Oh La La in Los Angeles
Last week I had the absolute pleasure to attend an event at the French Consulate in Beverly Hills. We all know what a consulate is, right? Right. So it turns out they're throwing a festival here in Los Angeles to promote some French music and generally have a good time.
So next week at the Henry Fonda in Hollywood they're throwing three nights of bands, each night having a slightly different theme. The first night is more of a pop night, headlined by longtime favorite Sebastian Tellier, with Gonzalez and Cocoon rounding out the night. Cocoon are a great little folk pop duo and should work nicely with Tellier's quirky, sexual jams.
The next night is a classic with Nouvelle Vague and their side project Hollywood Mon Amour (who generally cover songs from '80s movies). Opening up is the boy-girl duo The Do, who I haven't seen yet but apparently are amazing.
Finally, on Saturday night there's going to be three relatively new faces of French Touch, with Brodinsky, the Shoes, and Jamaica. You're going to hear the most noise about Jamaica, since they've worked with Para One and Xavier de Rosnay is producing their record. I've been following the Shoes for a while, and I like their soulful stuff.
Anyway, it should be a fun party, and you can learn all about it here.