Ron Gallo with just himself and a classical guitar in a rare solo show in the beautiful side chapel of the First Unitarian Church. Intimate and reimagined versions of songs all throughout the catalog as well as first chance to hear songs from a record he is currently working on which were written for a solo setting. The show will also be recorded and possibly apart of a future live album. Come be apart of it as it is quite literally the only time and place to do that.
Raised in the classical conservatories of Italy, where she was considered a child prodigy on the cello and toured with orchestras throughout Europe, moving to the United States was not a part of Chiara D’Anzieri’s life plan. At 3, she began playing musical instruments; at 13, she joined her first orchestra; at 16, she founded her first string quartet; and at 20, she left the conservatory to pursue her own interests outside the classical world. She taught herself guitar, bass, and drums, and studied the music of Frank Zappa and Captain Beefheart, Velvet Underground, The Doors, and The Beatles. She nicknamed herself “Santa Chiara,” after her favorite monastery in Naples, to give her music a divine connection. As a female singer/songwriter, she faced backlash and misogyny, so she learned how to record and produce her own music.
Santa Chiara’s IMPORTED, out now via legendary indie label Kill Rock Stars, tells the story of transatlantic romance and everything that followed: Leaving her home country and immigrating to the United States at 25.
