Sun Kil Moon Live @ Paris

The Sun Kil Moon Tour webpage quietly advised us “No photos, video cameras or recording devices. Thank you.” Believe me, it's nothing but a very serious warning... I tried to take few pictures to share with you of Mark Kozelek on stage with his mates from Sun Kil Moon and was stopped immediately, without explanation. So much paranoia... Why? No problem, before the show, I took a quick picture of the band in a restaurant where I was having a snack with a friend. Here it is. Enjoy. Sorry Mark, you were not on stage... I guess you all noticed, only “Stillwater” and coffee on the table. Just like the show, the band, very sober!
I was very excited to see Mark Kozelek for the first time. It was maybe his first stop in Paris, as far as I remember. Kozelek is for me one of the major artists alive. I like his music so much, every song is like a mantra, magnetic and it put me in state of comfort and meditation. Ok, you may say that he has found a formula and used it song after song, but it works very well for hundreds of people like me, like those who almost filled the Maroquinerie last Tuesday (great choice, once again). It works so well that Mark Kozelek is able to release year after year high quality records that so many will give anything to do and to sell them as much as he does.
Of course, the band proposed songs from Sun Kil Moon period (7 from April) and I was a little bit sad not to hear some great tunes from the Red House Painters. Ok, we had Mistress and a magical moment with The River live with a full band (one my favorite RHP songs). Two last comments, first, the guys on stage didn't look to have much fun and Mark Kozelek is a little bit cold with the audience. Second, the CD Tour proposed for only 10 euros, shows Mark Kozelek alone on stage, it's called 7 Songs Belfast (Limited Edition).

Web: sunkilmoon.com
MySpace: myspace.com/sunkilmoon
Label: caldoverderecords.com

Red House Painters - Have You Forgotten .mp3
Red House Painters - Grace Cathedral Park .mp3
Sun Kil Moon - Carry Me Ohio .mp3
Mark Kozelek - Lazy .mp3
Mark Kozelek - All Mixed Up .mp3 via Pimps of Gore

Photo by Leaky Sparrow: Sun Kil Moon with Mark Kozelek (left) – La Maroquinerie, Paris – September 9, 2008