Sonic Visions: Heike has the Giggles

Hello PanoPeople!!

Always talking about Sonic Visions, the third and last (but not least) Italian band we tell you about is Heike has the Giggles.

Though really young (between 20 and 21!!), the trio lead by Emanuela Drei (vocals & guitar) has spent almost 3 years on the road touring around.
No doubt they are one of the biggest surprises of Italian rock, this year!!
And they're gonna be a big surprise at Rockhal, no doubt about it..

They will finally release their debut album, Sh, at the beginning of 2010.
These days, they're recording the clip of the first single, Robot, in Berlin.


Their style? As usual, we prefer to let you judge by yourself.
Here you have a couple of live videos: not great quality, but you can see the energy!!


First, Two Sisters, live at Sziget Festival in Budapest!
Yes, not yet a cd out, and already concerts all around Europe..




Then, a really good cover.. check it out!




Last but not least.. a hi from the band!
Aren't they cute? ;)




It is important to say that Heike has the Giggles will be at Sentieri Sonori on Radio Ara, the morning of the festival, from 11.30am to 1pm (103.3 and 105.2fm in Luxembourg, live streaming online everywhere else!).
A good occasion for a chat with Raf and Berardo, and another special guest, Alessandro Ceccarelli, aka Cecca, Mr Estragon. And, maybe.. a little acoustic session?
Not to be missed!!


For more info, visit:
www.myspace.com/heikehasthegiggles



Cheers!!
Panoplie Team

Sonic Visions: Julie's Haircut

Hello PanoPeople!!

Here we are to tell you, and show you, more of another band of Sonic Vision.

Julie's Haircut are definitely one of Italy’s most interesting alternative rock bands and playing live is really in their nature.

Their style, which is somewhere between Primal Scream and Kasabian, has been tailored to transcend to a higher level once it’s being played live on stage.

Their last, double album is called Our secret ceremony and was released this year on A Silent Place.


Again, to let you judge by yourself, here you have a couple of videos.

First, the video for the song Sleepwalker, directed by Luca Lumaca, 2008. The video is the result of an experiment made possible thanks to the collaboration of many friends and fans that made their MacBooks available on a sunny sunday afternoon in march. The video was filmed exclusively by 12 isight webcam by Apple placed around the band.




Then a live version of The Shadow, Our Home (from the latest album), on the beach in Cesenatico, July 4th, 2009.




For more info, visit:
www.myspace.com/julieshaircut



Stay tuned!!
Panoplie Team

Sonic Visions: Beatrice Antolini

Hello PanoPeople!!

Let's start presenting the Italian artists of Sonic Visions from
Beatrice Antolini.

Born in Macerata in 1982, she started playing piano at the age of 3 and studied at the conservatory.
She started writing songs, with English lyrics, and ended up signing with indie label Urtovox in 2004.

Her debut album, Big Saloon, was published in 2006 and earned her a big interest both from critics and public.
She started touring intensively, also collaborating with artists such as Jennifer Gentle, Baustelle and Bugo.
Her second cd, A due, has been released at the end of 2008, confirming her as one of the "next big things" of Italian indie.

To explain what does she sound like, we can say that se has more than one thing in common with Fiona Apple.
Besides the same passion for the piano, she is also kind of a crazy genius when it comes to song writing.
Furthermore, she leaves a similar mark as an inventive, not a trivial artist.

She could definitely be this year’s big surprise at the Sonic Visions Festival!


To let you judge by yourself, here you have two videos.

First, the official clip for Funky Show, first single from A due:






Then, to see what her live shows loos like, A new room for a quiet life, recorded at Villa Scarfantoni nel 2008, at the beginning of the A due tour:




For more info, visit:
www.myspace.com/beatriceantolini


Have a nice Sunday!!
Panoplie Team

Sonic Visions Festival @ Rockhal!!

Hello PanoPeople!!

Yes, we know, it's a month we are silent..
Well, otherwise, it wouldn't be a sabbatic period!
Anyway, here we are back to you with really good news.


Let's start from.. the end!
Strange as it may seems, time flies, and
our sabbatic semester is approaching to its end!!
Panoplie events will be back from January 2010..
And we are working on big things.

As usual, stay tuned on here for more news!
We can start telling you one thing..
You should be in Luxembourg on January 16th.
Curious? Good.. that's what we wanted!!
We're sure you won't be deceived.


Until then, we couldn't help supporting another great event:
Sonic Visions Festival @ Rockhal
on November 27th (Friday) and 28th (Saturday).

It's the second edition of the Sonic Visions Showcases & Conferences and there will be again meetings between professionals from all over Europe, workshops, discussion forums and conferences, but also more than 20 concerts during two days.
And this year we're even more interested in it.. why?
Because this year's program main focus lies on Italy!!

Line-up includes three of the most interesting acts of Italian indie:

Julie's Haircut
Heike has the Giggles
Beatrice Antolini

In the coming days/weeks, we will post more about Sonic Visions, and especially about these three bands: stay tuned!!
Anyway, trust us, and be at Rockhal for Sonic Visions, particularly on Saturday, November 28th, for these three great gigs.


Talk 2u soon, cuz.. Panoplie's back!!


Cheers
Panoplie Team