Music events
by Tim Baker

Music Roundup

Times can change, artists can cancel, prices can vary, so always double check details the day of the performance.

Rock/Pop
Bob Dylan 35 years after “going electric” the Tambourine Man plugs in at Le Zénith, Oct 3, 9pm, 335F/285F/230F

Corey Harris & Henry Butler Oct 12, 8pm, Hôtel du Nord, 120F/100F

Lloyd Cole Commotion update. Café de la Danse, Oct 15, 7:30pm, 132F

Melanie C Not sure if the Spice Girls have already disbanded, Sporty Spice does her punk-rock chick thing anyway at L’Elysée Montmartre, Oct 16, 7:30pm, 148F

Smashing Pumpkins With recent album “Machina” rumored to be their last, don’t miss Billy Corgan et al smashing large, orange-colored fruit as their parting gesture. Oct 19, Bercy, 7:30pm, 210F

Gladiators Reggae collective do battle at the Elysée-Montmartre, Oct 21, 7:30pm, 138F


Robert Plant Ex-Led Zeppelin front-man plays to an intimate audience at La Cigale, Oct 29, 8pm, 242F

Charles Aznavour Paris-born, veteran crooner outdoes Johnny’s two-week stint at L’Olympia and takes a two-month residence at Le Palais des Congrès, Oct 24 to Dec 17, 8:30pm, 185-680F

Deep Purple With a symphony orchestra in tow and more changes in lineup over the years than... well, Deep Purple, new album “Who Do We Think We Are?” says it all. Le Palais Des Congrès, Oct 25, 8:30pm, 269-484F

Jonathan Richman Oct 25 at the Café de la Danse, 7pm, 154F

Paul Simon The ex-Simon & Garfunkel-ite proves he’s no “One Trick Pony” at L’Olympia, Oct 30 to Nov 1, 8:30pm, 269-410F

AC/DC Angus Young gives Parisans “The Stiff Upper Lip.” Short pants, school tie an’ all. Bercy, Oct 31 to Nov 1, 8pm, 229-310F

Electro/Hip Hop/Soul
Two Lone Swordsmen One time Sabre of Paradise Andrew Weatherall teams up with Keith Tenniswood for swords at dawn. Batofar, Oct 4

Dirty Beatniks and Mekon Wall of Sound mash-up with Neil Beatnik and Mau, plus the notorious John Gosling. Batofar, Oct 11

Brooklyn Funk Essentials Funky flavors from Puerto Rico and Jamaica via NYC. La Maroquinerie, Oct 16, 7pm, 110F

Zend Avesta and Michel Houllebecq A one-off night dubbed “Chroniques Organiques” with the author of controversial novel “Atomized.” La Cigale, Oct 16

Saïan Supa Crew French rap’s Jurassic 5 bum rush the show (yo!) at Le Zénith, Oct 17, 7:30pm, 143F

Voice Crack, Poivre-Z, Erik M and Günter Müller Sinister experimental electronica at the darkest mecca of avant-garde music in Paris. Instants Chavirés, Oct 23

Le Peuple de l'Herbe Dope beats in the City of Light’s lighthouse. Batofar, Oct 25

Gabrielle She changed her eye patch for an ’80s fringe before the ’80s revival even began. Cool. With Emiliana Torrini in support. L’Elysée Montmartre, Oct 27, 7:30pm, 121F

Silicone Soul Celebrated UK deep house duo play live at Magic Garden’s Halloween bash. Cabaret Sauvage, Oct 31, 10pm, 100F

Jazz
John McLaughlin Shakti with Zakir Hussein, Oct 5-6, 8pm, la Cigale, 198F

Kenny Neal Blues Band Modern blues from the Lousiana native. Oct 10-15 at the Hôtel le Méridien, 10:30pm, 140F min consommation

“Factory” Jazz and Electronic music collide head-on in a three day festival organized by the Region d’Ile de France. Each night, Bordeaux duo Zimpala play rare groove and latin-jazz, accompanied on Oct 12 by jazz-junglists Liquid and African keyboardist Cheik Tidiane Seck. Echosystem Digital Experience feature alongside American cornet player Graham Haynes Oct 13. (Bugge Wesseltoft’s New Conception of Jazz get down with top trumpet tooter Erik Truffaz Oct 14, 8pm, 80F/60F as well as groovy flautist Magik Malik.) Le Trabendo, Oct 12-14, 7:45pm, 100F/85F

Stefano Di Battista Paris-based Italian saxophonist at La Cigale, Oct 24, 8pm, 149F

Carla Bley Leading female figure in jazz and one of its leading composers. Oct 27 at the Cité de la Musique, 8pm, 176F

World
Ernesto Tito Puentes Salsa-latin-jazz from the venerable trumpet player at the New Morning, Oct 11-14, 9pm, 126F

Gilles Servat plays Celtic music from Brittany at L’Olympia, Oct 16, 8:30pm, 197F

Youssou N’Dour The Senegalese star of world music at Bercy, Oct 21, 10pm, 183F

Venues
Batofar opposite 11 quai Mauriac, 11e, M° Bibliothèque, tel: 01 56 29 10 00
Bercy 8 bd de Bercy, 12e, Mº Bercy, tel: 01 43 36 12 21
Cabaret Sauvage Parc de la Villette (opposite the Zénith) av Jean Jaurès, 19e, Mº Porte de Pantin, tel: 01 40 03 75 15
Café de la Danse 5 passage Louis Philippe, 11e, M° Bastille, tel: 01 47 00 57 59
La Cigale 120 bd de Rochechouart, 18e, M° Anvers, tel: 01 49 25 89 99
Cité de la Musique 221 av Jean-Jaurès, 19e, M°Porte de Pantin, tel: 01 44 84 45 45
L’Elysée-Montmartre 72 bd de Rochechouart, 18e, M° Anvers, tel: 01 55 07 06 00
Hôtel du Nord 102 quai de Jemmapes, 10e, M° Jaurès, tel: 01 53 19 98 88
Hôtel le Méridien Lionel Hampton Jazz Club, 81 bd Gouvion Saint Cyr, 17e, tel: 01 40 68 30 42
Instants Chavirés 7 rue Richard Lenoir, Montreuil, M° Robespierre, tel: 01 42 87 25 91
La Maroquinerie 23 rue Boyer, 20e, M° Ménilmontant, tel: 01 40 33 30 60
New Morning 7-9 rue des Petites Ecuries, 10e, M° Château d’Eau, tel: 01 45 23 51 41
L'Olympia 28 bd des Capucines, 9e, M° Opéra, tel: 01 47 42 25 49
Palais des Congrès 2 pl Porte Maillot, 17e, Mº Porte Maillot, tel: 01 40 68 00 05
Le Trabendo La Villette, av Jean Jaurès, 19e, M° Porte de Pantin, info: 01 58 71 01 01
Zénith 211, av Jean Jaurès, 19e, Mº Porte de Pantin