The Spanish Social Club building in the Plateau (formerly known as El Salon) has been reborn as la Toscadura—a 300-capacity venue now run by the team behind Sala Rossa, Casa del Popolo, and la Sotterenea. Spearheaded by programmer Chris Vargas, it marks a return to the kind of versatile, mid-size venue the Plateau’s been missing, especially post-pandemic. The space is raw, adaptable, and intentionally DIY-friendly, with an open policy toward community events, punk shows, fundraisers, and nights like Parranda en la Toscadura, a Colombian-led cumbia party. More accessible than its upstairs siblings—literally and financially—Toscadura’s goal is to serve both the scene and the people driving it. It’s not polished, and that’s the point. In a city that keeps losing venues, this one’s a bet on rebuilding from the floor up.
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