Maceo Parker + Fred Wesley & Pee Wee Ellis @ Grande Halle de La Villette, Paris Sept 10 2011

We should go if we're not too busy this saturday

sorry we can't go !

Archie Shepp @ Mk2 Quai de Seine introducing " Cotton comes to Harlem"

Archie Shepp meet & Greet @ MK2 Quai de Seine, Paris Sept 07 2011
for BlackXploitation's "Cotton goes to Harlem"

Very interesting 40 min+ meeting with Archie Shepp talking about black people in Hollywood movies from the 50's to the blackxploitation;

Then " Cotton comes to Harlem" was played with Archie attending the screening.
More later stay tuned to ROCKERPARIS

The Kooks @ Fleche d'Or, Paris Sept 07 2011

The Kooks @ Fleche d'Or, Paris Sept 07 2011

The Kooks are in Paris to promote the new album, that will be out shortly, with a small gig at the Fleche d'Or club (500 capacity).
The show is broadcasted LIVE on the SFR website ( Wait for a week for re-play).
The club is far from being packed even though tickets sold-out in a couple of hours, there are also lots of invitations as it's a promotional gig with different sponsors.

As usual with The Kooks lots of very pretty teenager girls, the atmosphere is cool and relax.
The band is on @ 9:00 pm sharp.
As we're on Hugh Harris' side we have LOTS of guitars and not too much vocals (it's obvious on the video below). The do have an additional player on keys and acoustic guitar in the back.

Strangely enough they are only playing 4 new songs tonight ( if I get it right),They've played 3 new songs in June @ Cigale, even though the album will be out in a few days and they are here to promote it.
Can't really judge the new songs as I've never heard them before apart from that gig in June but The Kooks have some nice catchy tunes.
We've seen them a few times here at Rockerparis (check the list below) over the last few years and we've always liked them, it's lively and entertaining and they seem to enjoy what they're doing , not like those fucking Arctic Monkeys who don't seem to give a fuck.
Maybe they could have played a longer set as they were only on for 60 min including the encore.

Setlist + Invit'

Check our review of their last show @ La Cigale ( with Pics & video) on June 07 2011

Have a look at our reviews of their shows @ Rock en Seine in 2010, @ Fete de L'Humanité opening for Deep Purple in front of more than 60 000 people in Sept 2009,
@ Zénith for the Inrockuptibles Fest with CSS & Mistery Jets in Nov 2008

Primal Scream @ La Cigale, Paris Sept 06 2011

We were to busy to go yesterday night but here's a video we've found on youtube:

setlist (tbc):
1) Movin' on up
2) Slip inside the house
3) Don't fight it, feel it
4) Damaged
5) I'm coming down
6) Higher than the sun
7) Loaded
8) Come together
Encore
9) Country Girl
10) Jailbird
11) Rocks

Pearl Jam 20th Anniversary 2nd show @ Wisconsin's Alpine Valley Music Theater Sept 04 2011

Second show of Pearl Jam's Destination Weekend @ Alpine Valley

SETLIST:
01. Wash
02. The Fixer
03. Severed Hand
04. All Night w/guests singing bg voices
05. Given To Fly-(for Dennis)
06. Pilate
07. Love Boat Captain
08. Habit w/ Liam Finn
09. Evenflow
10. Daughter/It's OK-(Cole)
11. Leatherman
12. Red Mosquito w/ Julian Casablancas
13. Satan's Bed
14. Elderly Woman Behind The Counter A Small Town w/ Dhani Harrison
15. Unthought Known (before playing the song Ed thanks Brendan O'brien the "seventh member" of the band for all his help)
{Ed introduces John Doe. John discusses not losing hope and Ed mentions the West Memphis Three and thanks those that helped and supported them.}
16. New World w/John Doe-(Doe)
17. Black
18. Jeremy
ENCORE BREAK 1
19. Eddie improv/new song (performed solo by Ed on acoustic guitar) [Another version]
20. Just Breathe
21. Nothingman
{Ed talks about Stone and Jeff's 25 years together and different leaders of the band and wanting to play a Stone song that Stone was willing to skip.}
22. No Way
23. Public Image-(Public Image Limited)
24. Smile w/ Glen Hansard
25. Spin The Black Circle-(dedicated to independent record store owners and customers)
ENCORE BREAK 2
Chris Cornell wishes Pearl Jam a happy 20th birthday
26. Hunger Strike {Eddie Vedder duet vocal}-(Cornell)
27. Call Me A Dog-(Cornell)
28. All Night Thing-(Cornell)
29. Reach Down w/ guests singing bg vocs-(Cornell)
30. Sonic Reducer w/ Mudhoney-(Bators, Blitz, Chrome, Magnum, Thomas, Zero)
ENCORE BREAK 3
Ed and Jeff thank all the opening acts for playing with them and a special thanks to Boom Gasper for playing with band for 10 years. Ed also thanks Matt Cameron calling him one of the greatest drummers alive and thanking him for keeping the band alive
31. Alive
Ed thanks family, friends, and crew
32. Rockin' In The Free World w/ lots of guests, friends and family-(Young)
33. Yellow Ledbetter/Star Spangled Banner

Lots of Pics HERE
Everything you wanna know about this weekend is HERE ( Location , bands ...)