..."the sweet, soulful sounds that can only come from such talented female vocals as were on display. Vanessa's voice strikes a note in the heart with her folk/indie styling while the lead guitar remains robust yet subtle, in the perfect combination [+]..."the sweet, soulful sounds that can only come from such talented female vocals as were on display. Vanessa's voice strikes a note in the heart with her folk/indie styling while the lead guitar remains robust yet subtle, in the perfect combination, so as to not overpower the other's performance. Couple these two facets of the band together and you will thankfully and pleasantly be haunted for days to come. Whoever thinks that the girls are incapable of hanging with the guys is dead wrong in this situation." - Ryan Mansell, Maroon Weekly
Ice Cream on Mondays came to be from a series of rather fortunate and lucky coincidences. What started out as a summer band has turned into a full-time touring act, crossing continents and oceans to bring their music to the world. Here's the story, from the perspective of Vanessa Peters, the lead singer/songwriter and rhythm guitarist for the group:
Everyone thought I was crazy when I decided to take a summer off of music and head back to Italy to be an aupair. Truth be told, I thought I was crazy too. But as fate would have it, the summer would turn out to be full of music - more than I could have ever imagined.
The nanny gig didn't pan out, and I found myself back in my adopted hometown of Castiglion Fiorentino, Italy, washing dishes and writing songs during the afternoon siesta. I began half-heartedly looking for gigs, and as some friends had just opened a new outdoor café/pub, the Garden Underground, I inquired as to whether or not they wanted me to play. They said they would love to have me, but thought it was more of a band venue than a solo venue. They suggested that I try practicing with some local musicians who played together as the Resident Band at the Velvet Underground, their other bar in town.
I was highly skeptical - my previous experiences with other bands hadn't really worked out, and I wasn't sure how what I assumed to be an Italian cover band would take to my songs. But I was ready to be playing again, and so I decided to give it a try....and as usual, it turns out my worry was for nothing.
I was pretty nervous before the first practice. I wasn't sure how well they would speak English, or how well I would be able to explain what I was looking for in Italian. But it turns out I needn't
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