Come celebrate the release of Bad Reputation V.3 on March 31 at Barbes! Order now fromVERMILLION MUSICand get a free CD of your choice from Pierre's catalog.
And Pierre de Gaillande will do three shows in Canada this April performing songs of Georges Brassens in English and French, accompanied by fantastic guitarist-singer Christine Tassan, and bassist Hugo Blouin. Come see us!
April 2 - Librairie St.Jean Baptiste - 565 Rue St-Jean, Quebec, QC (Solo) April 5 - Rendez-vous du Thé- 1348 Rue Fleury Est, Montréal, Québec (w C. Tassan) April 6 - La Brassée - 2522 Rue Beaubien Est , Montreal, QC (w C. Tassan)
And Body Kite has a bunch of great shows coming up:
Bad Reputation Volume 3 is out now on CD. GET IT HERE Come to Barbes on March 31st for the CD RELEASE show. The album features eleven fresh servings of Bad Reputation's take on Georges Brassens' funny, catchy, subversive, anarchist French music to folk with your brain. Pierre de Gaillande will play SHOWS in Montreal and Quebec City in April.
Pierre was extremely honored to interview the great Mike Watt for the most recent installment of PIERRE PRESSURE. Stay tuned for a musical collaboration between Mike Watt, Pierre de Gaillande, and a whole bunch of great drummers in the works now.
The next episode of Pierre Pressure will be an interview with Kurt Wagner from Lambchop. Subscribe on APPLE PODCASTSand sign up for theMAILING LISTfor news and dates.
Pierre's band Sea Foxx,who tragically lost their singer Adrianne Mamet in December, recently put out a previously unreleased single of their cover of "I Melt With You" by Modern English. Hear it HERE.
Lots of great shows coming up, come on out and support.
Saturday, October 22: Brassens Birthday 101 at Barbes! Georges turns 101 on October 22! Come delight in the anarchist burlesque of this legendary French cultural icon. Pierre de Gaillande and his Bad Reputation band plus special guests will roque and folque you. Featuring Pierre de Gaillande, vocals and guitar, Andrew Hall, bass, Chris Stromquist, drums, Daniel Basiletti, trumpet, Josh Camp, accordion, Roderick Cumming, banjo, Quentin Jennings, piano, Stephen Ulrich, electric guitar.
Thursday, October 27: Open Mind Open Mic at Arts on the Lake Hosted by Pierre de Gaillande. We highly encourage and support all levels of talent from musicians who have never performed, old pros, or even people that want to work out their creative sides out in public. Sign up early by contacting Pierre on this website or on FB. Sign up available day of show. Bring your friends and family! Raffles, prizes! Arts on the Lake events can be found @ artsonthelake.org or on our facebook @ Arts on the Lake.
Saturday, October 29: Body Kite Halloween show at Dogwood in Beacon We are very excited about this new improvised instrumental project, Body Kite, a jam band for people who don’t like jam bands. We’re playing a show October 29 in Beacon at Dogwood Bar and we will be dressed like wizards. Gerald Menke - guitar, Pierre de Gaillande - bass, trumpet and taishogoto, Daniel Basiletti - Korg Wrangler and trumpet, and Chris Stromquist will be joining us on drums. We will be wearing wizard costumes, so let your freak flag fly.
Here's a Body Kite video shot by in California Hill Studio and edited with some weird-ass images using text to image AI with the keywords “wizard, psychedelic, synthesizer, band, guitar, and Druids.” You're welcome.
Here are some new videos from the Brassens 100 concert at Barbes in October.
It was a red-hot night of French-fried chanson with talented musicians including Steven Ulrich, Jonathan Singer, Roman Elsener, Quentin Jennings, Olivier Conan, Andrew Hall, Chris Stromquist, and many more.
Voici une interview qui viens de parraitre au sujet du projet Brassens sur la radio Suisse RFJ. This interview about Pierre de Gaillande's Brassens project just posted on Swiss radio station RFJ.
Et voici une émission sur le centenaire de Brassens a Sète sur RFI, avec une interview de Pierre. And here's a segment on the 100th birthday of Brassens on RFI, featuring and interview with Pierre.
For the hundredth birthday of legendary French poet singer Georges Brassens in October 2021, Pierre de Gaillande will be in France for four exceptional concerts, joined by a trio of exceptional musicians including Joel Favreau, acclaimed guitarist who accompanied Brassens, and Alexander Leitao on accordion and Andrew Hall on bass.
On October 13th at 9PM, de Gaillande, Leitao and Hall will play the Sunset / Sunside in Paris, as part of the Festival du Jazz Sur Seine 2021, sharing the bill with the amazing Contrebrassens (Bassist/singer playing a Brassens repertoire.)
October 14th at Theatre Thenardier in Montreuil, Paris, at 8:30PM, de Gaillande and trio share the stage with Contrebrassens, alternating songs and collaborating for a night of song and swing dedicated to Brassens. http://theatre-thenardier.com
And on the 15th of October at Bateau Rocqerols in Sete at 8PM, the trio play a concert in the birthplace of Brassens, on a boat! With Brassens' original guitarist, a week before his 100th birthday! What a night, what a dream! https://en.tourisme-sete.com/bateau-roquerols-sete.html
Bad Reputation's latest recording is here! Bad Réputation 6-song EP presents six new translation/adaptations of French song by Pierre de Gaillande, including five by Brassens and one special exception; "The Pacifist" by Boris Vian. Only on CD, for sale HERE or at the concerts.
Check out a five page interview about Pierre de Gaillande's Bad Reputation Brassens project by Philippe Sizaire in the latest issue of Hexagone #19. Part of a 74 page spread on the life and work of Brassens. Available in actual print in actual newsstands in France, and online at http://hexagone.me/boutique
Une très bonne interview dans Hexagone avec Pierre de Gaillande sur son projet Brassens, Bad Reputation par Philippe Sizaire. Hexagone #19, 74 pages sur Brassens! Achetez-le dans les kiosques ou en ligne ici: http://hexagone.me/boutique