Sinister Noise Club - Rome

Nearby the Circus Maximo Ruin the Pyramid and the Colluseum in central Rome is the Sinister Noise Club; one of the coolest clubs I have ever had the great fortune to play at. It had an upstairs for drinks and cozy hangouts; and a downstairs,where the band played. The upstairs was like a very comfortable living room at your tasteful friends house, lots of 60's era psychedelic paintings and patterns, a projected movie on the wall of pink floyd - umma gumma era; and lots of comfy couches, chairs and candles everywhere. There was also a color TV from the 60's on it's side showing the Kubrick movie 'The Shining' in an endless loop. Very atmospheric for our first club experience in Rome. The man behind all this amazing community of crazy musicians and trippy moods? He is none other than the incredible Massi! This guy is like a one man army of underground production, from the time he arrived at 5pm to the time he locked up and left at 3am he did everything - serving, cleaning, chatting, watching, protecting, and most important to us, being like a father to us to make sure we had food and water and wine. Delicious Italian wine. So good,....The show and the club run as if it takes no effort at all, but make no mistake there is much work going on in the background to make this place have such a positive fun vibe. The 2 bands that played before us were both great fun but very different from each other, and we watched and cheered for them as they played their best. There was a good crowd that showed up pretty late but that is how they do it in Rome. Shows start around 10pm and later sometimes going on until 2 or 3am. Our sonic sound was well received and people danced and cheered us to play another song even when we were finished. It was a great introduction to the beauty of Rome and the friendliness of it's people. We received the honor of staying with Massi and he even made us up cots to sleep in in his living room. We got about 2 or 3 hours of sleep and then woke up and packed up the Opel and headed off to Milano at 7am. I hope to go back to Rome someday, for a romantic getaway or a honeymoon with my love it really is quite romantic and I saw many people enjoying the cafes and plaza and each other. Forever a wonderful memory for a truly amazing experience.