The real Alex Falcone.
  • The real Alex Falcone.
I want you to donate money right now to a classic rock band it Italy who doesn't have a lead singer.

Okay, I mostly want you to do it because the keyboardist is also named Alex Falcone and he has crazy hair. Maybe you don't feel much empathy for your doppelnämer, but there aren't that many Alex Falcones out there and, like me, this one is a flailing creative professional.

And he needs your help. Right now his Indiegogo campaign is about a month in and it's only $43,929 short of their $44,000 goal.

The band is called Sinful Sinners which is not only the MOSTLY LIKELY KIND OF SINNER, it also sounds much prettier in the original Italian. Peccaminoso Peccatore. Okay, not that much prettier, but still better.

Your money will go towards "finding and paying a powerful rock singer." You see, the band doesn't exactly have a vocalist at this point. The video for the lead single includes the words unsung but scrolling up the screen like an emo Star Wars intro. Check it out (and be sure to stay for the funny part at the end, a four minute song played sped up to prove they're "working fast").

But what are the perks? Thanks for asking. For $2 you can get the single as soon as they find that vocalist. Even better, for $3 you don't get the single but you do get to pray for the band! That's a good deal. But it gets better. For $175 you'll be invited to the listening party in Trieste, Italy that, while it doesn't include travel, does include the ability to eat with the band, possibly even food they provide. And for just $1,250 the band will play a show in your venue for only the cost of bringing them there! Even though it says you have to be in Germany, Austria, Italy, or surrounding countries, none have been claimed yet so I bet we could bring them to Portland.

Okay, now I know you're getting into it. Like many of us, these guy just need a chance. Or at least they need to make back the $1,600 they apparently spent on "Pre Production & Pro Indiegogo Promotional Video." I know that breaking even on an Indiegogo campaign doesn't sound like a great result, but I assure you, it's much better in the original Italian.

Oh, and check back soon for my Kickstarter where I raise money to fly Sinful Sinner to Portland so they can be musical guests on my talk show. Coming soon.