dimanche 20 septembre 2009

Lenny Kravitz , Keziah Jones , Ayo , Charlie Winston, Kasabian & Olivia Ruiz @ Peace one day Fest in Grand Rex Paris Sept 19th 2009

Lenny Kravitz , Keziah Jones , Olivia Ruiz, Charlie Winston, Ayo & Kasabian
@ "Peace one day" Festival , Grand Rex Paris Sept 19th 2009

The Grand Rex is sold-out tonight for this charity event for an organization I've never heard of before. Tickets are up to 110 Euros , so not the usual concert goer but posh well dressed people and lots of classy women in their thirties.
The bill is pretty lame apart from Kasabian & Lennyyyy .
Each band is playing 4-5 songs and in between , as the roadies are setting everything up for the next artist we have the lovely french actress Elsa Zylberstein to introduced short movies on this " Peace one day" organization.



Kasabian are first on this lovely stage in one of the most beautiful cinema in Europe.
4 songs , no hits , too bad... but people didn't seem to care a lot about them.
The singer has changed a lot he's beautifully dressed with short hair , he's looking like Brett Anderson from Suede , I hardly recocgnised him.
Cool set.
Saul Williams & MC Elsa Zylberstein

Saul Williams is taking the stage for some rap poetry.
Ayo is next , she's doing vey well in France and all her shows are sold-out , hard to believe as there's nothing wrong to say about her music but there's nothing good either.
The audience loved her.
You just have to admit that she's shining and is probably a very lovely girl but the music ...
Nevertheless her set was ok

AYO

Charlie Winston is also doing very well in France too with a couple of hits , impossible not to know his songs as every radio is playing them.
The music is as good as Ayo to me but his short set was fun, with people whistling his famous hit while he tried to talk between songs.
Intermission for 20 min

Charlie Winston

Olivia Ruizzzzzzzz ...

The only french singer tonight is the very boring and opportunist French female singer Olivia Ruiz, she tried to get people to stand up but wasn't very succesfull.
Charlie Winston & Ayo did better without raising an eyebrow.
Her band was good and rocking but the poor girl really sucks.

Keziah Jones

Keziah Jones is on his own with his acoustic guitar , no hits played either for him , cool guitar work. He' s the master of the blue-funk.
VIDEO HERE
Nice set.

Then the moment all the girls are waiting for Mr Lenny Kravitz himself introduced by the foxy french actress Aissa Maiga, I think I'm in love.
Anyway Mr "Rock star" is late and for the first time this evening we had to wait 5 min.
All the girls ( I mean women ) are getting close to the stage

Aissa Maiga

Here it is , finally Mr Kravitz , surprising the audience with a very relax version of " Are you gonna go my way". HERE on video.
LEEENNNNNYYYYYY !!!!

Second song played is " Let love rule " with audience participation , Lenny even get in the pit to sit down next to our fellow photographer Patrice Guino, the girls are getting mad.
Unfortunately the guy in charge of this organization is getting on stage ( with Elsa ) to speak for 5 min.
This sucker is a Bob Geldof wanabee , is he running for the Nobel Prize or What ? or is he trying to be more famous than Bono ?
All the short movies we saw tonight were all about Him , him & him doing this and that.
Can you hear me Paris ?

Lenny came back to play a very soft version of " Believe" and then good night .
What ! ONLY 3 FUCKING SONGS !!!
Is that a fucking joke ?
Come on Lenny I'm sure you can do better.
Shortest set for this evening but far more better than any other artist including the Kasabian.
Best seat in the house

Craig Ross ( right )

Lenny & Bob Geldof wanabee + Elsa

Goodbye everybody , 3 songs is enough for me !

Keziah relaxing aftershow + rehearsals sheet

samedi 19 septembre 2009

Carl Barat & Adam Green @ Centre Pompidou Paris Sept 18th 2009

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Carl Barat
& Adam Green @ Centre Pompidou
Paris sept 18th 2009

"Stage of the Art" is moving for this gig from the Palais de Tokyo to the Centre Pompidou.
The auditorium is like a movie theatre with confortable sofa holding around 350 people.
Lots of girls ( 90 % )

First is Adam Green on stage with full band and rocking ( video HERE ) for a couple of songs , then he's on his own on the acoustic guitar for a few others.

Adam Green introduced Carl Barat and they did a duet , then Carl is on his own for a few songs, we were lucky to hear 3 new ones ( see setlist for details ) then Adam joined in for another duet.

Adam Green is back on his own for a few songs and is joined by Carl Barat for a couple of songs including last one of the show a cover of " Kokomo" by the Beach Boys as it seemed improvised Carl went to the drums as he didn't know the lyrics to this song.

Sorry no setlist for Adam Green as he probably didn't have any as he asked the audience which songs they wanted to hear.

Adam was really intoxicated throughout the gig, fooling around as usual but this time a bit more , he tried to stick a couple together from the audience with a roll of gaffer tape, then did the same with microphones and his guitar to finally break it à la Pete Townshend ( video HERE )
He even tried to interrupt Carl singing ( video here )
It gave a little bit of animation.
But nothing seemed really rehearsed , it was a bit of a mess.
Carl even had numerous problems with his guitars

Overall good and funny show but it could have been better.

Aftershow party at the Cha Cha club nearby.

Part of the Setlist ( Carl )

vendredi 18 septembre 2009

Pearl Jam "Backspacer" stream online here officially

Hi
Here's 30 seconds of each song from the new PEARL JAM album " Backspacer".
Listen to it here :

http://www.we7.com/album/Backspacer?albumId=386485&m=0

Tonight's show in Paris :
Carl Barat & Adam Green @ Musée Pompidou
Sept 19th :
Peace one day festival with Lenny Kravitz, Keziah Jones, Kasabian, Charlie Winston, Ayo ...
Sept 20th:
Drums clinic with Ian Paice , Billy Cobham + others @ Trianon
Sept 21st :
Emilie Simon @ Black Session , c'est Lenoir
22nd Sept :
The Pig Pink
@ L' Album de la semaine".

jeudi 17 septembre 2009

Mr Big @ Bataclan Paris sept 16th 2009

Mr Big @ Bataclan
Sept 16th 2009
Back to the eighties tonight with Mr Big , the last time they've played in Paris was probably 15 years ago.
Same original line-up , incredible : Eric Martin hasn't changed , he's still looking like a teenager even though he's in his forties.
Billy on the left playing his bass like a semi-god , Paul on the right the "Lucky-Luke" of the guitar & Pat keeping the rythm

Billy Sheehan in action !

Pat Thorpey banging his drums
The sound , in the front is neat but the lightning is shit ( That's probably why, our fellow photographer, Patrice Guino had to used the flash which he really hates doing ).
Anyway the band is on top form , always smiling and happy to be back , finally in Paris after all these years.
Many songs from their first records , some of them sounding very 80's ( meaning aging not too well ) and a few soli from each musicians in between but contrary to other bands these guys are so good in their fields that you never get bored.
Billy Sheehan is such a fantastic bass player., Amazing
Of course they've played the hits (" To be with you" , " wild world" ) and " Shy boy" ( Here on video ) from Billy's David Lee Roth fame years. Show ended with the Who 's " Baba O Riley" ( Here on video too )
Paul Gilbert is taking a bite .
Great gig but sometimes I felt like not being at the right place with all these geezers in their late thirties down the front trying to revive their youth.

Eric Martin on his knees

Signing stuff...
signing more stuff ...

Setlist signed
" Shy Boy" Part 1

"Baba O Reiley " ( Part 2 )

mardi 15 septembre 2009

Bart Davenport ( Kacey Johansing ) @ Brachfeld gallery Paris sept 14th 2009

Bart Davenport @ Brachfeld Gallery
Paris Sept 14th 2009
(+ Kacey Johansing & others ... )

After seeing The Cribs Featuring Johnny Marr at the Canal+ tv show " L' Album de la Semaine" we went straight to the ( posh ) Brachfeld gallery in the third distric of Paris ( where all the fancy clothes stores and art gallery are situated ) to see Kacey Johansing , who's a VERY talented young folk artist.

She played an Oliver Peel session in July and a few other shows in Paris in the summer.
That was her last show before going back to sunny California tomorrow morning.
Unfortunately we were there too late to see her play. At least we could kiss her goodbye ( see you in May 2010, Love ! )
The gallery is packed with lots of posh and beautiful american girls, and some french too, in designer clothes .
We only could catch Bart Davenport 's performance.
Never heard of that guy before and I was stunned by the quality of his songs , his voice and his guitar playing.
It was like travelling in space and time to the Laurel Canyon at the end of the 60's with James Taylor, Carly Simon, CSN & co...
Absolutely GREAT !
I've listen to his record it's as good as bands like America or the Eagles.
Very nice evening.

lundi 14 septembre 2009

The cribs @ L' Album de la Semaine Canal+ Tv Show Paris Sept 14th 2009

The Cribs Featuring Johnny Marr @ L' Album de la Semaine
Paris Sept 14th 2009

setlist

The Cribs are doing very well in England as their new record went to N°6 in the charts for its first week.
They're playing the Nouveau Casino tomorrow.
I've never heard anything so I don't know what to expect.
Well it's a typical english indie-pop-rock band , nothing special.
Funny they're dressed like a american college-radio band with converse ,lousy t-shirt and torn up jeans. The bass player is dressed like Kurt Cobain.
Amazing how Noel Gallagher is a Johnny Marr lookalike, same haircut and face.
The gig was ok , no more.

AC / DC & MUSE @ Stade de France June 2010

UPDATED SEPT 17th : It will be June 19th 2010 for AC/DC ( info from Zégut )

Well , the title says it all.
The rumour was circulating in private circles for a while but as Francis Zégut announced it on his blog.
Why shouldn't I ?

Lots of Pics from AC/DC 's Paris Bercy 2009 shows here , Here & here
Stade de France 2009 HERE

MUSE @ Stade de France June 12th 2010
INDOCHINE @ Stade de France June 26th 2010
Info From Zégut's blog