Laura Marling @ Fleche d'Or, Paris April 7th 2010 11:00PM

Laura Marling @ Fleche d' Or
Paris April 7th 2010 11:00PM

After seeing Band of Horses playing @ Canal+ TV show L' Album de la Semaine, we rushed to the other side of Paris to catch Laura Marling's performance, fortunately we're on the guest list as it's SOLD-OUT tonight.

I remember seeing her at the Inrockuptibles Fest in Nov 2007, she only had a 15 min spot between two other bands, playing acoustic guitar in front of the red curtain @ La Cigale.

It's almost 10:45PM when we get there and there are still people outside queueing to get in.
Can you believe it ? They opened the club @ 8:30PM and you could only get a ticket at the door.
So Hot in there, it feels like beeing at the Bataclan.

Laura Marling is a hot ticket now even in France , I don't talk about England where she's the media darling.
Quite strange considering the music that she's playing , It's really folk music old fashioned way.
Maybe is it because she's really young ( maybe she has good tunes too).

The set was divided in 3 parts : 1st with her band , then solo and she ended the gig with the band back on stage.

Lots, I mean LOTS of beautiful girls in the audience and all very young ( late teens) with many Englishes and swedishes.
Too bad she only played for an hour.

Aftershow & setlist

Neil Young's cover " the needle and the damage done" NOT on setlist:

Last song of the show:

Band Of Horses @ L' Album de la Semaine Canal+, Paris April 7th 2010 8:00 PM

Band Of Horses @ L' Album de la semaine, Canal+
Paris April 7th 2010 8:00 PM

Setlist

Great 50 min set from Band Of Horses as you can see on the setlist above they have played songs not only from the new album.
First time I was seeing them LIVE and first time I was listening to them as well.
Between Mercury Rev ( much more rock ) and The Black Crowes ( with less guitars).

Don't miss them tomorrow ( April 8th ) @ Fleche d'Or for the first show on their European Tour 2010

Luther Russell + Patrick Bower @ L' International, Paris April 6th 2010

Luther Russell + Patrick Bower
@ L' International, Paris April 6th 2010

Luther Russell

Nothing to do tonight and when there's nothing to do, it' s always interesting to check what's going on @ the International.
We're lucky ! We have two American singer/songwriters.
First one is Luther Russell who was in a band called The Freewheelers and who is now solo.
Very cool acoustic rock with bits of blues or country depends on the song.
The guy is also a producer for different artists.
He will be back in Paris next week for free shows:
@ Pop'In ( April 12), @ Fargo record store (April 13 4:00PM), @ Be There (April 14)

Patrick Bower is next on the tiny stage, it's more folk with English 60's pop influences.
Really cool set too.
Sounded a bit like Adam Green.
He'll be back in Paris next week for free shows :
@Pop'In ( April 12) @Motel (April 13),@Truskel (April 14)

There was another band playing afterwards: another French "babyRockers" band , the drummer from BB Brunes was in the audience with lots of wanabee friends and groupies, after one song we left.

Patrick Bower

Reunited SOUNDGARDEN to headline Lollapalooza 2010

It's official , it's been posted on SOUNDGARDEN 's official website.
Other headliners should be LADY GAGA, GREEN DAY, ARCADE FIRE, THE STROKES and PHOENIX

Check our review of Chris Cornell 's last shows in Paris :
Bercy HERE & Cigale HERE

Whitney Houston is postponing tonight's show in Paris Bercy

UPDATED APRIL 7th:
Whitney houston has been hospitalized at the American Hospital in Neuilly for nasopharyngitis and a severe respiratory infection.

"Whitney is suffering from an upper respiratory infection and after a consultation with her doctors has been advised to postpone her performance," said a statement from the concert's organisers. "Whitney and her band apologise that the show has to be rescheduled on such short notice."

Why are we taking about her ?
Honestly I dunno.