any idea what font it is? Thanks a lot.

Democratica  Suggested by frd 

thanks a lot; is there a free font alternative for this?

You're welcome. The first one that comes to my mind is this one from our friend Clément : http://www.dafont.com/phonetica.font?text=pistachiopress

For other free alternatives, check these links :

http://www.dafont.com/theme.php?cat=502&text=pistachiopress&fpp=50

http://www.dafont.com/theme.php?cat=504&text=pistachiopress&fpp=50

great, thanks a lot!