Charlie Winston @ OUI FM Paris June 11th 2009

Charlie Winston @ OUI FM

Private gig @ 5 : 00 PM , June 11th 2009

Charlie Winston is becoming very famous in France playing to sold-out theatres with an 90% female audience.
Today is no exception for this private radio show in the lobby of OUi FM in Bastille in front of just 50 people. Most of them competition winners.
Only girls and many of them very pretty.
His first single " Like a Hobo " is everywhere on radios ( and here on video ).
His pop-folk-blues is refreshing without being pretentious.
Today he's performing with just one of his musician on harmonica for a good 30 min, playing 7 songs if I remember well , including one with a couple of friends and one with his father on acoustic guitar and vocals.
Very relax atmosphere , the guy seems very nice, communicating with the audience and always smiling.
Cool set.

Father & Son ( right )

See our previous review of Charlie Winston promo gig in March at Fnac store HERE

The Happy few & A/S

" Like a Hobo":

The Rifles + Louis de Lights @ Nouveau Casino Paris June 9th 2009

The Rifles + Louis de Lights @ Nouveau Casino
Paris June 9th 2009

Another day , another show...
I can't tell anything about the support band apart that they're French , good band maybe they need a little more practice.
Too bad, the place was almost empty as they get on the stage , nice lightning though.

Louis De lights

I also cannot tell you anything about The Rifles as a friend invited me at the last minute , I've never heard of them before.
Once again nice lighting for the support band and shitty for the headliner ?!?
Very nice discovery , GREAT band from England ( it's written on their face ), very Mod, they have probably listen to The Jam a lot
As always with English young bands their technic is perfect , they have lots of very catchy songs with cool melodies.

Lots of singalong and dancing among the English crowd.

They made a great impression on me like The rascals did the first time I saw them.

The Rifles

AC / DC ? Not Yet ; Setlist

"Local Boy"

The Beatles Rock band Trailer

HERE

Next shows in Paris :

Charlie Winston @ OuiFM Private acoustic gig June 11th 5 PM

AC/DC @ Stade De France June 12th

Mina Tindle @ Divan du Monde, single release party June 13th
Thos Henley @ Oliver Peel session Private gig June 14th
New sensation : Lissy trullie @ Baron , guest list only June 15th midnight show
Journey @ Bataclan June 16th
Madness @ Ciné Aqua , Private gig -OR- Korn @ Bataclan June 17th
HELLFEST @ Nantes with Heaven & Hell , Motley Crue June 19th

Heaven & hell @ Casino de Paris June 23rd

Ben Harper @ TV recording Paris June 24th

Social Distortion + The Durango Riot @ Bataclan Paris June 8th 2009

Social Distortion + The Durango Riot
@ Bataclan Paris June 8th 2009

First on stage is The Durango Riot a rock- psyche-Punk band from Sweden , as with many Swedish band it's a 100 % rock kick ass band.
The Hives is probably the most famous rock band from Sweden right now , we should hear about this one pretty soon.

The Durango Riot from Sweden

Then headliner Social Distortion is taking the stage by storm in a very packed and sweaty Bataclan.
Lots of rockers tonight many of them with tatoos & Lots of beautiful girls too also with tatoos.
Social Distortion has a very long career they've been Rock'n Roll with a Punk attitude and power then more heavy ( metal ) in the 90's , it seems that now, with the addition of a keyboard-piano player, they tend to be part of the "Americana" but with lots of balls.

Tonight we'll find all of these influences in their songs .
Some are Punk with OooHH and AAaahh to sing along ( Green day and Offspring have made a career with this ) others are more 50's Rock played heavy ( with piano ) but to my surprise lots of songs are ballsy country -rock with Hammond-sounding keyboard à la Deep Purple.

Mike Ness has a very monotonous voice which tends to get on my nerves after half an hour.
Overall good show but it could have been better.

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