Gianmarco Castronovo has contributed to Holden's Sports Talk as a writer & blogger. He also curates content featuring independent musicians on SoundCloud.
The Most Highly-Anticipated Baseball Video Games Being Released in 2023
This year is expected to be a big one for baseball video game releases. Baseball fans and sports gamers like Gianmarco Castronovo can’t wait for these awesome video games to be released in 2023:
MLB Tap Sports Baseball ’23 — Android and iOS
Okay, okay… so this one is an app-based game. But before you bash on MLB Tap Sports right away, check this out. This game has been created by EA Sports. So while we can’t expect the same caliber of mind-blowing graphics that you’d experience in a console-b...
Fremont Centre Theatre to Host Songwriter Showcase
If you dig local music and independent artists, come support your local musicians in South Pasadena on March 26th at Fremont Centre Theatre for a one-of-a-kind Songwriter Showcase! Music Blogger Gianmarco Castronovo shares all the details:
Sophia Center, Boy Haunt, Sophie Reynolds and Deb Morrison are local independent musicians in the South Pasadena area. Exceptionally talented, captivating and wildly unique in their own ways, these female-led projects are certainly something else! Gianmarco...
Baseball Is In My DNA (A Memoir)
In his new memoir, Baseball Is In My DNA, Author and Sports Historian Glenn Cashion reflects on the impact of baseball in his own corner of Smalltown America. Fellow baseball fan Gianmarco Castronovo features the recently published work:
When it comes to America’s favorite pastime, Gianmarco Castronovo proudly proclaims that he is one heck of a baseball history buff! Fascinated by the fabric of the sport, Castronovo enjoys shining the spotlight on unique and perhaps lesser known stories from ...
Japanese Pianist Mao Fujita Makes Canadian Debut
In a concert devoted entirely to sonatas written by Amadeous Mozart, Mao Fujita embarks on an eloquent and enchanting debut onto the Vancouver, CA classical music scene. Music Writer Gianmarco Castronovo shares highlights from a recent feature on Fujita for Vancouver Sun discussing his upcoming performance:
Although early into his journey as a professional classical pianist, Mao Fujita’s keys are already decorated with numerous honors. Gianmarco Castronovo congratulates the musician on his 20...
Stagecoach 2023 Acts Announced
Stagecoach 2023: California’s Country Music Festival will take place on Friday, April 28 — Sunday, 30, 2023. The three day event will feature some of country music’s biggest stars and fellow music fan Gianmarco Castronovo is eager to share the lineup with you!
If you love country music, then you will not want to miss this music festival event! Established in 2017 as an offshoot of Coachella, Stagecoach is widely recognized as the country music version of its more pop and rap centric predecess...
Joe Kuras Presents The History of Baseball in Grafton
Join Joe Kuras and Gianmarco Castronovo on February 18, 2023 from 2 PM to 3 PM at the Grafton Public Library in Grafton, MA for an engaging presentation on the History of Baseball.
Come one, come all to the Grafton Public Library! Local Grafton community historian Joe Kuras will be leading a presentation on the history of America’s favorite pastime: baseball. But this presentation in particular isn’t about American history… it’s about local history! That’s because Kuras will be focusing speci...
55th Annual Summerfest Headliners Announced
Music fans in the midwest: Summerfest is back! Gianmarco Castronovo is ecstatic to share the recent lineup announced for the event, which will take place June 22nd through July 8th 2023:
After the pandemic prompted a pause, the iconic Summerfest is back! Returning for 2023, this will be the 55th anniversary of the Milwaukee, Wisconsin music event. The festival is set to take place across three weekends; June 22-24, June 29 – July 1 and July 6-8. Gianmarco Castronovo is thrilled to attend all ...
Winter Wheat 2023: Wheatland Music Returns!
Unfortunately, due to the sudden and aggressive spread of the Delta variant of COVID, Winter Wheat 2022 was canceled. Gianmarco Castronovo, music blogger and festival fanatic, is excited to say that Winter Wheat is back at The Intersection in Grand Rapids, MI!
Music fans, creatives, independent artists and supporters of local musicians: this event is for you! Winter Wheat is one of eight events hosted by the Michigan-based nonprofit organization, Wheatland Music Organization. Dedicated to pro...
Winter Break Week Programing at Baseball Hall of Fame
This spring will mark seventy-six years since Jackie Robinson made MLB history by signing with the Brooklyn Dodgers. In observance of this historic moment in America’s Favorite Pastime, the Baseball Hall of Fame is set to celebrate with special daily programs for kids Feb. 20–24.
By far, one of Gianmarco Castronovo’s favorite baseball players in MLB history is Jackie Robinson. Not only did he make history in the MLB as the first African-American to professionally play the sport. But he was al...
2022 New Year’s Eve Music Events
Ready or not, here comes 2023! But before we step into the New Year, be sure to check out one of these exciting NYE music events! Gianmarco Castronovo, music blogger, shares the events he’s most looking forward to on NYE night:
Eye Heart NYE 2022
Alesso and Sam Blacky are pumping up the jam at Fort Mason Center in San Francisco, CA on New Year’s Eve night. Gianmarco Castronovo recommends this event to anyone who enjoys electronic dance music. Alesso is a Swedish EDM producer and DJ who is bes...
Christmas Joy: A Holiday Tradition
Come one, come all to the Pikes Peak Center’s annual holiday tradition: the Christmas Joy show! Featuring live performances and a heartwarming movie screening, the First Presbyterian Church invites friends and family to this fun and festive event:
There’s something special to be enjoyed at a traditional holiday event that brings the whole community together. Gianmarco Castronovo eagerly anticipates those local music events each and every year. One Christmas concert that he always looks forwar...
Baseball Card Events & Sports Card Shows December 2022
It won’t be too hard to keep warm this winter season with the heat at these baseball card events and sports card shows! Card collector Gianmarco Castronovo shares the schedule for the best upcoming conventions and memorabilia events in December 2022:
Surprise the sports card collector in your family this holiday season with a visit to a card show! The cold weather won’t be slowing these conventions down anytime soon. And of course, it’s highly likely that you have at least one or two last min...
Iowa Program to Feature Field of Dreams
The origins of American baseball run deep in the Iowa area. Afterall, the state is home to the original Field of Dreams! Baseball Writer Gianmarco Castronovo features an upcoming radio show that will focus on sports history in Iowa:
Iowans love baseball and that’s absolutely no secret. The state is even home to more than 222 professional baseball players, throughout history. Across Iowa’s 99 counties, MLB players have called 80 of those counties “home.” To say the state is steeped in baseball...
Get in the Christmas Spirit at These Holiday Events
For music writer Gianmarco Castronovo, songs are the soul of the Christmas spirit. The soundtrack of the season blares from every radio station as you rush about to find gifts for your loved ones… and if you’re lucky, carolers continue the tradition of beckoning those cozy door-to-door ditties right outside your door. And of course, there are plenty of music events and festivities out there to ring in the spirit on another level. Castronovo shares his top 2 picks for the best Christmas music ...
Aaron Brooks and St. Louis Cardinals Part Ways
Almost as quickly as the ink dried on his contract, Aaron Brooks has been dropped from a deal with the St. Louis Cardinals. Baseball writer Gianmarco Castronovo shares the details of the decision:
On the last day of January 2022, the St. Louis Cardinals welcomed Aaron Brooks aboard for a one year contract. At quite the pretty penny, Brooks accepted the offer of a $1.4 million deal with the team. The pitcher was enthusiastic about securing his spot on the Cardinals’ Opening Day bullpen. Fans l...