Keziah Jones @ Bataclan, Paris Dec 17 2013

Keziah Jones @ Bataclan, Paris Dec 17 2013

 with guest Ben oncle Soul

 

Jason Lytle (Grandaddy) & the Young Rapture Choir @ Gaité Lyrique, Paris Dec 14 2013

Jason Lytle (Grandaddy) & the Young Rapture Choir @ Gaité Lyrique, Paris Dec 14 2013

Winter Camp festival

Jason Lytle from Grandaddy fame is in Paris to promote his second solo album "Dept of Disappearance" released last year. It is the last day of the Winter Camp Festival and this show is a special project.

 

Jason is alone on the acoustic guitar + a drummer, bass player, 2 piano players, a classical quartet (cello, violins & Oboe) and the teacher of the school class on elecric guitar; and of course a choir of kids.

They have done a couple of shows last year after contacting Jason Lytle. Tonight the whole band is playing re-orchestrated songs from Jason Lytle solo album and a couple of Grandaddy's with some classical arrangements.

It's just amazing, the choir with 20+ kids is singing some of the verses on each song, they know all the lyrics and everything including the young  musicians is faultless. Which probably took sleepless nights and a LOT of work but it's worth it.

The result is amazing and the audience, with probably many parents attending welcome them to rousing applause.
Probably the most moving show we've attended this year enhanced by some classical arrangements to to the beautiful songs of Jason Lytle.

setlist and video below

Here's a great version of "He's simple, he's dumb, he's the pilot" (from Grandaddy The Sopthware slump" album) recorded that night.

 setlist

Archives:
Grandaddy @ Rock en Seine 2012

Walking Papers @ Le Petit Bain, Paris Dec 13 2013

Walking Papers @ Le Petit Bain, Paris Dec 13 2013

with Duff McKagan (Guns N Roses, Velvet Revolver)

Barrett Martin ( Screaming Trees, Mad Season)

For the 3rd time WALKING PAPERS is playing a club show in France, after playing the Nouveau Casino in Dec 2012 and the Fleche d'Or in May 2013 now WP is playing on a boat: "Le Petit Bain".

Devil Named Jones is opening with some blues rock.

Then we have Walking Papers, they do have some dedicated fans, mostly GNR fans even though the music they're playing has nothing to do with GNR. They do sound more like Seattle 's cult band Mad Season.

First 3 songs are really heavy then the band is playing more ambient songs from their debut album, we'll also get a new song. see setlist above for details

As usual Duff is the main attraction for the girls who still can't believe that they can touch him when he's  getting close to the edge of the tiny stage, he's playing with it getting the girls excited.

The band is having great fun playing all those songs and Barrett behind his drums is like a kid,Jeff Angel will even get as far as the bar at the back of the club to sing a tune.

All of this in a very friendly atmosphere.

After the set , the whole band is going to the merchandise table to sign stuff for fans, nice. 

from our friend Slash2baz

Archives:
WP @ Nouveau Casino Dec 2012
WP @ Fleche d'Or May 2013

Exposition "les 50 ans des Rolling Stones" @ Galerie Nikki Diana Marquardt, Paris Dec 12 2013

Exposition "les 50 ans des Rolling Stones" @ "Galerie" Nikki Diana Marquardt, Paris Dec 12 2013

From Dec 13 to Jan 12 2014

free entrance

Vernissage de l'exposition des 50 ans des Rolling Stones dans un grand espace entre la Rue de Turenne et la Place des Vosges.
Plein des très belles photos, environ 80, en grand format pour la plupart, de photographes tels que Jean- Marie Perrier, Michael Putland, Bob Gruen (et d'agences) avec cependant quelques tirages qui frisaient la correctionnelle.
Grosse soirée avec buffet et stand de merchandising pour environ 400 personnes dont 90% ne devaient certainement pas posséder un seul album des Stones.Point positif plein des jolies filles.
Universal qui organisait l'évenement n' a certainement pas jugé utile d'inviter des membres du fan club français ou des fans, ce qui montre le peu de respect de ces gens là pour ceux qui achetent les disques et qui les font vivre.
Heureusement que je suis tombé sur 2 amis archi-fans des Stones...on a pu passer la soirée tranquille à se raconter nos souvenirs d'anciens combattants.
Malheureusement aucun membre des Stones n'a fait le déplacement, superbe petite soirée cependant, à 23h30 c'était encore noir de monde.
A la sortie petit "goodie bag" comprenant le parfum du sponsor, un casque audio, un cd single de remix et puis le badge qui servait de laisser-passer pour aller fumer sa clope dehors.

-Merci à Philippe M.-

Nice goodie Bag with headphones, cd single, perfume & badge