Vernissage Exposition Yann Tiersen "Skyline" par Frank Loriou @ Galerie Chappe, Paris Oct 27 2011
We arrived there just in time for the 30 min set of Yann Tiersen & Band on the stairs of the Galerie Chappe, Lots of people as you can see on the pictures. Sound is quite loud, I'm surprised the neighbours didn't complain, I guess they're used to.
Sorry for the lousy pics it was too dark to do anything good. Sorry no video either.
Remember Jarvis Cocker played a whole week there a couple of years ago.(click for pics). Cool set.
Then people tried to fit into the tiny galerie to have a look at Pics from Franck Loriou. Hard to make a move but it was fun as all those hangers on were very disciplined.
Updated Oct 27 with links to videos from the show:
Steven Wilson @ Bataclan, Paris Oct 26 2011
Lead singer from Porcupine Tree is playing a solo show, the balcony is full but lots of empty spaces in the pit downstairs. The stage is hidden behind a very thin white veil on which is screen some home movies. The gig is starting on time but with the worst way possible: musicians are getting on stage one by one with drummer first. Have you ever seen a rock concert starting with a (small) drum solo ? We did tonight. First song is a jazz rock instrumental... humm well... Then we have some proper songs if we can say that. After a few songs the white veil is down and the projections are now on the backdrop. The Music ? A kind of heavy rock version of the Pink Floyd with some jazz rock thrown in.
We don't know any of the songs played tonight as we only have a couple of Porcupine Tree albums but we liked what we heard. Technically it's perfect, Steven is really into his music for the whole set playing keyboard or guitar and of course singing. The show ended with a 20 min song from the new album. If you're really into that kind of music it was probably a fantastic if you don't know any of the songs it's more difficult to get into it, even though it was a good show, a 100 min was enough for us and the end of the show was welcomed. The audience kept asking for more so Steven went back on stage just to say that they've played everything and thanked the audience.
The Management of Steven Wilson is erasing all videos from YouTube but we've been sent these links to videos from Paris'Bataclan. ENJOY ! Thanks to Live Video Bootlegs for all the videos
Early Morning breakfast in a very cool palace on Boulevard Haussman.
Jardin d'hiver (far left) Dining room (center) Stairs (far right) St James Club Paris: fantastic Napoleon III style by designer Bambi Sloan.
Joseph Arthur @ Galerie Chappe Paris Oct 18-25 2011
Before going to The Do playing @ Studio SFR, we went to the Galerie Chappe for the last day of the Joseph Arthur exhibition of his paintings some of them used as a cover for his albums. Cool stuff
The brightness spots on paintings is due to lightning.
The Do is playing a private show in front of 250 people @ Studio SFR, Rue Tronchet near Madeleine to promote the brand new album. Broadcasted live on OUIFM for the sound and on SFR Live for the video (& sound).
Not really our cup of tea, we tried to listen to their first album and it's a real pain in the ass apart from the single that was a huge hit a couple of years ago. Would it be different in vivo ? We hope for the best. In fact no, it's as boring Live than on cd.
SETLIST: 1) Slow 2) The Architect 3) Constant Now 4) Second nature 6) Instant street 7) If you don't get...8) Dark sets in 9) Magdalena 10) Little Arithmetics 11)Ghost 12) Keep you Close 13) The end of romance 14) Bad Timing Encore 15) Sister dew 16) WCF 17) Morticia chair 18) Suds & soda
Happy Birthday to our photographer Patrice Guino 33 years old !
DEUS @ Trianon tonight (Oct 24) Oct 25: The Do @ Studio SFR (invit only) Oct 26: Steven Wilson signing session @ Gibert in St Michel 12:00pm Steven Wilson (Porcupine Tree) @ Bataclan Imelda may @ Cigale Oct 31: Coldplay @ Cigale (Invit' only)
French new Soul sensation FM Laeti, that's her name, is playing a showcase @ Fnac store to promote her new album "It Will All Come Around". She might be French but her English is perfect. Laid back6 songs set in front of a small audiencewith just her soulful voice and a piano, don't get fooled songs on her first album are much more orchestrated when the full bandis steaming. setlist: Sunken Dream, Rise in the sun, Out of my hands,It will all come around, Show me the way, + The Letter (The Box Tops cover).
Former Bauhaus singer is playing in Paris to promote his new solo album. French band Paris with singer from Poni Hoax is opening with their electro rock. The club is quite full, though not sold out, which is a good surprise. Beginning of the show is really dark rock à laDanzig , Peter has many problems with the sound of his voice in his monitors so he has to stop each of the first two songs to get it fixed which tends to annoy him and the audience, not the best start for a gig. People on the first row are also complaining that they can't hear his voice anyway things are getting smoothly quickly and the concert is getting more ambient as he's playing songs from Bauhaus. He played a NIN cover "Hurt" (click for video). Too bad he didn't performed the second encore that was planned on the setlist even though the dedicated fans kept asking for more.
Overall good show but they should have done proper sound checks before the show to avoid these little sound problems that annoyed everyone.
