French rock band LUKE is doing a showcase to promote their new album in the middle of the cd racks of the Fnac store in Chatelet. Usually @ ROCKERPARIS we do NOT attend any French rock band gigs as they suck so bad, it's even worse when these rockin' froggies are singing in French. Would you care for a rock band singing in Spanish or Italian ? There's only one band that rocks and they're singing in French that's LUKE. The songs are just well written including the lyrics.
Short semi-acoustic 7 songs set, "kids" are here in force, they know all the lyrics. They have the talent to write very good songs with nice hooks. Check them out they are worth it.
Maceo Parker @ Casino de Paris Paris, April 1st 2010
After seeing The Four Tops & The Temptations for some SOUL music in this very same beautiful theatre yesterday night ( click for review & videos). Today we're back with a vengeance for some FUNKY music with Maceo Parker.
The show is long Sold-out, the tickets were at a fair price : less than 40 euros. French & sexy female singer Sophie Delila is opening, she's hot and has a very beautiful voice unfortunately the music she's playing sounds like Ayo and Ayo is a bit boring. But she did well.
Then we have master of the saxophone himself and former player for Mr James Brown ( as well as Martha High who's singing backing vocals ). As you can guess lots of Funky music and lots of sax. " We're gonna make it Funky" aww right man ! There were very good parts ( when he's playing the sax ) and some others less interesting (when there's the same rythm over and over for 15 min or when Maceo is repeating every 2 min " Give the band a round of applause") It tends to get on my nerves.
Maceo is doing a very good James Brown impersonator during the set, he even did a Ray Charles imitation that was breathless, including the voice. Martha came to sing one down the front ( here on video). Very Funky 2 hour set.
Yesterday night at the " Les Deux" club in Los Angeles , Jane's Addiction performed for the first time with former Guns'n Roses and Velvet Revolver bass player Duff McKagan. It was Perry Farrell 51st birthday party.
Happy Birthday Perry !!!
More Pics from the gig and Duff rehearsing with Jane's AddictionHERE
