Jarvis Cocker @ Galerie Chappe Day 4 Paris May 8th 2009

Day 4
Jarvis Cocker @ Galerie Chappe
May 8th 2009

Jarvis rocking & checking the sound for the Poetry

The first two songs played were : " I never said that I was deep" and " I told you that i love you " then the band jammed , played " hold still " , "leftovers " and " further complications " ( not in this order )

10 Min Break

Improvisation with part of the band ( the rest was out to lunch ) then Anthony Hadden - Guest came to read 4 poems including one with Jarvis on drums.
The last one (here on video) is sounding a bit like a Lou Reed song. Cool
The band played " Homewrecker ", "pilchard" , " Slush" and " Fucking song" all of them twice

another break

Jarvis & band played a 10 min version of " i don't want to loose you again".
Then it was time for people to bring their instrument and play:
1st one was a 10 year old kid playing guitar
2nd was a teenage girl on acoustic guitar and a kid on trumpet
3rd was a guitar player and sitar player
All of this with Jarvis playing Keyboard.

Jarvis left to go out only to come back 20 min later to announced that it was over for today in between we had a ridiculous Pete doherty inpersonator and his girlfriend on guitar without the band, and a couple of other guys who jammed with the band.

Guest on poetry and kid on guitar

Busy day , the place was packed , lots of jamming with people ( see pics ) but not as good as yesterday maybe because there were too many people and without the "yoga class" or the "Kids class" there was something missing. These classes were also great to relax outside.
People were not into it as much as the other days, talking while the band was playing, sad.
I guess that saturday will be very busy too

Young guests and the overcrowded galerie

A little bit of Poetry with Anthony Haden-Guest:

Jarvis Cocker @ Galerie Chappe Day 3 Paris May 7th 2009

Day 3
Jarvis Cocker @ Galerie Chappe
May 7th 2009

Once again I was a bit late , the band has already played " I don't want to loose you again" then ( in fact it's the song called " You're in my eyes(disco song)" they jammed ( a song called " je te suis, tu me suis").
Jarvis played a Velvet Underground cover " femme fatale" ( here on video ) then Jarvis and guest Glenn Max on guitar ( from Last Man Standing , he's also the programmer of the Southbank Center in london including the Royal Festival Hall 's Meltdown) jammed for 15 min à la Sonic Youth .
They played " You're in my eyes(disco song)".

Time for a break

Yoga class with an instructor, some practiced and most of the others went out to relax on the stairs of Montmartre enjoying the sunshine, Jarvis did an interview and photo session.

Then we had a belly dancer who gave a class to the music of the band feat. jarvis and Glenn.

Time for another break before Jarvis introduced guest Gonzales
They jammed for a while before playing " You're in my eyes " ? ," Angela " , Survivor 's " the eye of the tiger" as people were asking for more they played " Further Complications".
Once again a great day probably the best since the beginning of the residency.

We went out for a drink and on our way home there was a shooting with this French actor ( can't remember his name ).

Glenn Max & Yoga class

foreign tourists and Jarvis posing

Belly dancer class and ....voyeurs ;-)

Jarvis & guest Gonzales relaxing and rocking

Jarvis Cocker & Guests playing Velvet Underground 's " Femme fatale":


Jarvis Cocker & Gonzales playing Survivor 's " Eye of the Tiger":

Jarvis Cocker @ Galerie Chappe Day 2 Paris May 6th 2009

Day 2

Jarvis Cocker @ Galerie Chappe
May 6th 2009

The Beauty & the Beast

The Beast & the Beauty

Another day of great performance by Jarvis & Friends , I was there a little late today so i've missed a couple of hours of rehearsals ( playing new songs ) and the "Kids class" .Songs played : Angela , homewrecker, freres Jacques , I never said I was deep.

Pause

Then with kids Choregraphy ( see video here ) : further Complications & Homewrecker
Jarvis once again invited people to play with the band for a few instrumental songs
including some relaxation music.
The day ended with Jarvis playing a few more new songs Further Complications, I Never Said I Was Deep, Fuckingsong, Caucasian Blues( see video here ), Morning Dew ( not in this order ) until 6:00 PM.
Setlist of what Jarvis played from HERE ( scroll down for the second day ). An excellent site on Divine Comedy.

Groupies are getting younger and younger these days

Jarvis playing new song " Caucasian Blues":

Jarvis messing with the kids:

Jarvis Cocker @ Galerie Chappe Day 1 Paris May 5th 2009

Contact : irockinparis ( @ ) yahoo.fr

Day 1
Jarvis Cocker @ Galerie Chappe Paris
May 5th 2009

Jarvis trying to get a signal from outer space ( left)
jamming with ? ( right )

Nice afternoon again with Jarvis Cocker and his band
A bit of rehearsals to start with , then he played a song a few times( homewrecker ) to get it right and ask someone from the audience who had his guitar to play with the band , then they jammed for a few minutes.
Jarvis went to answer a few questions for the press outside and relaxed on the stairs of Montmartre.
At the same time his band was jamming with an artist ( ? ) on piano.

Jarvis relaxing in Montmartre

We had a Yoga class with a professional instructor to the music of Jarvis Cocker improvising for an hour.
Finally he played a few songs ( from new cd ? ).
All of this between 2:00 PM and 6:00 PM
Another review with Pics from the day here
See what happened yesterday for the setting up and rehearsals HERE

Yoga class @ Galerie chappe

J.C. announcing this week's program

Jarvis playing for the Yoga class:

Jarvis playing a new song homewrecker :

Amazing Baby @ Baron Club Paris May 4th 2009

Amazing Baby @ Baron Paris
May 4th 2009

all Pics © Guino Patrice

Late night show as the band didn't start before midnight ( so technically we were the 5th ).
The Baron is a very high profile trendy club in Paris as it only holds 200 people max.
As the band is walking on stage it's getting a bit busy but most of the people will come after the band is long gone around 1 pm.
Of course the place is packed with beautiful girls.
It's weird to see such a band in such an unusual place considering the music they're playing : a mix of 60's psyche and stoner influenced by Black sabbath.
They only played 5-6 songs for no more than half an hour but people enjoyed it a lot , sooo cool to headbang on stoner music in a trendy club.
Really cool set but way too short.
It seems that the guitarist is a good friend with Lizzie Jagger, who was there to support them.
Had a quick chat with the singer after the show who told me they already played La Cigale with the Ting Tings ( Inrocks Fest ) and the Fleche d' Or.
Don't miss them next time.

Some guests : Rachid Taha ( with the hat )

Elizabeth Jagger ( daughter of Mick ) sitting on the right

Here's a video ( sorry the lightning is shit ):

Jarvis Cocker @ Galerie Chappe Rehearsals and setting up Mai 4th 2009

Jarvis Cocker @ Galerie Chappe
Paris Mai 4th 2009

I went to the Galerie Chappe to see what was going on this afternoon , the band was already setting up the gear and soundchecking.
It lasted for a couple of hours. They didn't play any songs but bits of this and that.

Pictures for the exhibition were received so I helped the owner to put them on the wall, we tried to find a nice way , hope you'll like it.
As usual problems were coming our way as the Police went to the galery to tell that there were too much noise and neighboors complained about it.
So I guess you'd better come on the first day as there might be some big problems with the cops,as the galery doesn't really have a license to organised a gig, , I just hope nothing will be cancel.
See ya tomorrow.

Jarvis fooling around with kids:

Jarvis Cocker @ Galerie Chappe Paris May 5 - 10

From the NME:

Jarvis Cocker has announced that he will make an "exhibition of himself" by staging several unique events at a Parisian art gallery next week.

In a statement issued today (May 1), the former Pulp frontman said that he is attempting to answer the question "What is music?" by creating a musical event that is a living art form.

During the series of events scheduled to run from May 5-10 at Paris' Galerie Chappe, Cocker and his band will provide musical accompaniment for a number of yoga, pilates and relaxation classes, as well as kids' events. He has also invited fans to the gallery to bring their own instruments and jam with him and his band.

Several special guest appearances will also take place during the week, which will culminate with a performance of music the artists intend to write during the five-day period.

From Tuesday 5th of May until Sunday 10th of May I will be occupying Galerie Chappe, 4, Rue Andre Barsacq, 75018 Paris, France (+33 1 42 62 42 12 www.galeriechappe.fr) from 12 noon til 6/7pm each day (maybe later some nights) & attempting to answer these pertinent questions. I will be assisted by the members of my band: Martin Craft, Steve Mackey, Tim McCall, Ross Orton & Simon Stafford plus, at various times, we hope to be joined by other musicians currently living in the Paris area.
& THEN
If you live locally please come down & join in this experiment. If you don’t you can follow its progress on www.jarviscocker.net which will run for the duration of the installation (more details soon). Each day will be archived & re-broadcast for the convenience of those living in different time-zones.
& FINALLY
A selection of Rankin’s photography for my soon-to-be-released album “Further Complications” will be on view during the course of this show. These images are an integral part of the exhibition & will also be offered for sale through the gallery.

TIMETABLE OF EVENTS

TUESDAY 5th MAY

12 – 2pm – BAND REHEARSAL
2 -3pm - BRING AN INSTRUMENT (members of the public are invited to bring an instrument with them & play along with the band. Amplification will be available for electric instruments).
3 – 4pm - YOGA CLASS (with a qualified instructor. The band will provide suitable live accompaniment. Participants must provide their own yoga-mat.).
4 – 5pm – IMPROVISATIONS ON A THEME (throughout the course of the exhibition a box will be available in the gallery into which members of the public can post titles, phrases, suggestions, lyrics or anything else that the band can then base improvisations around. During this hour the band will create a number of pieces based on selections of this material).
5 – 6pm – GUEST PERFORMANCE ( an invited guest will play with the band)

WEDNESDAY 6th MAY

12 -2pm – BAND REHEARSAL
2 – 4pm - CHILDREN’S DAY ( French children traditionally have Wednesday off school. The band will supervise a number of music-based children’s activities over the course of these 2 hours. Parental supervision is required for children under 11).
4 – 5pm - RELAXATION ( the band will provide musical accompaniment to a relaxation class. Participants should provide their own exercise mat).
5 – 6pm GUEST PERFORMANCE ( see Tuesday 5th May)

THURSDAY 7th MAY

12 – 2pm – BAND REHEARSAL
2 – 3pm - IMPROVISATIONS ON A THEME ( see Tuesday 5th May)
3 – 4pm – PILATES CLASS (with a qualified instructor. The band will provide suitable live accompaniment. Participants must provide their own exercise mat)
4 – 5pm – BRING AN INSTRUMENT (see Tuesday 5th May)
5 – 6pm – GUEST PERFORMANCE

FRIDAY 8th MAY

12 – 2pm – BAND REHEARSAL
2 – 3pm - IMPROVISATIONS ON A THEME
3 – 4pm - AEROBICS CLASS
4 – 5pm – BRING AN INSTRUMENT
5 – 6pm – GUEST PERFORMANCE

SATURDAY 9th MAY

12 – 2pm – BAND REHEARSAL
2- 3pm - BRING AN INSTRUMENT
3 – 4pm - DANCING ( the band will play an hour of music designed to encourage people to dance. Dress appropriately)
4 – 6pm - SET-UP FOR OUTDOOR PERFORMANCE (weather permitting)
6 – 7pm - OUTDOOR PERFORMANCE ( the band will play a short open-air concert just outside the gallery)

SUNDAY 10th MAY

12 – 2pm – BAND REHEARSAL
2 – 3pm - QUIET HOUR ( an hour of the softest music the band can play)
3 – 4pm - GUEST PERFORMANCE
4 – 6pm - REVIEW OF THE WEEK ( the band will play music written over the course of the past 6 days)

This is a very rough schedule & will be subject to change at the drop of a hat – but it does give some idea of the kind of things that will be happening. Updates will be available during the course of the exhibition through the gallery’s website."

Green Day @ L' Album de la Semaine Canal+ & trabendo

Green Day will play @ L' Album de la Semaine for Canal+ on May 11th (review HERE)
And @ Trabendo on May 12th

Derek trucks Band @ Alhambra Paris April 30th 2009

Derek Trucks Band @ Alhambra Paris
April 30th 2009

Posters for the show ( left ) & Tour with Passes ( right )

First time i was seeing Derek Trucks with his band , he played on Eric Clapton's last solo tour with Doyle Bramhall.
He's also playing with his uncle Butch Trucks in the Allman Brothers Band.
The gig was divided in two sets ( 50 min for the first ).
As you can expect , lots and lots of guitars soli , it's hard to believe how such a young musician can be so talented on guitar.
He's a master of the slide and is playing without plectrum but his fingers.
The guy knows what he's doing and is very concentrated on his playing , the music goes from southern blues to free jazz.
He played a FANTASTIC version of " Anyday " from Derek & the Dominoes , the most beautiful and powerful version i have ever heard. INCREDIBLE
What an amazing guitar player !

Original painting for the setlist & corrected setlist of the show

Next shows in Paris ... Green Day , Moby , The Ting Tings ....

Got some news today :

Moby will be back in Paris for a show @ La Cigale on July 1st.
The Ting Tings after playing 2 sold-out shows @ Bataclan will play a private show @ Studio SFR on May 11th.

and ... GREEN DAY will be in Paris beginning of May to promote their new cd and they will play a PRIVATE SHOW on May the 11th. For the moment I can't tell you where but stay tuned to ROCKERPARIS for infos.

Otherwise in an interview Ian McLagan said that The Faces reunion won't happen this year because of Rod Stewart , he's hoping there will be something next year.
Rumours of Flea joining them were completely UNTRUE. Rod wanted his bass player to play with them ( he did rehearsed with them in november 2008 ) and Ian wanted Glen Matlock from the Sex Pistols as a replacement for the late Ronnie Lane.
Funny that Ian is mentionning Glen , i've talked with him a few years ago and he told me how much he loves the Faces and the Small Faces. and he's good friend with Ian.