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Irene Grandi, on stage, is like a tiger. The well-known approach was confirmed in the last gig she held in Rome, at the fantastic Auditorium.
An interesting show named “Alle porte del sogno tour” , with many guests in video, good music, great musician. Consider that the world famous rockstar Laura Pausini was clapping her hands in the audience.

take a look to some shots made by Luigi Orru…not a good position but…..

Energy, love, peace, politics, rock, folk, wine, beer. That was all present at the Stazione Birra, last friday, during the Modena City Ramblers in concert.

This show was a celebration of their old perfomances in 1994, with the same songs. It was a flashback in my remembers, and I was completely shocked by them.

he Modena City Ramblers is an Italian folk-rock band, one which was founded in 1991 and has sold over 500,000 albums.
Members of the band include: Francesco “Fry” Moneti (violin, guitar), Franco D’Aniello (tin whistle, flute), Massimo “Ice” Ghiacci (bass, vocals), Roberto Zeno (drums, percussion), Stefano “Cisco” Bellotti (solo vocals), Arcangelo “Kaba” Cavazzuti (keyboards, drums, percussion, background vocals), Luca “Gabibbo” Giacometti (bouzouki, mandolin, banjo).
Bellotti left the band in November 2005 after 14 years with the Ramblers. The new lead vocalists are: Davide “Dudu” Morandi, Betty Vezzani.

More than 1000 people were at the marvellous Stazione Birra

enjoy the shoTs!!!

A great night. At the Angelo Mai, one of the best place for art performances in Rome,  warm and exciting atmosphere, the Luminal had their great gig, together with another great artist, Marco Filippetti, with his luminal’s portraits exposed on the stage. They presented their new song, La firma.

LOOK AT THEIR PERFORMANCE in shots

From their MYSPACE

http://www.myspace.com/quellocheresta

Canzoni di Tattica e Disciplina.

Songs of tactics and discipline: that’s what Luminal play. they play alternative rock in Italian, drawing a line that connects England and America, crosses rock music and Italian pop tradition and ends up in Rome and on several stages all over Italy, where songs and people grind together.
In October 2007 Cristiano Santini, former leader of the punk band Disciplinatha and creator of the indie label Action Directe/Black Fading Records, literally fell in love with this musical project and proposed to produce, in cooperation with the band itself, their first LP “Canzoni di Tattica e Disciplina”, to be released one year later, in november 2008.
A few months later two eminent brands took interest in the project: Fridge Records became label partner as well as publisher of the album and Goodfellas took over the distribution.
The painter, graphic artist and photographer Marco Filippetti created the artwork. He also takes care of the set design for the band’s live shows. Since Oct 2008 he’s been the eye through which the public sees the band.
The album was presented to the public at the FNAC store in Rome on Jan 24th 2009 and has been widely praised by both public and critics, it’s currently programmed by many indie radio stations in Italy and can be found in most major record stores.
In a considerably short time Luminal got a huge number of good reviews by important Italian radio stations such as Radio Rai 1 (National most important radio) Radio Rock and Radio Città Futura.
Since June 2009 Luminal are being programmed by BRF (Belgium national radio).
Their first video “Tattica e Disciplina”, by Solobuio Visual Factory, nearly hit 10.000 views in few months on Youtube, and is on many italian televisions such as: Rete4, All Music, Music Box, Match Music.
The press repeatedly stated that Luminal’s first album is one of the best things released on the Italian rock scene in the last years.
The first release of the album was sold out in 2 months.
Canzoni di Tattica e Disciplina sums up everything Luminal are.
“Songs”: that’s what they write, never yielding to cheap, snobbish, experimental-sounding, pompous poses. Because it is still possible to communicate something, despite the mass communication industry.
“Tactics and Discipline”: that’s what’s needed to get on with life, and that’s what’s needed to learn in order to make music.

Charming Ute…
One of the most complete artists ever, Ute Lemper was on stage tonight. A breathtaking show at the Accademia Nazionale di St. Cecilia. A perfomer, an author, a dancer, a singer, an actress…. what else?

Addressing to the audience in three languages, her repertory goes from Astor Piazzolla to Nick Cave, from Edith Piaf to Elvis Costello, with a tribute to the Italian composer Nino Rota, singing Amarcord. An amazing experience, in the new show “Last tango in Berlin” she has left her beloved atmosphere of the European cabaret of the ’20 and ’30 to introduce the passion of tango. Dramatic, sensual, fascinating, strong and delicate, she leads you on a trip all over the world in every possible language!
The show was sold out since long and I felt lucky to be there.

Have a look to the shots