Nicholas Altobelli

Chillicothe “Funnel Cloud Town”

June 10, 2025 Darren Lumbroso 1

Dysfunctional but beautiful songs which encapsulate small-town America. Nicholas Altobelli has been releasing albums since his early 20s, setting up his own record label in 2011. This is his first release using the name Chillicothe. Chillicothe […]

Nicholas Altobelli “Vertigo” (Dalton Records, 2019)

August 22, 2019 Steven Howlett 0

“My name Nicholas. I write sad songs”. It’s an honest salutation written by the man himself on his Bandcamp page. And if first impressions stick, it seems to be the light in which Altobelli feels comfortable […]

Nicholas Altobelli “Red, White And Blues” – Listen

July 17, 2019 Jonathan Aird 0

Nicholas Altobelli has been through some changes in recent years – a divorce, a return to college for a degree in literature, and now working as an educator. This didn’t leave much room for music, but […]

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Chillicothe “Funnel Cloud Town”

Nicholas Altobelli “Vertigo” (Dalton Records, 2019)

Nicholas Altobelli “Red, White And Blues” – Listen

For The Sake Of The Song: Joni Mitchell “Woodstock”

I’m Kingfisher “Give Up Together”

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