Judas Priest performs @ American Idol with Richie Faulkner for first time

Judas Priest performed yesterday night @ American Idol with singer James Turbin (from American Idol) & for the first time with new guitar player Richie Faulkner, who really looks like a younger KK Downing.
They've done a medley of Priest's classics : "Living After Midnight" and "Breaking The Law".

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Kitty Daisy & Lewis @ L'Album de la Semaine, Paris May 24 2011

Kitty Daisy & Lewis @ L'Album de la Semaine

Paris, May 24 2011

setlist

Kitty Daisy & Lewis from Durham , England are doing this famous Canal+ tv show to promote the new album "Smoking in Heaven" to be released at the end of the month.
Still the same vintage rock 'n roll with a bit of reggae thrown in, they have a guest on a couple of songs on the trumpet (for the reggae songs), he was already there when they've played in Paris @ Café de la Danse in March last year.
The girls are as sexy as ever with their tight dresses and long hair.
They ended this 7 song set with an instrumental which is the title of the new album
Good show

Queens of the Stone Age @ Olympia, Paris May 23 2011

UPDATED May 25: WITH LINKS TO VIDEOS

Queens of the Stone Age + The Dough Rollers @ Olympia
Paris, May 23 2011

Dough Rollers

This gig sold -out in ten minutes when tix were sold but they had saved a few tickets at the box office on the night so you could get one, at the balcony only, face value.
Nice support band with Dough Rollers playing some vintage Rock'n Roll, 50's style.

QOTSA, That's simple: IT WAS A MOTHER FUCKIN' KILLER SET, The first album is, by far, my favorite so it's a dream come true to hear that album in it's entirety in Paris.

GREAT !

"Give the Mule what he wants" :

After the 1st Encore they played a few songs that this time are far from being my favorite songs from the QOTSA catalogue( apart from "Little Sister")
Second Encore was a killer -no filler. see setlist for details.

SETLIST : 1) Regular John 2) Avon 3) If Only 4) Walkin' on the sidewalks 5) You would Know 6) How to handle a rope 7) Mexicola 8) Hispanic Impressions 9) The Bronze 10) Give the mule what he wants 11) I was a teenage hand model 12) You can't quit me baby ENCORE 13) Monsters in the Parasol 14) Turnin' on the screw 15) Into the hallow 16) Make it with Chu 17) Little sister ENCORE 2 18) Go with the flow 19) No one knows 20) A song for the dead

ENJOY !!!

all footage (apart from one) are TOP QUALITY, thanks to the the recorders and postings.
This young man posted a 78 min long video on Youtube from the gig : congratulations.

A Happy audience & Merchandising

Pass sheet



Check our reviews of Them Crooked Vultures @ Rock en Seine 2009, @ L'Album de la Semaine for canal+ & @ Zénith on June 08 2010
QOTSA @ Rock en Seine 2010

TriggerFinger + Lydia Lunch @ La Machine, Paris May 21 2011

TriggerFinger + Lydia Lunch + Dona Confuse @ La Machine du Moulin Rouge
Paris May 21 2011

Dona Confuse (far left)

When French band Dona Confuse is getting on stage in the basement room of La Machine, which is the smallest room of a capacity of 400 people, the place is nearly empty.
Very experi-me(n)tal-ambiant band between Radiohead when they're playing their electro shit and a very soft version of A Perfect Circle-Deftones.

TriggerFinger

The we have TriggerFinger from Belgium. The place is packed, there are a few Flemish behind me, of course these bastards don't speak French anyway...
It was the first time I was seeing this band, i've heard many good things about them and I wasn't disappointed.
That's the kind of music we like at ROCKERPARIS : some greasy heavy rock blues.
As you can see on the Pics , the band is smartly dressed.
The drummer is a killing machine (see video), cool guitar licks and funny bass player who's probably twice my size.
The band knows how to create an atmosphere with the red curtain in the back, nice lightning + dress code.

The audience is having fun, 90 min set
Hard to believe that this band is not more wellknown, if they were americans they would probably sell shit-loads of records.
A must see if you're into that kind of music.

GREAT gig

Lydia Lunch

Only a handful of people stayed after Trigger Finger, mostly girls to attend Lydia Lunch's set. She played without the help of a band only singing to the music of a cd: strange.
She started with "The Spy" from The Doors' "Morrison Hotel" and sung several covers before singing her own songs.
Really weird to see someone alone on a stage singing over some music without musicians but she did a very good 8-9 songs set for 30 min.
I was a bit surprised that it ended so quickly without any Encore so sorry no video.

Handsome Furs + PS I Love You + The Crookes @ Fleche d'Or, Paris May 20 2011

Handsome Furs + PS I Love You + The Crookes @ Fleche d'Or
Paris May 20 2011

The Crookes

Just on time to catch the last 5 songs of English pop -rock band from Sheffield The Crookes, it's like seeing The Smiths or The Jam reformed, nice up-tempo catchy tunes, nice rhythm.
Well worth checking.

PS I Love You

Then we have duet PS I Love You, it's a famous expression ( and also a Beatles song) but a stupid name, how can you find that band name on the internet ?
Guys you should have that in consideration before calling yourselves PS I Love You.
Anyway cool heavy blues rock, it's probably vey difficult for the guitar player to sing AND to play moog bass with his right foot, they should hire a singer as his voice is horrible but we like the short driven heavy greasy bluesy guitar song witha touch of electro.

Handsome furs

Last but not least is Handsome Furs, another duet.
I was a bit afraid when i heard them testing the instruments, it sounded VERY electro and we hate that here. In fact yes it's electro but heavy with guitars for some songs.
The husband is singing and playing guitars the Wife is at the electro thing and rhythm & dancing and head-banging for the whole show. I'm sure they were both high on something as the girl couldn't stand still and between songs was lying and rolling on the floor.
They may remind you of The Kills but BETTER, why better ? well... they have the songs which The Kills doesn't have.

Fun night out with 3 very different bands

Handsome Furs: