Vinicio Capossela US Tour 2010

"Calling himself an "enchanter," Mr. Capossela, one of the cleverest and most eccentric musicians in Italy, spins enigmatic fantasies of both skid row Americana and mythological Italy in a grittily elegant cabaret-jazz style that recalls Tom Waits and Paolo Conte". The New York Times

"Like a mystical cross between Tom Waits and John Cleese, Capossela limns a wry, topsy-turvy musical universe...he is known for captivating theatrical performances". The New Yorker

"Italy's most intriguing musical traveller". Mojo

ITALIAN MUSICAL ENCHANTER VINICIO CAPOSSELA RETURNS TO NORTH AMERICA

Theatrical Underground Visionary Announces March Tour Dates
Debut Album Release on Nonesuch Records for Chart-topping Songwriter

Italy's award-winning avant singer-songwriter Vinicio Capossela brings his renown musical side show to North America for a coast to coast string of concert offerings in March 2010. First pitching their tent at New York City's (Le) Poisson Rouge on March 6, the Capossela musical circus then heads north to Canada to Montreal and Toronto on March 8 and 9, before going west for three back-to-back debuts in Chicago (March 10), San Francisco (March 12), and finally wrapping at Los Angeles' El Rey Theater on March 13. No stranger to North American audiences, "theatrical underground visionary" Capossela's 2007 debut concert dates in the US and Canada were completely sold-out and his showcase performances at the 2008 editions of GlobalFEST in New York City and SXSW in Austin, Texas were met with critical acclaim.

Vinicio Capossela

Capossela's 10th and most recent studio set "Da Solo" (Alone) is a continued evolution in the artist's exploration of the relationship between his native Italy and America. Recorded in both countries with legendary producer JD Foster, the album features a stirring collaboration between Capossela and NYC-based organ maverick Cameron Carpenter, (performing on a vintage 1923 Might Wurlitzer installed in the historic Middletown Paramount Theater in upstate New York), and a duet with Arizona roots-rockers Calexico tracked at their Tuscon home base. Da Solo was certified Platinum in Italy where Capossela has been touring non-stop since its November 2008 release, including a special pair of summer 2009 double bill shows with Calexico. A "road" documentary "La Faccia Della Terra" (The Face of the Land) which follows Capossela during the making of Da Solo in Milan, Brooklyn, Austin and Tuscon has been screened on Italy's film festival circuit.

From late-January, noted label Nonesuch Records will offer US and UK audiences a deeper look into Capossela's 20 year recording career releasing a 17 track digital and CD compendium entitled The Story-Faced Man, marking the iconic Italian artist's debut available to English-speaking audiences.

VINICIO CAPOSSELA MARCH 2010 NORTH AMERICAN TOUR:

Saturday, March 6, 2010
(Le) Poisson Rouge, New York, NY
158 Bleeker St (@ Thompson St)
Time: 7:30pm (Doors open @ 7:00PM)
Tickets: $25.00
Box Office: http://lepoissonrouge.com/events/view/786
or 866 55 TICKETS or (212) 505-3474

Monday, March 8, 2010
L'Astral (Maison du Festival Rio Tinto Alcan), Montreal (Quebec) CANADA
305 Ste. Catherine Street W.
Time: 8:00pm
Tickets: $14.50
Box Office: http://www.montrealjazzfest.com/program/concert.aspx?id=9529 or
(514) 288-8882

Tuesday, March 9, 2010
The Mod Club, Toronto (Ontario) CANADA
722 College Street
Time: 8:00pm
Tickets: $25 in advance / $30 at the door
Box Office: http://www.themodclub.com/ or (416) 588-4663
*Tickets go on sale Friday January 15*

Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Lakeshore Theater, Chicago, IL
3175 N. Broadway (south east corner of Belmont/Broadway in East Lakeview)
Time: 8:00pm
Tickets: $25
Box Office:
http://www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&eventId=605905 or (773) 472-3492

Friday, March 12, 2010
Bimbo's 365 Club, San Francisco, CA
1025 Columbus Avenue (at Chestnut Street)
Time: 9:00pm (Doors open @ 8:00pm)
Tickets: $25
Box Office: http://www.ticketfly.com/purchase/event/2747 or
http://www.bimbos365club.com/bands.html or (415) 474-0365

Saturday, March 13, 2010
El Rey Theater, Los Angeles, CA
5515 Wilshire Blvd
Time: 8:00pm
Tickets: $25
Box Office: http://www.theelrey.com/view-details.php?id=473 or (323)
936-6400

Vinicio Capossela's Italian 'Enchantments' on NPR's All Things Considered:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=18416686

Vinicio Capossela New York Times Live Review:
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/24/arts/music/24capo.html

Vinicio Capossela @ Nat Geo Sessions Washington DC:


Vinicio Capossela Photo by Chico De Luigi:

Vinicio Capossela Backgrounder:

Multiple Tenco Prize (Italy's equivalent to the UK's Mercury Prize) winner Vinicio Capossela is at the forefront of a new generation of singer-songwriters re-inventing Italian song. The work of this musical auteur pays homage to the influences of both Paolo Conte and Tom Waits. But Capossela's own magic lies in his ability to break the boundaries of a song and to evoke, though the use of images, entire worlds inhabited by demons, shadows, lost souls and losers. Lyrics play a crucial role while the music - free from any genre restraints - is at the complete disposal of the musical world Capossela conjures up.

In his early pieces, Capossela's music was informed by the American underground culture and road myth embodied by Jack Kerouac and Charles Bukowski and by the "Italo-American" identity of the work of Martin Scorsese. His songwriting continues to explore the many facets of the Italian cultural diaspora from the Argentine tango of Astor Piazzolla to the American swing of Louis Prima. A dramatic and bewitching 'circus artist', Capossela is known for his theatrical live performances.

Capossela has collaborated with artists as diverse as Macedonia's Kocani Orkestar, American jazz crooner Jimmy Scott and New York City guitarist Marc Ribot. He is also an award-winning novelist in Italy whose work "Non si muore tutte le mattine" (You Don't Die Every Morning) has been adapted for radio broadcast and for the stage.