TOM WAITS Paris Grand Rex July 24th 2008

Hi Lads ,
Tom Waits Ah Ah Ah !!!
The hottest gig of the year in Paris
And here it is, on ROCKERPARIS Just for YOU ,
courtesy of Patrice Guino.
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The Voice of Screaming Jay Hawkins , the attitude of John Belushi ( without the drugs ) for a great set of rock-blues-cabaret. Of course tickets were ridiculously expensive once again ( up to 140 euros ). For this tour it was more cabaret than rock.
He was standing up on a platform and didn't move at all from there only to play 3 songs on the piano.
Each time he was stomping his feet a cloud of "dust" was rising up to much effect.
We had the usual jokes between songs.
First time i was seeing him on stage and i wasn't disapointed.

Starting with THIS :


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Nile Rodgers ' CHIC Paris July 23rd 2008

Hi

Here's a selection of some of the pictures from the CHIC gig at the Elysée Montmartre .
© Guino Patrice

Review later ...

Nile Rodgers In action !

The band ( left ) / Probably the sexiest girl i have EVER seen on a stage ( right )

Is that smile for me Honey ? ( right )

Nice "Tattoo" ( left )

He's DA BOSS ! Backstage

Can you believe your eyes ?!?

"Le Freak " C'est CHIC :

DIANNE REEVES Parc Floral Vincennes July 20th 2008

UPDATED JULY 22nd WITH VIDEO ...

note : " Child is Porn " instead of " Child is Born " on the setlist
Even in Jazz they know how to be funny...

Hi There

She is considered one of the most important contemporary jazz singers and DIANNE REEVES Is playing for free ( at least for us ) @ Paris' Parc Floral of the Bois de Vincennes this afternoon.
I though it would be too Jazzy for me but absolutely not, the show was great, her voice is pretty amazing, the music is really cool too ...
Raoul Midon opened the show, we arrived too late to see him , we've been told he did a fine job and had an encore. He was invited back on stage by Dianne for a wonderful 13 min long version of the Temptations' " Just my imagination" .
The place was PACKED, impossible to get a seat down the front. So i will post a video later but it's shot from the back sorry ... of course our photographer PATRICE GUINO was front row ( bastard ! )

B 52 ' S PARIS BATACLAN JULY 18th 2008

Time for some nice electronic pop-rock with the B52s just after the Funky stuff from Bootsy Collins and the JBs.
The B52s haven't been in Paris for many years so the Hot & Sweaty Bataclan is SOLD-OUT.
Their music is not really my cup of tea, even if i liked a couple of their hit songs, but i 've been told that they were entertaining on stage.
And YES they were ENTERTAINING, their pop-rock sounds really good on stage , the feminine harmonies of both female singers Cindy Wilson and Kate Pierson are working perfectly in live conditions. The singer Fred Schneider ( you know the one with the weird voice ) is quiet funny to watch .
OK the music is not fantastic ( i mean not all of it ) but the 3 leaders down the front know how to put on a show , they're having fun and we're having fun .
Note : Monster drummer Sterling Campbell was behind the drum kit ( He's David Bowie's ).

So a very enjoyable night after all ...

Videos online, their single" Funplex " here : http://fr.youtube.com/user/rockingparis
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BOOTSY COLLINS Tribute to James Brown Paris Bataclan July 16th

Bootsy Collins & The Hardest Working Band Featuring, The Original JB Rhythm Section & Tony Wilson.

With Vicki Anderson , Martha High & Tomi Rae Brown

NEW ONLINE VIDEO (updated July 18th ) "Maybe the last time" here :
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All pictures are from our mate PATRICE GUINO. He's da man...

Show started with House Band playing some JB covers.

Vicki Anderson

Soul Sister Vicki Anderson ( among all the girls James Brown had as backing vocalists she was his favorite singer ) sang " message to the soul sisters" .

Mr Brown' s in Da House / MC Danny Ray at work

Then MC Danny Ray introduced Tony Wilson. He's a fantastic singer and dancer , it's like having a young James Brown in front of you , pretty amazing ...

Tony" Young James "wilson & The Funky Divas United

Tomi Rae Brown ( James Brown former wife and Backing Vocalist ) sang a couple of tunes too.

Tomi Rae Brown

Tony Wilson came back for more funky stuff ... before Bootsy Collins left his bass guitar to introduced every musicians and the Funky Divas.

Bootsy Da MC...

...introducing everyone ( Clyde & Jabo )

Da Collins Bros French kissin' ( right )

Funky Divas Martha High and Vicki Anderson

Things are gettin' hot between Tony Wilson & Patti ( left )

Nice Hat Bootsy ! Sorry Honey ;-)

Tony Wilson gave us some more ... ( see video " please please please " )

Bootsy Collins ended the show on vocals with "get up, get into, get involved " and with a 15 min long fantastic rendition of " We want the Funk " , he walked out in the audience which went nuts.
That was it, once again A FUNKY GOOD NIGHT !!!

Bootsy on his way home ...

"Please please please " :


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EUMIR DEODATO Paris New Morning July 15th 2008

Bootsy 's getting ready for James Brown's tribute show tomorrow @ Bataclan

Percussionist extraordinaire Gerardo Velez

Hi there .
A few pics from Eumir Deodato ( © Guino Patrice ) yesterday at the New Morning plus
BOOTSY COLLINS arriving at the Studio Bleu nextdoor for the rehearsals for tonight's gig at the Bataclan .
Danny Ray , James Brown's MC was there too, i didn't the others but they were there ( He was in Paris with Tony Cook for a concert in June , see review on this site ).

EUMIR DEODATO if you don't know him , is a pianist from Brasil who produced and arranged albums from people as diverse as Franck Sinatra , Kool & the Gang , KD Lang , Bjork...
He released many movie soundtracks and his own Jazz /pop - crossover records .
Eumir was here, in the very same club, last year and it's with great pleasure that we welcome him back. Tonight he has a expanded band, mostly all italians, including 2 brass players and a fantastic american percussionist ( making the show ) who played with Jimy Hendrix at woodstock.
The music, a combination of Jazz rock fusion is lively and the atmosphere is hot. Some of his best songs are performed (" Superstrut" , "Rhapsody in Blue " , "Skyscrapers " and the super "Also Sprach Zarathustra" ). Someone from the audience even exchanged his shirt with Eumir who's very communicative with the frenchies ; he speaks fluent french .
Most of the songs are extended to the max ( from 10 to 15 min )with soli from the musicians .
The show ended with a cool rendition of Steely Dan's " Do it again" .
Very good night indeed

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Deodato here with a fan

Here's a video " do it again " ( first part ):

New Iron Maiden video from Bercy

UPDATED JULY 14 th NEW VIDEO ONLINE
" The Number of the Beast "
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