Abstract @ Gibus club, Paris April 27 with SOBO+The Breeze+The Crazy Poodles+West Steamers+(No) Nudge

YOUNG ROCK BANDS PLAYING @ GIBUS CLUB IN PARIS THIS FRIDAY (AND SATURDAY)
DON'T MISS IT

Abstract aime le Gibus et le prouve encore une fois avec un programme drôlement affriandant !
Où comment réviser sa géographie et son actualité rock'nrollienne en une seule et magnifique soirée.
Une montagne de plaisir !

19h00 Ouverture des portes

19h10 - 19h40: (No) Nudge (Maisons-Laffitte/Saint-Germain-en-Laye)
Avec deux N comme Nirvana, (No) Nudge se sont plongés dans le grunge à la vitesse d'un canard savant.
Des éclairs de poussière, des rayons fluorescents et surtout une mare de guitares expertes. On dira plutôt deux fois OUI !
https://www.facebook.com/pages/No-Nudge/346627695349953

19h45 - 20h15: West Steamers (Carrières-sur-Seine)
De l'ouest profond, West Steamers ont retenu la vapeur de la machine, l'éclat du diamant et l'apreté du sol. Ils en ont fait un rock teinté de blues conquérant et sauvage à venir se faufiler dans les entrailles de la terre.
Le Wild Wild West est de retour !
https://www.facebook.com/pages/West-Steamers/266671513397891

20h20 - 21h05: The Crazy Poodles (Aix-en-Provence)
Faut vraiment être fada pour faire du rock'n roll à cette vitesse là !
Abreuvés à l'anisette et secoués par le mistral, The Crazy Poodles savent déja tout faire et pas que des calissons. Chiens fous du rock français , ils veulent plus que des récompenses !
http://www.facebook.com/crazypoodles

21h15- 21h50: The Breeze (Bordeaux)
Un vent nouveau souffle depuis l'Atlantique ! Doux et subtil, le rock made in The Breeze se chante principalement en français, se distingue par ses magnifiques envolées et ses éclats de verre. Prenez donc le large !
https://www.facebook.com/ListentoTheBreeze

21h55 - 22h45: SOBO (Amiens)
SOBO ou comment le rock d'Amiens a trouvé en quatre lettres et trois secondes un souffle épique, une jouissance rare et une force incontrôlée. On pense notamment à The Horrors dans cet art de concilier grandeur et décadence en deux notes et une seule vision grandiose.
http://www.facebook.com/pages/SOBO/137358116289517

Préventes: 8 euros
Sur place: 10 euros

Le Gibus
18 rue du Faubourg du Temple
75011 Paris
Métro: République
http://www.gibus.fr/

The Lemonheads @ Maroquinerie, Paris April 26 2012

The Lemonheads @ Maroquinerie, Paris April 26 2012

The Maroquinerie is quite full for Evan Dando & his Lemonheads.
Nice start with a few songs on acoustic guitar then the band is joining in to play the album "It's a shame about Ray". He also took some requests and played some of the most well known Lemonheads songs. Some of them were played with just Evan on electric guitar.
He suddenly stopped put his guitar down and complained that his monitor wasn't working properly and started again after a roadie quickly fixed it but Evan seemed on another planet for the whole set, playing with his eyes closed or fixing the ceiling.
The way he abruptly stopped every song really showed that he really didn't give a fuck, its too bad because the Lemonheads have some great catchy pop tunes and he really did a good job.
He left the stage after only 75 min , never to come back, no encore.
We all felt a bit cheated even though everyone enjoyed the gig.

setlist:

Setlist

Evan Dando solo acoustic:
Outdoor Type
Being Around
Big Red Sun Blues (Lucinda Williams)
Frying Pan (Victoria Williams)
Hard Drive
with band

Rockin’ Stroll

Confetti

It’s A Shame About Ray

Rudderless

My Drug Buddy

Turnpike Down

Bit Part

Alison’s Starting To Happen

Hannah & Gabi

Kitchen

Ceiling Fan In My Spoon

Evan Dando solo electric:
Frank Mills

No Backbone
Divan
It's About Time
Impractical Joke (Smudge)

Half The Time

with band:
Mallo Cup
Hospital
Down About It
Tenderfoot
Pittsburgh
Stove
Break Me
Great Big No

Great Lake Swimmers @ Fargo store, Paris April 26 2012 6:00 pm

Great Lake Swimmers @ Fargo store, Paris April 26 2012 6:00 pm


Great 5-6 songs set , on his own on the acoustic guitar before the show with the whole band @ Petit bain
He started with a Gram Parsons' cover before playing songs from the new album and a couple of oldies on requests

Lisa Hannigan + Zulu Winter @ Fleche d'Or, Paris April 25 2012 10:00 pm

Lisa Hannigan + Zulu Winter @ Fleche d'Or,
Paris April 25 2012 10:00 pm

Lisa Hannigan

It wasn't too late to go to the Fleche d'Or for the Pias nite after seeing Norah Jones @ L'Album de la semaine.
We were a bit late of course, but we could catch les last 4 songs of Lisa hannigan's set with her band. Most of the audience tonight came to see her and the place is packed.
Cool Irish folk-rock.

Zulu Winter

Different style with English band Zulu Winter, we're back into the 80's for some atmospheric pop-rock, funny how the singer sounds like Bono.
Enjoyable.

Norah Jones @ L'Album de la Semaine, Paris April 25 2012

Norah Jones @ L'Album de la Semaine, Paris April 25 2012

setlist

After seeing the Ting Tings @ Palais Royal for a 30 min set we went to an exclusive show by none other than Norah Jones.
She already played a 90 min set a few days ago @ France Inter that was broadcasted live to promote her brand new album "Little broken hearts".
This time it's in front of a selected audience of 200 people for canal+ tv show L'Album de la Semaine. Usually bands are only playing up to 7 songs , we're lucky she's playing a much longer set.
We don't have any of her records but we already saw her a couple of times: @ Espace Pierre Cardin for a private radio (RTL) show in Feb 2010 & @ France Inter for another private radio show in Dec 2009.
She's sexy, well dressed, has a beautiful and soft voice, even though she's not playing jazz anymore and has a "rock" band the music is still as soft as her jazz album.
Most of the time she's standing up and playing keyboards or on "electric" guitar, only to play one song on the piano.
She's trying to make it look as if she was in a rock band but Christopher Cross, who's well-known for playing American soft pop-rock ( we saw him @ Trianon last month) is playing Heavy Metal compare to Norah Jones.
Her songs are perfect lullabies to put your kids to sleep, there's only the single "Happy Pills" that is more up-tempo and "Black", produced by Danger Mouse & Daniele Luppi, that is sounding like a Serge Gainsbourg song from Melody Nelson, that are standing out.
The rest is soooo soft that it was like I took a whole tablet of downers before going to the show or maybe she did.
Coll 80 min set but too soft for us @ Rockerparis

Busy day:
The Ting Tings @ Palais Royal ( free show, it's outdoor & the weather's awful, not sure if we'll go , 6:00pm)
Lisa Hannigan @ Fnac Forum ( free show) 6:30pm & @ Fleche d'Or tonight
Nadéah @ studio SFR (Free show, Invit' only) 8:00pm

April 26:
Great Lake Swimmers @ Fargo 6:00pm, free show
Lemonheads @ Maroquinerie
Charles Bradley @ Cigale
Fred Wesley @ New Morning
Syd Matters @ Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris (free show, invit' only)