Setting the scene
Sometimes, a live music event doesn't go as planned.
| The festival was disastrous and very chaotic. | El festival fue desastroso y muy caótico. |
Adding insult to injury with "encima"
When recounting a disastrous event, things often go from bad to worse. To express "on top of that" or "to make matters worse," use the connector encima.
| The event was disastrous; to make matters worse, now it's very cold. | El evento fue desastroso; encima, ahora hace mucho frío. |
| We went to a chaotic concert; to make matters worse, the speaker doesn't work. | Fuimos a un concierto caótico; encima, el parlante no funciona. |
Notice how encima typically links two complete clauses. It usually follows a semicolon (or a period) and is followed by a comma.
Taking it a step further with "es más"
When you want to double down on a complaint or add emphatic information, use es más. It translates to "in fact," "furthermore," or "what's more."
| The singer is out of tune; in fact, the speaker doesn't work. | El cantante está desafinado; es más, el parlante no funciona. |
Use es más to escalate your point, like upgrading a complaint about a mediocre band into calling out a full-blown scam (una estafa).
| The festival isn't mediocre, it's a scam; in fact, I want a refund. | El festival no es mediocre, es una estafa; es más, quiero un reembolso. |
Just like encima, es más acts as a bridge between two independent thoughts. Use it to pile on the evidence when filing your complaint (el reclamo).
| The festival is disastrous. What's more, the manager ignores the complaint. | El festival es desastroso. Es más, el gerente ignora el reclamo. |