Mary Kaynelidi
Music Journalist · Athens
Mary Kaynelidi is an Athens-based music journalist for Mood who spends her time scouring the city for the best indie gigs and underground parties. A dedicated enthusiast of both historical rembetiko and modern soundscapes, she is constantly on the hunt for the next great live music experience.
Mary Kaynelidi is a dedicated music journalist based in Athens, Greece, currently writing for Mood. With a deep-rooted passion for the intersection of tradition and innovation, her work bridges the gap between the historical significance of rembetiko and the pulse of contemporary electronic music. Whether she is investigating the intricacies of local musical heritage or highlighting emerging trends, Mary brings a scholarly yet accessible perspective to her coverage. Outside of the newsroom, Mary is a true fixture of the local scene. She spends the majority of her free time navigating Athens' vibrant landscape to scout the next standout indie gig or underground party. This hands-on commitment to live music discovery informs her writing, allowing her to provide readers with unique insights into the events and artists defining the modern soundscape.
Music Journalism · Indie Music · Underground Electronic Music · Rembetiko · Live Event Discovery · Music Culture · Athens Nightlife
Articles
Guide ADE Parties 2026: A Day-by-Day Guide to Amsterdam Dance Event
Amsterdam Dance Event is the world's largest club and electronic-music gathering, and its 2026 editi…
City Guide Best Clubs in Barcelona: A Guide to the City's Nightlife
Barcelona's club scene runs on two clocks: a year-round circuit of techno institutions in the old ci…
City Guide Best Clubs in London: A Guide to the City's Nightlife
London's club scene is defined by its spread, a circuit running from the Farringdon vaults of Fabric…
City Guide Best Clubs in Rotterdam: A Guide to the City's Nightlife
Rotterdam's club scene is a port-and-warehouse scene, built into a grain silo, a road tunnel and rai…
City Guide World Cup Watch Parties in London: Where to Watch the Knockouts
World Cup watch parties in London are the club nights, bar screenings and fan zones built around the…
City Guide World Cup Watch Parties in Los Angeles: Where to Watch the Final
World Cup watch parties in Los Angeles are the viewing parties, bar screenings and Latin club nights…
City Guide World Cup Watch Parties in Paris: Where to Watch the Knockouts
World Cup watch parties in Paris are the giant-screen fan zones, terrace screenings and club nights …
City Guide Où regarder la Coupe du Monde à Paris : nos spots pour la fin du tournoi
Regarder la Coupe du Monde à Paris, ce sont les fan zones sur écran géant, les diffusions en terrass…
City Guide World Cup Watch Parties in Berlin: Where to Watch the Public Viewing
World Cup watch parties in Berlin mean public viewing above all: big outdoor screens, cold beer and …
City Guide Hip-Hop in Los Angeles: A Guide to the City's Rap, R&B and Soul Nights
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Guide Hotel Cafe, Los Angeles: A Guide to Hollywood's Singer-Songwriter Room
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Guide Melkweg, Amsterdam: A Complete Guide to the Milky Way Venue
Melkweg is a music venue and cultural centre on Lijnbaansgracht near Leidseplein in central Amsterda…
Guide Supersonic, Paris: A Guide to the Free-Entry Rock Club at Bastille
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Guide Moni Lazariston: The Complete Guide to Thessaloniki's Summer Stage
Moni Lazariston is a former 17th-century Lazarist monastery in Stavroupoli, western Thessaloniki, no…
Guide Μονή Λαζαριστών: Ο Οδηγός για τη Σκηνή της Θεσσαλονίκης
Η Μονή Λαζαριστών είναι το παλιό μοναστήρι των Λαζαριστών στη Σταυρούπολη, στα δυτικά της Θεσσαλονίκ…
Guide BIRD Rotterdam: The Complete Guide to the Hofbogen Live Venue
BIRD is a live-music venue, club and restaurant in the Hofbogen, under the old Hofpleinlijn railway …
Guide Quantic Bucharest: A Guide to the Grozăvești Live Venue and Garden
Quantic is a live-music venue on Șoseaua Grozăvești in western Bucharest, near Politehnica Universit…
City Guide The Best Jazz Clubs in Paris: A Guide to the City's Live Rooms
Paris keeps live jazz in small rooms - cellars and clubs that programme players most nights. This gu…
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What to do in Thessaloniki tonight comes down to which neighbourhood you head for: Valaoritou for cl…
City Guide What to Do in Athens Tonight
A discovery guide to figuring out what to do in Athens tonight, a city that runs its nightlife acros…
City Guide Τι να Κάνεις στην Αθήνα Απόψε
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City Guide Best Clubs in Zante: The Laganas Nightlife Guide 2026
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City Guide Nightlife in Rhodes: Clubs, Live Shows and Summer Events 2026
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City Guide Open-Air Parties in Paris: The 2026 Summer Guide
Paris moves its nightlife outdoors in summer - onto the Seine quais, into the parks and onto floatin…
City Guide Mykonos Clubs and DJs: The Complete 2026 Summer Guide
Mykonos runs one of the Mediterranean's densest summer club calendars, built around beach clubs like…
City Guide Clubs et DJ à Mykonos : le guide complet de l'été 2026
Mykonos concentre l'un des calendriers de clubbing les plus denses de Méditerranée, autour de beach …
Guide Panigiri en Crète : le guide des fêtes traditionnelles de village 2026
Les panigiria de Crète sont des fêtes patronales traditionnelles - des célébrations gratuites et en …
City Guide A Student's Guide to Athens: How to Find Music, Nightlife and Free Events
A student's guide to Athens covers where to go out, how to do it cheaply, and how to find live music…
City Guide Οδηγός Φοιτητή για την Αθήνα: Πού να Βγεις και Πώς να Βρεις Μουσική
Ο οδηγός φοιτητή για την Αθήνα έχει το πού να βγεις, πώς να το κάνεις φθηνά, και πώς να βρεις ζωνταν…
City Guide A Student's Guide to Thessaloniki: Nightlife, Live Music and How to Find It
A student's guide to Thessaloniki covers the nightlife, the venues and how to find live music in Gre…
City Guide Οδηγός Φοιτητή για τη Θεσσαλονίκη: Έξοδος, Μουσική και Πώς να τη Βρεις
Ο οδηγός φοιτητή για τη Θεσσαλονίκη έχει τη νυχτερινή ζωή, τα μαγαζιά και πώς να βρεις ζωντανή μουσι…
City Guide How to Find Music Events in Berlin: A Guide Beyond the Techno
A guide to finding music events in Berlin covers the full calendar beyond techno - the jazz cellars,…
Cinema Open-Air Cinemas in Athens 2026: The Complete Summer Guide
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City Guide Music Events in Samos: The 2026 Summer Guide for Visitors
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Guide Greek Mountain Festivals 2026: Velouchi, Helmos and the Summer Mountain Scene
Greek mountain festivals are summer music events staged at altitude - in ski centres, forest clearin…
City Guide Ikaria Panigiria 2026: The Complete Guide to the Island's All-Night Festivals
Ikaria panigiria are the island's saint's-day festivals - open-air village feasts where the whole se…
Event Review Awakenings Festival 2026: Lineup, Dates and a Guide to the Techno Weekend
Awakenings is the Netherlands' largest techno festival, and the 2026 summer edition runs July 10-12 …
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Dekmantel is Amsterdam's most curatorial electronic festival, and the 2026 edition runs July 29 to A…
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City Guide Καλοκαιρινές Συναυλίες στη Θεσσαλονίκη: Οδηγός για τη Σεζόν στα Ανοιχτά Θέατρα
Οι καλοκαιρινές συναυλίες στη Θεσσαλονίκη βγαίνουν στα ανοιχτά, σε υπαίθρια θέατρα όπως η Μονή Λαζαρ…
Artist Who Is Josh Fawaz? The Deep-House Producer Behind a Viral “Like a Prayer”
Josh Fawaz is an Australian deep-house and electronic producer who broke through in 2026 with club c…
City Guide Electronic Music in Rotterdam: A Guide to the City's Underground
Rotterdam's electronic music scene runs through a small cluster of independent, artist-run venues ra…
City Guide Open-Air Parties in Berlin: A Summer Guide to Rooftops and Riverbanks
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City Guide Club der Visionäre, Berlin: Everything You Need to Know
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City Guide Techno Festivals in Amsterdam: The 2026 Calendar, From Dekmantel to ZeeZout
Amsterdam's techno festival season runs open-air from late June to the end of August, across forest …
City Guide Techno Clubs in Bucharest: A Guide to the City's Electronic Scene
Techno clubs in Bucharest run on a small core of rooms: Control Club in the centre, the open-air Pla…
City Guide Techno Clubs in Berlin: A Field Guide to the City's Electronic Nights
Techno clubs in Berlin run from a sub-50-capacity boathouse on the Landwehrkanal to factory halls th…
Guide Amsterdam Dance Event History: How ADE Became the World's Largest Electronic Music Gathering
Amsterdam Dance Event began in 1996 as a 300-delegate music-industry conference and grew into the la…
City Guide Where to See Live Music in Athens: A Venue Guide by Scale
A year-round reference to the rooms where Athens hears live music, sorted by scale rather than by se…
City Guide Μουσικές σκηνές Αθήνα: οδηγός στους χώρους για live ανά κλίμακα
Ένας οδηγός όλου του χρόνου για τους χώρους όπου η Αθήνα ακούει live μουσική, ταξινομημένος ανά κλίμ…
City Guide Panigiria in Corfu 2026: A Complete Guide to Traditional Greek Summer Festivals
Panigiria in Corfu are traditional saint's-day festivals - free, open-air celebrations with live mus…
City Guide Πανηγύρια στην Κέρκυρα 2026: Ο Πλήρης Οδηγός για τα Καλοκαιρινά Γλέντια
Τα πανηγύρια στην Κέρκυρα είναι παραδοσιακές γιορτές - δωρεάν, υπαίθρια γλέντια με ζωντανή μουσική, …
City Guide Panigiria in Heraklion 2026: A Guide to Crete's Traditional Summer Festivals
Panigiria in Heraklion are traditional saint's-day festivals - free, open-air Cretan celebrations ac…
City Guide Πανηγύρια στο Ηράκλειο 2026: Ο Οδηγός για τα Κρητικά Καλοκαιρινά Γλέντια
Τα πανηγύρια στο Ηράκλειο είναι παραδοσιακές γιορτές- δωρεάν, υπαίθρια κρητικά γλέντια στην κεντρική…
City Guide Panigiria in Chania 2026: A Guide to West Crete's Traditional Summer Festivals
Panigiria in Chania are traditional saint's-day festivals - free, open-air celebrations in the villa…
City Guide Πανηγύρια στα Χανιά 2026: Ο Οδηγός για τα Καλοκαιρινά Γλέντια της Δυτικής Κρήτης
Τα πανηγύρια στα Χανιά είναι παραδοσιακές γιορτές - δωρεάν, υπαίθρια γλέντια στα χωριά της δυτικής Κ…
City Guide Panigiria in Mykonos 2026: The Traditional Festivals Behind the Party Island
Panigiria in Mykonos are traditional saint's-day festivals - free, open-air religious feasts with li…
City Guide Panigiria in Samos 2026: A Guide to the Island's Wine-Soaked Summer Festivals
Panigiria in Samos are traditional saint's-day festivals - free, open-air celebrations in the island…
City Guide Πανηγύρια στη Σάμο 2026: Ο Οδηγός για τα Καλοκαιρινά Γλέντια του Νησιού
Τα πανηγύρια στη Σάμο είναι παραδοσιακές γιορτές - δωρεάν, υπαίθρια γλέντια στις παραθαλάσσιες κωμοπ…
City Guide Πανηγύρια στην Πρέβεζα 2026: Ο Οδηγός για τα Ηπειρώτικα Καλοκαιρινά Γλέντια
Τα πανηγύρια στην Πρέβεζα είναι παραδοσιακές αγιοεορτές - δωρεάν, υπαίθρια γλέντια στα χωριά του νομ…
City Guide Πανηγύρια στην Κατερίνη και την Πιερία 2026: Ο Οδηγός για τα Καλοκαιρινά Γλέντια
Τα πανηγύρια στην Κατερίνη και την Πιερία είναι παραδοσιακές γιορτές - δωρεάν, υπαίθρια γλέντια στα …
City Guide Πανηγύρια στη Θήβα και τη Βοιωτία 2026: Ο Οδηγός για τα Καλοκαιρινά Γλέντια
Τα πανηγύρια στη Θήβα και τη Βοιωτία είναι παραδοσιακές αγιοεορτές - δωρεάν, υπαίθρια γλέντια σε πλα…
City Guide Panigiria Paros 2026: The Complete Summer Festival Calendar
Panigiria are saint-day village festivals - open-air, free, anchored on a church name day, with live…
City Guide Πανηγύρια Πάρου 2026: Ο Πλήρης Καλοκαιρινός Οδηγός
Το πανηγύρι είναι το ετήσιο νησιώτικο γλέντι στο προαύλιο μιας εκκλησίας - υπαίθριο, χωρίς εισιτήριο…
City Guide Panigiria Naxos 2026: Mountain Villages and the Filoti August 15
Naxos runs the most concentrated panigiri tradition of any Cycladic island - its mountain villages (…
City Guide Πανηγύρια Νάξου 2026: Ορεινά Χωριά και η Παναγία Φιλωτίου
Η Νάξος κρατάει την πιο πυκνή παράδοση πανηγυριών στις Κυκλάδες - τα ορεινά χωριά (Φιλώτι, Απείρανθο…
Guide Greek Summer Festivals 2026: The Complete Guide
Greek summer 2026 runs a denser music festival calendar than any of its Balkan neighbours - five maj…
Guide Ελληνικά Καλοκαιρινά Φεστιβάλ 2026: Ο Πλήρης Οδηγός
Η Ελλάδα τρέχει το πιο πυκνό καλεντάρι μουσικών φεστιβάλ της Νοτιοανατολικής Ευρώπης το καλοκαίρι το…
Guide Ρεμπετάδικα στην Αθήνα: Οδηγός για Ζωντανό Ρεμπέτικο
Το ρεμπετάδικο είναι το format του Αθηναϊκού live μαγαζιού που γεννήθηκε στον Πειραιά τη δεκαετία το…
City Guide Καλύτερα Techno Clubs στην Αθήνα: Οδηγός 2026
Η Αθήνα τρέχει ένα από τα πιο ενεργά underground techno calendars της Νότιας Ευρώπης - η Mood παρακο…
City Guide Πώς να Βρεις Events στην Αθήνα: Πρακτικός Οδηγός 2026
Η Αθήνα τρέχει πάνω από 11.600 live μουσικά events το χρόνο σε περισσότερους από 300 χώρους, αλλά η …
City Guide Amsterdam Summer Festivals 2026: The Complete Season Guide
Amsterdam runs the densest electronic-festival calendar in northern Europe between June and Septembe…
Editorial Paradiso Amsterdam: Inside the Church-Turned-Music-Venue Since 1968
Paradiso Amsterdam is the city's most historically significant music venue - an 1880 church squatted…
Editorial Amsterdam Nightlife for Visitors: A Guide to the Real Scene
Amsterdam is one of Europe's deepest electronic music cities, but the version most visitors encounte…
City Guide Music Events in Chania: The 2026 Summer Guide for Visitors
Music events in Chania fill a handful of large open-air stages through summer 2026: marquee Greek co…
City Guide Music Events in Ikaria: The 2026 Summer Guide for Visitors
Music events in Ikaria are, almost entirely, panigiria - the all-night village feasts that run from …
City Guide Music Events in Corfu: The 2026 Summer Guide for Visitors
Corfu is the Ionian island with an unusually broad music calendar - Greek-laiko headline nights at 5…
Guide FarOut Village Ios: The Complete Summer 2026 Program
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City Guide Panigiria in Tinos 2026: A Complete Guide to the Island's Summer Calendar
Panigiria in Tinos are open-air village festivals tied to Orthodox saints' days, running from late M…
City Guide Πανηγύρια Τήνος 2026: Ο Οδηγός για τα Καλοκαιρινά Γλέντια στα Χωριά
Τα πανηγύρια στην Τήνο είναι ανοιχτά γλέντια στα χωριά, δεμένα με τις γιορτές των αγίων του Ορθόδοξο…
City Guide Πανηγύρια Ικαρίας 2026: Ο Πλήρης Οδηγός για τα Ολονύχτια Γλέντια του Νησιού
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City Guide Athens Summer Nightlife: The Complete 2026 Guide
Athens summer nightlife in 2026 runs across 300+ events tracked on Mood between late May and end of …
City Guide Καλοκαιρινή Νυχτερινή Ζωή Αθήνα 2026: Ο Οδηγός
Η καλοκαιρινή νυχτερινή ζωή της Αθήνας το 2026 τρέχει σε πάνω από 300 events στα δεδομένα της Mood α…
City Guide Techno Events in Thessaloniki: The Guide to SKG's Electronic Scene
Thessaloniki runs Greece's second techno scene - smaller than Athens by volume but with deeper roots…
City Guide Techno Events Θεσσαλονίκη: Ο Οδηγός για την Ηλεκτρονική Σκηνή του SKG
Η techno σκηνή της Θεσσαλονίκης είναι η δεύτερη της χώρας - μικρότερη από την Αθήνα σε όγκο αλλά με …
City Guide Music Events in Mykonos: The 2026 Summer Guide for Visitors
Music events in Mykonos for summer 2026 start with a clustered late-May opening across VOID Mykonos …
City Guide Music Events in Crete: The 2026 Guide for Visitors to Heraklion and Hersonissos
Music events in Crete run two parallel scenes through summer 2026. Heraklion city anchors the Cretan…
City Guide Music Events in Paros: The 2026 Summer Guide for Visitors
Music events in Paros run on two tracks through summer 2026: open-air Greek-music concerts at the Pa…
Guide How to Navigate Amsterdam Dance Event 2026: The Complete Visitor's Guide
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Editorial Scorpios Mykonos: The Complete Summer 2026 Program
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Editorial Amsterdam Nightlife: The Complete Guide to Going Out
Amsterdam nightlife splits between the centre (Melkweg, Paradiso, Sugarfactory, the legacy concert-c…
City Guide Techno Events in Paris: A Guide to the Paris Underground Scene
Paris techno is more fragmented than Amsterdam's or Berlin's - distributed across warehouse one-offs…
Editorial Mood vs Dice: Which Event Discovery App Is Better?
Mood is a discovery-first live music platform; Dice is a ticketing-first one. The two have different…
City Guide Ρεμπέτικο στην Αθήνα: Συναυλίες, Ρεμπετάδικα και η Σκηνή Σήμερα
Το ρεμπέτικο είναι το αστικό λαϊκό τραγούδι της Ελλάδας, με ρίζες στους πρόσφυγες της Μικρασιατικής …
City Guide Rebetiko Concerts in Athens: A Visitor's Guide to Greece's Urban Blues
Rebetiko is Greece's urban folk tradition - born among refugees from Asia Minor in the 1920s and sti…
City Guide Τι να Κάνεις στη Θεσσαλονίκη Απόψε
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