Beyond sure-to-be BAM favorites like Suckafish P. Jones (Thursday), Antipop Consortium and Goldfrapp (Friday), and Belle & Sebastian (Saturday) – not to mention burlesque by the very own Vinila von Bismark with The Lucky Dados (Saturday) – here are a few lesser-known picks from a Miniguide friend and local music guru (who has chosen to remain anonymous):

THURSDAY

• El Guincho: Canary Islands-born resident of Barcelona, creates electronic music sampling tropical rhythms, à la Animal Collective or Os Mutantes. I like what I’ve heard from his new album. This artist is becoming well-known outside of Spain and was recently profiled in a generous review in Pitchfork.
• Standstill: mythic band from the Barcelona hardcore / punk scene (although their sound has evolved greatly since then). Not one of my favorites, but they have a loyal following. Last year a new documentary came out on them that was shown at In-Edit.Beefeater 2009.
• Nueva Vulcano: emergent, indie punk rock group from Barcelona that is beginning to catch on – worth a listen.

FRIDAY

• Mishima: Barcelona band that sings romantic, quality songs in Catalan.
• The Morning Benders: American band with a few albums out of tranquil, pop rock. I enjoyed their album Big Echo. This is not (yet) a popular group, but I think they’re a quality band.

SATURDAY

• Maika Makovski: Part Macedonian, part Andalucian rock musician and resident of Barcelona. While I am not a huge fan of her music, she is a great live performer.
• Toundra: Another personal recommendation, these are instrumental musicians from Madrid that I discovered recently and loved live.