mercredi 22 décembre 2010

Best 2010 gigs, albums, EP, songs, videos, portraits


So, we are 10 days before 2011. Many things happened this year! Originally, I didn't plan to make this blog a music blog, but a place where I can share things I enjoy, not only music...  so... a normal blog... Next year, I'll talk about non-music subjects... Like every other music blog, I had to make a list of my favorite bands and releases. When I checked the tops of other blogs and famous websites, it seems that they made tops of the same bands but in a different order, don't you think? That's what I didn't do, because they are so many other great bands which are huge for me and which deserve to be mentioned!! Please check out my favorite bands below in alphabetical order.

Last year... my favorite albums were:
Fairguson - Tales From The 47 Willows
Gaspard Royant - You Can Have Me (If You Want To) / EP
Generationals - Con Law
Great Lake Swimmers - Lost Channels
James Yuill - Turning Down Water For Air
Kings of Convenience - Declaration of Dependance
Local Natives - Gorilla Manor
Maplewood - Yeti Boombox
My First Tooth - Margaret Yen
Noah and The Whale - The First Days of Spring
Revolver - Music For A While
Scott Orr - Ghost Party
The Boy Least Likely To - The Law Of The Playground
The Leisure Society - The Sleeper
The Whitest Boy Alive - Rules
Zee Avi - Zee Avi

2010 was incredible for me! I met so many people! What I enjoyed the most this year are indicated in bold, it depends of course on several details. HERE WE GO!


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lundi 20 décembre 2010

Live report: 16th December 2010, POKETT(FR) + SAM AMIDON(US) at Espace B, Paris

This was my last concert of the year (I think). Good lineup here: the French band Pokett and the American folk multi-instrumentalist Sam Amidon. The venue was not very crowded, good audience, good artists.
























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jeudi 2 décembre 2010

Previous Paris gigs: November 2010

These bands played in Paris in November 2010:

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mardi 30 novembre 2010

Live report: 26th November 2010, IDIOT GLEE(US) + JOHNNY FLYNN(UK) + TWIN SISTER(US) + THE NEW WINE(NOR) at Flèche d'Or, Paris

 
Very short review of this show.

Schedule:

- Idiot Glee
- Johnny Flynn
- Twin Sister
- The New Wine









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dimanche 21 novembre 2010

Live report: 19th November 2010, FRANZ IS DEAD(FR) + FRANKIE & THE HEARTSTRINGS(UK) + THE WALKMEN(US) at Flèche d'Or, Paris


Soldout show with The Walkmen as headliner / Inrocks Indie Club.

Opening bands: 
- Franz Is Dead 
- Frankie & The Heartstrings


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mardi 16 novembre 2010

Live report: 12th November 2010, THE TWINS(FR) + KOWALSKI(IRE) + WILD NOTHING(US) at Espace B, Paris

There were presales at 12€ for this show at Espace B and it was nearly sold out, as the small venue near the metro station Corentin Cariou was quite crowded.


Lineup (vague hours info):


8:30pm - 9:05pm: The Twins(FR)
9:15pm - 10:05pm: Kowalski(IRE)
10:15pm - 11:15pm: Wild Nothing(US)





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Live report: 10th November 2010, FAUSTINE SEILMAN(FR) + DARK DARK DARK(US) at Glazart, Paris


The French artist Faustine Seilman with her band opened for the American band Dark Dark Dark at the venue Glazart in Paris. It's rare to have two women as lead singers the same night. The venue in the north side of Paris was quite crowded for both artists.


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lundi 15 novembre 2010

Live report: 8th November 2010, SCOTT MATTHEWS(UK) + SISKIYOU(CAN) + RUBIK(FIN) at Maroquinerie, Paris

That night, there was Alina Olova who played at Café de la Danse, and the following artists at the famous Paris venue, la Maroquinerie:

Scott Matthews(UK): not his 1st Paris gig
Siskiyou(CAN): 1st Paris gig
Rubik(FIN): 1st Paris gig


This concert was unusual, I was sad to see the venue that empty. I went several times at this venue, but never saw a such intimate concert... I found it unfair for the very good bands who played that night, bands that French people should really discover. The concert started with the headliner, Scott Matthews, in this privileged setting. During the breaks, we could listen to songs of Elliott Smith in the venue...

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dimanche 14 novembre 2010

Live report: 7th November 2010, GREGORY & THE HAWK(US) + LES SHELLEYS(US) + SNAILHOUSE(CAN) at Oliver Peel Session #31

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Oliver Peel Session #21 with:
Gregory and The Hawk(US)
Les Shelleys(US)
Snailhouse(CAN)


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dimanche 7 novembre 2010

Live report: 6th November 2010, AGNES OBEL(DAN) + YOUNG MAN(US) + STORNOWAY(UK) at Boule Noire, Paris

Awesome lineup at Boule Noire, in this festival:

- Agnes Obel(DAN)
- Young Man(US)
- Stornoway(UK)

And it wasn't soldout!!! Big crowd in the small venue, nevertheless!

















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