Revolver @ Virgin 17 Trabendo Sessions Paris Dec 8th 2009

Revolver @ Virgin 17 Trabendo Sessions
Studio 101 Paris Dec 8th 2009

The Virgin 17 tv show recording called " Trabendo sessions" has moved from the trabendo club to the Plaine St Denis just outside Paris @ Studio 101 ( Next to the Canal+ studio 104 where is recorded L' Album de la Semaine ).

Tonight it's a double bill with French Pop-rock band Revolver and baby rockers BB Brunes.

I'm late and I'm making my way into the studio Revolver is already playing their first song.
The setting is wonderfull ( see Pics ) there's roughly 200 people, so there is lots of space and 99% girls between 14 & 18 years old.

I just know their single which is played on Oui FM, there's a nice hook to this song but after seing them here it's far from being their best song.

They sing in English and are not ridiculous , they're pretty ( really ) good at what they're doing.
At least Froggies have a decent pop-rock band.

Beck & Charlotte Gainsbourg @ L' Album de la Semaine Dec 12th 2009

WORLD EXCLUSIVE !!! LOL

Beck & Charlotte Gainsbourg will play a private gig for L' Album de la Semaine on saturday Dec 12th 2009.

I don't know about the bookings yet as it's short notice.

It's a real treat as it's the first ever gig for Charlotte Gainsbourg.

They will also both perform live one or two songs @ Canal+ Le Grand Journal on Dec 14th.

L' Album de la semaine is a Canal+ TV show where bands are playing a real concert in front of a selected audience of 200 people.
Usually promoting their new cd which means that they're playing songs from the new album and a couple of hits at the end.
Bands are playing for 40 min but sometimes more like Them Crooked Vultures ( last week : 90 min set ) , REM ( 90 min set last year )...
It's recorded and broadcasted later , one song everyday for a week on Canal+ , the whole show is broadcasted later on Canal+ Décalé.

Check Youtube for more...

Norah Jones @ France Inter Studio 104 Paris Dec 7th 2009

Norah Jones @ Radio France Paris
for France Inter studio 104

Billboards in front of Radio France

After going, yesterday to the shittest concert of the year with Devendra Banhart tonight we're going to see another artist playing soft songs : The lovely Norah Jones.

Lots of posh people & guests from France Inter & EMI as it's an invit' only private show in Studio 104 ( 1500 capacity ? ).
This show is broadcasted live on the France Inter radio, in a couple of days it should be in streamin on the website.

Conditions are perfect once again at Radio France ( Black Sessions are also here in a smaller studio ) as we are seated in confortable red sofas like in a movie theatre.

Norah on Wurlitzer

9:00 Pm Norah Jones and her new band is making her way on stage.
Don't expect jazz this time as she's playing lots of songs from her new cd, to be out shortly.
It's much more 'rock'. Well it's pop-rock with some country influences.
First , she's now playing the guitar , she's not that good , only playing simple rythm ( a bit like Madonna) but she's not that bad either.
The voice is ... you know her voice : warm , soft and... strong when it needs too & always a gem.
And she's very sexy in high heels, black dress, red top and short hair.

She's standing up most of the time on guitar or on electric piano playing soft rock mid-tempo songs some a bit country others a bit jazz.

Even when she's seating down at the piano on her own for a couple of " western songs" it's not a grand piano but an upright-piano.
She did two covers ( see complete setlist below ) one by Tom Waits and one by Wilco and she didn't forget to play " come away with me" to the audience delight.

Very good 90 min set.
After show party at the bar upstairs but we didn't go ( in fact we were not invited this time ).

On guitar + Norah's personnal setlist & invitations

Pearl Jam summer European Tour 2010

YEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAHHHh !!!!!!!

PEARL JAM'S 2010 EUROPEAN TOUR DATES ARE AS FOLLOWS:

22-June Dublin, Ireland 02 Arena

23-June Belfast, Ireland Odyssey Arena

25-June London, England Hard Rock Calling (Hyde Park)

30-June Berlin, Germany Wuhlheide

3-July Arras, France Main Square Festival

4-July Werchter, Belgium Rock Werchter Festival

10-July Oeiras, Portugal Optimus Alive Festival

Devendra Banhart @ Cigale Paris Dec 6th 2009

Devendra Banhart @ Cigale
Paris Dec 6th 2009

La Cigale is Sold-out, we get there early and we couldn't find a seat at the balcony ( Well Patrice could secure one ).
Just in time for the support artist , a folk singer on his own, all dressed in white with projections all over his white suit: nice effects but the music is soooo boring.
I mean really boring

But nothing could prepare us to the Devendra Banhart performance.
He played the whole set with only red lights on him and almost completely in the dark.
First song was ok but after this ....
Probably the most boring show I have been to this year so far.
Songs are lame and so ssssslow ( I should write zzzzzzzlow ).
He played with his band for the first 5-6 songs then solo on acoustic guitar ( with a Johnny Thunders ' cover " You can't put your arms around a memory" ) or keyboard , later the band joined him back for some more very boring songs.
I almost gave up when he took the bass and the bass player took the mic to sing one.
Fortunately the last 5 songs were quite heavy with some nice heavy guitars.

One of our worst show this year , sssso bad after the gig of Them Crooked Vultures @ Canal+.

setlist & merchandising stall