Aloe Blacc @ L'Album de la Semaine Canal+, Paris March 04 2014

Aloe Blacc @ L'Album de la Semaine Canal+, Paris March 04 2014

setlist for tonight's show

Aloe Blacc promoting new album "Lift your Spirit" by playing famous Canal+ tv show. Smartly dressed with 6 musicians all wearing black costumes and black hats except for the two guys on saxo and trumpet, dressed in white (?!?).
Nice songs, Aloe is a great singer and seems to be a very nice guy but the music is a bit "light", it's lacking passion and "soul" which is a bit of  a shame when you're playing soul music.
Very enjoyable set of songs but it's lacking something...

Little Dragon on March 06 &  Metronomy on March 07 will also play the same TV show.

March 05:

"Live me Do" on France Inter, radio recording with Metronomy, Owlle & Mr Clerck.

Free entrance, first come first serve at the radio à 6:30pm

Rihanna @ Stella McCartney fashion week AW 14, Paris March 03 2014

Rihanna @ Stella McCartney fashion week AW 14, Paris March 03 2014

Opéra Garnier

 Dhani Harrison / Rihanna

 Once again @ Stella McCartney's show for the Fashion week, we were expecting Paul McCartney to turn up, he was in Montpellier a few weeks ago to attend the Première of Linda McCartney's exhibition of photos , he also did some skiing in Megève but he was not in Paris today to support his daughter.
Dhani was there with girlfriend, Marianne Faithfull and superstar Rihanna.

 Dhani Harrison with Karen Elson (Jack White's ex- wife) (left) Rihanna & Stella/ Invit-Pass

Beady Eye @ Bataclan, Paris Feb 27 2014

Beady Eye @ Bataclan, Paris Feb 27 2014

First time that we're seeing Liam Gallagher with his own band Beady Eye, Can't tell you that we were great OASIS fans, in fact we were NOT. Funnily enough we've seen Noel Gallagher's band High Flying Birds quite a few times and we liked what we saw and heard.

A lot a people warned us before the show, you don't like OASIS so you're gonna hate this... in fact NO.
That's enjoyable, Liam's not playing the douchebag like he used to in Oasis, songs are pretty good, maybe not as good as Noel's and the voice is fine

Even fans told us this concert was much better that the previous one in Paris.

Overall good show and ...
Rockin' the Bataclan with a cover of THE ROLLING STONES' Gimme Shelter for the Encore.

setlist:

1. Flick Of The Finger
2. Face The Crowd
3. Four Letter Word
4. Soul Love
5. Second Bit Of The Apple
6. Iz Rite
7. Shine A Light
8. Wonderwall
9. The World’s Not Set In Stone
10. I’m Just Saying
11. Soon Come Tomorrow
12. Cigarettes & Alcohol
13. The Roller
14. Start Anew
15. Bring The Light
16. Wigwam
17. Gimme Shelter

Bootsy Collins @ Trianon, Paris Feb 20 2014

Bootsy Collins @ Trianon, Paris Feb 20 2014

Let's get it FUNKY  with BOOTSY !!!
Hell Yeah !

Welcome to the spaceship with Bootsy Collins and his friends all dressed up as astronauts ready to invade the moon. More than 15 people on stage, First part with lots of groovy songs.

 Bootsy is leaving the stage a couple of times during the gig to have a rest a let  first his sexy backing vocals girls treating us with a nice rendition of Deee-Lite's "Groove Is in the Heart" and then his Backing Vocals men for some more soulful songs.

There is also a nice tribute to Buddy Miles with « Them Changes ».

Bootsy is doing the show more than he plays bass but that's ok, he's even getting into the pit to the delight of his fans.

Strange ending inviting the audience on stage on stage for the last song "One Nation Under a Groove" no encore but a 120+ min concert that was GROOVY.

 

Setlist (from Funk U)

• Intro
• Ahh… The Name is Bootsy, Baby
• Psychotic Bump School
• Pinocchio Theory
• Hollywood Squares
• Mothership Connection
• Groove Is in the Heart
• Don’t Take My Funk Away
• Body Slam
• Roto Rooter
• I’d Rather Be With You
• Them Changes
• Strechin’ Out (in a Rubber Band)
• Touch
• Flashlight/Night of the Thumpasorus People
• One Nation Under a Groove

 

St Vincent @ Album de la Semaine Canal+, Paris Feb 19 2014

St Vincent @ Album de la Semaine Canal+, Paris Feb 19 2014

After playing @ Cigale yesterday night (video below) St Vincent will play songs from the new album à famous Canal+ TV show L'Album de la Semaine

Nice show from St Vincent , on each song there is a dance choreography or stage moves that are adding a theatrical parts to the concerts.
 She's playing some nice guitars licks on a few tunes but it's a bit too electro for us, in fact I don't remember her being so electro, not really our stuff but enjoyable.
Didn't say a word for the whole set just a wave and a "Merci" at the end

Rolling Stones' Rehearsals in Paris Day 10 & secret Warm-up show , Feb 14 2014

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History in the making once again as THE ROLLING STONES invited 27 lucky fans/bastards

 to attend a real show at the rehearsals studio in Bondy

They picked up the first 27 fans that were waiting in front of the studio. Too bad that many ( around 20) couldn't get in.
There were also a few invited guests of the band.

Rolling Stones' Rehearsals in Paris Day 9 , Feb 13 2014

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Ticket for Japan & setlist

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Final & correct SETLIST for today's rehearsals in Paris

After the rehearsals the staff started packing stuff out from the studio into a truck
My reporters are telling me that it is getting even sillier than yesterday with many more people showing up in front of the studio just hoping that they will get in like we did last year.
Which obviously won't happen as there are far too many hangers on.
I've even been told that some guy turned up giving away flyers for a nearby pizzeria in case anyone wanted to order a pizza.
I Should have parked a food-truck in front of the studios I would have made a fortune out of it.
This is becoming a joke !

Bobby Keys today

Chances of a show on friday have dropped from 10% to 0,000001%
The band will be back for a European Tour in June/July, a show in Israel for June 10 is almost confirmed... 

Rolling Stones' Rehearsals in Paris Day 8 , Feb 12 2014

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Mick Taylor, Chuck Leavell, Bobby Keys & Ronnie Wood

& Daryl Jones

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The report has just been sent to me from the rehearsals :
The band left the hotel very late with the side musicians last, which is a first...

nothing happened for more than an hour after they've arrived at the studio,some chinese journalists left the premises so anyone could guess they were doing interviews for the Asian Press.
Then the rehearsals started with a Blues jam that no one present there could identified.
Once again very nice version of "CYHMK" and "Sway".
Fans waiting outside were interviewed by the Stones' crew for a documentary
Today is one of the last rehearsals before the band flies to Arabia this week-end

Chances of a warm-up show in Paris: I give it  10% (and I'm optimistic)