She Keeps Bees plays at "Les Nuits de l'Alligator"

Concert information

Les Nuits de l'Alligator, music festival originated by the Maroquinerie team in Paris is a huge festival spanning a dozen french cities.

Since 2005, the festival is both thematic and eclectic. A contradiction, you say? Not really: the programmingis all about the blues and its bad(ass) roots & weeds that created the original seen on the shores of the Mississippi river and that continue to make it thrive.

The "Nights of the Alligator" prove that the blues is not dead and continues biting strong! (Re)Discover what makes country, garage rock, soul, african music so vibrant today.

Artist

She Keeps Bees

She Keeps Bees may be a bassless guitar-and-drums duo playing indie rock with blues and country inflections, but their sound is less indebted to White Stripes or Black Keys and more aligned with Cat Power or even Amy Winehouse. Singer, songwriter, and guitarist Jessica Larrabee has just the sort of smoky, rich voice and Dusty in Memphis phrasing to make those comparisons stick, even though she's much less of an R&B purist than either Chan Marshall or Winehouse. Larrabee, a native of Washington D.C., first gained notice as the leader of the English System, a Philadelphia based indie rock four-piece that formed in 2001 and released two albums, their self-titled debut and 2002's Banded Blue, before splitting. Moving from Philadelphia to Brooklyn, Larrabee dabbled in dance music, singing the diva-style lead vocals on Levon Vincent's 2005 house hit "The Thrill of Love" under the name Jessica Elle. At the same time, Larrabee started writing the songs that would become She Keeps Bees' debut album. Recording the album in her Brooklyn bedroom with just her computer and a microphone, Larrabee completed Minisink Hotel on her own, with the help of co-producer and engineer Andy LaPlant, who took on the role of Larrabee's drummer when She Keeps Bees made the transition into a performing band. Minisink Hotel, self-released in 2006, garnered favorable reviews and was followed in 2007 by the four-song EP Shhhh. more>>>

Label

Names Records

Names Records, home to Alela Diane, She Keeps Bees, Caitlin Rose, Headless Heroes and The Earlies

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Venue

La Maroquinerie

Created in 1997, La Maroquinerie can welcome 500 music lovers. Its eclectic selection offers you the edgiest and the hottest of today s sounds. But you can also chill out at the bar / restaurant or at the covered terrace, combining a musical evening with gastronomy ! This truly is the finest of the Parisian concert scene, and the staff has always welcomed us with open arms... Great sound, lighting, atmosphere and musical selection. Word.

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