The Dandy Warhols @ Olympia, Paris April 29 2012

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updated : May 1st with setlist

The Dandy Warhols @ Olympia, Paris April 29 2012

Early start @ The Olympia on sunday, we forget about it so we're making our way in the theater and the band is already playing their second second.
We've missed "We used to be friends" Fuck it !
It's not sold out but it's packed.
The Dandy Warhols have been off the radar for a few years now because of some average and poorly received records but they still have a big fan base in France.
Can't remember the last time we saw them, probably opening for David Bowie @ Paris Bercy or @ Bataclan where they've played for 3h30 min.
The musicians are all on one line in front of the stage including the drummer, as usual the lightning is crap (for our photographer) but perfect for the kind of music that they're playing.
Courtney is still acting like a diva but with a sense of humor, Zia still as cool & sexy.
Lots of songs that we're not very familiar with in the first part of the show, the last part is filled with more well-known and better songs.
Even tough it's not really the kind of music to pogo with , there were lots of pushing a a few crowd surfers down in the pit (?!?)
Cool 1h50 min gig but it could have been better

setlist:

1. Mohammed

2. We Used To Be Friends

3. Not If You Were The Last Junkie On Earth

4. I Love You

5. Good Morning

6. The Last High

7. I Am Free

8. Holding Me Up
9. Enjoy Yourself

10. Sad Vacation

11. Burned

12. Well They’re Gone

13. Everyday Should Be A Holiday

14. The Autumn Carnival

15. Bohemian Like You

16. Get Off

17. Horse Pills

18. Wasp in The Lotus

19. Godless

20. Country Leaver

**** (rappel)

21. Boys Better

merchandising

The Smashing Pumpkins' "Oceania": cover & tracklisting revealed

art work

The full track listing for Oceania is as follows:
"Quasar"
"Panopticon"
"The Celestials"
"Violet Rays"
"My Love Is Winter"
"One Diamond, One Heart"
"Pinwheels"
"Oceania"
"Pale Horse"
"The Chimera"
"Glissandra"
"Inkless"
"Wildflower"

Journée internationale du jazz @ Unesco, Paris April 27 2012

Journée internationale du jazz @ Unesco, Paris April 27 2012

Featuring Herbie Hancock, Marcus Miller, Hugh Masekela, George Benson, Dee Dee Bridgewater, China Moses...

Herbie Hancock (far left), Hugh Masekela (left), Marcus Miller(right) Manu Katche/Hugh & Marcus @ rehearsals

First International Jazz Day @ Unesco headquarters in Paris.
All day event with lots of masterclasses feat. all those great Jazz musiciens or singers
First we had a speech by Herbie Hancock, UNESCO goodwill Ambassador & Irina Bokova the Director General Of the UNESCO.
Then we left for another room to attend Herbie Hancock's masterclass, in fact it wasn't really a masterclass, as he didn't play any piano, it was an interview, interesting nevertheless.
Dee Dee Bridgewater was next in the same room but we left for Hugh Masekela's masterclass, this was a real one, as he taugh us to sing a tune, that was fun.
Barbara Hendricks was next.

There was so many things going on at the same time it was hard to go and see everything as there were several rooms filled with musicians performing small gigs in each room.
There was also screenings of Montreux Jazz Fest footage, a photo exhibition, some jazz"talks"...


After having lunch nearby we went back for the Marcus Miller's masterclass, that was the coolest thing we saw today amix of question/answer and bass demonstration. Some music were played by Sly & the Family Stone, Graham Central Station & so on and Marcus told us in which way each bass player (Larry Graham, Stanley Clarke, Pastorius) influenced him... The impact of Miles Davis on his life...He had a standing ovation and even tough we had extra time with him, those 40 min we spent with him felt like 10.

We made our way to the main room to attend the rehearsals for the evening show where Marcus Miller was already playing with Hugh Masekela & Manu Katche on drums.

4:30 pm that was the end for us before tonight's show with Herbie Hancock & friends.

Evening show:
That was the main event for the day and a tough one to get tickets, thanks to the PR of the Unesco for this one.
Lots of musicians on the main stage , each band is playing one or two songs: Dee Dee Bridgewater, China Moses, Hugh Masekela, Bireli Lagrene, Dominique Fillon,Tania Maria, Barbara Hendricks...& many others. some good, some very good and some less interesting
We had an impressive Marcus Miller.
Herbie Hancock joined the house band for the last 2 songs doing one with Dee Dee Bridgewater & China Moses.
Of course taking pics was strictly forbidden except for the encore, cool as George Benson is a guest for a 10min+ rendition of "on Broadway" with the whole cast (but Barbara Hendricks).
great concert that was broadcasted live on Arte Live web

Herbie & George Benson + Dee Dee Bridgewater & China Moses

The whole cast "on Broadway"

Abstract @ Gibus club, Paris April 27 with SOBO+The Breeze+The Crazy Poodles+West Steamers+(No) Nudge

YOUNG ROCK BANDS PLAYING @ GIBUS CLUB IN PARIS THIS FRIDAY (AND SATURDAY)
DON'T MISS IT

Abstract aime le Gibus et le prouve encore une fois avec un programme drôlement affriandant !
Où comment réviser sa géographie et son actualité rock'nrollienne en une seule et magnifique soirée.
Une montagne de plaisir !

19h00 Ouverture des portes

19h10 - 19h40: (No) Nudge (Maisons-Laffitte/Saint-Germain-en-Laye)
Avec deux N comme Nirvana, (No) Nudge se sont plongés dans le grunge à la vitesse d'un canard savant.
Des éclairs de poussière, des rayons fluorescents et surtout une mare de guitares expertes. On dira plutôt deux fois OUI !
https://www.facebook.com/pages/No-Nudge/346627695349953

19h45 - 20h15: West Steamers (Carrières-sur-Seine)
De l'ouest profond, West Steamers ont retenu la vapeur de la machine, l'éclat du diamant et l'apreté du sol. Ils en ont fait un rock teinté de blues conquérant et sauvage à venir se faufiler dans les entrailles de la terre.
Le Wild Wild West est de retour !
https://www.facebook.com/pages/West-Steamers/266671513397891

20h20 - 21h05: The Crazy Poodles (Aix-en-Provence)
Faut vraiment être fada pour faire du rock'n roll à cette vitesse là !
Abreuvés à l'anisette et secoués par le mistral, The Crazy Poodles savent déja tout faire et pas que des calissons. Chiens fous du rock français , ils veulent plus que des récompenses !
http://www.facebook.com/crazypoodles

21h15- 21h50: The Breeze (Bordeaux)
Un vent nouveau souffle depuis l'Atlantique ! Doux et subtil, le rock made in The Breeze se chante principalement en français, se distingue par ses magnifiques envolées et ses éclats de verre. Prenez donc le large !
https://www.facebook.com/ListentoTheBreeze

21h55 - 22h45: SOBO (Amiens)
SOBO ou comment le rock d'Amiens a trouvé en quatre lettres et trois secondes un souffle épique, une jouissance rare et une force incontrôlée. On pense notamment à The Horrors dans cet art de concilier grandeur et décadence en deux notes et une seule vision grandiose.
http://www.facebook.com/pages/SOBO/137358116289517

Préventes: 8 euros
Sur place: 10 euros

Le Gibus
18 rue du Faubourg du Temple
75011 Paris
Métro: République
http://www.gibus.fr/

The Lemonheads @ Maroquinerie, Paris April 26 2012

The Lemonheads @ Maroquinerie, Paris April 26 2012

The Maroquinerie is quite full for Evan Dando & his Lemonheads.
Nice start with a few songs on acoustic guitar then the band is joining in to play the album "It's a shame about Ray". He also took some requests and played some of the most well known Lemonheads songs. Some of them were played with just Evan on electric guitar.
He suddenly stopped put his guitar down and complained that his monitor wasn't working properly and started again after a roadie quickly fixed it but Evan seemed on another planet for the whole set, playing with his eyes closed or fixing the ceiling.
The way he abruptly stopped every song really showed that he really didn't give a fuck, its too bad because the Lemonheads have some great catchy pop tunes and he really did a good job.
He left the stage after only 75 min , never to come back, no encore.
We all felt a bit cheated even though everyone enjoyed the gig.

setlist:

Setlist

Evan Dando solo acoustic:
Outdoor Type
Being Around
Big Red Sun Blues (Lucinda Williams)
Frying Pan (Victoria Williams)
Hard Drive
with band

Rockin’ Stroll

Confetti

It’s A Shame About Ray

Rudderless

My Drug Buddy

Turnpike Down

Bit Part

Alison’s Starting To Happen

Hannah & Gabi

Kitchen

Ceiling Fan In My Spoon

Evan Dando solo electric:
Frank Mills

No Backbone
Divan
It's About Time
Impractical Joke (Smudge)

Half The Time

with band:
Mallo Cup
Hospital
Down About It
Tenderfoot
Pittsburgh
Stove
Break Me
Great Big No

Great Lake Swimmers @ Fargo store, Paris April 26 2012 6:00 pm

Great Lake Swimmers @ Fargo store, Paris April 26 2012 6:00 pm


Great 5-6 songs set , on his own on the acoustic guitar before the show with the whole band @ Petit bain
He started with a Gram Parsons' cover before playing songs from the new album and a couple of oldies on requests

Lisa Hannigan + Zulu Winter @ Fleche d'Or, Paris April 25 2012 10:00 pm

Lisa Hannigan + Zulu Winter @ Fleche d'Or,
Paris April 25 2012 10:00 pm

Lisa Hannigan

It wasn't too late to go to the Fleche d'Or for the Pias nite after seeing Norah Jones @ L'Album de la semaine.
We were a bit late of course, but we could catch les last 4 songs of Lisa hannigan's set with her band. Most of the audience tonight came to see her and the place is packed.
Cool Irish folk-rock.

Zulu Winter

Different style with English band Zulu Winter, we're back into the 80's for some atmospheric pop-rock, funny how the singer sounds like Bono.
Enjoyable.

Norah Jones @ L'Album de la Semaine, Paris April 25 2012

Norah Jones @ L'Album de la Semaine, Paris April 25 2012

setlist

After seeing the Ting Tings @ Palais Royal for a 30 min set we went to an exclusive show by none other than Norah Jones.
She already played a 90 min set a few days ago @ France Inter that was broadcasted live to promote her brand new album "Little broken hearts".
This time it's in front of a selected audience of 200 people for canal+ tv show L'Album de la Semaine. Usually bands are only playing up to 7 songs , we're lucky she's playing a much longer set.
We don't have any of her records but we already saw her a couple of times: @ Espace Pierre Cardin for a private radio (RTL) show in Feb 2010 & @ France Inter for another private radio show in Dec 2009.
She's sexy, well dressed, has a beautiful and soft voice, even though she's not playing jazz anymore and has a "rock" band the music is still as soft as her jazz album.
Most of the time she's standing up and playing keyboards or on "electric" guitar, only to play one song on the piano.
She's trying to make it look as if she was in a rock band but Christopher Cross, who's well-known for playing American soft pop-rock ( we saw him @ Trianon last month) is playing Heavy Metal compare to Norah Jones.
Her songs are perfect lullabies to put your kids to sleep, there's only the single "Happy Pills" that is more up-tempo and "Black", produced by Danger Mouse & Daniele Luppi, that is sounding like a Serge Gainsbourg song from Melody Nelson, that are standing out.
The rest is soooo soft that it was like I took a whole tablet of downers before going to the show or maybe she did.
Coll 80 min set but too soft for us @ Rockerparis

Busy day:
The Ting Tings @ Palais Royal ( free show, it's outdoor & the weather's awful, not sure if we'll go , 6:00pm)
Lisa Hannigan @ Fnac Forum ( free show) 6:30pm & @ Fleche d'Or tonight
Nadéah @ studio SFR (Free show, Invit' only) 8:00pm

April 26:
Great Lake Swimmers @ Fargo 6:00pm, free show
Lemonheads @ Maroquinerie
Charles Bradley @ Cigale
Fred Wesley @ New Morning
Syd Matters @ Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris (free show, invit' only)

The Ting Tings @ Palais Royal, Paris April 25 2012 6:00 pm

The Ting Tings @ Palais Royal, Paris April 25 2012 6:00 pm
for Rock Corps

Another free show in Paris ,on the first come first serve basis, this time just sandwiched between the Conseil d'Etat & the Louvre Museum on Place du Palais Royal. 1500 capacity.
it's not sold out as it's oudoor and the weathear has been awful all day with lots of wind and showers. Luckily it's dry when The Ting Tings are getting on the tiny stage.
This gig is part of the Rock Corps thing, when you volunteer for some work you get a free ticket for a rock concert.
We've seen them a few times recently @ Cigale in March, @ L'Album de la Semaine in January and @ Caroussel du Louvre last december where they premiered the new album.

I guess they're playing the same setlist as they ended the set with the same routine: an electro song then their two hits "Shut up & le me go" & "That's not my name" but with had something extra as there were 3 other stages facing the main stage with a Gospel Choir of black female girls all dressed up with XVIII century clothes and wigs on the first one, some dancers on the second one (see picture below) and a extra guitar player dressed up as an astronaut on the 3rd stage.
All that added an extra flavour to the electro-bluesy pop-rock of the Ting Tings.
Cool 30 min set.

Jack White @ HMV Forum, London, April 23 2012

setlist for the London show:
'Dead Leaves And The Dirty Ground'
'Freedom At 21'
'Missing Pieces'
'Love Interruption'
'Top Yourself'
'Hotel Yorba'
'Hypocritical Kiss'
'Weep Themselves To Sleep'
'I'm Slowly Turning Into You'
'Two Against One'
'We're Going To Be Friends'
'On And On And On'
'Blue Blood Blues'
'Ball And Biscuit'
'Sixteen Saltines'
'Take Me With You When You Go'
'My Doorbell'
'Carolina Drama'
'Seven Nation Army'
'Goodnight, Irene'

Sonisphere France, July 07 & 08, It's still on...

Sonisphere France @ Galaxie d’Amnéville,
still on with different line up...

Samedi/saturday
Faith No More
Machine Head
Marilyn Manson
Meshuggah
Black Stone Cherry
Combichrist
Pornqueen

Dimanche/Sunday
Evanescence
Wolfmother
Soulfly
The Darkness
Lostprophets
Lacuna Coil
Ghost

Same place same date

It is now INDOOR with a 12000 capacity

Jack White @ Cigale, Paris April 22 2012

Updated April 24 with complete & corrected setlist (thanks to Stéphane D)

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Jack White @ Cigale, Paris April 22 2012

First proper European show on this Tour to promote his first solo album "Blunderbuss", the album is out tomorrow but you could buy the vinyl & cd at the show tonight.
We could get ours on friday just before going to see Jack White @ L'Album de la Semaine TV show for Canal+performing a 45 min showcase, in front of a selected audience of less than 200 people, with both bands (male and female for two sets of 25 & 20 min).

Oups... sorry for the lousy Pics ;-) waiting for the officials !

Tonight we're only getting the Male band, Jack decided which one he was to play with, minutes before getting on stage, which means that the girls were @ Cigale and watching the show from the wings of the stage.
I guess he made a whole lotta money with The White Stripes as it might cost a fortune to pay expenses (travel & hotel + fees) for 11 musicians when you're only using 5 or 6 every night.

We knew what to expect, so there wasn't any surprise but Jack & the band were smoking as much as they did @ Canal+.
White & blue light for the whole show and the security was tight, probably the first show in a long time where I didn't see any cell phones or cameras up in the air to catch the moment, It's enjoyable but here @ Rockerparis, we don't like to be told what to do.
It's a ROCK show and we don't obey the rules, 'cause we're fuckin' ROCKERS.

Of course he played many songs for the new album and a couple of oldies, I have to say that our favorite is once again "Buffalo" from The Dead Weather. This song is a killer even though the album was very disappointing.
A "good" surprise he ended the set with The White Stripes' "Seven nation army", the show was so good that he really didn't need to play that song and we would have prefer another one from his back catalogue.
Great 69 min set, a bit short don't you think Jack ?

SETLIST: (corrected & complete)
01. intro
02. Dead Leaves And The Dirty Ground (by The White Stripes)
03. Sixteen Saltines
04. Missing Pieces
05. Evil (Tom Jones cover)
06. Weep Themselves To Sleep
07. We're Going To Be Friends (by The White Stripes)
08. Hypocritical Kiss
09. I Cut Like A Buffalo (by The Dead Weather)
10. intro to...
11. Hello Operator (by The White Stripes)
12. Trash Tongue Talker
13. Top Yourself (by The Raconteurs)
14. intro to...
15. Ball And Biscuit (by The White Stripes)
16. intro to...
17. Freedom At 21
18. I'm Slowly Turning Into You (by The White Stripes)
19. Two Against One (Danger Mouse & Daniele Luppi cover)
20. Jack introduces his all-male backing band
21. Seven Nation Army (by The White Stripes)

merchandising, cd, poster , schedule, pass sheet...& "No Photos"

Jack White @ L'Album de la Semaine, Paris April 20 2012

Jack White @ L'Album de la Semaine, Paris April 20 2012

setlist

GREAT show ! Looking forward to see him again on sunday @ Cigale

First show of Jack White in France before the one on sunday at La Cigale, it's like having him playing in your living room as the audience is sitting on stalls just in front of the stage with only 200 people.
First we have the Boys Band called "Los Buzzardos" for 6 songs set (25 min):

1. Sixteen Saltines
2. Missing Pieces
3. Trash Tongue Talker
4. We’re Gonna Be Friends
   
5. Weep Themselves To Sleep
6. Cut Like A Buffalo
   

Quintet with bass , drums, piano,lap steel & violin/ mandoline ; as usual with Jack the band is dressed up so are the roadies.
The band is neat, finally Jack White is writing proper songs, I mean compare to the one he wrote with The Dead Weather.
I Have not listen to the record yet but the songs sounds really great.
Glad that he played some White Stripes' and dead Weather's , fantastic version of "Buffalo".
There is a 10 min intermission so that they can change the drum kit and the back drop.

Then we have the Girls Band called the "Peacocks", all the girls are really good looking all dressed in white & blue. It's a sextet with a backing vocalist.
They have a great drummer that's kicking ass and the girl on the lap steel is a very sexy blonde but I think I have a crush for the black girl on backing vocals.
6 songs most of them no more than 3 min max so it's a short 20 min set.

1. Freedom At 21
2. Hypocritical Kiss
3. Love Interruption
4. Top Yourself
   
5. My Doorbell
   
6. Take Me With You When You Go

Jack is on top form and the guitar playing is neat, cool bluesy-rock-soul songs.

We were lucky to get both bands tonight but I don't know if it's like this for every gig.
We shall see on sunday as he's playing @ La Cigale

Great performances just hope he will play more than 45 min
Pic from the rehearsals HERE

Reminder:
Dead Weather @ Olympia October 2009
The Dead Weather @ Cigale June 2009(click for Pics setlist & review ) or Canal+ Tv show recording @ L' Album de la semaine ( click for review & pics ).
the Dead Weather @ Bataclan in 2010
The Raconteurs @ Rock en Seine 2008


Mariee Sioux @ Fargo store (6:00 pm) free show

Norah Jones @ France Inter (Invit' only) 8:00pm
Broadcasted live on the radio