Danny Lanzetta--words and vocals, Jeff Berner--guitars, John Sanchez--guitars, Chris Trainor--drums, Mike Hamel--bass, Chris Cubeta--additional guitars and vocals
Influences
Jack Kerouac, Pearl Jam, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, James Joyce, Eminem
Sounds Like
If Sal played the banjo and Dean banged the drums.
Danny Lanzetta is an exciting new spoken word artist. His dynamic words span an array of subjects, from his biting indictment of Bill O'Reilly to the forlorn and melancholy moments of everyday life. Lanzetta’s new spoken rhythm record, The Story of a Minute in America, is a dizzying combination of music and words, which he recorded in the basement of his home in Poughkeepsie, New York with his producer and writing partner, Chris Cubeta. As part of the GaluminumFoil Presents acoustic show, Lanzetta has appeared at various clubs in and around New York City including the Bowery Poetry Cafe, CB's Gallery, The Duplex and Don't Tell Mama's. Now going solo, Lanzetta is ready to revolutionize the spoken word genre with the help of a new band that includes the energetic skills of John Sanchez and Jeff Berner on guitars, Chris Trainor on drums and Mike Hamel on bass.
In a previous life, Lanzetta starred on Broadway in Neil Simon’s Lost in Yonkers, Les Miserables, and in off-Broadway’s critically acclaimed Falsettoland. He also appeared for two years on the CBS television series Brooklyn Bridge as Alan Silver. Among the distinguished people he has worked with include Kevin Spacey, Anthony Hopkins, Marion Ross, John Spencer, Mickey Rourke, Mercedes Ruehl and Mimi Rogers. Lanzetta has been writing seriously for over ten years, both poetry and prose, spurred on by his adolescent disillusionment with the acting business and a tiny high school creative writing class that co-starred a former chess champion and a classically trained singer. His debut novel, Drunken Angel, released by the aforementioned GaluminumFoil, is an American love story about those classical, but never tired themes of heartbreak and hope. Lanzetta also recently wrote many of the lyrics for Chris Cubeta’s debut album, Sugar Sky. He is a writer for the Poughkeepsie Journal and is unquestionably the world’s most devout New York Knickerbockers fan.
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A COLLECTION OF 50 of the finest artists of our generation, including Jonathan Lethem, Carl Hancock Rux, Vernon Reid and DJ Spooky.
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Gina Apostol's IMELDIFIC, an Imelda Marcos worshipper terrorizes Manila with a bouffant and a pistol-- DJ Spooky did accompanying song
Today is FRIDAY! I hope you enjoy every second of your day. STOP now and look at your hands and think about what you want to do with your hands. Think about how you decide to enjoy what you do, I don't care if you use your hands to take out the trash, enjoy that moment being able to use your hands! When you wake up in the morning, if you go to sleep LOL, take a moment, slow down and taste whatever you place in your mouth. I don't care if its juice, drink or eat it as though it was your first time tasting it. Tell yourself how good it is and how much you are enjoying it! Oh I love wonderful Sunday! I encourage you to focus your eyes on something, I don't care what it is! Think about how thankful you are that YOU can see it and appreciate what it has to offer!!!! I think this is enough for you to try, because I don't want to hurt you too bad. Maybe you like a challenge (hummmmmm). O.k. if you say so, find four different things on Monday and SAY to yourself why YOU so thankful. Know you will be one of the persons I think about! I'm thankful for our MYSPACE friendship! Please let me know how it goes, I can't wait to know!!! Have a wonderful weekend! All SMiles Nancia
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'City Smells' is a new literary project set up by the Edit Red Writing Community.
We are running three writing competitions, Flash Fiction, Creative Non-Fiction and Poetry, all with the theme 'City Smells. The winners of each of these competitions will win $100. But more than this, we will take the best work from each competition and compile a paperback 'City Smells' anthology. The writers who make it into the 'City Smells' anthology will each receive free copies of the book and be paid a royalty in book sales.
To submit to these competition and stand a chance of being published in the 'City Smells' book you must be a member of Edit Red, as the submission process is automated. Joining Edit Red and entering these competitions is 100% free. If you make it into the book, we will pay royalties based on book sales.
Edit Red has existed for many years and was created and is still managed today by non-fiction author Alan Emmins, creative writing teacher Chris Lee Ramsden and literary reviewer Sean Merrigan.
If you are not already a member, we hope you will join and take part in this great literary event. Sign up here for free!
Hey you! Hope all is well. I would love to make a trip up to NY soon...who knows...I'd love to hear you live and actually finally meet my famous cousin I've heard so much about over the years!
calling all poets, spokenword artists, organizers,
hosts, industry folks & poetry lovers
Eadon's Place & Walt Whitman Cultural Arts Center
in partnership with theHeat
presents the 2006
Mid-Atlantic Poetry & Spoken Word Festival
October 14, 2006 - noon to midnight
Walt Whitman Cultural Arts Center
2nd & Cooper Sts
Camden, NJ
Admission $22.00
tickets available online now!
includes: 4 Workshops
3 to 30-Presenter keith roach
Recording 101 Presenter Damali,Dap Stallion Productions
Inside Look At Publishing - Presenter Gladys Perez-Bashier, CliqueCalm Books
How to Get Paid While Pursuing Your Passion - Presenter Linda DiFeterici
open mics & ciphers throughout the day
featured readers & performers
Walt Whitman House tour, vendor & artists booths
refreshments and more!
Featured Artists
Patricia Smith
Elliott Levin
Anthony Mohammed
Monica McIntyre
Steve Paul
Poppy
Quiet Rage
Felice Belle
Bernard Collins, Jr
Tammy Carr
Robin Renee
LeDerick Horne
Brother Earl
Shyst
Traycee Lynn
Jus Greg
Ebonic Flow
for event updates visit our website http://www.midatlpoetryfair.net
Vending space available.
Additional contact Info
Linda DiFeterici - phone 856-693-0513
E-Mail lindadifeterici@comcast.net
keith roach E-Mail krock1111@yahoo.com
The Mid-Atlantic Poetry & Spokenword Festival is a DiFeterici-Roach production
http://www.difetroach.com
E-Mail: difetroach@comcast.net
So, Danny used to be my boss until we both quit at the same time drank all night stumbled through the seedy alleyways of America with the winos and whores and blew the backs of our heads off with shotguns. If that's not some hardcore poet shit, I don't know what is.
