Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Info for bands & booking agencies

This blog is normally intended to give information to the public... this time, we address a post to all bands and booking agencies.

First of all, let us thank you: it is a pleasure to have so many of you contacting us, showing interest on what we do...
We're proud of this: as you know, there's no lucrative scope behind Panoplie, we just do it because we love music, and the interest (which sometimes becomes real friendship) of so many artists is a great reward.

Also, we are always happy to discover artists we don't know, and sometimes strange coincidences can take that all very far...
Good examples can be artists such as Athebustop or Atleticodefina, met "by chance", and become part of the Panoplie Family.

At the same time, be aware that we are always busy with lots of events, and always work much in advance: at Xmas time, all events until summertime are fixed, and before summer holidays everything's done until the end of the year.
It is important to know that, as Panoplie has no lucrative scope, we all have other jobs, so we can't manage more than 10 events a year, more or less.


All of this to tell you:
  • Please don't stop contacting us, sending mails, cds, etc.
  • Please be aware that we always try to reply (sincerely and straightly), but sometimes it could take some time, sorry.
  • Please know that resources here are limited, thus we can't do everything, not even all things we really love.
  • Please be sure that we have always done, and we will always do everything we can to help promoting the music and the artists we love.

Thank you all for your interest, collaboration, comprehension...


Respect
Panoplie Team

Sunday, February 15, 2009

Calibro 35 & Joy @ Exit07 !!!

Hello PanoPeople!!!


Here you have further info on the night of March 14th, @ Exit07.


First of all, please be informed that pre-sales are open, on e-ticket.
Tickets are not even 12 euro... not bad, for one of the most interesting new band of Italian Indie, and the new project of the leader of Belgian cult-band Venus, isn't it?
So... get your tickets!!!
Oterhwise, as we said for Daniele Silvestri... don't complain if you can't get in. :p


Then, if anyone should need, hereafter some bio-notes on the two bands.


After having recorded 5 albums and played hundreds of gigs all across Europe with his band Venus (as headliners, or supporting bands such as Sixteen Horsepower, Mogwai, John Parish, dEUS), Marc A. Huyghens decided to put an end to that wonderful story. He took a one-year break and then started working on a new minimalist project called Joy.

Françoise Vidick, who'd worked as backup vocalist with many different artists such as Adamo and Zap Mama, joined him to sing and play drums. Through friends, they met Swedish cellist Anja Naucler after a gig she'd played with the African singer Manou Gallo... And Joy was born! Their first demo was recorded by Duke in the Belgian countryside in September 2008 and it was mixed by Gilles Martin in Paris the following month.


And now, something completely different... Calibro 35!

There is just one kind of music Italians REALLY do better than anybody else: soundtracks. Researches begun years ago, digging dusty vinyl crates for obscure samples. The discovery of Italian '60s and '70s soundtracks was a crucial point; from that moment on nothing sounded as good and interesting as electrifying tracks from exploitation movies.

By the summer of 2007, time was ready and Tommaso Colliva (Muse, Franz Ferdinand, Arto Lindsay) invited an incredible jam band formed by Massimo Martellotta (Stewart Copeland, Eugenio Finardi, Mauro Pagani) on guitars and lapsteels, Enrico Gabrielli (Afterhours, Mariposa, Morgan) on keyboards and horns, Fabio Rondanini (Pino Marino, Roberto Angelini, Collettivo Angelo Mai) on drums and Luca Nano Cavina (Transgender, Lindo Ferretti) on bass to record in Milan.

Tracklist of the cd includes well known themes (two of them were used by Tarantino in his movies) as well as rare compositions by Morricone, Micalizzi, Cipriani, Luis Bacalov, Trovajoli...

We're proud to say that their first gig ever (a few months before recording the cd) was last year at d:qliq: the band and the public loved it so much that we had to make them come back this year!


B4 & AfterShowParty by Kustonbeater.


Cya there!!!
Panoplie Team

Saturday, February 14, 2009

PIN 3 LINE-UP !!!

Hello PanoPeople!!!

After announcing it this morning at Radio Ara's Sentieri Sonori, we are happy and proud to announce here the final and official line-up of the 3rd edition of our yearly festival.

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Panoplie Italian Nights 3

@ d:qliq music bar
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June 12th

Atleticodefina

Massimo Volume
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June 13th

Ariadineve

Il Genio
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It's definitely gonna be two great nights.
The first one tougher, in words and sounds, the second smoother, with soft melodies.
Both of great quality, they will give you a wonderful picture of Italian Indie scene.

As usual, both nights will start with a buffet of Italian products, and end up with great dj-sets...


Do we need to say much more?
Book your agenda, and stay tuned for further news: bios, pix, videos, pre-sales...


Dajeee
Panoplie Team

Friday, February 13, 2009

Panoplie Italian Nights 3: official announcement 2mrw!

Hello PanoPeople!

Are you getting curious about the 3rd edition of our festival?
Well, we're happy to tell you that tomorrow the line-up will be officially announced!

Where? Sentieri Sonori, the Italian show of Radio Ara.
When? From 11.30am to 1pm.
How? Tune on 103.3 and 105.2fm in Luxembourg, or online on Ara's site.


Check it out!
And be prepared: big big news!!!


Cheers
Panoplie Team

Latest news: next gig, June's festival...

Hello PanoPeople!

The two nights with Daniele have just gone... and we're already here working on future projects!
Actually... it never stops. ;)


First of all, next gig, @ Exit07:




We think you probably know about these artists...
More info, on their myspace pages (see Calibro 35 / Joy / Kustonbeater), and on a future post.


Let us also tell you that another project is nearly totally defined:
Panoplie Italian Nights 3!
The 3rd edition of our yearly summer festival, as usual @ d:qliq.

It's gonna be two more great nights of music...
Some rumors have already made us receive requests for pre-sales, not only from Luxembourg, but also from Italy and Germany!


You'll soon get to know more:
stay tuned!!!


Take care & keep cool
Panoplie Team

Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Thank you all... Daniele, his band & crew...

Hello PanoPeople!

Going good?
Happy about last weekend, and the two gigs of Daniele Silvestri?

Your blog-master unfortunately hasn't been able to be there... but got to know a lot, nearly as if he was there.
Two wonderful concerts, good atmosphere, great public... we had no doubt about that!
So, thank you all very much for these two nights!


And now, we head to next concert!
More info to follow soon on Calibro 35 and Joy...


Cya there!

Panoplie Team