April 25 - Back in Oakland!
Just got back home to spend spring & summer in California. Already on the program are the Whole Earth Festival in May, Oregon Country Fair in July, Cotati Accordion Festival in August, a tour to Portland in June and on my days off, I'll be working on my new recordings... cause, yes, I do agree: my last CD starts to have some prehistoric value considering all the new songs that I'm performing now.
You'll hear more about it soon!
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March 2013 - France and Switzerland...
After 3 days in a row of sweet performances, lots of emotions and lovely people at Le Bellovidère in Beauvoir, tomorrow I'll take another train to Genève... Bars en Fête, at the Vert Bouteille in Carouge and Voix de Fête with the Boby Posse at the Casino Theater! All infos at www.voixdefete.com
Then back in good old Paris.
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February 2013 - Back in The Netherlands...
Where the wind makes your bones shake like ice-cubes, where the language makes your throat rasp like the tongue of a cat but where the cafes make your heart melt like a bar of chocolate forgotten in the bottom of your handbag.
Check out my Dutch tour, passing through very special places all over this flat little country!
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The Accordion Babes Pin-up Calendar 2013 is there!
You can order a beautiful new year full of accordion-heroes, divas and villains (see shop).
That deserves a party... at Rhythmix Cultural Works in Alameda, Saturday Dec 1 with Amber Lee Baker, Tara Linda, Renee de la Prade. And me.
This sassy mix of Accordion Babes will delight you with their squeezing, serenading and many bellowed antics. Get ready to be transported on a trip around the world with zydeco, tangos, polkas, train songs, shanties, gypsy cabaret and a twist of French rock!
November 3 - Amnesia in San Francisco
Days are getting shorter (and longer at the same time... how mysterious) ... time for an early show! This Saturday at Amnesia at 6PM, for an evening with Allison Lovebird & Mr Lucky and The Icy Hot Jazz of California at the Songbirdfestival. And don't forget the Marsh! Only 2 shows left, Nov 7 (solo) and Nov 14 (which I'm VERY proud to share with Sam Rogers, to celebrate the release of his new album. Book soon, it will be crowded...)
October 3 - Marsh Theater in Berkeley
After another quite busy month full of performances with the «Comprend qui peut» and my solo show in all corners of France, I'm back in California. Still getting up and falling asleep at the weirdest moments of the day but tonight I'll stay up for sure: the first show of a whole run at the Marsh Theater in Berkeley! Every Wednesday at 8PM (not 31) till Nov 14.
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Saturday August 25 was the last of the run here at the Fringe... sad to leave, but how great it was to see the French Quarter packed with people standing and sitting on each other's laps to see a glimpse of that final show. Be careful, lovely audience... I might come back ;-) !
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Tuesday August 21 at 9 pm (after the show at the Voodoo Rooms, as usual at 6.20 pm) I'll be playing at the new Forest Cafe http://blog.theforest.org.uk/
And I got a new 4-stars review in Broadway Baby! Check it out on the Press page...
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The festival is going great... I'm having a nice performing space at the French Quarter in the Voodoo Rooms, lovely audiences, and by playing every day I now can dream my songs in my sleep... Today is a day off and tomorrow, Wednesday 15 we'll be recording a couple of songs + interview for BBC Radio 4 Extra’s Comedy Club. Yeehaaa!
I'll be performing my show Sex 'n' Slugs 'n' Accordion at the Voodoo Rooms (French Quarter) in Edinburgh every day from August 4 till 25 (not 14) at 18.20.
It's freeeeeeeeee!!!!
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It's hot in the south of France! OK, that's no news... but it definitely feels very different from Amsterdam and, being busy preparing my shows at the Fringe Festival in Edinburgh, I realize that it won't last forever. So I'd better enjoy it!
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Show at the Hippie Gypsy Cafe in Berkeley
Saturday, June 30
7PM at Hippie Gypsy Cafe
1797 -A Shattuck Ave.
Berkeley, CA
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Show at the Marsh Theater in Berkeley
Thursday, June 14
8PM
It's in The Cabaret and with password accordion you'll get 5$ off... La vie est belle!
Marsh Theater
2120 Allston Way, Berkeley, CA 94704
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Just back in the Bay Area again! After 3 planes, 2 buses and a car I'm a bit lost in time, but I do know that I should get ready my accordion & myself this weekend, Saturday in Sta Helena and Sunday in Bolinas...
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