YES @ Grand Rex, Paris May 13 2014

YES @ Grand Rex, Paris May 13 2014

Sometimes you want to discover a band on stage even though you're not too fan of their music

Never been a fan of Prog' rock either.

Wrong idea !

YES is playing 3 albums, that are supposed to be Classics, in its entirety tonight...

Jeeez ! How can people listen to such crap... I've never heard something so boring and arrogant...

Complete bollocks from start to finish, it was even worse than the tribute band I've seen of Genesis.

Punk-rockers should have "killed" those boring old farts way back then in 1977.

All the clichés from Prog' Rock, 2h and 50 min of nightmare for any rock fan.

 Merchandising

Next rock concerts in Paris for May 2014

Next rock concerts in Paris for May 2014

May 12

Eli Paperboy Reed @ Divan du Monde

Klaxons @ maroquinerie

Kelis @ Gaité Lyrique

May 13

YES @ Grand Rex

May 15

Jake E Lee's Red Dragon @ Forum de Vauréal (30 km outside Paris)

The Horrors @ Gaité Lyrique (sold out)

Robert Francis @ Nouveau Casino

The Datsuns @ Bus Palladium

May 17:

Tori Amos @ Grand Rex (sold out ?)

Ben Harper solo Acoustic @ Folies Bergere (sold out)

Nathalie M King @ Fnac Montparnasse (free show @ 4:00pm)

May 18:

Ben Harper solo Acoustic @ Folies Bergere (sold out)

May 19:

 Ben Harper solo Acoustic @ Folies Bergere (sold out)

May 21:

Brian Jonestown Massacre @ bataclan (sold out)

Marc Ford @ Divan du Monde

Robert Cray @ Cigale

Jimmy Page press conference @ Olympia for LED ZEPPELIN  box sets (Invit' only)

May 23:

Manic Street Preachers @ Bataclan

CHECK FIRST BEFORE GOING !!! tHANKS

Martha Reeves & the Vandellas @ New Morning, Paris May 07 2014

Martha Reeves & the Vandellas @ New Morning, Paris May 07 2014

 Rehearsals

We went to the new Morning a little bit earlier than usual as we were not sure to attend this gig as we had to go to Sharon Jones & The dapkings playing Canal+ L'Album de la Semaine. We were just on time to attend the rehearsals, luckily enough she almost played for an hour going through most of the songs that she will play tonight with a host of French Players. Great to hear her sing in an empty club just for us.

Then we went to Canal+ and came back as soon as we could, once again we were lucky as there were two support bands and Martha didn't play before 10:00 pm. We didn't miss a single minute of it.
lively atmosphere on stage and in the audience with Martha making the show, leading the band with some of her most famous songs (see setlist for details), having a couple of guys on stage and making jokes between songs. Her first show in Paris for 20 years I've been told.
So nice to hear "Dancing in the street", "Jimmy Mack", "Heatwave" and a few others that so many bands covered...
Afetr the show she gladly signed, chated and had a drink with the audience...

 setlist

 

Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings @ Album de la Semaine, Paris, May 07 2014

Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings @ Album de la Semaine Canal+, Paris, May 07 2014

see ya there tonight

-Martha Reeves from Martha Reeves & The Vendellas is also playing tonight in Paris @ new Morning club

-John Butler Trio @ Trianon (sold out)

-"Live me do" France Inter radio recording with The Nits and others... (free entrance)

After attending Martha Reeves' rehearsals we went straight to Canal+ to attend Sharon Jones' recording for L'Album de la Semaine, she played a sold-out concert yesterday at the Olympia theatre.
lots of musicians on stage with backing vocalists, Sharon is leading her band into a 7 songs set, she's been dubbed the Female James Brown, well not really the music is different, though she's playing soul music, and she's not trying to copy Mr Brown , she has her own style and personality.
very enjoyable set

Damon Albarn @ Fnac St Lazare & Alhambra , Paris May 05 2014

Damon Albarn @ Fnac St Lazare & Alhambra, Paris May 05 2014

signing session with Damon Albarn

 Damon Albarn arrived 40 min late and signed for the 200 people who had a invitation ,you had to pick'em up at the Fnac store this morning, for an hour.

Concert @ Alhambra, Broadcasted live on SFR HERE tonight

SETLIST:
1) Lonely Press Play  2)  Everyday Robots 3)  Tomorrow Comes Today  4)   Hostiles 5) Slow Country 6) Kids With Guns 7)  Three Changes 8) You and Me 9) Photographs (You Are Taking Now) (piano instrumental intro) 10)   Kingdom of Doom (with Tony Allen) 11) Poison (with Tony Allen)  12) Hollow Ponds 13)   El Mañana 14)  Out of Time 15) All Your Life
                Encore:
       16)  Clint Eastwood (with Oxmo Puccino)
      17)   Mr. Tembo
 18) Heavy Seas of Love
       19)  This Is a Low

The Black Keys @ Album de la Semaine Canal+, Paris May 2nd 2014

The Black Keys @ Album de la Semaine Canal+, Paris May 2nd 2014

 Rehearsals' setlist (middle)  and tonight's setlist (far right)

 

Another day, another concert by The Black Keys in Paris to promote brand new album "Turn Blue"

Once again very short set ( less than 30 min) with 7 songs and 3 from the new album, I guess it was exactly the same set as yesterday when they've played a private showcase for 100 people at Studio de la grande Armée.

Once again the single "fever" is sounding much better Live than on the album even though I'm not too convinced about the "Bontempi" part in the song.

Songs from "El camino" are really fantastic...

Looking forward hearing some more new songs
Patrick went to see fans waiting outside to sign cds and pose for pictures