Exit the metro, pass the vegetable stand, and follow the arched, elevated road to 16 Rue Barbanègre. From the outside, the Espace B looks like your neighborhood brasserie. Head to the back and you enter one of my favorite concert halls in Paris. Standing room only in this mini version of La Boule Noire. Tonight, Brandon Pusey and Mathieu Goulin are the opening act for Paris rock folk group Lucky Lindy.
I brought along my acoustic and electric guitar for the gig. Mathieu Goulin (who plays contrabass in a few other bands including Les Ongles Noirs) who plays a mean, slaptastic double bass. It’s a lot of fun playing a show with Mathieu because we both like to improvise. Plus, you’ve got to love the way he hops around on stage with that massive instrument. Vas-y Mathieu, “C’est do”.
As usual Lucky Lindy brought out their bag of harmonious bag of tricks to finish rocking the night. Accordions and little red pianos (thanks for letting me bang the keys on a few songs), Thomas’ extreme xylophone attacking madness to Léo’s eerie sounds on the saw, the band visited several styles throughout the show…ending off the night with an unplugged version of “The Greatest Aviator”.
A big thanks to the lovely Maud Lichtenberger for taking photos. Although not as lovely as Maud, thanks to Pierre-Arnaud Galiana (founder of concert promoting Paris Is Burning) for taking pictures as well. And last but not least, Mr. Etienne Vitaux, the man behind the video camera, deserves a round of applause for filming the entire concert and editing the videos. This is a vid of the song that opened the show: “In Good Time”.
Maud’s pics:
Pierre-Arnaud’s Pics:
Espace B
16 Rue Barbanègre
75019 Paris, France
