ROCKERPARIS

mercredi 8 février 2012

Next shows in Paris for February 2012

Feb 09:
Liz Green @ Fnac St Lazare 6:00pm (free show)
AM + Shawn Lee @ Gibert Jeuneon Bd St Michel 6:00pm (free show)
Big Deal @ Fargo Store 6:30pm ( Free show)

Feb 11:
Gilby Clarke (Ex-Guns N Roses) @ L'Empreinte in Savigny Le Temple
Feb 12:
Nick Lowe @ New Morning
Feb 13:
Keren Ann @ Le Trianon
Feb 14:
Nada Surf @ Bataclan
Phoebe Killdeer + Lisa Portelli @ Fleche d'Or ( free show)
Feb 15:
Les Inrocks Award @ Alhambra
Feb 16:
The Subways @ Alhambra
Feb 21:
Mark Lanegan @ Album de la Semaine (TV show, Invit' Only, bookings will open a few days before the show)

Juliette Gréco @ Théatre du Chatelet, Paris Feb 08 2012

Last of her three shows @ Théatre du Chatelet for this French legend of St Germain des Pres.
Serge Gainsbourg wrote "La Javanaise" for her and she had a love affair with Miles Davis.
She's 85 years old and she's still active, maybe her voice is not as strong and melodic as it used to be and she can still deliver but most of all the passion is still there.
She played her most famous songs including songs by Jacques Brel ("Bruxelles, " Mathilde"..) , Serge Gainsbourg ("L'accordéon", "La chanson de Prévert" &" La Javanaise") or Léo Ferré.
She ended her 90 min set with "Le Temps des Cerises"
Nice

It's not very rock but she's a legend of St Germain des Pres

BILL WARD FIRED FROM BLACK SABBATH BY SHARON OSBOURNE

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BILL WARD FIRED FROM BLACK SABBATH BY SHARON OSBOURNE

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Check our reviews (with setlist, Pics & video) of OZZY Live @ Paris Bercy on sept 20 2011 last year
Heaven & Hell @ Casino de Paris on June 24 2009

lundi 6 février 2012

Skip the Use @ L'Album de la Semaine, Paris Feb 07 2012

setlist

French electro-rock band Skip the Use is recording famous Canal+ tv show L'Album de la Semaine to promote their latest album.
They do have a single that is played very often on french radios that sounds like Gorillaz, in fact they do sound more like a dancing and heavier version of Bloc Party with a bit of Shaka Ponk.
The singer's giving it all on stage running from one side of the stage to the other and dancin' like a maniac. He's singing in English and considering the music that they are playing they could go international, which doesn't really happen very often (read "never") with french bands.
Each song is a potential hit with some nice hooks and chorus to sing to.
Lots of up-tempo songs , they are the perfect band to see in festivals.
For the last song, the singer ask the audience to join him on stage, cool.
Musically it's not our favorite style but they've kicked asses.
Looking forward to see them on a real stage in front of a few thousands people.

Mark Lanegan's recording @ L'Album de la Semaine is on Feb 21st.

Michael Kiwanuka @ L'Album de la Semaine, Paris Feb 06 2012

British soul artist Michael Kiwanuka is in Paris to promote his first album "Home Again" to be out on March 24th. For the moment there's only an EP to listen to that is more acoustic.
He's doing lots of promo and his English tour in clubs starting next week is sold-out.
From the songs he played tonight, you can hear that there's talent, songs are simple & great.
Between folk & soul à la Richie havens & Bill Withers, most of his songs are very laid back and we have to say we prefer when it's less acoustic and more soulful with 70's arrangements like the song "Tell me a tale" (video below).
Nice performance but we need more up-tempo songs.

Recording of Skip the Use @ L'Album de la semaine on Tuesday (Feb 07)