Mike Patton’s Mondo Cane to Make U.S. Live Debut on Oct. 3rd

(San Francisco, CA) – Mike Patton (Faith No More, Peeping Tom, et al) brings his orchestral Italian language project Mondo Cane to U.S. shores for the first time on Oct. 3, with a performance at San Francisco’s Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival. Patton released the self-titled Mondo Cane debut in May on his own Ipecac Recordings [...]

Album Review: Mike Patton, Mondo Cane

Mike Patton Mondo Cane Release Date: May 4, 2010 Record Label: Ipecac Recordings Review: As a kid, I used to peruse through my mother’s old record collection. In the process, I was exposed to decades-old sounds and styles of music that I remember finding so interesting because of how different it was compared to what [...]

Mike Patton’s Mondo Cane Reveals Album Art

(SAN FRANCISCO, CA) – Ipecac Recordings shares the album art from Mike Patton’s Mondo Cane, a new entity for the inimitable vocalist that marries his instrument-like voice with a 40-piece orchestra, choir and band. While Patton is known for a employing a wide variety of incarnations, Mondo Cane is unlike any of his previous projects. [...]

Mike Patton’s Mondo Cane Set For May 4 Release

(SAN FRANCISCO, CA) – Mike Patton (Faith No More, Peeping Tom, Tomahawk) unveils Mondo Cane, his Italian language rock-meets-orchestra hybrid, on May 4 via Ipecac Recordings. Recorded at a series of European performances including an outdoor concert in a Northern Italian piazza, the self-titled album features traditional Italian pop songs as well as a rendition [...]