Anna Calvi's show @ Trianon to be broadcasted live on Arte TV

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On April 22 Anna Calvi will play a sold-out show @ Trianon in Paris

He show will be broadcasted live live on Arte tv @ 8:30pm

Check her lastest shows in Paris @ C'est Lenoir in January, @ L'Album de la Semaine a couple of days later, @ Nouveau casino in Feb, @ Cité de la Musique opening for Grinderman in Oct 2010

Likke Li is postponing her show @ Cigale on April 21 to June 23

Likke Lee has been forced to postpone the remaining dates on her UK tour after injuring her back.

The sold-out show @ Cigale in Paris (April 21) is postpone to June 23.
Tickets will be valid for June

Her shows @ Printemps de Bourges on April 22 and Tourcoing on April 23 are cancell.

America + Madjo (second show) @ Casino de Paris, April 20 2011

America + Madjo @ Casino de Paris, April 20 2011

Second show in Paris and last one on the " 40th Anniversary" European Tour 2011


Madjo opening

Back @ Casino de Paris for the second show by legends America.
Yesterday was sold-out, it's not tonight but pretty close as it's packed once again, impossible to find an empty seat at least downstairs, we didn't go upstairs at the balcony.

Madjo is opening once again , alone on acoustic guitar for a few pop-soul songs.
The audience welcomed her politely.

America is an American band so they are very professional which means that they are playing exactly the same setlist as yesterday (click for review with Pics & video) even the chit-chat betweens songs is the same.

They are playing ALL THE HITS, It's the 40th Anniversary of the first album so they're playing a few songs from this album in a row in the first part of the show.

No need to tell you it's once again a GREAT show !
You can't be wrong with all those great songs.

America may be wellknown for being a Folk band ( they have some folk tunes in their repertoire) but they also have some rockier songs with cool electric guitar soli.
The mix of both is going down perfectly.

Madjo is back on stage for some backing vocals on the first Encore with their most famous song "A Horse with no Name".

As it's the last show on the European Tour they're back on stage one more time and they are playing an unrealeased song "Dream Come True" (here on video).

setlist & stage map

Second Encore with special treat , an unrealeased song " Dream Come True":

WOOOAAWWWW!!!!!

KK Downing retiring from Judas Priest, new guitar player announced

Official Press release (click)

Judas Priest have announced that original guitarist K.K. Downing has formally retired from the band and will therefore not be joining them on their forthcoming Epitaph Tour. The remaining members of the band respect his decision and naturally all wish him well. Having thought long and hard about how to proceed, singer Rob Halford, guitarist Glenn Tipton, bassist Ian Hill and drummer Scott Travis unanimously agreed that they should go ahead with the tour and not let fans around the world down.

New guitar player is British RICHIE FAULKNER

Check our latest review of Judas Priest playing @ Zénith in Paris on March 21 2009.
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America + Madjo ( First Show) @ Casino de Paris, April 19 2011

America + Madjo @ Casino de Paris
April 19 2011

First of the two shows that Folk-rockers America is playing in Paris. Their first album was released 40 years ago.
They may have shorter hair but the voices are still there.
French artist Madjo opened the concert , on her own on the acoustic guitar.
Can't say it's bad but it's not fantastic either, sounds a bit like Ayo, so it's average.
We saw her and her band @ L'Album de la Semaine and it was much better.

Sold-out gig for America even though the tickets are expensive (between 55 & 77 euros),there's no one under 40 (apart from us LOL) and its all seated.
They will be playing tomorrow as well , same place and there are still a few tix left.
It looks like French mag or websites don't care about America as our photographer Guino Patrice was the only one taking pics.
Too bad, Folk music has never been so popular and America is probably the greatest of all, young folkies have a lot to learn from these old geezers who started in London back in the late 60's.
Most of the folk shows are sold out in Paris, lots of young girls to see new boring folk bands, where are they tonight ?

Great start with "Tin Man" & "You can do magic", nice lightshow and the sound is clear.
it's not only folk as they have a few rockier songs with heavy guitar licks.
This year 2011 is the 40th anniversary of the release of their first album (this one is really Folk) so they're playing half of the album (why only half ?), see setlist for details.

Dewey is not only playing acoustic guitar is also on piano for a few songs , Dewey and Gerry are both singing lead and sharing vocal harmonies with their musicians Rich & Woods.
The voices are intact, you close your eyes and it's a trip back into 1971.
America has always played a mix of Folk songs and a few rock ones with heavy guitars and that's what we have tonight.

They don't have any new album to promote so it's a Best Of setlist. This band has so many great songs... They're even doing "california dreaming" from The Mamas & Papas.

see ya tomorrow guys for the second show

Probably not the rockier audience I have ever seen, people are sitting down for the whole show until the encore.
The gig couldn't end without their hit " A Horse with no Name" (here on video) with Madjo on backing vocals and the daughter of one of their friend on piano.
They could have played an extra song as the audience kept singing for several minutes, they just showed up to say: "That's all folks we've done everything !"
Very american, they've fulfilled the contract .
90 min show, we'll be back tomorrow, see ya there

Full setlist with indications for light desk

Finale with " A Horse with no Name"

Check our previous review of America @ Théatre Marigny on April 05 2009

Van Halen to play the Parc des Princes in Paris for summer 2012

Van Halen with David lee Roth are recording a new studio album, the first one with the original singer in 28 years.
From what I've been told they've just signed for a stadium show in Paris @ Parc des Princes for the summer 2012

U2 and The Rolling Stones should also play stadium shows next year in Paris @ Stade de France.

Heligoland + Elizabeth Devlin @ Oliver Peel session Paris April 16 2011

Heligoland + Elizabeth Devlin @ Oliver Peel session

Paris April 16 2011

Elizabeth Devlin on Autoharp

Saturday night alright's for... an Oliver Peel session.
It was the Australian invasion tonight with Heligoland but first we have Elizabeth Devlin playing a show on her own, high voice and coool melodies on autoharp, it was like having Pj Harvey playing her latest album at home.

Heligoland

Then we have those giants from Australia, I'm really wondering if the french nuclear tests really DID affect them as they are all very tall I mean VERY tall or maybe is it the hormones in chicken they're eating.
Heligoland is playing a very ambiant music with atmospheric guitar harmonies, perfect for relaxing after quiche Lorraine and too much drinking, see below.

Australians can sleep anywhere when drunk (far left), Aurore on acoustic guitar

After more food and more booze, time for the aftershow with the lovely Aurore who played us (after being threatened to be locked up in the cellar if she didn't play) a couple of songs on the acoustic guitar.
Once again an entertaining evening @ Oliver's.

Check some of the previous Sessions with Horse Feathers, Rum Rum Tindles + Eux Autres, Jae + General Bye Bye, Sister Fay + Bird on the Wire.