Well I stopped by Mange Disque the other night, stumbling in during a wine and food tasting (yummy) and to see if there were any dates open. Low and behold, Thursday was free, I had an image for a flyer, and quickly put together the idea.



To wit:

Girl Groups Int'l
a soirée of early soul, rock n roll and pop 1958 to 1968
just the ladies playing (well, maybe a male drummer or bassist or two)
at Mange Disque
58 rue de la fontaine au roi; Paris 11è
Thursday, April 20, 21h to 2h

Mange Disque is a wine bar that sells records. They have tartines and soups and charcuterie / fromage plates so you won't have to starve either. Tell your friends.

Oh, and, of course, to give you a little taste, here's Dee Dee Warwick (sister of Dionne) with a very gritty version of "You're No Good" from 1963.

Une crise de foie

So here we are to announce the next soirée at Mange Disque which will take place tomorrow. I always love nights there, because I can get away with anything I like. Like being on the radio, except with a live audience.

So for this time, I picked the theme I thought the French would know the least about. Country music. One of those words to send a cringe up even many an American's spine.

But why? Discarding the commercial crap pumped out of Nashville these days, what a fascinating tradition: yodeling, banjos (brought by African slaves to the States), hard drinking, bad romance and shooting people for no good reason. All of human existence rolling into one tiny little song.

To wit:

Une crise de foie et une coeur brisé (Bad Liver and a Broken Heart): A Night of Country and Western and Other Related Health Problems.

at Mange Disque
58 rue de la fontaine au roi; Paris 11è
Thursday, April 6 21h à 2h

And a little something to get you in the mood:

Goebel Reeves (The Texas Drifter) - The Yodelin' Teacher