from Catania, Sicily, Albuquerque, New Mexico & New
York City, New York. We have all played music forever with other bands & are
dedicated to playing music that is brutally honest, with no compromise.
Please feel free to send emails of love via Facebook and MySpace.
Our dear pals at 5 Roses Press are working furiously on a fall European tour. If your interested in having us play your area, please contact them a.s.a.p. or get on a train, tiny car or vespa to see us play. As of today, the dates are roughly:
09.23 Colmar, France at Grillen
09.24 Le Havre, France at Cabaret Electrique
09.25 Nantes, France | Tba
09.26 Rennes, France at the Festival Jardin Moderne
09.27 Paris, France | Tba
09.28 OFF
09.29 Leicester, UK | Tba
09.30 Liverpool, UK | Tba
10.01 Glasgow, UK | Tba
10.02 Leeds, UK at the Brudenell Social Club
10.03 London or Brighton, UK | Tba
10.04 OFF
10.05 Wien, Austria | Tba
10.06 Linz, Austria at Kapu
10.07 Innsbruck, Austria | Tba
10.08 Geneve, Switzerland at Usine
10.09 Bologna, Italy at Il Covo Club
10.10 Italy | Tba
 Oh boy! It's out today, thanks to everyone who helped, we love you.
Our third and most thunderous record will be called The Precious Prize of Gravity and released May 19th on Temporary
Residence Ltd as a combination LP/CD package, you want one, you get both. So nice. Artwork by Agostino.
A Happy Groundhog day.
Alexis and Matthew are uniting and touring as the rhythm section for Paramount Styles, Scott and Alexis' new band, both obviously of Girls Against Boys. The tour dates are:
01.17 Los Angeles, CA at Spaceland with Model/Actress and Rademacher.
01.18 San Francisco, CA at Hotel Utah with Rademacher.
01.20 Portland, OR at Slabtown with Grrrl Friend.
01.21 Seattle, WA at Sunset Tavern with Robert Roth and Red Jacket Mine.
10.22 Tacoma, WA at Hell's Kitchen.
10.23 Anacortes, WA at Brown Lantern.
Back home, and the recording was fucking phenomenal. We are all very proud of this document, and hope you love it.
Come join Bellini, the Poison Arrows and the Chrome Robes at the Beat Kitchen December, 14th. It will be cold and fun, yes?
Bellini are soon on the way to Chicago to record our third record at Electrical Audio which is being released in May on the handsome Temporary
Residence Ltd.
Matthew will be playing another one-off gig at the Be2gether festival in Vilnius, Lithuania with your Girls Against Boys band. You are so there.
08.16 Vilnius, Lithuania at the Be2gether Festival
A Happy Groundhog day.
The song writing was fucking phenomenal. The people of Catania were fucking phenomenal. The show was fucking phenomenal. Pizza Coppola was fucking phenomenal.
The fearless Bellini will be playing a show and working on material for the next record. The record will once again be released on your Temporary
Residence Ltd label. Everything else is unknown, or is it? One show is planned for now, another may be added. Every last one of you is invited. See you there cicci.
12.14 Catania, Sicily at Mercati Generali
Please come back soon ciccis.
So Cool.
Matthew will be playing a one-off gig at the Primavera Sound festival with your Girls Against Boys band. Johnny couldn't make the show at the last second, so he'll be filling his rather deep shoes.
06.01 Girls Against Boys Barcelona, Spain at Primavera Sound Festival
How much do I love you? You are my breath. I cannot possibly articulate my love for you, It will remain unnamed and unspoken, only to be breathed in and exhaled gently. I will always love you with a passion and love you will not find from another. I am here only to serve our love, to aid in your pleasure and to tell you that Girls Against Boys have some shows:
02.16 Milan, Italy at the Bloom
02.17 Torino, Italy at the Spazio 211
02.18 Verona, Italy at the Interzona
02.19 Skopje, Macedonia at the Club Castro
02.20 Bucharest, Romania at the Fire Club
02.21 Paris, FR at the la Maroquinerie
A Happy Groundhog day.
From all of Bellini to you and yours. Also, there have been rumblings of Bellini movement, let's hope so
Matthew recently sang back-up vocals on A Hawk and a Hacksaw's new album,The Way The Wind Blows, which is scheduled for release today, if you haven't heard them, well you should and inexcusable to not now rectify that. They're a beautiful duo comprising of Jeremy Barnes (drums, accordion, vocals) and Heather Trost (violin).
Ah so Fresh.
07.21 London, UK at Koko All Tomorrow's
Parties
07.22 Gent, Belgium at the Boomtownfestival
07.24 Zichem, Belgium at Den Hemel
07.25 Amsterdam, Netherlands at the Paradiso
09.09 Chicago, IL
at the Hideout
Go give the Sicilian behemoth known
as Uzeda your undying love and support!! All the shows are with
some band called Shellac. Enjoy.
08.26 Knoxville, TN at the Emporium
08.27 Birmingham, AL at the Bottletree Cafe
08.28 Athens, GA at the 40 Watt Club
08.29 Asheville, NC at the Grey Eagle
08.30 Carrboro, NC at the Cat's Cradle
08.31 Washington, DC at Ft Reno Park
09.01 Philadelphia, PA at First Unitarian Church
09.02 Brooklyn, NY at TBA
09.03 Martha's Vineyard, MA at Katherine Cornell Theatre
09.05 Pittsburgh, PA at the Union Project
09.06 Cleveland, OH at Beachland Ballroom
09.07 Rapids, MI at the Wealthy Theatre Grand
09.08 Milwaukee, WI at TBA
09.09 Chicago, IL at the Hideout
09.12 Minneapolis, MN at the Varsity Theater
Have just been made to the website. I cleaned it up a bit. Enjoy!
Eventually, we will get some images up from the Japanese tour
as well as past tours. We will rededicate some time to this site
as it is sorely needed.
Japan was an incredible experience for all of us. We had the honor to play
with so many great bands: Fort
Wayne, Hyakkei, John
Juhl's Cornfield, Midoriyama, Mono, the
Shipping News, and World's
End Girlfriend. It was a rejuvenation. The cherry blossoms were
in full bloom, the audiences were amazing, and many new friends were made.
Thanks to everyone at Human Highway Records. We already miss you Japan.
Agostino proudly played his new guitar given to him by Kevin
at Electrical
Guitar Company during the US Small Stones tour.
So what is next for Bellini?
Many ideas have been shot around. Maybe some shows? Maybe a tour? Not sure.
We do know that we will be meeting sometime this year to work on new material
and record our third album.
Girls Against Boys and Uzeda will
be performing at the Touch and Go Records 25th Anniversary Block
Party in September, so there is a slim chance for a Bellini show
or two in the Midwest/Chicago Area.
And lastly, whoever put us up on Wikipedia,
you're a weirdo, thanks.
Holy crap is this going to be a blast! Hello Mono!! Hello Japan!!! Hot Sauce!!!
03.18 Tokyo at Shibuya Nest with Mono
03.19 Sendai at Junk Box with Mono
03.21 Kyoto at Club Metro with Mono
03.22 Osaka at Fandango with Mono
03.24 Tokyo at Shibuya Nest with Shipping News
03.25 Tokyo at Shibuya Club Quattro with Mono
03.26 Tokyo at Shimokitazawa Club251
03.27 Tokyo at Shibuya Cyclone
03.28 Tokyo at Shinjuku Redcloth
2005 saw much activity for Bellini, a new lp and single, 2 tours.
In 2006, Bellini will continue moving forward: plans for tours of Japan and
Europe are in motion and other ideas are taking fruit. Thanks to all the new
friends we meet and leant Bellini their support in 2005, It proved to be a
year of reinvigoration and dedication for each of us. Happy New Year!
The SMALL STONES tour was phenomenal. 30 shows in
35 days and over 20,000 miles!
Thanks to everyone who came out and lent us you love and support. INSPIRATIONAL.
We couldn't have asked for a better time, Mono and all the bands were awesome,
special thanks to Lauren K. Newman and Christopher McGuire for filling in for
Alexis for the first 4 shows. Bellini couldn't have made it without you. We've
received pictures, videos and recordings from the tour, please keep them coming.
Email us to find out were to mail things to.
The next steps? Bellini will be touring Europe and Japan soon, we also plan
on touring the U.S. again late spring/early summer. We have a couple of videos
in production and will be making a lot of updates to the website soon, posting
photos, videos, maybe a merch section? Hmmm...
 Finally,
Small Stones LP and CD is unleashed
upon the world. Available everywhere from the beautiful Temporary
Residence Ltd. The Small Stones tour begins in one week.
We can not wait to see you. The dates are below, we are still
looking for shows in DC and Princeton, maybe Columbus too.
We just added a press section to
the website, a few more things to come in the next few weeks.
It's
my birthday today and to celebrate, your Temporary
Residence Ltd. have decided to make the Small Stones
LP and CD available for pre-order.
The official release date is September 6th,
but a little bird tells me that they are being shipped a right
now. Go visit him.
 Ah
finally, some songs for you! A limited edition of 500 of
these puppies are available now from Radio
is Down. The b-side "Never Again" will
never been seen again anywhere else. Get them while you still
can.
Enjoy!
We are saddened by the news of the unexpected death of our brother Michael
Dahlquist, please stop by the Silkworm
message board and lend his family your words and support. Take
this chance to listen to Silkworm at
the maximum level...
Salut Michael!
Uh huh, that's right.
We are looking into some solo shows for places the tour isn't
reaching before and after the tour. So keep posted.
09.13 Louisville, KY at Uncle Pleasant's with The Photographic
09.14 Bloomington, IN at Second Story
09.16 Chicago, IL at Subterranean with Mono and Headlights
09.17 Minneapolis, MN at Triple Rock Club with Mono
09.20 Seattle, WA at Sunset Tavern with Mono and LKN
09.21 Portland, OR at Doug Fir Lounge with Mono and LKN
09.23 San Francisco, CA at Bottom of the Hill with Mono and The Drift
09.24 Echo Park, CA at the Echo with Mono and Sleeping People
09.25 San Diego, CA at the Casbah with Mono and Sleeping People
09.26 Tucson, AZ at Plush with Mono
09.27 Albuquerque, NM at Launchpad with Mono, Oktober People and Radio Difusora
09.28 Denver, CO at Larimer Lounge with Mono
09.29 Lawrence, KS at The Jackpot Saloon with Mono
09.30 Denton, TX at Haileys with Mono and Gorch Fock
10.01 Austin, TX at Emos with Mono and Gorch Fock
10.02 Houston, TX at Mary Jane's Fat Cat with Mono and Sharks and Sailors
10.03 Baton Rouge, LA at Spanish Moon with Mono and Fred Weaver
10.04 Tallahassee, FL at The Beta Bar with Mono and LKN
10.06 Orlando, FL at The Social with Mono and LKN
10.07 Gainesville, FL at Common Grounds with Mono
10.08 Atlanta, GA at The Earl with Mono
10.09 Chapel Hill, NC at Local 506 with Mono
10.10 Richmond, VA at Nanci Raygun with Mono, Souvenirs Young America, & Tulsa
Drone
10.11 Philadelphia, PA at First Unitarian Church Sanctuary with Mono
10.12 Baltimore, MD at Talking Head with Mono
10.13 NYC, NY at Mercury Lounge with Mono and Psychic Paramount
10.14 Brooklyn. NY at the Northsix with Mono and Coptic Light
10.15 Cambridge, MA at T.T. The Bears with Mono
10.12 Baltimore, MD at Talking Head with Mono
10.13 NYC, NY at Mercury Lounge with Mono and Psychic Paramount
10.14 Brooklyn. NY at the Northsix with Mono and Coptic Light
10.15 Cambridge, MA at T.T. The Bears with Mono
10.17 Pittsburgh, PA at Garfield Artworks with Fearnots and Magic
10.19 Louisville, KY at Keswick Democratic Club with Lords and Transistor Transistor
10.20 Milwaukee, WI at the Cactus Club with .22 and Members of the Yellow Press
10.21 Chicago, IL at Beat Kitchen with .22, and Van Allen Belt
T he Small Stones album will
be released by Mono in Japan on Human
Highway Records! We will be touring Japan to support the release
sometime this spring!!!
Oh yeah, we're now on MySpace and Friendster.
Come on, be a mobile pal.
SMALL STONES will be the name of the upcoming
Bellini album. The release date is set for September 6th. We've
approved the mastering and just put the finishing touches on
the artwork for the vinyl and CD.
Bellini have a new home!
Our second album will be released on Temporary
Residence, Ltd. this September. We are ecstatic with the
opportunity to grow with our new family of friends and bands.
Grazie per tutti TRL!
We have wonderful news to tell you. Just wait, you'll see.
Snowing
Sun is now available on iTunes. Thanks to Monitor Records. Go
here: Snowing
Sun. It's also available on Sony Connect and MSN Music, more links
to follow.
Ah, a fresh, new site.
The limited edition, silk-screened 7 inch single, will
be out August on Radio
is Down. One of the songs will only be available
in this form.
We will be playing on the 25th of March in Catania, Sicily at Mercati Generali
with Theramin check
it out at Indigena
Booking.
France and Italy were fantastic, everyone was great. Grazie to all of the bands
and mille grazie to Three
Second Kiss for all of your support and cheese, Sacha our soundman
and Autogrill.
The Winter tour schedule of France & Italy is set, sorry no Croatia this time:
11.20 - Verona, Italy at Interzona
11.23 - Lyon, France at Grrround Zero w/ Heliogabale
11.24 - Amiens, France at Le Grand Wazoo w/ Heliogabale
11.25 - Nancy, France at L'Austrasique w/ Heliogabale
11.26 - Lille, France at La Malterie w/ Heliogabale
11.27 - Paris, France at Batofar w/ Heliogabale
11.28 - Le Havre, France at Mamy Blue w/ Heliogabale
11.29 - Rennes, France at Le Mondo Bizarro w/ Heliogabale
12.01 - Bari, Italy at Arci Agorà (ex QX)
12.02 - Rome, Italy at Init c/o Circolo degli Artisti w/ Jasminshock
12.03 - Bergamo, Italy at ZeroMusicZone
12.04 - Bologna, Italy at Il Covo w/ Mashrooms
Photos from Austin are up.
The mixing of the recording is currently
underway. There will have a limited edition 7" single coming out on Radio is Down.
When you have your tonsils removed as an adult, it hurts a lot.
The recording was incredibly fun and the mixing is currently
underway at Electrical. We made out with 11 songs and played
a show in Austin at Emo's. It was a great seeing each other.
The Winter tour of Croatia, France & Italy
is taking form...
Due to technical difficulties we have been forced to delay the recording...
Bummer.
So here's what's up: we now meet at the end of July to write
and record our next record. Look for shows near Austin.
We have the Bubble booked and the only step left is to buy some plane tickets
and write some songs.
Ciao Ciccis. Sorry so slow on the updates. Okay? Okay. Here's what's up: We
meet in Austin in April to write and record our second record. We're in the
process of choosing a studio. We may play some shows, so look for us in April
for possible shows in Austin, Dallas, Denton, Houston, Marfa or New Orleans.
Any ideas?
We just finished our Italian tour. We came out with three new songs and resolve.
Grazie e a presto to Ernesto, Theramin, Mic, Logan, Giorgio, JasminShock,
Nico, Sergie, Lorenzo and Massimo. We plan to rejoin in America soon to focus
on new material, shows and the next recording.
Currently we are working on new material and preparing to tour Italy in July,
dates to follow, stay tuned...
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