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ParisChoice Music
Sum 41 Straight-up hardcore punk from Canada. Sept 1, 7pm, Zénith, 211 av Jean Jaurès, 19e, M° Porte de Pantin, tel: 01 42 08 60 00, 25E
Nightwish Finland’s coolest Goth-metal band. Sept 2, 7pm, Elysée-Montmartre, 72 bd de Rochechouart, 18e, M° Anvers, tel: 01 55 07 06 00, 27.5E DJ Kicks A new night from the German ¡K7 label, showcasing their acts and DJs. Terranova’s Fetish and Trevor Jackson start the ball rolling. Sept 4, 11:30pm, Rex Club, 5 bd Poissonnière, 2e, M° Bonne Nouvelle, tel: 01 42 36 10 96, free Israel Vibration Reggae and roots group from Kingston, Jamaica. Sept 4, 7:30pm, Elysée-Montmartre 72 bd de Rochechouart, 18e, M° Anvers, tel: 01 55 07 06 00, 22E Korn California-based funk-metal band. Sept 4, 8pm, Bercy 8 bd de Bercy, 12e, M° Bercy, tel: 08 25 03 00 31, 36E 16 Horsepower Denver country alt-rock group on tour with their latest LP “Folklore” Sept 9, 7:30pm, Elysée-Montmartre 72 bd de Rochechouart, 18e, M° Anvers, tel: 01 55 07 06 00, 25E Diana Krall Canadian jazz singer and pianist performing from her quintuple platinum album “The Look of Love” Sept 12 &13, 8:30pm, Palais des Congrès, 52-83E Booster French electronica act with DJs Eric Truffaz and the Nova Twins. Sept 18, 11:30pm, Rex Club, 5 bd Poissonnière, 2e, M° Bonne Nouvelle, tel: 01 42 36 10 96, 8E Craig Armstrong Glasweigan film-score composer and pop collaborator on a two-date mini-tour of Paris. Sept 15, 8:30pm, Théâtre des Champs-Elysées 15 av Montaigne, 8e, M° Alma Marceau, tel : 01 49 52 50 50, 42-60E & Sept 17, 8:30pm, Le Grand Rex 1 bd Poissonnière, 2e, M° Bonne Nouvelle, tel: 01 42 36 83 93, 42-60E Oasis The mighty Brit-pop machine rolls on… Heard new LP “Heathen Chemistry” yet? Sept 17, 7pm, Zénith 211 av Jean Jaurès, 19e, M° Porte de Pantin, tel: 01 42 08 60 00, 30E Beth Orton Folk and trip hop fused by one of the UK’s most genuine no-pop artists. Sept 17, 8pm, Café de la Danse 5 passage Louis-Philippe, 11e, M° Bastille, tel: 01 47 00 57 59, 20E Andrea Bocelli Italian opera crossover vocalist, best-known for “Misisere” sung with Pavarotti. Sept 18, 8pm, Bercy 8 bd de Bercy, 12e, M° Bercy, tel: 08 25 03 00 31, 43-103E Elvis Costello Post-punk, pre-new wave singer-songwriter. Sept 19, 8:30pm, Le Grand Rex,1 bd Poissonnière, 2e, M° Bonne Nouvelle, tel: 01 42 36 83 93, 37-57E Idir Franco-World vocalist on the road with album “Deux Rives Un Rêve.” Sept 20, 8:30pm, Zénith 211 av Jean Jaurès, 19e, M° Porte de Pantin, tel: 01 42 08 60 00, 25E Lambchop Nashville country group fusing soul, jazz and rock. Sept 23, 7pm, La Cigale, 120 bd de Rochechouart, 18e, M° Anvers/Pigalle, tel: 01 49 25 89 99, 25E Kraftwerk Mythic German electronic pioneers perform a series of special concerts at “Villette Numérique.” Sept 25, 8pm/Sept 26, 8pm & midnight, Cité de la Musique 221 av Jean Jaurès, 19e, M° Porte de Pantin, tel: 01 44 84 44 84, 34E Solid Steel Ninja Tune’s monthly shindig with Coldcut’s Jonathan More, Fink and Special School. Sept 26, 11:30pm, Rex Club 5 bd Poissonnière, 2e, M° Bonne Nouvelle, tel: 01 42 36 10 96, 11E Badly Drawn Boy One-off concert marking the French release of “About A Boy,” a film scored by BDB himself. Sept 27, 8pm, Le Trabendo, La Villette, av Jean Jaurès, 19e, M° Porte de Pantin, tel: 01 49 25 89 99 Natasha St Pier French songstress presents material from recent album “De l’Amour le Mieux.” Sept 27, 8:30pm, L’Olympia 28 bd des Capucines, 9e, M° Opéra, tel: 01 47 42 25 49, 30-42E
Jazz à la Villette is the new jazz rendezvous for the rentrée, replacing last summer’s former Villette Jazz Festival. Concerts are staged over one week, Sept 6-14 in four different venues at La Villette. Prices are 16E full tariff, 13E reduced, plus several free, outdoor concerts. Here, is our selection... |
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| Beth Orton courtesy of Capitol / Photo - V.Philips |
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