Press Coverage
In 2010, this website will still be the main place to come for all things L'Avventura. But smaller day-to-day updates(reviews, comments, press coverage) will be posted over here on the new L'Avventura blog.
January '10: Slack-a-gogo posts its Best of '09 list, with LPs from Neko Case, Robyn Hitchcock, and L'Avventura. Check the full list .
December: Powerpoaholic votes "Your Star Was Shining" a Top 10 Album of 09. Thank you!
December: AFutureInNoise votes "Your Star Was Shining" a Top 10 Indie Album of 2009.
November: EAR FARM blog features "Your Star Was Shining" in its Friday MP3 picks
October: ExploreMusic puts 'Rocket Sue' in its 5 Songs You Gotta Hear:
September: The Dadada adds "Rocket Sue" to his latest MP3 mixtape:
August: issebono.blogspot.com (Italy) adds L'Avventura to its weekly rotation
July: L'Avventura's 'Rocket Sue' is now on BBC Radio
June 17: largehearted boy features L'Avventura
May 17: San Francisco Examiner review calls 'Your Star Was Shining' "knock your socks off rock"
May: L'Avventura is now on KCRW (Los Angeles)
April 23: San Francisco Chronicle previews Friday April 24 show
April 19: Strangerdance interviews Jeff and Fergus
April 16: L'Avventura are guests on Pirate Cat Radio at 5pm: Listen in on 87.9fm or on the web
April 10: The Ripple Effect reviews 'Your star was shining', highlighting "exquisite songcraft"
April 3: Indie Rock Cafe reports the LP is "a scrumptious collection of laid back T-rextasy"
Mar 24: AFutureInNoise reviews 'Your star was shining' saying it's "all killer, no filler".
Mar 19: L'Avventura is playing LIVE on-the-air tonight on KDVS Radio from 11-12. Tune in here
Mar 18: Bill's Music Forum reviews L'Avventura: "Superb production, memorable melodies"
Mar 14: Siblingshot on the Bleachers (UK) reviews 'Rocket Sue'
Mar 11, 09: MyCrazyMusicBlog gives 'Your star was shining' an 8/10 review:
"L’Avventura seems to really know what it is they want to say and ... have the confidence to say it... Bravo! 8 out of 10"
Mar 1, 09: Mojophenia reviews the new L'Avventura LP, saying:
"exceptional.... an audacious release"
Feb 23, 09: PowerPopOverdose reviews L'Avventura:
"incredible debut....this disc begs to be played again and again."
Feb 13, 09: Powerpopaholic.com gives 'Your star was shining' a 9/10 review
"No filler here...a real winner of a debut..no doubt it makes my top 10 for 2009"
Feb 9, 09: Leicester Bangs(UK) recently reviewed 'Your star was shining'
"Great songs are littered throughout... Great stuff"
Feb 5, 09: StrangerDance blog included L'Avventura's "Rocket Sue" in Part 2 of its top 20 "Best of the Bay Area" tunes. The list also features Vetiver, John Vanderslice, American Music Club and Rogue Wave
Feb 4: L'Avventura announces (The Living Room Sessions), a weekly series of live avant-pop music, joined by a variety of musical guests
Jan 27, 09: TheBayBridged music blog added L'Avventura's "Rocket Sue" to their Monthly Mix
Jan 21, 09: The fab UK-based InsomniaRadio blog featured the L'Avventura song "Here's to Absent Friends" on its Daily Dose section and streaming music feed. Check out their review of the tune
Jan 13, 09: L'Avventura is offering FREE Downloads of its new LP, "Your Star Was Shining" until March 1st
