August 2007 Archives

The Blogothèque is, at least in France, the first port of call on the web for anyone who cares about discovering new music. They are also the people behind the Takeaway Shows project, which has seen groups such as Arcade Fire and Herman Düne play live in some (extremely) unusual locations.

How exciting, then, to discover an article there on eliotE and the Ritournelles! Great things are surely just around the corner.

• La Blogothèque : Ritournelles

Earlier this week, I attended the first "Soirée à emporter".

Arriving at the ungodly hour of half past eight, I thought I would have been in plenty of time, but as it turned out the queue was already halfway round the block and I didn't make it through the doors of the Flèche d'Or until just before midnight.

Once inside, I said hello to EliotE, I drank a beer, and then ...

And then...

For once, words fail me. Take a look for yourself at why it might have been worth queuing for three hours to see first Zach Condon, the man behind Beruit, and then the brassy Balkan brilliance that followed.

• Soirée à emporter #1