Author: Press Room

On Friday 17th and Saturday 18th July Bad Bunny will be the protagonist of one of the most impressive musical events of the Italian summer. The La Maura Hippodrome in Milan will host two already sold-out concerts which will bring a total of 157 thousand spectators, approximately 78,500 per evening. An unprecedented achievement for a Spanish-speaking artist in our country, which certifies the extraordinary rise of Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, who has now established himself as one of the biggest stars in world music.Bad Bunny's last Italian appearance dates back to 2019, but in these seven years his popularity has…

If you’re seeking your niche in Montréal, the Latin Quarter is a solid place to do it. The smattering of blocks near University of Québec at Montréal has historically catered to a bohemian-leaning collegiate set, as keen on its clusters of cafés and bars as its proximity to one of North America’s oldest gayborhoods, the Village. The main movie theater in the area screens blockbusters and indie French cinema side by side; the local library is Quebec’s largest, containing some 3.5 million works. It’s the ideal environment for honing your taste, then changing it; finding your thing, then finding something…

Even before the opening credits, we see Noga Erez in her home in Tel Aviv. It is December 2023, two months have passed since October 7, when Hamas men killed more than 1200 people and kidnapped another 251, taking them to Gaza. Erez has just come off stage after a concert in Jerusalem where she sang Fire Kites. The part of the text that says “we don't need bombs, we have fire kites” takes on a sinister meaning. Later, in the heart of that very black night, Erez looks at the sleeping city from the terrace and lets out a…

Bob Dylan will return to Italy next autumn with three concerts in sports halls, marking a new chapter in his “Rough And Rowdy Ways Tour”. After recent performances in theaters and squares, the American singer-songwriter will bring his show to three large arenas: November 2nd at the Unipol Dome in Milan, November 5th at the Palazzo dello Sport in Rome and November 7th at the Unipol Arena in Bologna.Tickets will be available in exclusive presale for Virgin Radio listeners from 11am on Monday 20 July, while general sales will start at 11am on Wednesday 22 July on Ticketone. The show…

Putting the trash out, feeling the rain through a window screen, assisting a parent with small tasks: The three vocalists of Swapmeet use these mundane memories as the glue that holds together their pleasurable, climate-controlled indie rock. You don’t have to squint to see the similarities to the Australian quartet’s Winspear labelmates like Wishy and Slow Pulp, a little Alex G worship, and a few detours into solemn slowcore. But their tales of fragile relationships, dead-end jobs, and mediocre friendships are fleshed out with patient details straight out of a Kelly Reichardt film. All of the minutiae helps them thrive…

There’s a hunger for shredding in the air. After years of press-play shows becoming the norm, artists are once again being rewarded for actually being good at their instruments. Fievel Is Glauque, SML, YHWH Nailgun, Black Midi’s various spin-offs—we’re living in proggy times, but you know what’s even better than someone who can play their instrument well? Someone who’s so good that they know how to pretend to be sloppy.Nu Jazz are a New York supergroup that’s congealed out of a handful of overlapping scenes. Vocalist Danny Orlowski howls as part of noise/gabber/industrial/etc. group Deli Girls, with drummer John Bemis…

On Set in Stone, Rick Ross’s 12th album, the Magic City rap impresario deems himself the “Miami Martin Scorsese,” a bold, one might say outlandish, claim that nonetheless tracks with his penchant for over-the-top fiction. For 20 years, Rozay has refined a larger-than-life kingpin character, one that directs drug traffic and greenlights hits while anchored in Biscayne Bay, an iced champagne bucket always within reach. He’s created a deep mafioso mythology for himself that’s at odds with his reality as a former corrections officer turned fast food franchise and real estate mogul, but it’s never really seemed to matter. Ross…

On the first anniversary of Ozzy Osbourne's death, his wife Sharon revealed the advice the metal legend gave her to help remember him when he was gone. Sharon, who was in Ozzy's hometown of Birmingham on Wednesday as the city celebrated its first Ozzy Day, spoke with BBC about how she hoped to continue his legacy. “As Ozzy would say, 'When you want to remember me, just yank up the music really loud, as loud as you can get it, and just head bang,'” Sharon said. “He was authentic,” she continued. “He never tried to be anything other than what…

The CSI – Consorzio Suonatori Indipendenti return to travel the streets of Italy with “In Viaggio 1994/1998”, a collection that celebrates one of the most intense chapters in their history and accompanies the band's return to the scene with the highly anticipated reunion tour.Available in physical and digital format, “In Viaggio 1994/1998” collects some of the most representative songs published between 1994 and 1997, drawing on three albums that have profoundly marked the history of Italian alternative music: “Ko de mondo” (1994), “Linea Gotica” (1996) and “Tabula Rasa Elettrificata” (1997). The collection More than a simple anthology, the collection presents…

Sting 3.0 – World Tour (3 luglio) Negli ultimi anni sono saliti sul palco di Umbria Jazz nomi illustri, ma nessuno nella storia più e meno recente della rassegna ha rappresentato per il festival perugino quello che rappresenta Sting. Il concerto allo Stadio Renato Curi del 1987, insieme a Gil Evans, appartiene a quel genere di eventi che non si limitano ad arricchire una storia, ma finiscono per deviarne il corso. Da quel giorno Umbria Jazz cominciò ad essere, in maniera più compiuta, il festival che conosciamo oggi. Dopo quel concerto davanti a venticinquemila persone, Sting sarebbe tornato a Perugia…