Charlie Winston @ Fnac Forum March 7th 2009

Charlie Winston is getting very popular in France thanks to his hit single " Like a hobo ".
This saturday afternoon he's playing a showcase at the Fnac Forum in Paris.
Lots of girls ( 98% ) aging between 14 and 18 , all very beautiful , constantly talking about his tiny little ass ;-)
Anyway , i'm here for the music.
He's playing a nice combination of Pop-Folk with a bit of soul.
He's alternating between his acoustic guitar and his piano, he's here with a drummer , bass player ans harmonica player.
The voice is very good and the cool attitude is lighting the audience. hard to make a move the place is jammed.
After his set, he signed a few cds to fans , the guy seems very nice too.
Cool 30 min+ set.

"Like a Hobo" LIVE :


See ya tonight at The Sisters of Mercy.

Neil Young European tour dates 2009

Here they are:

2009-05-30, Primavera Sound 2009 Festival, Barcelona, Spain
2009-05-31, Velodromo de Anoeta, San Sebastian, Spain

2009-06-03, Le Zénith Nantes Metropole, Nantes, France
NEW DATE :PARIS ZENITH JUNE 4th 2009

2009-06-06, Sportpaleis, Antwerpen, Belgium
2009-06-09, Messehalle, Erfurt, Germany
2009-06-11, Norwegian Wood Festival, Oslo, Norway
2009-06-14, Isle Of Wight Festival, Newport, Isle of Wight, England
2009-06-16, O2 World, Berlin, Germany
2009-06-17, Olympiahalle, München, Germany
2009-06-19, Tanzbrunnen, Köln, Germany
2009-06-21, O2 Arena, Dublin, Ireland
2009-06-23, Trent FM Arena, Nottingham, England
2009-06-24, Aberdeen Exhibition Centre, Aberdeen, Scotland
2009-06-26, Glastonbury Festival, Glastonbury, England - (TBC)
2009-06-27, Hard Rock Calling Festival, London, England - (TBC)

Anais @ Fnac Forum March 5th 2009

French singer Anais did a showcase at Fnac Forum store in Paris at 5:30 PM
I happened to do some shopping there so i went to see her as it was not crowdy.
She came with 2 acoustic guitar players and ONLY played 5 songs including a Billy Idol cover.
She has funny lyrics and the music is allright.
Once again as we were making our way in, the security told us "No photos and No recording" and when the girl introduced her she repeated "No pictures whatsover".
Funny how some artists can act like divas.
Hey baby you're not The Rolling Stones... yet.

Oh Yeah , one more thing :
Lynyrd Skynyrd and Whitesnake are playing in Paris in june, prices are betwen 67 and 80 euros for Skynyrd and between 50 & 70 euros for the Snake.

How is that possible ?
You MOTHER-FUCKING SON OF A BITCH of french promoter , everywhere in Europe both these bands are playing for no more than 40 euros.
Gérard drouot productions: You BASTARDS
I feel better now ;-)

Loney Dear @ C'est Lenoir , Black Session # 295 Paris March 4th 2009

Loney Dear live @ Black Session for the C'est Lenoir radio show on french France Inter.

Loney Dear

I've never heard that Swedish "one man band" before and they ( he ) made a great impression on me as it's probably one of the best Black Session i've been to.
This guy (Emil Svanängen ) is just making some great pop-folk music.
Check his Myspace page here to listen to his music

The show was broadcasted live and we were lucky to be treated with 3 extra songs after the broadcast ended.
He had a standing ovation , everyone went home with a smile on their face.
GREAT !!!

Here's a review from their showcase at the Fnac store in Paris a couple of days ago on Oliver Peel 's site. In german and in french with pictures.

setlist

The first 2 songs not broadcasted live :

Steve Jones ( Sex Pistols ) to join The Stooges ?

British punk icon STEVE JONES has offered his services to IGGY POP as the LUST FOR LIFE hitmaker contemplates life after the death of THE STOOGES guitarist RON ASHETON.
Asheton, 60, reportedly died from a heart attack on 6 January (09) - just months after reconciling with Pop for a Stooges comeback.
But Jones is keen to keep the band's plans on track after quitting his Job as a Los Angeles DJ.
He tells the Los Angeles Times that he and Pop have been talking about Jones becoming an honorary member of The Stooges for upcoming tour dates.

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