Monday, September 23, 2013
Sunday, September 22, 2013
Tuesday, September 3, 2013
HITWEEK 2013 North American Return FRANCO BATTIATO | CANZONIERE GRECANICO SALENTINO & NICOLA CONTE
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| Nicola Conte |
Hit Week – the world's only music festival showcasing Italy's current scene on the global stage — returns to North America with it's strongest line up to date. A greatly expanded edition of the annual event touches down in New York, Los Angeles, Miami and Toronto between September 7 and October 30th. Headliners announced include iconoclastic Italian singer, songwriter and composer Franco Battiato and Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino, Italy's top act on the international world music circuit. Renowned DJ, producer and musician Nicola Conte will bring his DJ set Stateside. Additionally, 2013 Sanremo Festival winner Marco Mengoni makes his US debut appearance and critically acclaimed singer-songwriter Erica Mou rejoins the Hit Week fold after headlining the festival's inaugural event in Brazil earlier this year.
The core of Hit Week's fifth tour of the North American continent is a coast to coast run of concerts taking place between October 4th – 12th. Highlights include Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino and Nicola Conte at the Hollywood ArtsPark (Miami) on October 5th with a redux of the bill on October 8th at New York City's Highline Ballroom. Franco Battiato takes over the Highline stage onOctober 9th for the first in a pair of rare Transatlantic performances before heading to Canada and Toronto's Phoenix Concert Theatre on October 10th. Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino then offers a California concert double header on October 11th at UCLA and October 12th at Taste of Italy Los Angeles.
Here are upcoming show dates:
September 7 Los Angeles, CA (TBA) Erica Mou at Hit Week Preview
October 4 Miami, FL (TBA) Nicola Conte at Hit Week / Rhythm Foundation
October 5 Hollywood, FL Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino, Nicola Conte
October 8 New York, NY Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino and Nicola
October 9 New York, NY Franco Battiato at Highline Ballroom
October 10 Toronto, ON Franco Battiato at Phoenix Concert Theatre
October 11 Los Angeles, CA Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino at UCLA
October 12 Los Angeles, CA Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino at Taste of Italy
October 28-29 Los Angeles, CA Marco Mengoni at The Billboard Hollywood Reporter Film and TV Music Conference
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| Franco Battiato |
Wednesday | October 9, 2013 | Show 8:00pm (Doors 6:00pm): New York, NY
FRANCO BATTIATO
Highline Ballroom431 W 16th St (Bet. 9th & 10th Ave.)
(212) 414-5994Tickets: $60-$100 in advance, $70-$100 day of show
http://highlineballroom.com/
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| Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino Tuesday | October 8, 2013 | Show 8:00pm (Doors New York, NY CANZONIERE GRECANICO SALENTINO + NICOLA CONTE DJ Set Highline Ballroom431 W 16th St (Bet. 9th & 10th Ave.) (212) 414-5994Tickets: $15 in advance, $20 day of show http://highlineballroom.com/ |
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Wednesday, August 21, 2013
Thursday, August 8, 2013
Eros Ramazzotti World Tour Comes to the USA!
Brace yourselves! Eros Ramazzotti will be making his World Tour debut here in the states, which is sure to excite the droves of Italian Americans who love his music - including me! He'll be performing in Brooklyn, New York, Atlantic City, NJ - Los Angeles, CA, then onto Miami, FL.
Check his website for direct links to purchase tickets, see you there!
Friday, May 31, 2013
What Happened to the American Dream?
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You know that saying, you have to write about what you know. I am very particular about what I post on my Italian American Girl site as you can tell. I don't write and post just to have anything up here, I am truthful about what I write because I feel the authenticity is what makes this site successful. I often ask myself about life, 'do other people go through what I am going through?' We often compare ourselves to others when we are faced with challenges in our lives. I have been blessed my whole life in many ways and when we work hard, have no time, have family obligations, dealing with other problems, etc. things can become overwhelming at times. In many posts in the past, I always say 'family is everything.' I believe this is true, who else is there for you or will hand you the truth when you need it? Yes, your family. So, when I say I am blessed I know I am, regardless of all the challenges. More recently, my family and I have been faced with having to figure out how to move forward financially with my parents as they are aging. Thank God, they are both of health and mind, but financially things are becoming increasingly hard as they're both retired. My father came to this country over 50 years ago and worked two to three jobs, he never stopped. Granted we were not millionaires and we most definitely lived a modest life, they still do. After raising four children, my mother went off to work as well, she was not shy of hard work and definitely brought home her half of the bacon. I grew up in a household where working hard and having a good work ethic were major influences and requirements. Nothing wrong with that. Buy your own car, buy your own house, take pride in your hard work -- do and BE the American dream.
Fast forward to today and now we're working harder than ever, taxes are rising, seniors are living on less than fixed incomes as I know first hand from handling many financial elements for my parents. My father came to this country when they were telling him back in Calabria that if you come to America, you're set for life -- you have to work hard, but you will be able to retire and your kids will have a better life than in Italy. He did it, he bought and sold many homes, he never complained, he paid his taxes, he gave to whoever needed help, he gave other people jobs, and now they're faced with how to keep their home, pay debt back, and just live. Look, this isn't a political piece I'm writing here, I'm talking about the facts, the actions, the history of the American dream, which prompts me to ask, 'What happened to the American dream?'
I am American, I love my country, but I want my parents American Dream supported and not pulled out from under their feet. I'm a child of immigrant parents, they worked hard, I work hard -- Can we get the dream back? Tweet
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