Ben Harper + Piers Faccini + Krystle Warren + Yaron Herman + Jarvis Cocker + Just Jack @ One Shot Not recording for Arte TV Paris June 24th 2009

Ben Harper, Piers Faccini , Krystle Warren , Yaron Herman , Jarvis Cocker & Just Jack @ " One Shot Not" for Arte
Paris June 24th 2009

Complete setlist ( click on Pics )

TV recording in front of 200+ people , very good set up as there is no stage , the audience is just in front and around the bands playing on the floor, some are sitting down ( in the front ) others are standing up ( in the back ). Most are guests from the production.
Once again the company in charge of the bookings ( Claponline ), fucks things up ... again , far from being the first time , as they called a few people, on the day, who had already booked and confirmed that they won't get tickets as there were too many people already.
What a bunch of assholes , probably that too many of their friends asked for the guestlists. Cunts . Anyway, We at Rockerparis could secure "All Access Wristbands".

First on stage is Ben Harper & Relentless 7 : 4 songs from their rockin' & smokin' new record , very powerfull songs and the sound is REALLY loud .The drummer is a MONSTER. Great
[see our previous reviews of Ben Harper @ La Cigale and Private show for Studio SFR in April ]
Then Piers Faccini ( 3 songs ) much more relax for this Folk singer with African influences .
Krystle Warren did one on her own and another one with Piers Faccini ( they did it twice ).
Jazzman Yaron Herman did 3 songs on piano.
Jarvis Cocker and his band played 2 songs from their brand new cd including the single " Angela" for which the Record Company stole my video recording at Gallerie Chappe for their official video. ( things have been settle down between us ).
Just Jack ended the show with 3 songs of his new cd.

As usual everything went smoothly , guys working there are doing a fantastic job , they change the set up in less than 5 min so you don't have to wait a long time between bands.

Once again for this tv show very good recording.
To be broadcasted in October.

Heaven & Hell + Black Stone Cherry @ Casino de Paris June 23rd 2009

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Heaven & Hell + Black Stone Cherry

@ Casino de Paris June 23rd 2009

Black Stone Cherry

First on stage in a packed Casino de Paris is Black Stone Cherry , lots of wild guitars and heavy Metal clichés. The kind of band Idon't listen to anymore.

Black Sabbath is back in Paris for the first time in 14 years and this line up ( Tony , Geezer, Vinnie & Ronnie ) for the first time in 17 years ( Dehumanizer tour ).
Oh my god , just to think of it , my hair is turning grey. So long ago, it's hard to believe.

Black sabb... sorry Heaven & Hell is one of my favorite band and this particular line up with Ronnie James Dio is my favorite incarnation of Black Sabbath , too bad Bill Ward's not here.
Hard to understand that the show's not sold-out , yesterday they've cancelled the gig in Toulouse : they've only sold 500 tickets out of 3000 .
Anyway, things started nicely with "The Mob Rules" ( Mob rules LP ) then " children of the sea" , couldn't ask for a better start .
The sound is very ( too ) loud with lots of bass , but I'm on Tony's side.
The only thing I can't understand is why we have to endure a Drum solo after just five or six songs into the set, I mean drum solos ... so boring.

Ronnie's voice is great and Tony's guitar licks and riffs are ... HE IS Black Sabbath, NOT Ozzy

Thankfully we didn't get too many songs from the last record which didn't convinced me at all but I didn't get the time to listen to it properly. So ...

There's a screen in the back showing animations or pictures for a few songs and the stage is simple but beautifully decorated. Are they the gates of a graveyard ?

We had a long version of "H & H" with a guitar solo.
And after less than 90 min they're leaving the stage.

Maybe they should play the whole of " country Girl " instead of just a minute before a fantastic and heavy rendition of "Neon Knights" which is closing the set to rousing applauses.

GREAT set , just hope I won't have to wait another 15 years to see them back in Paris

SABBATH RULES !!!

SETLIST :

01. E5150

02. Mob Rules
03. Children of the Sea
04. I
05. Bible Black
06. Time Machine
07. Solo Batería
08. Fear
09. Falling off the Edge of the World
10. Follow the Tears
11. Die Young
12. Heaven & Hell
ENCORE
13. Country Girl (teaser) / Neon Knights

We were lucky to meet all of them after the show , Ronnie is sooo nice.

Tony & Geezer

Vinnie & Aftershow with Ronnie James Dio

From the new cd :

Piers Faccini + Son of Dave @ La Défense jazz festival Paris June 22nd 2009 12 :00 PM

Piers Faccini & Son of Dave @ La Défense Jazz festival
June 22nd 2009 12:00PM

La Défense Jazz Festival this year with bluesman Son of Dave & Folk singer Piers Faccini.
Very good festival on the Esplanade de la défense just outside Paris. It's free and bands are always good ( when they're coming unlike Solomon Burke last year who cancelled at the eleventh hour, in fact we've been told he was not coming when they announced him on stage so we had his band instead , Bastards ).
Herbie Hancock , Dr John , Buddy Guy , Mick Taylor... all played here.
Early show today at noon with business (wo)men on their lunch break as we are in the business district of Paris.

First on stage is bluesman Son of Dave ,he's on his own , playing harmonica. He's help with some loops he's making live for the rythm. Don't know if it's the right time or place to listen to his rural blues but the guy is funny and making the show.

Then we have Piers Faccini, he opened not so long ago for Ben Harper at La Cigale in Paris ( click to see previous review ) I wasn't really convinced at the time.
With the sun shining and in a very relax atmosphere Piers faccini's folk-rock is perfect.
On his own with an acoustic guitar for the first song things started smoothly then the drummer came in and Piers switched to electric , no wild guitars here but just cool songs.
He's also fluent in french ( so is Son of Dave ) which is helpfull to communicate.
Cool set

Daniel Darc @ Jardins du Palais Royal " Fete de la Musique" June 21st 2009

Daniel Darc @ Fete de La Musique
Jardins du Palais Royal Paris
with Guests Nosfell & Berry

Bands are playing everywhere for the Fete de La Musique in France , hundreds of concerts just in Paris.
We decided to go and see Daniel Darc ( former singer for french band Taxi Girl ) in the beautiful gardens of the Palais Royal in the heart of Paris.
The gig started at 9:00 PM sharp and daniel is playing with only a piano player and a cello player.
You can see that the guy had several lives, all full of excesses and substances. He's a bit of an Icon over here like Serge Gainsbourg.
The voice is far from being perfect he's got problem standing still and is acting funny but it's part of the trip with Daniel.
Most of the songs played tonight were from his solo records , no Taxi Girl.

daniel & Berry

French artist and guitar player Nosfell was invited to play one song: " La romance des cruels " as well as french female singer Berry for an absolutely great version of " La chanson d' Hélene " ( taken from the classic movie " Les Choses de la Vie" with Romy Schneider and Michel Piccoli ). They held each-other like two lovers , the original song is very emotional and tells the story of the end of a relationship between two lovers. Probably the highlight of this concert.
See complete setlist below ( I don't know if it's accurate I'll check )
Daniel Darc also played a couple of covers " My funny valentine" ( a jazz classic )and Lou Reed's " Perfect day " and a few seconds of "Sad song" to end this very dark show.
Nice 90 min gig but the atmosphere was so dark that a few people felt like drowning themselves in the river afterwards.

"La Romance des cruels" with guest Nosfell ( click on link to watch the video )

The Band

Setlist

" Les choses de la vie " with Berry :

Sliimy @ Fnac Forum Paris June 19th 2009

Sliimy @ Fnac Forum Paris
June 19th 2009

Sliimy ( yes, Sliimy ) the new pop and gay icon was doing a showcase , I was expecting hundreds of sceaming young girls ...and young boys waiting in line to see him.
I though it would be funny to see such a mess in front of the fnac store on a friday afternoon.
In fact no one came there was 20-30 people; I won't tell you WHO drag me here ( Name starts with a M... ).
He played 6-7 songs with his guitar player on acoustic, well it wasn't that bad, the guy is acting funny as if he was playing in " La cage aux folles".
Then he signed cds to people queueing and took pictures.

Sunday is the " Fete de la Musique", usually I don't go out that day but I might to the Palais Royal to see daniel darc.