January is long, cold, and calls for plans that get you off the couch. At Musa, there's something for everyone, even the most discerning. From Lisbon to Porto, Musa warms up your nights with DJ sets, concerts, parties, and quizzes. Always with free admission and good craft beer. All this to start the year off on the right foot.
If you're looking for what to do in Lisbon or where to have a drink in Porto and make January go by faster, this is the complete guide.
Musa de Marvila - Lisbon
Friday, January 2
11 p.m. - Xavbeatz Invites Bahiano
To start the year off on the right foot on the track
Saturday, January 3
8 p.m. - Quiz and Caldinhos
Quiz with everyone - DJ set
Prove you know everything about music, movies, and craft beer
Thursday, January 8
7 p.m. - Listening Party: Never Kill the Mandarin
Special listening session dedicated to the new album by indie band Nunca Mates o Mandarim.
Friday, January 9
10 p.m. - Bem Loka
DJ set Nomoresadsongs + Alma + Fujadadroga + Jeffitow + DJ7
Drag Queen Gargantua + Juanita Banana + Cyntia
It's as if Gaga, Vengaboys, Björk, and Lorde met at a bar for a party. A party that lives up to its name.
Saturday, January 10
1:00 p.m. - Gold, Frankincense, and Wrath
Sunflowers - LIVE
Filipe Karlsson - DJ set
Hetta - LIVE
800 Gondomar - LIVE
Proxy Fae - LIVE
Hermanas Sisters - DJ set
Wednesday, January 14
9:30 p.m. - Controversial
Stand-up comedy night
Friday, January 16
11 p.m. - Casal Maravila
Progressivu & Maroskas - DJ set
Saturday, January 17
4 p.m. - First Carnival Shout
Kosby - DJ set
Bad Vanny - DJ set
Herbert Richards - DJ set
Block - LIVE
Thursday, January 22
7 p.m. - Quiz & Mixed Toasts
For know-it-all foodies
Friday, January 23
8 p.m. - Electroclashes
DJ set Tiago Castro + House Plants + Ynes
The perfect excuse to start dancing before the weekend really kicks off
Saturday, January 24
1:00 p.m. - Bad Principles #5
Artists in the kitchen and chefs in the cabin
Friday, January 30
10 p.m. - Nice Things Come Easy
DJ set Maskarilha + Clemente & Tarik
Saturday, January 31
10 p.m. - Dr. Love Matchmaker
A love clinic transformed into a special DJ set by Dr. Love
Muse of Virtues - Porto
Thursday, January 1
1:00 p.m. - The Cure
Special menu for the first hangover of the year
Saturday, January 10
4 p.m. - Phephz
Set between Brazilian, jazz, and electronic music
Sunday, January 11
4 p.m. - Planeta Disco
DJ set E.A.R.L. & Slimcutz
Duo that takes the dance floor on an intergalactic journey of old-school hip hop and cosmic sound experiences
Saturday, January 17
4 p.m. - Captive
Eclectic, fluid, and with a very present imaginative side
Sunday, January 18
4 p.m. - DJ set Wax and Wane
Monday, January 19
6 p.m. - Blue Monday
DJ set Inferno Conference
The best way to start the week
Saturday, January 24
4 p.m. - Iara
A mix of acid house, disco, boogie, and funk, always with a touch of Brazilian music.
Sunday, January 25
4 p.m. - Bent
Tropical sounds for this cold weather
Saturday, January 31
1:00 p.m. - Bad Principles
Cabin handed over to chefs, kitchen handed over to artists
Musa da Bica - Lisbon
Friday, January 9
10 p.m. - Vaniborn
A muse who, in addition to being a tattoo artist, also plays tropical house, disco, and electronic dance music.
Saturday, January 10
8 p.m. - DJ Sem Futuro
A set that is a true fusion of genres
Friday, January 16
10 p.m. - Ana Lauriz
Brazilian DJ who plays everything from pop to funk and house to disco
Saturday, January 17
10 p.m. - S4do
Rio funk with a dash of electronic music
Monday, January 19
7 p.m. - Blue Monday
DJ set Blasphemo for emos in Lisbon and surrounding areas
Friday, January 23
10 p.m. - La Salsa Del Pueblo
To dance and explore the legacy of salsa
Saturday, January 24
10 p.m. - Angie Cat
DJ set to shake your booty
Friday, January 30
10 p.m. - Antoine Gilleron
Sensual grooves between Italo Disco, African Funk, Deep House, and Nu Disco
Saturday, January 31
10 p.m. - Marlon Branco
A fusion of British bass music beats and the captivating rhythms of Brazil and the African continent
Musa Happy Hour: Pay for 2, Drink 3
From Monday to Friday, from 5.30 p.m. to 7 p.m., pay 2 and get 3. Available at Musa de Marvila, Bica, Virtudes and Aldeia da Praia.
In short: if you're looking for bars in Lisbon and Porto with good music, a relaxed atmosphere, and Portuguese craft beer, Musa is the place to go. January can be a long month, but at Musa, it goes by faster.