Multiforo Cultural Alicia, Cultural center in La Romita, Mexico City, Mexico
Multiforo Cultural Alicia is a countercultural venue at Avenida Cuauhtémoc 91-A in the Romita area of Colonia Roma, Mexico City. Its concert room occupies the second floor and is small, hosting concerts, talks, poetry readings and film screenings. Its hand-made posters, designed mostly by Andrés Mario Ramírez Cuevas, usually list four to eight bands per show.
Founded in 1995 by Ignacio Pineda, the Multiforo Alicia opened at Avenida Cuauhtémoc 91-A in the Roma neighborhood's Romita area, on the site of the former pulquería La Hija de los Apaches. Its first concert, on 1 December 1995, featured Antidoping, Limbo Zamba, Vantroi and performances by Los Invasores and Los Ácidos. It closed at that venue on 12 March 2023 and reopened on 29 February 2024 at Calle Eligio Ancona in Santa María la Ribera, under license 001 as the city's first legally recognized Independent Cultural Space.
The name comes from Lewis Carroll's novel and a self-managed Italian radio of the 1960s. Its posters, mostly designed by Andrés Mario Ramírez Cuevas, usually list four to eight bands per concert. Supporters known as "Los Alicios" helped run film marathons, tattoo fairs and the independent label Grabaxiones Alicia.
The concert room is on the second floor and is small, so arrive early on nights with a billed show. The venue reopened on Eligio Ancona street in Santa María la Ribera on 29 February 2024, after leaving Avenida Cuauhtémoc 91-A in Romita. Check the programme before travelling, since the space also hosts talks, poetry readings and film screenings.
The name comes from Lewis Carroll's novel and a self-managed Italian radio of the 1960s. Its posters, mostly designed by Andrés Mario Ramírez Cuevas, pack four to eight bands per concert, a response to Mexico's surplus of groups without a stage.
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