Between bar and restrooms, that’s often where everything happens for musicians. The stage or at least the room left for musicians to perform, is traditionally positioned there. The drunk guy who’s heading for the urinal by radar will inevitably collide with a guitar neck. At Lire la suite . . .
Étiquette : slide guitar
Storming of the Bastille / Prise de la Bastille
We stormed the Bastille of Grenoble, instead of the Parisian one, on the 5th August instead of the 14th July in order to cheat the enemy. Unplugged, we’ve offered our bio and green country, blues & rockabilly although we were performing close to an old Lire la suite . . .
The good old days of Cold War / Le bon temps de la Guerre Froide
5th July 1954, atomic times… In the days of Cold War, rock’n’roll, an electric music, is spreading like a powder trail. On that summer day, Elvis is recording with guitarist Scotty Moore and bassist Bill Black his first record released on 45 and 78 rpm Lire la suite . . .
Combo at 69 / Le Combo au 69
The Combo at 69 ? What is that ? 69 musicians in the Combo ? 69 people in the audience ? Was the Combo playing at an altitude of 69 meters/feet on Saturday ? Was the Combo performing at the 69th parallel beyond a polar Lire la suite . . .
On stage at Bayard / Le Combo sans peur et un public sans reproche au Bayard
Last Saturday as a stop on our (de)tour in the city, we played at home at the famous Grenoble musical headquarters called Café Bayard. On the backroom stage, we performed our set while Bernie the place mayor was occasionnaly playing along his mandolin between two Lire la suite . . .
A night at Le Ness / une soirée au Ness
Vendredi soir notre (dé)tour dans la ville a fait étape au Ness. Nous avons dégainé nos flingues à cordes dans l’arrière-salle du café-restaurant russe de Sacha pour deux bonnes heures de jeu. A cette issue, comme désormais à l’accoutumée chez notre amie russe, nous avons Lire la suite . . .
The Combo at l’Art-Ti-Cho
That picture above was taken at the the bar we played on saturday and illustrates the spirit of the place: a tiny room and something to play. We didn’t play with the Spider-Man pinball but we played on the stage. For the first time, we Lire la suite . . .
The Combo on (De)tour in the City
L’automne est bien là et les frimats de l’hiver commencent à se faire sentir. Vendredi dernier nous avons démarré notre détour dans la ville au Ness chez Sacha pendant 2h30 dans une sympathique ambiance. Merci aux gens présents pour leur réceptivité et au chaleureux accueil Lire la suite . . .