Were you in Toronto, Odin? Industry is still pretty highly regarded in the scene (or, at least, it was when i lived in Toronto 10 years after it closed). See
Then & Now: Industry.
On Spain, i have only been once for a couple of weeks, i mostly hung out in Almería and the surrounding area. It's close to where a lot of spaghetti westerns were filmed, and it's got some really wild landscapes on the train ride down. Cabo de Gada is also nearby with lots of tomato farms and some hiking trails. I know a couple of buskers who love all of Andalucía. Especially in Sevilla and Granada there are apparently quite a few cool places to hang for traveling flamenco folk. The weather is fantastic too. I also visited Motril briefly and wish i could've stayed longer, lots of sugar cane out there and rum to drink. Just thinking about it makes me want to drop everything and go back. Canada is too damn cold.