Joan Baez @ Palais des Congres Paris Oct 13th 2008

Joan Baez @ Paris Palais des Congres Oct 13th 2008

It' s SOLD OUT , good news, can't believe she's so popular after all these years and she has a new album to promote :" Day after Tomorrow" released last month .
Of course she's playing the old songs and some new ones ( "god is god" written by Steve Earl, " Rose of Sharon", " scarlet tide" )

This show wouldn't be complete without a political statement , oh ! by the way... she's supporting Obama ( what a surprise ! ) to rousing applause.
she sings with or without a guitar and with or without her band.
She plays a couple of french songs ( can't remember the name of the first one ) and recites one ( with the lyrics sheet ) " Le déserteur" which is a very famous poem in france ( by Boris Vian ) about a guy who doesn't want to go to the war and is writing a letter to the President to tell about his desertion.
Show ended with her classics
Very good show .

Here's the setlist , but i think she played more songs.

Here's a video of the last song played :

LED ZEPPELIN to tour WITHOUT Robert Plant ?

Last news coming from Led Zeppelin .
Jimmy Page , John Paul Jones and Jason Bonham ready to tour WITHOUT Robert Plant and WITH Alter Bridge' s singer Myles Kennedy ???
News is coming from Dee Snider who shares the same management as Robert Plant.
Is that a fucking JOKE ???
Watch the video of Dee Snider's interview :
http://blog.muchmusic.com/archives/2008/10/exclusive_led_z.php

AC/DC First European Tour dates & Bercy

Posters near the "Arc de Triomphe" in Paris Oct 14th

AC / DC First European Tour Dates 2009 :
Olympia in Paris Feb 26th TBC ( ? )

Don't forget that another Australian JIMMY BARNES is playing a club show in Paris on Oct 16th @ trabendo

BLACK ICE European tour 2009 :
Feb. 18 - Oslo, NOR - Telenor Arena Coming
Feb. 20 - Stockholm, SWE - The Globe
Feb 25 -Paris Bercy
Feb 26 -- Olympia Paris ( TBC )
Feb 27 - Paris Bercy
Mar. 05 - Leipzig, GER - Halle 1
Mar. 07 - Dusseldorf, GER - ISS Dome
Mar. 09 - Oberhausen, GER - König Pilsener Arena
Mar. 11 - Bremen, GER - AWD Dome
Mar. 15 - Dortmund, GER - Westfallenhalle
Mar. 17 - Prague, CZR - O2 Arena
Mar. 19 - Milan, ITA - Datch Forum
Mar. 23 - Budapest, HUN - Papp László Budapest Sportarena
Mar. 25 - Frankfurt, GER - Festhalle
Mar. 27 - Munich, GER - Olympiahalle
Mar. 31 - Barcelona Palau st Jordi
April 02 - Madrid Palacio de Deportes
London 02 Arena (April 14)
Manchester MEN Arena (21)
Birmingham LG Arena (23)

All shows are sold out except Zurich, Antwerp, Budapest & Prague ( on sale Oct 15th or 16th ) English shows on sale soon ...

I think i get it right this time ( Only 1 show in London ??? )

Reminder :
James Hunter @ New Morning on Oct 17th
Suzanne Vega @ Alhambra on Oct 19th DO NOT MISS THIS GIG !!!
Richie Havens @ Alhambra on Oct 20th

Herbie Hancock @ Salle Pleyel Oct 10th 2008

Herbie Hancock @ Salle Pleyel Oct 10th 2008
Second show in Paris this year for Herbie Hancock , last time was @ La Défense on June 29th
Here's the review :
http://rockerparis.blogspot.com/2008/06/pura-fe-herbie-hancock-la-dfense-jazz.html

The first time he ever played in Paris was in this very same place with Miles Davis when he was young so he's glad to come back here even tough he doesn't recognize it . Nobody would it's been completely redesigned .
He wants to celebrate peace with this concert as the wife of decapitated american journalist David Pearl is in the audience .
Tonight he's playing with a different band ( guitar , drums , bass , trumpet and harmonica ) from June so the show is different and more jazz.
After one hour he has only played 4 songs including a cover of Wayne Shorter ( "V" for Visitors ).
Not really my cup of tea for most of the show, it's hard to say that about Herbie but a couple of songs were quite annoying. He did one written by his guitar player called "17teens" because it has 17 beats . So it was a real challenge to play it ( so he says ).
He introduces his musicians many times and speaks easily between songs . Each one of them had soli including the guitar player that was complete crap.
Anyway... great Finale with Chameleon. for a performance of 180 min .
Could have been better ...

Elvis 2008 @ Grand Rex Paris TCB Band More Pictures ...

More pictures from that great gig with Elvis ' musicians : James burton, Jerry Scheff , Glen Hardin , The Imperials , the Sweet Inspirations + Terry Mike Jeffrey on vocals

All pictures © Guino Patrice

Elvis 2008 TCB Band Paris Grand Rex Oct 9th 2008

Everything you want to know about ELVIS PRESLEY.
Check this French fan Club , the second largest in the world :
http://www.elvismyhappiness.com/
sorry it's all in french ...