by rip rowan
Grabbed this shot looking towards Baluardo Santa Maria. The greenery of Lucca is always so beautiful when the seasons are changing.
#lucca #fisheye #ig_italy #ig_tuscany #italy #tuscany #photography #ig_italia #toscana #photooftheday #igersitalia #italia #picoftheday #travel #pixel4a #landscape #volgoitalia #volgotoscana #instagood #love #pic #italian_places #visittuscany #art #photo #instaitalia #ig_toscana
Tonight @vanessa_peters and the #Electrofonics // #Bologna #Italy (but without Patteo ). Soundcheck was loud! Tonight we rock!
We had big plans to record the new @vanessa_peters album with some friends at one of our favorite studios in Austin, but then there was this pesky pandemic and we got stuck in Italy. As the upcoming VP song goes, “there are plans, and then there’s how it all works out.”
So instead we’re taking all of our demo recordings that we made while on tour in the Netherlands and in Germany, as well as some new stuff we recorded here in Italy, and making our own “Running on Empty” (per @csadams04). We were lucky to have found these amazing farmhouses – a beautiful bright open space in Germany, a funky hippy barn in Holland, and a giant stone casale in Tuscany – all of which had incredible acoustics and great vibes. And yes, that gigantic cowhide drum you see in the 4th photo makes an appearance on the album.
This is also the first album we’ve ever made entirely with our band of crazy Romans – @andrea_colicchia, @matteo_patrone, and @ciancaguitar. These guys are all hotshot musicians and we’re super fortunate to have them on our team. They bring with them a fresh, modern sound that really brought the songs forward in time.
The result is going to be a record unlike any @vanessa_peters album you’ve ever heard! The only problem is… too many songs! The elves that live in the guitar cases keep whispering “double vinyl” – – – but will it happen?
#modernage #newalbum #newmusic #delongher #recordingstudio #recordingsession #rock #folkrock #indiemusic #indierock #italyrightnow #Italy #tuscany #igmusic #texasmusic #Netherlands #Germany #goslar #castiglionfiorentino #utrecht
From these humble beginnings #newalbum #newmusic #delongher #recordingstudio #recordingsession #rock #folkrock #indiemusic #indierock #italyrightnow #Italy #tuscany #igmusic #texasmusic #kickstarter #modernage #singersongwriter #normanguitars
Flashbacks to recording @vanessa_peters #modernage #newalbum #newmusic #delongher #recordingstudio #recordingsession #rock #folkrock #indiemusic #indierock #italyrightnow #Italy #tuscany #igmusic #texasmusic
Today’s session setup
#modernage #newalbum #newmusic #delongher #recordingstudio #recordingsession #rock #folkrock #indiemusic #indierock #italyrightnow #Italy #tuscany #igmusic #texasmusic #kickstarter #kickstartercampaign
A few shots from our makeshift studio – nella Buca del Diavolo #castiglionfiorentino #newalbum #newmusic #delongher #recordingstudio #recordingsession #rock #folkrock #indiemusic #indierock #italyrightnow #Italy #tuscany #igmusic #texasmusic #kickstarter #modernage #singersongwriter #normanguitars #fendertelecaster #fenderbass #korg
Feeling nostalgic tonight. Last month I was supposed to be on tour with @vanessa_peters and the #Electrofonics in – – of all places – – Lombardy, #Italy. And then we were supposed to head over to #Austin to record a new album at an amazing studio. Obviously those plans got smashed to tiny pieces thanks to our common enemy #COVID19. I’ve kept a positive outlook so far. I know we’ll get through this eventually. But tonight I’m feeling a real pang of nostalgia for my Electrofonics friends @ciancaguitar, @andrea_colicchia, and @matteo_patrone. Our little band from Rome has turned into a true lifelong friendship.
Vi voglio proprio bene ragazzi. C’è la faremo di sicuro – – ma ora mi mancate davvero. ❤️❤️❤️ Love you guys. We got this. Longheeeer!
Got caught up in some nostalgia today when I came across this video from our “Tocca le Palle” tour with Italian guitar superstar @daniele_fiaschi. Here we’re in Lugagnano, Italy in our old 3-piece formation where I played drums and keybass.
This track really took me back. #vptour2015 was a tough one with us traveling all over Europe in a 15-year old beater van with no heat and me almost dying of pertussis. It’s in hard times that you find out how important good friends can be. During our travels and hardships we became a great team.
We didn’t know it at the time, but this was our last show with Daniele who went on to much bigger stages.
There’s something about the last show that’s so special. This is the point in the tour where everyone is most relaxed and playing for the sheer joy of playing, where everyone knows that this is the last time we’ll get to play together for a while. It’s like graduation day or your best friend’s wedding.
For me this will always be a special memory, not because the concert itself was so wonderful, but because of the two great people I got to share the stage with.
#wistful #nostalgia #concert #italy #friends #musicians #livemusic #singersongwriter #rock #acousticguitar #electricguitar #telecaster #voxamps #normanguitars #nordkeyboards #suitcasekickdrum #multiinstrumentalist
I’m getting excited about these dates w/@vanessa_peters & The Dudes as we pile into #mercurio and kick off #vptour2019 all over #Europe #Italy #Germany #Netherlands #Belgium @matteo_patrone @andrea_colicchia @ciancaguitar #folkrock #concert #livemusic #
We did a thing today! Hiked to the amazing blue waters of Lago di Sorapiss and Rifugio Vandelli al #Sorapiss and we survived to tell the tale! Our dogs are a-barkin’ but damn it was #worthit #sunburn #ig_italia #ig_venezia #trekking #hiking #italy #dolomiti
The #streets of #Lucca glistening from a recent #rain #latergram #ig_italia #italy #nighttime
On top of the world #massa #cararra #marble #mountain #Italy
SO. MUCH. ROCK.
@vanessa_peters Trio “Digital”
Live at Il Giardino #Verona #Italy on 2015-03-22
Put on those headphones turn that shit up and get a taste!
@daniele_fiaschi from #Rome on #guitar & yours truly on #drums & #keyboards my new jam.
#vptour2015 #instarock #concert #indiemusic #indie #indierock #singer #singersongwriter #instaitalia #ig_italia #ig_verona #rock #suitcasekickdrum
The #Adriatic coast #Italy
Aaaand we’re off #vptour2015 #Italy #Holland #Belgium #Germany #Denmark #Switzerland
#Fortezza al cima del mondo
#Fortress at the top of the world
#Italia #Assisi #Italy #instaitalia #ig_italia #ig_captures
#latergram of a fishmonger in Sestri Levante, #italy
Team #USA at today’s rainy start to the World Cycling Championship in #Lucca #Italia #Italy #instaitalia
We were in #Florence #Italy for the time trials of the Cycling World Championships #mondiali #cliclismo. Got this shot of the Syrian rider coming in to what must be the most epic finish line in all of cycling at the amazing #Duomo #Firenze #Italia #latergram