Musica · June 1, 2026 · HAPPY RANCH
Get ready for a wild ride with Articolo Trentino, a band whose members are as legendary as their music! Pietro “la roccia” Cappelletti, the bassist, is considered one of the top 100 bassists in all of Mattarello. A former drag queen in Caracas's seediest clubs, he returned to reform the band, saving himself from a definitive operation that would have prevented him from peeing standing up. He lives on malt and hops in every form and seems like the most normal one… he’s not. Sergio “nonno” Tessadri, on keyboards, is the group's 'elder statesman.' He played as a session musician for Chopin until his ragtime pivot in the early 20th century. He lives in a retirement home for elderly artists, trading porn newspapers for unfiltered cigarettes. He often mistakenly shows up hundreds of kilometers from the concert venue, sleeps under a bridge, eats McDonald's leftovers, then hitchhikes home. For him, every concert could be his last. Renato “Ghedda” Labalestra, on guitar, is the alternative one. He joined the band after placing an ad in a truck stop bathroom on the Salerno-Reggio Calabria highway. He only wears clothes salvaged from recycling centers, pretending to be an Iraqi refugee. In reality, he's a former tomato picker from Tavoliere delle Puglie who came to Trento looking for fortune… and found them instead. Max “salamandra” Vit, the drummer, is the newcomer, but highly sought after. He found his rhythm by hoeing in his uncle's garden for years, then as a sheet metal worker in a Nonesa mechanical workshop. An interregional indoor twerking champion, he doesn't mind accompanying older men in exchange for a Peroni. Paolo “manolesta” Mairer, on guitar, is the virtuoso. If he were a book, he'd be 'Sometimes They Come Back.' If he were a movie, 'The Taming of the Shrew.' He even sleeps with his guitar, fathering two twins: Paul and Les. (You'll get that joke in six months.) A former guitarist for TheRoldeg Stones, he's been part of this 'anomalous family' with Roberto, Pietro, and Renato for twenty years and can't stop. Roberto “brodegon” Laino, the singer, is to blame. He started this group but refuses to take responsibility. And he can't even sing! He sometimes wakes up in strangers' houses without knowing how he got there, then empties the fridge, uses the bathroom without flushing, and flees. He often pleads semi-insanity. His children have asked to change their surname.