Nada Surf @ Fnac Indétendances festival, Parvis Hotel de Ville de Paris, July 30 2010

Nada Surf @ Fnac Indétendances Festival
Parvis Hotel de Ville, Paris july 31 2010

Every year during mid-july mid-August the Fnac stores with the City of Paris are organizing free rock concerts in order to discover young bands every friday and saturday evening between 5:00 PM and 10:00 PM.
It used to by the river @ Pont de Sully on a very nice spot, they've changed it a couple of years ago to the bigger Parvis de l'Hotel de Ville.
Probably between 5000 and 7000 people.
The Hotel de Ville is the main town hall of Paris, the "legend" is that it's so big that they don't know how many rooms it has ( more than 300 ).
It's also a beautiful spot but less glamour than by the right bank of the river Seine.

We've missed the first two bands Lafayette & Lilly Wood & the Prick ( we already saw them @ La Défense) as we were having an early diner by the river between St Michel & the mighty Notre Dame de Paris.
We arrived just in time to catch... the last song of Lovely Drifter Karen (Blonde girl on Pic above). Can't really judge on one song so check their Myspace for more.

9:00 PM it's time for the main attraction of the evening American band Nada Surf.
There always has been something special between this band & France as the guys are fluent in French as they have study in a French High School.
They also had a couple of hits over here a few years ago ( Both of them on videos here)

Lots of young ladys in the audience and very relax atmosphere, the band can't play over 90db because of the neighbors so for once it's not too loud and the sound is perfect.

Nada Surf has never been a party animal band on a stage but they have some great pop-rock tunes which are really perfect in these conditions ( outdoor , nice weather & summer ).
They have an additional Keyboard & Trumpet player for an extra flavour.
Best of setlist with a couple of covers( They've done an album with only covers recently) including one by Depeche Mode.
Because of time limitations they've just played for an hour with no encore but they've done a very decent set, very enjoyable maybe not the best show i've been to this year but perfect in these lovely conditions.
They ended the set with both their hits( here on video) and " Blankest year".

2 hits on one video : " Popular" & "Always love"

Nada Surf

Pearl Jam official photos from Tour 2010... 2009...2008...

(C) Karen Loria for official Flickr
Pearl Jam & Ben Harper @ Main Square Fest in Arras

Funny what you can find on the internet by just clicking several times on different sites... and you end up on the official Pearl Jam Flickr with GREAT Pics from their lastest Tours.
Don't hesitate to have a look Pics are great.

European 2010 official Bootlegs are for sale on the official site (soundboard and complete show). Bootlegs for US 2010 Tour available here.

Check our review of Pearl Jam in Arras ( & Ben Harper) HERE

Wanna buy Ronnie Wood's mansion in Richmond ? Yours for £13m

Ronnie Wood's former home in Richmond is for sale

from the garden & snooker room

Rockerparis is becoming an estate agent.
After telling you about Jimmy Page's former home on sale for £8m or Ozzy Osbourne renting his pad in Malibu. (More details HERE)
Jo Wood, former wife of Rolling Stones' Ronnie Wood, is selling her (their) Richmond Holmwood House for £13m ( they bought it in 1997 for £2m).
The pair divorced a couple of years ago but she kept the house which is now too big for her.
More info and details in the Daily Mail.

Smashing Pumpkins performed new song "Blessed mother" for the first time @ Metro club in Chicago

Smashing Pumpkins performed a charity show @ Metro Club in Chicago on July 27.
They've played a new song " Blessed mother" for the first time
Here's the video ( music starts @ 3 min)

Paul McCartney's concert @ White House broadcast

Paul McCartney @ Paris Bercy 2009(click for Pics , review , setlist & video)

Paul McCartney played a show @ White House in front of president Obama on June 2.

Other Performers included Herbie Hancock, Dave Grohl, Jack White among others.
This performance will be broadcasted on local PBS stations across USA.
Here's a couple of extracts with Dave Grohl ( Performing "Band on the Run") and Jack White performing "Mother Nature's Son" HERE.

You can watch the entire show online beginning Friday, July 30.
Check HERE soon , a Paul McCartney interview is already online.