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Posted in music on September 10, 2006
Michael Imperioli's "nyc punk inspired alt-rock band" La Dolce Vita
A few weeks ago I was at Don Hill's in Manhattan when I saw a seemingly expensive glossy poster on the wall for an August 30th show by a band called "La Dolce Vita". I thought it was weird - all the other local bands that play Don Hill's on a regular basis don't get posters like that. It was dark, I didn't look close, and then I forgot about it.
A few weeks later I just so happened to be looking at a copy of the Daily News someone left on the train. Inside was a picture of Christopher from the Sopranos holding a guitar. The caption read: "Michael Imperioli blew them off the stage at Don Hill's Wednesday night with his band, La Dolce Vita. The Sopranos star who plays guitar, sings in an arch punk style more like Richard Hell of the Voivods than his wiseguy character, Christopher Moltisanti." Then I knew.
There's a video from another show @ YouTube, and a picture I found of the poster-in-question is below....
The quote in the title came from here.
Posted on September 10, 2006 10:28 PM
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Comments (23)
ugh.. checked the video.. not good
Posted by Anonymous | September 10, 2006 10:43 PM
how could do this to me Chrissy? This is freakin' terribull.....
Posted by Anonymous | September 10, 2006 10:46 PM
At least they're better than whatever band that little Steven guy is in.
Posted by Scott | September 10, 2006 10:58 PM
i've heard worse
::coughcoughtakkatakkacoughcough::
Posted by nick | September 11, 2006 12:37 AM
When's the last time Little Steven released a recording? I think it was years and years ago.
Posted by ain't gonna play Sun City | September 11, 2006 9:19 AM
"whatever band that little Steven guy is in"
you mean the E Street one?
Posted by Anonymous | September 11, 2006 9:27 AM
The E what? The E Street Collective? Broken E Street Scene? I forget.
Posted by Scott | September 11, 2006 9:45 AM
Isn't it a bit early to judge a band based on a YouTube video taken at their first show ever?
Posted by Nineteen-ninety-never | September 11, 2006 10:40 AM
no
Posted by Anonymous | September 11, 2006 10:54 AM
Little Steven plays in the E Street Band. This band plays with Bruce Springsteen.
Posted by Sarcasm Doesnt Translate Over the Internet | September 11, 2006 11:14 AM
never too early to judge a (shitty)band
Posted by Anonymous | September 11, 2006 11:58 AM
Daily News: it's the Voidoids, not Voivods
although Richard Hell + Voivod would be awesome
Posted by Anonymous | September 11, 2006 12:26 PM
Little Steven also had a recording career (sort of) away from the E Street Band. Read about it at all music: http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:rrapqj3yojha~T1
Posted by ain't gonna play Sun City | September 11, 2006 2:43 PM
If Michael Imperioli wasn't in it, every one would be tripping over their own hard ons to catch this band.
Posted by Danny | September 11, 2006 7:50 PM
"tripping over their own hard ons"? Is that anatomically possible?
Posted by Grey | September 11, 2006 8:41 PM
maybe not for you.
Posted by Anonymous | September 11, 2006 8:52 PM
the drummer olmo tighe, he is the younger brother of the guitarist from jeff buckley, he rocks, he also plays in another band the shade...they did also go on a small tour of portugal from what i know...they haven't played many nyc shows yet, only 2 i think, but i may be wrong
Posted by Anonymous | December 9, 2006 1:32 AM
They played last night at Southpaw and they ate at my restaurant Bogota Latin Bistro located half a block away. Everyone was excited to see him there although I had no clue who he was.
Posted by farid | January 6, 2007 11:31 AM
They played last night at Southpaw and they ate at my restaurant Bogota Latin Bistro located half a block away. Everyone was excited to see him there although I had no clue who he was.
Posted by farid | January 6, 2007 11:31 AM
"The Sweet Life" nice....I liked the song, i'd like to see them play..it falls into my category of real rock music, not like teen punk Simple Plan shit....he's got a good voice too. Plus I'm sorry, he's so damn sexy. Micheal Imperioli rocks my socks!
Posted by mollee | May 2, 2007 1:06 AM
michael rocks no matter what he does!!
Posted by frieda | May 18, 2007 11:13 PM
Dudes stole the chord progression from Rush's "Spirit of the Radio." I am having flashbacks now of my brother blasting it in his room when I was a kid in the early 80s.
Posted by steve | January 4, 2008 8:54 AM
Some of these comments are from a couple of years ago.
I saw them just the other night at Bill's Bar in Boston and honestly it rocked pretty hard...I was definitely impressed!
Posted by doug | April 18, 2008 5:17 PM