Category Archives: Afterhours

Afterhours in LA this week

From the press release:
Afterhours, one of Italy’s most successful and respected alternative rock bands will be performing as part of “Hit Week Los Angeles”: a unique event where for the first time some of the most important artist representing the actual Italian rock scene perform in the United States. Afterhours will be joined by Negrita, [...]

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Afterhours Make Spin’s Top 100

Afterhours made Spin Magazine’s 100 Greatest Bands You’ve (Probably) Never Heard in the August ‘09 issue. Click the image below to view the clipping.
With 1997’s Hai Paura del Buio? (Are You Afraid of the Dark?), these raging, brooding, crooning alt-rockers recorded what was considered Italy’s counterpart to Nevermind. They later collaborated and toured with Afghan [...]

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Afterhours U.S. Dates

Afterhours will be playing a short string of US shows, starting March 19 at SXSW.
Mar 19 Submerged – SXSW Festival Austin, TX
Mar 20 Limelight San Antonio, TX
Mar 24 2009 One Eyed Jack’s New Orleans, LA
Mar 27 2009 The Velvet Lounge Washington, DC
Mar 28 2009 Mojo 13 Wilmington, DE
Mar 30 2009 Johnny Brenda’s Philadelphia, PA
Mar 31 [...]

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Afterhours Fall 2008 US Tour

Afterhours will be visiting the following US cities this fall, both as headliners and opening for The Gutter Twins.
11/1 Minneapolis, MN – Turf Club
11/2 Iowa City, IA – The Mill
11/3 Cincinnati, OH – Northside Tavern
11/5 Philadelphia, PA – Theatre of Living Arts w/The Gutter Twins
11/6 Brooklyn, NY – Warsaw w/The Gutter Twins
11/7 Washington, CD – [...]

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Afterhours in Kerrang!

A 4K review of Afterhours’ recent NYC show appeared in the June 28 issue of Kerrang! The review includes Afghan Whigs, Dulli and Lanegan references for good measure.

Click the image to enlarge and read the clip.

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Afterhours Coming to North America

From the press release:
Italy’s top alternative rock outfit Afterhours celebrates a May run of sold-out dates at home with a June pair of special appearances in North America. Afterhours will perform at Toronto’s Hard Rock Cafe on Friday, June 13 as part of NXNE, Canada’s number one showcase for new independent music and sister [...]

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Afterhours Wins CMJ Sonicbids Spotlight

CMJ News Story
Afterhours are the winners of this week’s CMJ Sonicbids spotlight competition. The Italian band, which has been making music since 1989, is set to release their eighth album, I Milanesi Ammazzano Il Sabato, today on Universal.
Over the course of their nineteen-year career, the band has shared the stage with R.E.M., played as the [...]

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Afterhours Fall 2007 Shows

Afterhours has announced the following European dates. These are the band’s only scheduled shows in 2007. They will start recording a new album in August and plan to release the disc in early 2008.
Sept 24 – Amsterdam (Netherlands) – Paradiso
Sept 25 – Brussels (Belgium) – De Vaartkapoen
Sept 27 – Luxembourg (Luxembourg) – d-qliq (special acoustic [...]

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Afterhours DVD: Io Non Tremo

Afterhours has released a new DVD in Italy, titled Io Non Tremo (1997-2006). The DVD includes a chapter titled “Greg Dulli” and live performances from the band’s 2006 US tour and backing up The Gutter Twins in Italy with a rendition of “Strange Fruit.” The DVD has been #1 on the charts in Italy [...]

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Express: Afterhours Interview

There’s a great interview with Manuel from Afterhours at ReadExpress.com
The other reason Afterhours wrote in English is because Agnelli’s American soul brother, Twilight Singers/Afghan Whigs frontman Greg Dulli, decided the band was too good to be heard by Italians alone. “He was pushing really hard to get us out of Italy,” Agnelli said. “He said [...]

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