Vic Chesnutt @ Paris - February 15, 2008

Fresh on the heels of his wonderful 2007 release North Star Deserter and with 7-piece band in tow, Mr. Vic Chesnutt beamed down onto the close confines of La Maroquinerie’s small stage to warm us all up with some great music on a cold winter’s night here in Paris. Vic and supporting cast sold the venue out and from what I saw not a spare meter was available even for standing.
We got to spend a little time with him before the show and he was definitely in good health and high spirits. Who could blame him after what I saw and heard at the evening’s concert? Contributing cast of 2 electric guitarists, keyboardist, drummer, electric and acoustic bassist and violin player surrounded, pummeled, absorbed, piled on and slipped into the master songwriters own fine guitar and noise contributions for a wonderfully long and rich evening of rock and roll music. Songs could be quite as a mouse and then explode into cacophonous landslides of noise and then abruptly downshift into just Vic’s plinking and plucking, wobbles and warbles. And the focus of all of this, of course, were the songs of one of America’s finest and most adept lyricists. We were all mesmerized and believe me, for the 19 € ticket price, it was the full meal deal.
I also have to thank La Maroquinerie for the concert. It’s a great place to see and hear music at a fair price. Also with great food upstairs in the restaurant and also fair prices for the beer and wine make this a cool place to hang out. There is a paucity of such places in this much too much expensive city! Come back soon Vic!

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Sorry, no photo from Paris, so thanks to Berbera van den Hoek : Vic Chesnutt – February 13, 2008 – Amsterdam, Holland