STUDIO MASTER

Plaza de los Mostenses, s/n,

28015 Madrid

In this bar you will decide what to sing

4.**PUB TOAST**

Neither more nor less than a whopping 35 years makes Manuel, who welcomes us with the gallant (and practically extinct) demeanor of the Madrid waiters of yesterday and today, discovered at IFEMA what a karaoke could mean for his classic business , located in one of the nearby alleys that lead to the Gran Vía. Popular prices (beers and soft drinks 3.50 and drinks from 6 euros) together with the tasting of the house appetizers: infinite plates of invigorating crackers, peanuts, sunflower seeds and popcorn , are the key to its titanic resistance to succumbing to the passage of time...

PUB TOAST

Calle Tres Cruces, 8_ 28013 Madrid

Very close to the Wurlitzer, perfect to warm up the night

5. Bonus Track - SING ALONG

What exceptional cinephile and, especially, what devoted lover of the musical has not dreamed of the metanarrative made flesh at some point in its existence? Who has not ever been lost in the intricate labyrinths of his vain daydreams and has seen himself clad in an impossible bubblegum-pink Boomer dress, suffocated by the yoke of several dozen carats and descending a velvety staircase under the generous smile of several ancient gentlemen spending tailcoat? Who hasn't longed to go out on the porch under the moonlight in a puritanical nightgown and burst their ribcage at the impossibility of forgetting Danny Zucko, "that pimp who punishes"? Well... Oh cheers, friends! We can now gradually calm our fiery drives thanks to delicious substitutes such as the **Sing Along by La Tropa Produce**, an initiative imported from the Anglo-Saxon world whose Hispanic journey turns one year old this summer.

Fernando de Luis-Orueta, Artistic Director of the project, describes the Sing Along as a "ceremony", in the purest language _ rocky-horror _, which aims to recover the social aspect of going to the movies; vindicating the movie theater as a space for collective experience. The next sessions of Sing Along in Madrid will be held this weekend at the Cinesa Proyecciones on Calle Fuencarral:

Friday April 17 2015, 22:30: Grease Saturday April 18 2015, 22:30: Moulin Rouge

Yes, We Can Can!...

It is not a karaoke to use, it is THE karaoke for moviegoers

6.**Bonus-Track - TONI2: PIANO BAR**

Not really this is not karaoke . But we all know we had to talk about him. You always have to talk about him...

If you find yourself In the Mood for "Pureta-Ambient" and you believe that direct is a genre that you manage to master perfectly in its different variants, then the brand new piano-bar of TONI2 is your natural habitat. Founded in 1979 by Antonio Tejero Cadenas, "Toni", continues to retain all its essence in formaldehyde. His pianists are his great treasure, as his website says with bullfighting honor. We are left with the following words. For everything else... just visit this place:

"For decades, whoever says Toni2 has thought of a grand piano. And what is a great piano without a great pianist? But these are bad times for good music... Times of codfish and hip-hop, of fashionable songs and easy rhythms; of bad taste lyrics and canned noises, of shrill singers and cheap melodies.

So these are times when it is difficult to find a great pianist...

...but we have three..."

And yes, this happened here:

_TONI2: PIANO BAR

Admiral Street, 9

28004 Madrid Follow @LMazaB

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