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ROME, ITALY – Confirmations of big names has arrived for yet another great edition 2010 of “Rock in Roma”  , one of the most successful rock event within the most important  European musical events, that gathers thousands of people every evening in the historic city of Rome l   at the Rome Cappannelle. Summer in Rome is going to be filled with good music !

Right after Ska-p, 99 Posse, Skunk Anansie and The Cult, a new line up of artists has been announced for the much anticipated rock event of the year – Rock In Rome 2010 . Famous names includes the British singer Mika . A multi-platinum artist who  released his first full-length studio album, Life in Cartoon Motion in 2007 which sold more than 5.6 million copies worldwide and  got the artist to win a Brit Award and receive a Grammy award nomination.

Also in the line-up includes the band – Gossip (formerly The Gossip) who is an American indie-rock band fronted by Beth Ditto. The band was relatively unknown until they hit success with their third studio album, “Standing in the Way of Control”. Their style has been described as “a soul or gospel” voice with “a sort of funky punk soundtrack”. The band stated a liking for post-punk bands birthday-party but also for other genres like dance and hip-hop.

Finally, ZZ Top – an American blues rock trio, formed in 1969 in Texas . ZZ Top is ranked number 44 on VH1’s “100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock”. The trio is one of the longest running rock bands to retain the same line-up. ZZ Top was inducted by Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame during the annual ceremony on March 15, 2004. Cub Koda wrote, “As genuine roots musicians, they have few peers; Gibbons is one of America’s finest blues guitarists working in the hard rock idiom … while Hill and Beard provide the ultimate rhythm section support.”

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Tickets in pre-sale for “ROCK IN ROMA 2010”  (28 June – 28 July).

MIKA (July 6)

GOSSIP (July 7)

ZZ TOP (July 12)

SKA-P + 99 POSSE (July 13)

SKUNK ANANSIE (July 15)

THE CULT + Special Guest (July 26)

Where:

Ippodromo delle Cappannelle – Via Appia Nuova, 1245 – Roma

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The origins of Michael Bublè are Italian: his Grandmother Yolanda is from Carrubo, a small town in Abruzzi, and his  Grandfather is from Teviso in Veneto region. It’s his Grandfather that make Michael closer to classic jazz and swing music of the 40s and 50s, the Mills Brothers, Frank Sinatra and Bobby Darin Ella Fitzgerald. Encouraged, Michael learns the ‘’sacred texts’’ of swing and participates in several youth competitions. To open him a way to a major label, however, is the former Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney, who has always been fan of pop music, to introduced him to the producer David Foster, winner of numerous Grammy and Executive Director of the labels that are managed by Warner. Bublé amazed him singing Mack the knife to the wedding of Mulroney’s daughter, after that he finally obtained a contract and in 2003, he published his first album under his name, first in America and then in Europe, he became one of the most singers all over the world. After the big success, in  2005 he appeared with another successful album called it’s time followed two years later by Call me Irresponsible.

In 2009 the new album Crazy Love Michael opens the door of his private emotions to the world. You can see may facets of a man: the boy always happy and optimistic, the angry lover refused, the perfect boyfriend, the not-so-perfect pretender or the only man in a crowded room. In this album you can also hear him singing the eternal friendship that give consolation after a sentimental break in the song written by himself called “hold on” or a story of a couple born under an unlucky star on At this moment.

After almost two and a half years since the last tour in Italy, the great Canadian singer returns to Rome on October 23^rd 2010 for a great concert, to sing for all his fans songs of his new album and some of his greatest hits.

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Litfiba is coming back to rome on the 19th of april at the Palalottomatica to offer a great concert for those who love the Italian rock. They are one of the most famous artists in Italy and are making their comeback after years of absence. Now they will be coming  to the Eternal City to show what they all about and make you go out of your mind with the best rock ever in the last years.

This band was born thaks to Ghigo Renzulli that through an ad brings together some local punk lovers . This group started singing in the 80s and they were well known and receive the appreciation from the people, that way they began their real career as they Played mainly rock music and latin pop-rock but at the end of the 90s the vocalist of the group decides to persue a solo career and got away from the band but there they go again, finally singing back together and they will try to do their best to make us have a wonderful evening rocking all night. And please show up we can not lose this chance to go rock and roll! To have the most of Rome and of your vations book a room now at Hotel Des Artistes or Yes Hotel!

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-Next July pianist Keith Jarrett and his legendary trio (Jarrett, plus Gary Peacock and Jack DeJohnette) will visit the Eternal City: an occassion not to be missed for those who love great music.

When you think of the European jazz capitals of the world, Paris and Amsterdam come immmediatly to mind. But every summer Rome hosts a number of increasingly important jazz events that reveal the growing interest of Italian audiences in improvised music.

Slowly the Eternal City is gaining cachet as a jazz city and this status will be crowned next July with the visit of Keith Jarrett, probably the most talented and well-known jazz musician alive.

Jarrett started his career with the George Lloyd quartet and then jumped to public notoriety through his performances with Miles Davis. Jarrett can be seen as the substitute leading figure in the jazz world after Davis’ dismissal. Jarrett brought jazz back to its acoustic roots after a period of electric experimentation renewing in the process the American songbook with new renditions of jazz standards. Besides his song performances, Jarret is also widely acclaimed for his ability to create long improvisations on which jazz, classical musical and even folk and gospel music blend in an omogeneous and usually astonishingly beautiful result.

But not everything is milk and honey with Jarret, as Italian audiences attending the Perugia Jazz Festival a few years ago can confirm. On that occasion Jarrett snipped at the public after what he thought was a misrespect on their side: in fact, the musician finds the slightest sounds from the audience, as coughs or whispers to be highly distracting and has no qualms about letting the audience know how he feels. In fact the organizers of his concert hand cough drops to the public before every performance.

If you will find yourself in Rome during July this is a great opportunity to attend a concert of magnificent music. At Yes Hotel and Hotel Des Artistes we are at your disposition for all your accomodation needs in Rome.

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Even if the concert is held on Friday the 8^th of October 2010, for sure you are able to hear U2’s most famous song “Sunday bloody Sunday”. The Irish rock band which has sold more than 170 million albums and won 22 Grammy Awards. And that is more than any other rock band has achieved. Not only the selling records will guarantee you an unforgettable evening at Olympic Stadium.

 The road to world wide success has been long. Everything started in 1976, when none of the 4 members were very good musicians. Years went by, and they got better. Everything changed in 1987 when they released hit record The Joshua Tree. U2 has all these years made lot of charity work and helping people with groups like:  Amnesty International, Make Poverty History, the ONE Campaign, Live Aid, Live 8, Bono’s DATA (Debt, AIDS, Trade in Africa) campaign, and Music Rising.

Tickets can be bought online: www.ticketone.it and prices are very reasonable because 85% of all tickets cost less than 95€, the ones for the field in front of the stage cost 55€ and at least 10.000 tickets cost 30€.  

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A critic once wrote, “Thaks god there’s Gianna Nannini. Without her there would be in Italy a void as big as the genre ‘female rock’”. This seasoned singer, the female counterpart of Italian rockstar Vasco Rossi, manages to surprise Italians every year with songs about passion, lost love and feminine strenght.

For those who love Gianna or are only curious to meet her, the date to remember is  October the 30^th 2009, when the singer will offer a concert in the Palalottomatica arena in Rome.

It will be all about great Italian music and an excuse to showcase some of the songs of Gianna’s new album, called “Gianna Dream”.

This concert will make go out of your mind, you’ll find a lot of great people and with Gianna’s songs you will find someone who can make you feel really important.

The concert start at 20:30pm. The tickets you may acquire them at the Palalottomatica Roma before getting in or either online www.thicketone.it .

We are sure you don’t want to miss this great concert.To enjoy the best of Rome there’s nothing like Yes Hotel and Hotel Des Artistes, its great location and helpful staff are what you need to have a fantastic holiday!

For more info please call

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Singer, song-writer and pianist Tori Amos returns to Rome for the first Italian date of her Sinful Attraction Tour in which she will introduce new tracks off from her new released album entitled Abnormally Attracted To Sin. Amos, also known as the “the goddess of rock” for the die hard fans, is one of the most important figures in contemporary music scene; anyone who has followed her music career, will be able to recognize the overturns from her music in the 90’s thanks to intense activities like Little Earthquakes (1992), Under the Pink (1994) and From the Choirgirl Hotel (1998).

Known for her emotional concerts, Amos will be doing some new covers from her previous albums.. Amos have performed in beyond 1,000 dates in the theatres and prestigious well-know concert venues all over the world. Her last world tour in 2007, has been defined by BBC as "The return of Tori Amos as she had defined herself as well… beyond its end". In the peak of her career Amos has done covers of classic rock tracks such as Angie by the Rolling Stones, Smells Like Teen Spirit by Nirvana, Thank You by Led Zeppelin, I am on fire by Bruce Springsteen and New Age by Lou Reed.

Here at Yes Hotel and Hotel Des Artistes we’ll be glad to help you in every way we can to enjoy this and many other great events in the city.

30 September 2009 – Auditorium Parco della Musica                                                  

Tickets:

Plateau 45 euros;                                                                             First Gallery 35 euros;                                                                     Second Gallery 25 euros.

Our Blogger: Angelo

The Deep Purple are a British rock group born in 1968, among the most important and influential rock bands of all time. A couple of his songs are classics of rock and heavy metal, whose history can’t be told without mentioning this impressive band.

They are considered pioneers of rock and heavy metal. They have sold over 100 million copies worldwide , and as a prove of their significance to the rock world, his classic Smoke In The Water has been used recently to break the Guinness world record for the largest guitar ensemble (over 1600 people in Kansas City!)

The Deep Purple concert will be held in Rome the 12^{th of} December 2009 in the arena PalaLottomatica – piazzale dello Sport (EUR).

Cost of ticket: € 51.75 ring I, II an. € 46.00; II an. lateral € 40.25, an III. € 34.50, € 40.25 parterre

They’re coming back again to rock all of us, so be ready for the best party concert of your life: it’s forbidden to miss this great opportunity so you better be there…

If you are planning to attend the concert, your best choice for accommodation are Yes Hotel and Hotel des Artistes. Its perfect location, only minutes away from the Termini station, will allow you to visit all the sights in the city and the venue for the concert easily, saving you the stress normally associated with the visits to new cities. And when you come back, the great comfort both offer will be a blessing after a long day of rock and roll!

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Attending to the opera is an experience many look forward to experience when they visit Italy. But the opera academies in Italy are not always touristic-friendly and getting a ticket can prove difficult. So, if you’re able to attend a quality Opera concert you can call yourself lucky, but if you are coming to Rome during may you’ll have the chance to have the opera experience of a lifetime.

On May 25^th the famous Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli will offer in the Colosseum (no less) a charity concert to help the people from Abruzzo, where some villages have been almost destroyed recently by an earthquake.

In case you still don’t know him, Andrea Bocelli is a blind tenor famous for its prowess in both the opera and popular music fields, an ability that has enabled him to conquer a wide audience and to spread the interest in Opera all around the world.

That night Angela Ghiorghiu will share the stage with Bocelli. Gheorghiu might be less well- known outside the opera world, but she is one of the new stars of the genre, and another of the many reasons that make this event unique.

The tickets cost one thousand euros and can be bought through the internet.

Don’t miss this beautiful experience and don’t miss either the chance to enjoy Rome staying in two of the best hotels in the city: Yes Hotel and Hotel Des Artistes, both very well located, near Rome main station and only half an hour away from the Colosseum!

Our blogger: Stefano

“Dissonanze” is a festival that proposes live music and shows of electronic and alternative. It has become and important manifestation dedicated to the arts and the electronic and digital music in various areas in which they occur: concerts, dj and laptop, multimedia installations, performances and vj projections.

This year the Festival will take place on 8 and 9 May 2009 and for the occasion, the Palazzo dei Congressi and Ara Pacis in Rome will light up with famous names of electronic music as A Critical Mass, Bat For Lashes, Buraka Som system, Kenny Larkin, our beloved Daedelus and many others.
This Festival was born in 2000, initially as a show-case, a selection of little-known international “indie” artists . Today, it has become an important reference point for fans of the genre.

So the date to remember are 8 and 9 may 2009, at the Ara Pacis and the Palazzo dei Congressi, and you’ll see artist like: Costa vs Ad Bourke, The Gaslamp Killer vs Daddy Kev, Flying Lotus feat. Samiyam, Daedelus Visuals Clichevideo, Mokadelic, Telepathe, Atom, Byetone, Signal and others.

To enjoy Rome and all the incredible activities it has to offer, come to Hotel Des Artistes or Yes Hotel, where we’ll be glad to guide you to this and many other events taking place in the city.