COUNTING CROWS Paris Bataclan June 30th

The Counting Crows are back in Paris after a long absence.
This time they're playing the Bataclan ( 1200 capacity ). The weather has been sunny and warm in Paris these last few days and in this case it's a nightmare to go and see a band in this theatre as the air conditioning is just too bad .
It's been like this for years no exception tonight it's hot as hell.

The show is supposed to be sold-out but there are still plenty of empty seats at the balcony.

As usual they're starting the gig with a slow song before really kicking it off.
The band has always been 'relax' on stage only the singer Adam lives his lyrics to the full even if he's fighting food poisoning since this morning .
They're hot ( especially tonight ;-) with heavier songs unfortunately there are too many mid-tempo songs in their repertoire to offer a real excitement which are, fortunately played perfectly ; remember they are 6 musicians plus a singer on the tiny stage.

Songs included "Mr Jones" , "Hangingaround" , Joni Mitchell 's "Big yellow taxi" and last song " holyday is spain " after receiving from a fan a Spanish football t-shirt even if Adam didn't noticed its nationality.
Shame on you Man they're the Euro champion 2008 !!!

SETLIST :
Ballet d'or
Seen me lately
Hanging tree
Mr Jones
Colorblind
Anna
Cowboys
Good time
Potters
Taxi
Accidently in love
Satellites
On almost any sunday
You can't count on me
Sundays
December
Hangingaround
___
Washington square
Come around
Candy
+ Holyday in spain ( not on the setlist )

FOR MORE VIDEOS FROM THE BATACLAN GO TO :
http://fr.youtube.com/user/rockingparis

Here's one " Mr Jones" :

Pura Fe & Herbie Hancock La Défense Jazz festival June 29th 7 pm

We arrived just in time as the DJ was introducing Herbie Hancock 's opening artist the native american blues female singer Pura Fe .
La Défense Jazz Festival is another outdoor free festival that takes place every year in late june in this business district just outside Paris .
Maceo Parker was here last year as Mick Taylor , Dr John , Buddy Guy the previous editions.

Pura Fe's blues is acoustic simple and beautiful as blues should allways be .



Very nice introduction to Herbie Hancock 's jazz with his monster line-up :
Vinnie Colaiuta, Dave Holland, Lionel Loueke, Chris Potter and backing vocalists Sonya Kitchell & Amy Keys.
Herbie has played so many different styles that you never know what to expect at his concert.
Will it be 'blue Note' jazz , fusion , funky or electronic ?
Tonight was a mix of all theses influences from the quietest jazz on piano to the funky groove à la Headhunters ( but without brass ).
Each musicians in this band is a master in his field so Herbie took time to introduced them one by one several times and they treated us with amazing soli.

Very enjoyable sunny sunday with 3 great gigs by Martha High , Pura Fe and Herbie Hancock.
From Funky to Blues to Jazz that's what i call ECLECTIC

Martha High Parc Floral Vincennes June 29 th 4pm

The Parc Floral of the Bois de Vincennes in Paris is organizing a free outdoor Jazz festival every year in June.
Lots of great artists have played there over the years ( Herbie Hancock , Buddy Guy ... ).
This time it's Martha High the Funky Diva from James Brown ( and also Maceo Parker ) who's in da house this sunday just one month after playing the New Morning club in Paris .
She's playing with the french band Shaolin Temple Defenders .
As allways with former JB's musicians or singers we're sure to have a Funky Good Time and that's what we had .
The Lady's got the Voice and the Attitude.
We were treated with a mix of her own songs and JB covers that went down a storm in front of this sunday family gathered audience.
A FUNKY GOOD TIME , I told ya !

Then we had to cross Paris from east to west to La Défense to see ...

Solomon Burke -No Show- Jazz La Défense

Horrible evening yesterday, we went to the Jazz défense festival.

We came down early , had to wait a couple of hours before the support band Dan Cavalli went on stage ( they were running late and they were crap ) .

Then at 10 pm ,after they put Solomon' s famous chair on stage, someone announced that Solomon Burke couldn't make it tonigth and that his band would be playing without him .
BASTARDS !!!
Don't tell me they didn't know that before 10 pm, so we've missed Lou reed playing at Pleyel .
Hope Herbie Hancock will show up tonight ...

Anyway i've updated the site today ( June 29 th ) check each artist's page :
NEW Bruce Springsteen pictures
NEW BJORK -video- from the Olympia
NEW KISS pictures ( last 2 Kiss entries )

my YouTube account :
http://fr.youtube.com/user/rockingparis

Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band Paris Parc des Princes June 27 th 2008

"Born to run" with Elliott Murphy and his son Gaspard

-Touch me-

SETLIST:
Adam Raised A Cain
Radio Nowhere
No Surrender
The Promised Land
Spirit In The Night
Rendezvous
Candy's Room
Atlantic City
Janey Don't You Lose Heart
Darlington County
Because The Night
She's The One
Livin' In The Future
Mary's Place
Fire
For You
The River
The Rising
Last To Die
Long Walk Home
Badlands
Out In The Street

Girls In Their Summer Clothes
Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out
Born To Run
Bobby Jean
Dancing In The Dark
American Land

Great show , great setlist , nice weather , small pit down the front.

PERFECT SHOW : HALLELUJAH !!!

More pictures to come ...
My YouTube account :
http://fr.youtube.com/user/rockingparis

" The river" ( cut before the end, sorry ! )

BJORK Paris Olympia Jun 25th 2008

NOW :
4 VIDEOS ONLINE FROM THE OLYMPIA ( updated June 29th )

My YouTube account :
http://fr.youtube.com/user/rockingparis

After Sheryl Crow's performance in Bercy yesterday , i though about going back to see her at La Cigale.
A friend reminded me of Bjork playing the Olympia theatre. Even if I've never been a fan of her music that's worth going to .
I just hate all this electronic crap but i saw her a few times and each time i enjoyed the concert. She's allways dressing up on stage and she knows how to put on a Show.

Tickets for this gig were sold in less than 5 min ( at silly prices between 70 and 110 euros ).
This concert is a event as it's her only gig in Paris for this tour and everything is recorded on tape ( TV show or DVD ? ).
Musicians here are not conventionnal nor drummer or bass player : a percussionnist , a keyboard player , 2 guys behind computers and a dozen girls dressed up singing backing vocals and playing brass .
I can't tell you what she played as i don't know that much about her music , but i enjoyed every minute.
The stage was beautifully decorated and her voice is pretty amazing .

Very good night indeed .

SETLIST:
00. Intro - Brennið Þið Vitar
01. Earth Intruders
02. Hunter
03. Immature
04. Joga
05. I See Who You Are
06. Pleasure Is All Mine
07. Pagan Poetry
08. Vertebrae By Vertebrae
09. Where Is The Line
10. Who Is It
11. Oceania (Instrumental)
12. Desired Constellation
13. Army Of Me
14. Innocence
15. Triumph Of A Heart
16. Bachelorette
17. Vökurö
18. Wanderlust
19. Hyperballad
20. Pluto
Rappel
21. Declare Independance

Setlist from the French Bjork website : www.bjork.fr

Robert Trujillo bass player from Metallica was hanging around backstage

.

"Wanderlust"



"Hyperballad" :

" Declare independance" :


Another song from the Olympia ( updated June 29th ) :

Sheryl Crow & Carlos Santana Bercy June 24th

UPDATED JUNE 27th NEW VIDEO " Soul Sacrifice "

Santana with guest Idrissa Diop

Hi Guys ,
Very nice package this evening as Sheryl Crow is opening for Santana in Paris Bercy .
I thought Bercy was completely destroyed as KISS blew the arena last week with their show full of pyrothecnics.
Different band and different audience tonight .
Sheryl Crow ( before playing on June 25 th at La Cigale as a headliner ) has a real challenge : to please all these old geezers who don't seem to care , very hard task, Bercy is sleeping, the fact that it's an all seated concert that help either .
She's trying hard but doesn't get any response at all. Sad because she's really good . Her voice is crystal clear, she's in her late forties but believe me she's very very hot.

Setlist :
CHANGE
CAN'T CRY
ALL I WANNA DO
RUN BABY RUN
GASOLINE
OUT OF OUR HEADS
HAPPY
WINDING ROAD

Make your own opinion :



After a short intermission Santana and his band ( 8 musicians included monster drummer Dennis Chambers ) are taking Bercy by storm , well sort of .
It's hard to sit down with the kind of music that Santana is playing but Bercy has done it .
Some fans tried to stand up down the front but after people in the first rows complained the tight security asked everyone to go back to their seat . Shame .
Even if the Band is smoking the atmosphere in the pit is DEAD . Both Carlos ' singers are trying hard to get people clap their hands , they barely get a response .
A huge screen is in the back and the lightshow is bright ( "a photographer's dream" dixit our mate Guino Patrice ).
Santana's lead guitar is perfect and as usual there is a special guest : Idrissa Diop for 2 songs ( Where's Sheryl ? ).
Finally after 90 min Bercy is standing up . ' Ouf ! '
Dennis Chambers shows us how good he is with a powerful solo .
The band is grooving from start to finish for a long and lively 2h30 min show

SETLIST :

AOAND VIDEO INTRO
1.  PEACE/JINGO
2.  LIFE IS FOR LIVING
3.  INCIDENT AT NESHABUR
4.  BATUKA/ NO ONE TO DEPEND ON
5.  NAMIA/ MARIA MARIA
6.  FOO FOO
7.  CORAZON ESPINADO
8.  HISTORIA*
9.  AFRICAINS AND ANTILLAIS*
10. DON’T TAKE YOUR LOVE AWAY
11. LORD’S PRAYER/ SUN RA
12. YALEO/ DRUM SOLO
13. RIGHT ON/ UMI SAYS
14. BMW/ GYPSY QUEEN
15. OYE COMO VA
16. SPARTACUS/BLUES JAM/SMOOTH/ DAME
    -ENCORES-
17. WOODSTOCK CHANT /SOUL SACRIFICE
18. ANGEL CHANT/ INTO THE NIGHT

* Featuring Idrissa diop

" Soul sacrifice" :


Enjoy !!!

What's next ...

The next few days will be mega lots of concerts :
June 27th
Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band

june 28th :
James Taylor Quartet & Son of Dave @ Parc floral 3 pm
Solomon Burke Jazz la défense 8 pm
Lou Reed Salle Pleyel ( sold out )
Eryka Badu Palais des Congres

june 29th :
Martha High Parc Floral 4:30 pm ( she was singing with James Brown )
Herbie Hancock + Pura Fe Jazz La Défense 7 pm

June 30th
Lenny Kravitz zénith
Counting Crows Bataclan
Rose Tattoo Trabendo

July 1st
Iron Maiden Bercy

July 2nd
Iron Maiden Bercy
PERCY SLEDGE OLYMPIA ( don't miss this one , he's Mr " When a man loves a woman )

July 3rd
Archie Shepp New Morning

July 4th
Buddy Guy Casino d' Enghien

See you there !

PATTI SMITH Fondation Cartier June 20th

Patti Smith is playing for the 3rd time @ Fondation Cartier in Paris.
The first one was acoustic solo with interaction with the audience as she talked a lot with the small crowd .
2nd one was 2 weeks ago ( Jun 7th ) with full band even if they played acoustic it was rockin' .
For her last performance here , the weather's nice so the Fondation Cartier has set the stage in the garden ( 500 extra tickets were sold at 5 pm on the day ). VIPs included Rachid Taha and singer from french band Tarmac.

Patti requested people in the front to sit down so the atmosphere is laid back and bucholic.
Patti's playing with her children Jackson on guitar and Jesse on piano ; Michael Campbell is on drums for a few songs plus a french guitar player .

She's telling the audience how much she enjoyed being in Paris for the last 3 months and she thanked generously the people working for the Fondation and how much her exhibition is a achievement in her 40 years career .

There's no pre-established setlist so between songs patti 's wondering which song they 'd played next .
The set is basically the same as last show : a best of. ( "Pissing in the river" Neil young's " Helpless"... )
Cool at the beginning with only Jackson on guitar and then more rock.
The atmosphere is sooo laid back that so some songs are really under-rehearsed especially Nirvana's "Smells like teen spirit " she didn't remember the lyrics nor when to sing but she took it with a laugh under the wings of her musical director for tonight's show : Her son Jackson .
Concert ended with a rockin' version of them's Gloria and Finale "People have the Power" .

Contact : irockinparis@yahoo.fr

Patti Smith and son Jackson @ Fondation Cartier
with Alain Lahana looking over ( on the right )
© Guino Patrice

"People have the Power" :

" Because the night " :

KISS Paris Bercy 2008 More pics

NEW PICTURES UPDATED JUNE 29 th

Contact : irockinparis@yahoo.fr

TONY COOK 's Trunk-O-Funk with DANNY RAY Jun 19th NewMorning

After a short but nice set by Coldplay we headed to the famous parisian jazz club the New Morning to see James Brown 's former members : drummer TONY COOK and MC DANNY RAY .

Some people may think what's the point of going to see a drummer even if he's James Brown's
Well, baby it's gonna Funk & Groove .

And sure, it did funk & groove !

Divided over 2 sets of 60 mn Tony Cook and his band entertained us with JB covers ( "Sex Machine" , "Get up offa that thing" , "soul power", " i got you" ... ) and among many others Stevie Wonder's "superstition" , ottis redding's "try a little tenderness" Hendrix' " Voodoo chile" ...

Tony' playing drums AND singing, He's the Man helped by a smoking band ( 2 guitar players , 2 horns and a bass player ) and MC Danny Ray himself.

Ah Danny nice to see him back in Paris , The man who introduced Mr Brown every night for 30 years ( or is it more ? )
He was barely on stage for 20 mn ( remember he doesn't sing at all )but he was the Star of the evening.

A Funky Good Night !!!

Tony ( drums ) Zaza ( guitar ) Danny Ray (MC )

Video to come soon . so stay tune

Contact : irockinparis@yahoo.fr

COLDPLAY W9 TV Show Jun 19th

Coldplay is playing their very first "show" in France after playing in London ( Brixton Academy on the 16th ; BBC Television Centre, Shepherds Bush on the 18 th ) and Madrid ( on the 17th ).
Their brand new album " Viva la vida" is selling shitloads in England and they are the first English band to get a n° 1 in the US for ten years.

This tv show is being recorded for W9 and to be broadcast on Jun 27 th.
Get in there around 7 pm @ Dock Haussmann , north of Paris ( plaine St denis ) , the place holds around 500 people , some competition winners and lots of VIPs.

A french girl opens the show , called Chat ( cat in french ) she played 2-3 songs on the piano , from the VIP bar upstairs she seemed quite good.

Coldplay went on stage and had to answer questions from the audience ( with translation from tv presenter Frederique Bedos ) for at least 20 min, even though the questions were not really interesting ( why a painting of Delacroix on the cover ? Why did you call your album " viva la vida " ? and so on ...)
Chris Martin was always chatty and funny so were the other band members.
Time now for the proper concert, they opened with the new single " Violent hill" , cameras are everywhere, light show is sumptuous and the band on top form. they played a mix of new tracks and a couple of oldies .
I can't say that their pop is my cup of tea but they're lively on stage.
Show ended with confettis over the crowd .
The only downer is the short set, only 6 songs in 35 min.

© Guino Patrice

Coldplay @ Dock Haussmann

SETLIST :

Violet Hill
Clocks
Viva la vida
42
Fix you
Lovers in Japan

Contact : irockinparis@yahoo.fr

More KISS Bercy !!!

NEW PICTURES UPDATED JUNE 29TH

KISS LIVE PARIS BERCY 2008

Contact : irockinparis@yahoo.fr

KISS Bercy 2008 You wanted the best ...

ROCK N ROLL ALL NITE !!!
More tomorrow

Contact : irockinparis@yahoo.fr

KISS Bercy Rock City !!!

"Gene bloody Simmons"

KISS Paris Bercy More More and More !!!

KISS Bercy More pictures !!!

© Guino Patrice

I'll post some more later with review and setlist.

KISS I WANT MORE !!!

SWEET DREAMS

KISS PARIS BERCY 2008

ABSOLUTELY STUNNING !!!

Review tomorrow with more pictures ( much more ) .

Grand Finale

The Mabuses Video Black session Paris Jun 16th

Hi there,
Went to The Mabuses playing at France Inter for a Black Session.
www.radiofrance.fr/franceinter/em/cestlenoir/

I didn't know that much about this band except that they've just released a 3rd album a few weeks ago more than 15 years after their second one.
Led by Kim Fahy, they're playing a weird pop-psychedelic music
If want a taste check their website ( you can listen to their entire album ):
www.themabuses.com

Very pleasant evening , 1 hour plus set.

JP Nataf from french band Les Innocents was playing piano and guitar
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=157970763

Here's the setlist :
01: I'm The Greatest
02: We Rested Our Feet
03: Dark Star
04: Havana
05: Byayaba
06: Seasider
07: Destination
08: Feast
09: Glass Eyed Pitter Patter
10: Mirth
11: Hog Of The Forsaken
12: She Went Wild


And a short video :


I couldn't go to Yael Naim this afternoon so no review
Tonight : KISS

Pete Doherty @Truskel Video

Hi there
Nothing happened these last few days so i though i could put on a video i've recorded @ Truskel that was the last song ( Can't stand me now ) he played that night , he was so pissed off by people talking as you can see:



i've just opened a youtube account , i'll post more videos shortly
check it :

http://fr.youtube.com/user/rockingparis

Monday is busy :

Elliott Murphy fnac montparnasse 5.30 pm
I'm just back : Elliott played all his new cd
Here's a picture from after the 50 min showcase

Joan as a policewoman : Nouveau Casino 9 pm
Yelle : trabendo sessions 8 pm
The Mabuses : black session France Inter 10 pm

Tomorrow :
Yael Naim Trabendo sessions 3pm
and KISS @ Bercy

McCartney & U2 @ Live8 2005 Rehearsals & Gig

Hi
Just a few pics from Patrice Guino 's archives for you :

" I get there around 10 30 am they already had started the rehearsals , they played Sergent Pepper 3-4 times and that was it.
Note : there is a Pink Floyd's backdrop.
Then it was time for U2 to rehearse on their own and finally Coldplay but we couldn't see them as we were asked to leave the premises as security wanted the pit clear before opening the doors a hour later.

We were lucky to be there the day before for the whole afternoon watching Macca & George Michael, Sting , Madonna ( who rehearsed her 3 songs set for more than 75 min in front of Pink Floyd's ( & family ) Nick Mason, David Gilmour and Richard Wright ). Believe me she's a real Professionnal.
And finally The Pink Floyd with Roger Waters at sunset , that was VERY emotional when they started performing the entire set they will play in front of more than 100 000 people in hyde Park and dozens of millions on TV the day after. We were just a handfull and that was THE FIRST TIME they were playing together for 25 years .
I will always remember these moments. "

© Patrice Guino Live8 Rehearsals july 2nd 2005

© Patrice Guino Live8 Rehearsals july 2nd 2005

© Patrice Guino Live8 Concert july 2nd 2005

Paul McCartney performed yesterday in front of 350 000 in Kiev.
the gig was simultaneously broadcast on giant screens in six other Ukrainian cities and on television, with an estimated 10 million people watching.

SETLIST :

'Drive My Car'
'Jet'
'All My Loving'
'Only Mama Knows'
'Flaming Pie'
'Got To Get You Into My Life'
'Let Me Roll It'
'C Moon'
'My Love'
'Let 'Em In'
'The Long And Winding Road'
'Dance Tonight'
'Blackbird'
'Calico Skies'
'I'll Follow The Sun'
'Mrs Vanderbilt'
'Eleanor Rigby'
'Something'
'Good Day Sunshine'
'Penny Lane'
'Band On The Run'
'Birthday'
'Back In The USSR'
'I Got A Feeling'
'Live And Let Die'
'Let It Be'
'Hey Jude'
'A Day In The Life/Give Peace A Chance'
'Lady Madonna'
'Get Back'
'I Saw Her Standing There'
'Yesterday'
'Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band'

Have a nice sunday.

New videos

I've just added a couple of videos from Radiohead and RATM

Enjoy

Football, Football and ...football with a little bit of Rock

Hi there
Been lazy those last 3 days didn't go to Manu Chao ( Jun 11th and 12th )
neither to Supergrass ( 12th ).

Tonight The Damned are playing the Gibus and Marron5 the Olympia
I'll crush once again on my sofa in front of the Tv to watch Football as france is playing vs Holland, they've been very good and beat the shit out of those macaronis. Should erect 'em a statue for this.

Well, as i want to update the site as often as possible i've asked my mate Patrice Guino to sent me some pictures from his archives so that you can rock your arse off .

He's a very good photographer as you could see:

Here are a few gems :Iggy & the Stooges , Paris Zénith May 08 th 2006
Little Richard , Paris Olympia Jun 06 th 2005

James Brown's last show in Paris , Juin 29 th 2006 @ Palais des Congres.

Enjoy !!!

Check Oliver's site too, lots of critics and pictures. In english, french and german ( updated very often ) :
http://monconcertmonblog.blogspot.com/

Offspring Paris Trabendo Jun 10th

Offspring at the tiny Trabendo ( 500 capacity ) , i wasn't there but one of my mate sent me the setlist :

Bad Habit
All I want
Come Out and Play
Beheaded
Gone Away
Hammerhead
Have you ever
Staring at the sun
Trust in You
Gotta get away
Want you bad
You're gonna go far, kid
Why don't you get a job
Pretty fly
What happened to you?
Americana
The kids aren't alright
-encore -
Session
Can't get my head around you
Self Esteem

They've played for 80 min.

Radiohead Paris Bercy Jun 10th 2008

Back to bercy for the second show
This time i could see Bat For Lashes : nice electro-rock music but not the best conditions to see them, everyone was talking over the music and they've played almost completely in the dark for the whole gig. Her voice remind me of Bjork but she's much more sexy
Good introduction to radiohead
Well, what can i say ?
Tonight was the same "shit " as yesterday: Some ( very )good parts and some (very) boring parts
Here's the setlist :
01. 15 Step
02. Bodysnatchers
03. All I Need
04. Airbag
05. Nude
06. Pyramid Song
07. Weird Fishes/Arpeggi
08. The Gloaming
09. Dollars And Cents
10. Faust Arp
11. Videotape
12. Optimistic
13. Just
14. Reckoner
15. Everything In Its Right Place
16. Fake Plastic Trees
17. Jigsaw Falling Into Place
Encore1 :
18. House of Cards
19. There there
20. Bangers’n Mash
21. The National Anthem
22. How To Disappear Completely
Encore2 :
23. Super Collider
24. You And Whose Army ?
25. Karma Police ( dedicated to "Bat for Lashes ” )
26. Idioteque

Radiohead Paris Bercy Jun 9th 2008

Hi there
So that's my first message on this Blog , let's see how things are working down here .

RADIOHEAD BERCY 9 jUIN 2008
Yesterday was the the first Radiohead concert at the 16500 capacity Bercy arena. they will be playing tonight as well. Bat For Lashes is supporting for both night .
Couldn't be in time for the support slot.
I gotta say i WAS very fond of them many years until they played some dumbass electronic music after OK Computer and i wasn't really convinced by their "free-download-pay-what-you-want" - iN rAINBOWS - album. But Radiohead has always been very good on stage.
Unfortunately tonight they played too many songs from their lasts albums to really get my attention; Don't get me wrong they were good especially with the old rocking gems; But they are way toooo electro for me.
So i had mixed feelings about yesterday's gig.

Setlist :
1) All I Need
2) There There
3) Lucky
4) Bangers’n Mash
5) 15 Step
6) Nude
7) Pyramid Song
8) Arpeggi
9) The Gloaming
10) My Iron Lung
11) Faust Arp
12) Videotape
13) Morning Bell
14) Where I End And You Begin
15) Reckoner
16) Everything In Its Right Place
17) Bodysnatchers
Rappel 1
18) Exit Music (For A Film)
19) Jigsaw Falling Into Place
20) House Of Cards
21) Paranoid Android
22) Street Spirit
Rappel 2
23) Like Spinning plates
24) You and whose Army ?
25) Idioteque

So they've played the whole of " In rainbows" including the bonus song.
Only 2 tracks from -The Bends- and 3 tracks from - OK Computer-

JOHN FOGERTY Grand Rex Paris June 8th 2008

Back to the beautiful Grand Rex after the Pete Doherty no-show.
This time no Eurostar 5 hours delay
John Fogerty is like Santa Claus : he's coming to town every year.
As always He's rockin' and Rollin' and if you wanna hear some solid rock' n Roll : He's Da Man

Setlist :
1,Born On The Bayou
2,Bad Moon Rising
3,Green River
4,Who'll Stop The Rain
5,Lookin' Out My Backdoor
6,Don't You Wish It Was True
7,Bootleg
8,Midnight Special
9,I Heard It Through The Grapevine
10,Comin' Down The Road
11,Jambalaya
12,Broken Down Cowboy
13,Keep On Chooglin'
14,Have You Ever Seen The Rain
15,Down On The Corner
16,Old Man Down The Road
17,Hey Tonight
18,Fortunate Son
19,Rockin' All Over The World
20,Proud Mary

As you could guess, lots of Creedence Cleawater Revival Songs
No surprises but no disappointments.
Tonight we were not lucky as john was sick we were treated with a small 20 songs set instead of the usual 27 songs set.

Patti Smith Fondation Cartier Paris June 7th 2008

Patti arriving at the Fondation Cartier just before the show ( here with a fan ) .

Walking down the streets of Paris with her son Jackson and Dee.

Live and Rockin'

"People Have the Power"

Patti Smith-vocals

Lenny Kaye-guitar

Jay Dee Daugherty-drums

Tony Shanahan-bass, keyboards

Jackson Smith-guitar

Second show for Patti smith à la Fondation Cartier, this time with her band for an acoustic performance in front of 300 people in the very same room as her exhibition ( still running 'till June 28 th ) .
It's a great privilege to see her ( them ) in such a small and prestigious place.
We were treated to a greatest hits set including a tribute to the late Bo Diddley who recently passed away.
She will be back here for another show in a couple of weeks ( shhhh it's a secret !!! )

Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan Cigale June 6th

The former Belle & sebastien beauty and the former Sceaming Trees and QOTSA dark howler are playing the Cigale to promote their recently released " sunday at devil dirt".
Back in Paris after their very convincing gig at the tiny trabendo on jan 30th 2007 .
The combination of Isobell Campbell 's tiny high voice and Mark Lanegan 's gravel tone is working once again perfectly.
Maybe some people will complain that theirs songs are way too slow or mid-tempo, not me.
Don't expect any pop music or heavy metal , just simple songs played in a simple way with lots of feelings.
A perfect match .
Lee Hazlewood and Nancy Sinatra would be proud.
My Isobel you're sooooo sexy !!!

Here's a small video , enjoy ...

Pete Doherty shambles @ Grand Rex Paris

Apres la première annulation du 23 avril suite à un emprisonnement Pete Doherty le leader des Babyshambles est censé revenir à Paris pour un concert en solo.
Ce soir la première partie est assurée par notre Pete national , l' ancien chanteur de Taxi girl : Daniel Darc .
A peine ai-je mis les pieds au Grand Rex ( vers 20h ) que la production semble nerveuse Pete est coincé dans l' Eurostar , daniel est prévu à 20h45 et Pete pas avant 21h30 .
Ca commence bien , les fantomes de son concert au bataclan ressurgissent.
Daniel entre sur scène vers 21 h , ce qui ne laisse présager rien de bon pour la suite, accompagné de son fidèle Alice Botté à la guitare .
On pourrait légitimement avoir un peu peur de retrouver Daniel tout seul sur une si grande scène dans une configuration solo acoustique mais il n' en est rien. Alice assure comme un grand et Daniel remplit bien l' espace multipliant les poses pour le bonheur des photographes présents. Un vrai charisme se dégage du personnage mème si son coté enfant apparait quelque fois , s' excusant presque d' etre là .
A noté les tres bonnes versions de " J' irai au Paradis " , qui ouvre le concert , et de " LUV" ce soir pas de " Chercher le garçon " mais peu importe .

Le contrat est rempli, les pisseuses ( cheres a Gainsbourg ) en ont pour leur argent, enfin pour le moment.

Setlist du Grand Rex

Apres une "petite" entracte le promoteur vient annoncer au micro que Pete ne sera pas sur scène avant 23h30, l' Eurostar etant tombé en panne .
So Coooool !!!
Enfin ça laisse le temps d' aller s' en griller une et de taper la discute ; personne n'est dupe , mème s'il s'avère que c'est totalement véridique , les plus folles rumeurs courent et lorsqu ' une ambulance passe devant le Rex toute sirène hurlante tout le monde se met à gueuler s' attendant à en voir surgir un Pete complètement hagard.
La triste réalité nous rattrape quand le concert est officiellement annulé vers 11h30 .
Les quelques chanceux encore dans la salle auront droit à une chanson joué par Pete au téléphone depuis sa prison Eurostaresque .
Une partie des décu(e)s rentre chez elle tandis que l' autre squatte devant la salle , ce soir il n' y aura pas de mouillage de petites culottes;

Fin du premier Acte.

Comme dans tout bon scénario qui se respecte il y a toujours un rebondissement de dernière minute: Vers minuit l' info circule que, des son arrivée sur le sol parisien , il se rendra directement dans un petit bar situé à un jet de pierres des grands boulevards afin d' y jouer. Mes informateurs étant suffisamment crédible , nous nous rendons illico au Truskel .
La petite rue Feydeau grouille d' animation , c'est bon signe , mais toujours pas de Pete .
A l' intérieur du bar c'est l' étuve ; ça s' excite, ça s' énerve . Il faut dire que le staff est complètement dépassé par les événements.
Le bar est archi-bondé , impossible de bouger et dire que Pete va devoir fendre la foule pour accéder à la scène préparée en toute hate . Ca rappel des souvenirs aux plus anciens et ce fameux concert d' Iggy Pop au Gibus.
Ca fait deux heures et demi q'on attend. Va t-il venir ?
Ce n'est que vers 2 h du mat' que les geoliers de la SNCF consentent à le liberer .

Fin du deuxième acte .

Il est 2h30 lorsque Pete se pointe mais le concert ce n'est pas pour tout de suite, petite halte au bar du truskel pour se désaltérer et oublier les 7h passées dans l' Eurostar .
Ce n'est que vers 3h15 du matin que Pete monte sur scène , accompagné de toute sa cour.
Devant c'est de la folie, il faut se battre pour sa vie coincé entre ceux qui poussent derrière et deux crétins qui se sont improvisés "personnel de sécurité" qui , au lieu de calmer les fans, les bourrent de coups de coudes afin d' éviter l' envahissement de la scène.
Comme toujours dans ces cas là , les plus faibles abandonnent gentiment encouragés par la
" sécu" : - si vous pouvez pas respirer , dégagez !!! -

A coté de moi les esprits s' échauffent , la baston générale n'est pas loin .
Putain , on se croirait coincé dans la fosse lors d' un festival de heavy metal en plein set de Sepultura.
Incroyable et complètement navrant.
au milieu de se champ de bataille on arrive à distinguer un reprise de Johnny Cash , ainsi que quelques titres des libertines et des Babyshambles.
L 'atmosphère n'est pas chauffée a blanc que dans le public , Pete arrète le concert une première fois apres avoir reçu de la bière et il est a deux doigts de se jeter sur le malotru.
Le bougre a du mal a se faire entendre , devant c'est Verdun et derrière les gens discutent .
Ca l' énerve passablement et apres avoir demandé un peu de calme sans vraiment l' obtenir : il se casse ... pour revenir quelques minutes plus tard .
Malheureusement il semble que Pete attire tout un tas de pseudo-branchouilles plus présents ce soir pour dire a leur potes qu'ils y étaient plutot que pour la musique .
Apres une seconde et vaine tentative de restaurer un semblant de silence au fond de la salle Pete quitte définitivement la scène 45 min après y ètre monté avec cette phrase pleine de bon sens :
< On one hand : Thank you ( pour ceux qui écoutent ), on the other hand : Fuck you ( pour les autres )>

Fin du troisieme acte .

quoi ? le concert ! c'était comment ? Ben, du Pete tout craché . entre le n' importe quoi et le
( presque ) sublime .

Setlist :
01: Folsom Prison Blues (Johnny Cash Cover)
02: Arcady (Babyshambles)
03: Fuck Forever (Babyshambles)
04: Back From The Dead (Babyshambles)
05: Merry Go Round (Babyshambles)
06: The Boy Looked At Johnny (Libertines)
07: Death On The Stairs (Libertines)
08: What Katie Did (Libertines)
09: Albion (Babyshambles)
10: Smashing (Libertines)
11: Can't Stand Me Now (Libertines)

Presque 5 h du mat' et pas encore couché. j'suis claqué .
Alors que le soleil commence à se lever et que paris s' éveille quelques fans encore présents auront le plaisir de discuter quelques minutes avec Pete avant que celui ci ne rejoigne son hotel apres une journée pleine de rebondissements .

Rage Against The Machine Bercy Jun 4th

I was REALLY expecting RATM .
This has been SOLD OUT for weeks with tickets selling at silly prices on the internet.
Saw them a few times before and they were Kicking ass.
After they split up a few years ago Zack disappeared and the 3 others played with former Soundgarden's singer Chris Cornell . They've released 3 cds ( 1st one was good
the two others were crap )
They've decided to go back together which is a wise move.

Soul williams opened and failed.



We had to wait more than an hour before they get on stage but it was worth it.
They've tear the place apart . I haven't seen Bercy in such a state of euphoria for many years : from the first row down the front to the last one in the stalls EVERYBODY was jumping like lunatics.
The guys from the Raveonettes were "sitting" next to me and were having a good time as were 16500 people here tonight.
Tom's mother was sitting by the side of the stage in a sofa. so funny to see such an old lady there .



They didn't play for more than 80 min but that's allways been their policy :
Heavy, Fast and ...Short.
Bercy literally erupted for 'Killing in the name' .

the setlist was just perfect :

• Testify,
• Bulls on parade,
• People of the sun,
• Bombtrack,
• Know your enemy,
• Bullet in the head,
• Born of a broken man,
• Renegades of funk,
• Guerilla radio,
• Down rodeo,
• Calm like a bomb,
• Sleep now in the fire,
• War within a breath
• Freedom (medley Township rebellon),
• Killing in the name

Couldn't believe i went to see Feist yesterday.

FEIST Paris Grand Rex Jun 3rd

Two SOLD-OUT shows ( she's playing tomorrow ) in this beautiful parisian theatre for the Grammy award winner Feist. She's very popular in France . I already saw her a couple of years ago ( on Sept 1st 2005 ) at the tiny Nouveau Casino for a OUI FM live radio broadcast.
I wasn't impressed at all .

Will i change my mind tonight ?
She made a effort with the stage production : her musicians all dressed in white , projections in the back done 'live' by two women , but she played constantly in the dark. Is she the star or what ?

What about the music : well apart from a couple of songs ( her singles ) the rest is plain boring and dull, she has too many average songs to catch my attention.
The only positive point was a surprise appearance by Gonzalez for the last song .

Feist @ Grand Rex

CAT POWER OLYMPIA JUN 1st

After playing on Jan 21rst at the Bataclan , Cat Power is back in Paris where she has many friends now.
Seems like it's sold out tonight. Once again the opening band is Apalooza, probably one of the worst support slot i have even seen. Chan marshall ( singer from CP ) is a good friend with the female french 'singer' of Appalooza. so now you know why we had to endure such crap.
Anyway Chan is here to promote her brand new cd of cover songs : "Jukebox" and that's what we're gonna get , most of the new cd will be played. Which is a good thing 'cause we LOVE it.

Chan feels much more better on stage now than she did years ago even though she still looks frail and her voice is sometimes a little bit weak but that's part of her charms. The band is smoking.

Thank you and Good night

She has a very special way of playin' those covers and turning them into her own songs , hard to recognize " Fortunate son" ( CCR ) for example but hey what's the point otherwise.
Very good night indeed.

Setlist
01: Don't Explain
02: Woman Left Lonely
03: Silver Stallion
04: New York, New York
05: Lost Someone
06: Dreams
07: Lord Help
08: Song To Bobby
09: Dark End
10: She's Got You
11: Making Believe
12: Fortunate son
13: Metal Heart
14: Blue
15: Where Is My Love?
16: Moon
17: The Greatest
18: Lived In Bars
19: Aretha, Sing One For Me
20: Life Of The Party
21: Could We
22: Satisfaction
23: Do You Do You Do
24: Naked If I Want to
25: Angelitos Negros
26: Ramblin' (Wo)man
27: I've Been Loving You Too Long