Roger Hodgson @ Palais des Congres, Paris Sept 24 2010

updated with links to World Tour and to videos from the show.
nb: a few people emailed us that we wrote almost the same review as the one from the Olympia, yes it's true and we didn't do it on purpose.

Roger Hodgson @ Palais des Congres
Paris Sept 24 2010

Great gig by Roger Hodgson, hard to do bad with so many fantastic songs
Early start for Roger Hodgson , he's on stage at 8:20 PM for a good 50 min then there's a 20 min intermission and back on stage for another hour.
The Palais des Congres is packed but not sold-out : there are still a few seats left at the very back of the venue.

Tickets are once again very expensive : between 60 & 90 euros for the best seats.
For this price you expect to see the artist with a full band unfortunately like last time at the Olympia theatre ( click for review & pics) Roger Hodgson is only playing with one musician on Keys/"Bass"/sax so we have stripped down versions of his songs.
[ check also our review with Pics from the show @ Fete de L'Humanité in front of more than 50 000 people]

It's not really a problem as Supertramp songs are great and Roger's voice is so recognizable and after all these years absolutely perfect.
Lots of talking between songs ( and in French for most part) which are played alternatively on electric piano, grand Piano or acoustic guitar.

Part 1 :
Take The Long Way Home (several songs on this link)
Give A Little Bit
Lovers In The Wind
Hide In Your Shell
Easy Does It
Sister Moonshine
C'est Le Bon
Breakfast In America
Along Came Mary
A Soapbox Opera
The Logical Song

Part 2 :
Child Of Vision
Only Because Of You
Lord Is It Mine
Say Goodbye
Know Who You Are
Don't Leave Me Now
Dreamer
Fool's Overture
Encore :
Two Of Us
School
It's Raining Again (other video)

Lots of very dedicated fans as usual including the Spanish & french Fan club.
We ven had a few kids singing on "It's raining again" see video
Between Rick Davies' Supertramp ( @ Bercy in Oct for two shows) and Roger Hodgson , easy to choose from , It's Roger.

" It's raining again":

Oh Yeah

Check HERE for the world Tour
Roger Remaining France Tour Dates:

September 27, 2010 - Opened more tickets for this show!
Toulouse, Casino, France Tickets

September 28, 2010 - Tickets on sale through FNAC and Ticketek
Bordeaux, Théâtre Femina

September 29, 2010 - SOLD OUT
Nantes, Cite des Congres, France Tickets

Jo Krasevich @ Gibert Joseph store, Paris Sept 24 2010

More Pictures from Oliver (click on link)

Jo Krasevich @ Gibert Joseph store
Paris Sept 24, 5:00PM

American Folk singer Jo Krasevich is playing a showcase this afternoon @ Gibert Joseph store in Paris after opening for Ray Lamontagne yesterday night @ Café de la Danse.
I've heard a few of her songs quickly on her Myspace page and I liked what I've heard.
Always better to see artist in vivo.
She's promoting her first album "Mery go round" featuring Doug Pettitbone (Mark Knopfler, Tracy Chapman) on guitar and Daniel Lanois who just produced "Le Noise" for Neil Young.(click for Pics & more from his last show in Paris)
She's been compared to Chrissie Hynde for her voice but I personnaly think she's closer to Suzanne Vega ( we love her @ ROCKERPARIS... well Patrice does; click on link for more).
We were treated to a 5-6 songs set from her new album including one unrealeased song ending with a great acoustic version of Neil Young's " Like a hurricane".
We ( Oliver and I) had a nice chat with her afterwards well... she should be soon ( hope so) @ an Oliver Peel session.

Philippe Katerine @ Studio SFR @ Studio SFR, Paris 23 Sept 2010

Philippe Katerine @ Studio SFR
Paris, Sept 23 2010

To promote his new album French singer Philippe Katerine is doing a few private shows for different medias & TVs, he played L' Album de la Semaine for Canal+ on Sept 20 ( We were @ OZZY) and tonight he's playing next to Madeleine church @ Studio SFR for OUI FM and SFR.
The show is broacasted LIVE on the radio and on the SFR website.
Katerine is a famous singer in France thanks to a couple of hit singles, he's also well-known for being a character and a singer with very funny lyrics a bit provocative and décalé.

First time we're seeing him on stage, ok he's always dressed in a funny way ( see pictures) his lyrics are also very funny ( for most of 'em) and the guy is also acting funny, Period.
But the music really sucks, I mean when you hear a song on the radio that's ok but for a whole gig that's really too much.
Hard to believe, it's so lousy, it's ruining everything.
First and... last.

Ronnie James Dio Encimo estate for sale

Ronnie James Dio's estate in Encimo on the market for $3,333,000

Photos by Marco Franchina, courtesy of the official listing with Marko Babineau at Gibson International.

Its residents have included Ron Howard, Tom Petty, Samuel L. Jackson, Dick van Dyke
Heavy metal musician Ronnie James Dio died of stomach cancer in May, and his Encino home has just been put on the market this week for $3.333 million. The home has five bedrooms and five bathrooms, over 5,000 square feet of living space, and was built in the style of an English manor. Usually listings like to boast about how new all the appliances are, but this one highlights antique features: "200 year old wood [floors] from France, pub bar from the Kings Arms in Chiqwell Essex, England c. 1820, & custom stained antique windows from the 18th & 19th centuries." Don't forget the antique cathedral windows in the master bedroom, circa 1790! As is befitting a rock legend, it also comes equipped with a custom music studio.

Band Of Skulls + The Good Ones @ Fleche d'Or, Paris Sept 22 2010

Band of Skulls + The Good Ones @ Fleche d'Or
Paris Sept 22 2010

Nice to be back at the Fleche d'Or. It seems that gigs in this club is getting more expensive for the new season, it used to be 8 euros with a free drink, now ( at least for this concert) it's 10 euros (+ booking fees) and NO drink.
We can't complain we were invited.
The weather has been wonderful for the last few days , today being the hottest and it's almost as hot in there as @ the Bataclan.
I suspect they have switched off the AC to sell more drinks.

Anyway first band on stage are Frenchies Indie rock band The Good Ones, they've done a very decent set. we couldn't hear the guitar that much as we were staying next to the bass player , all we could hear was some good & loud bass.
It seems that The White Stripes are a major influence to many bands these days so they ended their set with a WS' cover.
Nice starter even tough they should work a bit more on some of their songs.

setlist The Good Ones

Then we have Band of Skulls a power trio of heavy blues rock ( à la White Stripes ?).
The place is packed as the Fleche d' Or have sold their last tickets on the door.

I can't remember seeing them before but as they've done a KILLER set, I would have remember them if I had seen them already

The kind of music that here at ROCKERPARIS we LOVE.
Some heavy guitars with lots of distortion, a bit of blues and a sexy side with a cute (female) bass player, too bad she was on the other side of the stage.

They didn't play that long: 65 min for 12 songs. You could tell they've done a very good job by seeing the smile the audience had when they left the hot & sweaty Fleche d'Or.
Don't miss them next time they will be playing in Paris

Setlist Band of Skulls

Here's on for ya :

Heavy blues rock