Band Of Horses @ Fleche d'Or, Paris April 8th 2010

Band of Horses + Tyler Ramsey @ Fleche d'Or
Paris april 8th 2010

Tyler Ramsey opening for his own band

ROCKERPARIS is back @ Fleche d'Or to see for the second time in two days Band of Horses.
Yesterday they've played the first "gig" of their European Tour for famous Canal+ TV show L' Album de la semaine in front of a selected audience of 200 people.
This time it's much more as the Fleche d' Or is completely Sold-out, admission is only 8 euros at the door and once again many people couldn't get in like yesterday for Laura Marling.

First to play is Band of Horses' guitar player Tyler Ramsey, for a 30 min set a very relax and laid back songs on the acoustic guitar. It seemed that in the back nobody gave a shit as you could hear many people talking.

After a short break in a hot & sweaty Fleche d'Or. It's time for Band of Horses to play.
I saw ( and heard them) them for the first time yesterday and tonight confirmed what I thought of them, it's just a great band, I wish they had more guitar soli, they're like a light version of The Black Crowes ( or The Counting Crows) even tough the guys in the band are playing different guitars ( or bass) for EVERY songs.

Funny: they have a keyboard player that looks a bit like Ed King from Lynyrd Skynyrd.
The girls love them , lots of foreigners too.
Cool songs with a mix of atmospheric and rockier tunes.

See setlist for details.
1 hour 30 min set

setlist

Tyler Ramsey & merchandising

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.

Joe Perry Project to play London' s 100 club

For our london mates:
Joe Perry Project which is opening for Bad Company on their UK Tour this April will play a special show @ 100 Club in London on April 13th 2010.

Next show in Paris:

April 6:
Whitney Houston @ Bercy -POSTPONED-
April 7:
Band of Horses @ L' album de la semaine Tv recording
Laura Marling @ Fleche d' Or

april 8:

Band of Horses @ ---FLECHE D'OR---

April 9:
Kris Dollimore @ Gibert Joseph store in St Michel, Paris 5:30PM

April 11:

Mellissa Auf der Maur @ ---FLECHE D'OR---

April 16:
NEW YORK DOLLS @ TRABENDO (don't miss this one )

Easter Egg with exclusive Live KISS footages from Sidney 1980

Enjoy !

Much more exclusive KISS stuff HERE

Mia Doi Todd + June Madrona @ Oliver Peel session #21, Paris April 3rd 2010

Mia Doi Todd + June Madrona
@ Oliver Peel session #21, Paris April 3rd 2010

Double bill for this Oliver Peel session #21, yes already 21 sessions.
Once again lots of new faces ( and beautiful girls) from different countries.
First to play is June Madrona from Olympia , Washington; Home town of many bands from the Grundge era.
Grundge it ain't @ Oliver's , It's Folk, Folk & Folk. Do you get it ?

Very rural Folk with banjo, "ukulele" & Cello.
Cool last song with audience participation on wine glasses.

Last minute addition to the bill is American girl Mia Doi Todd from L.A.
Mia has recorded several albums and collaborated with many artists including Saul Williams.

Folk with many influences : Nick Drake, indian music and even south american, very "hypnotic" in a good sense.

setlists & some of the beautiful people.

MUCH more Pics from the session @ Oliver's (click)

Watch her video directed by Michel Gondry:

Stevie Wonder European tour 2010

Check our previous review of Stevie's show in Bercy last time: HERE

June 24 O2 Dublin, UK
June 26 Hyde Park London
June 27 Glastonbury fest
June 29 Manchester MEN Arena
June 30 Arenes de Nimes, France
July 1 Paris Bercy
July 2 Zénith Nantes
july 7 The moon & Stars Fest, Ticima Switzerland
July 9 & 10 Sporting Monaco
july 11 North sea Jazz fest Ahoy rotterdam holland

LUKE @ Fnac Forum, Paris April 2nd 2010 6:00PM

LUKE @ Fnac Forum 6:00 PM
Paris April 2nd 2010

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.

setlist