Rest in Power Rick Froberg 

This week brought the devastating news of the death of my friend Rick Froberg. Rick was and is one of my generation’s greatest (hard rock, punk, rock and roll, whatever you wanna call it) singer-songwriters, period. 
I started out as…

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Spring and Summer Shows

Lots of great Body Kite and Bad Reputation shows coming up!

Go to SHOWS for info.

April 28 - Bad Reputation at Barbes

May 26 - Body Kite at The Country Club (Burning Man East)

June 10 - Body Kite

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Pierre Pressure Podcast returns with Mike Watt

Pierre Pressure Podcast will be recommencing after along hiatus, with an interview with the legendary guru of punk bass, Mike Watt.

Watt
 got in touch with Pierre after playing Body Kite's song "Amazingishly Gracefulistical" on his fine  "Watt From

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Goodbye Adrianne

In the 2000's, I was in a band called Sea Foxx with an uncannilly talented singer named Adrianne Mamet. Not only was she an effortless and astonishingly soulful singer, she also channeled her demons to write some truly poignant…

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Fall Concerts 

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…

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New interviews, new videos and new album

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…

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Concerts in France and new CD

For the hundredth birthday of legendary French poet singer Georges Brassens in October 2021Pierre de Gaillande will be in France for four exceptional concerts, joined by a trio of exceptional musicians including Joel Favreau, acclaimed guitarist who…

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