Maxïmo Park

Newcastle's angular pop quintet Maxïmo Park consists of singer Paul Smith, guitarist Duncan Lloyd, bassist Archie Tiku, keyboardist Lukas Wooller, and drummer Tom English. Like their friends and neighbors the Futureheads, Maxïmo Park craft smart, sharply catchy songs inspired by post-punk and new wave legends like the Jam, XTC, Wire, and the Smiths. Maxïmo Park issued their debut 7", The Coast Is Always Changing/The Night I Lost My Head, in 2004; it caught the ears of Warp Records, which despite being a mostly electronic label signed them and released their second single, "Apply Some Pressure," early in 2005. It made the Top 20 in the U.K.'s national charts. At that time, Warp also released the Apply Some Pressure EP, which featured tracks from both of the band's singles, in the U.S.

Maxïmo Park also finished recording their debut album with producer Paul Epworth (who also worked with Bloc Party and Babyshambles) that winter and spent the spring touring the U.K., Japan, and the U.S., making an appearance at South by Southwest. The "Graffiti" single heralded the arrival of the band's full-length debut, A Certain Trigger, late that spring. More tours of the U.S. and U.K., including gigs at Glastonbury and Reading, kept the band busy that summer. Early in 2006, the B-sides collection Missing Songs was released; Maxïmo Park also maintained their hectic touring schedule and returned to the studio late that year, teaming with producer Gil Norton. Our Earthly Pleasures arrived in spring 2007. For 2009's Quicken the Heart, Maxïmo Park ventured to Los Angeles to record with producer Nick Launay, who gave the songs a slightly rawer yet still danceable sound.

Le Trabendo

More than 700 people can enter the Trabendo. Eclectic and edgy, this place is loved by the latenighters in search of uncompromising and sophisticated beats. Metallica, Jamiroquai, Black Eyed Peas, Artic Monkeys or Laurent Garnier played in this beautiful venue located in the Parisians’ favorite green island, La Villette’s park.

Le parc de la Villette abrite depuis le milieu des années 90 l'une des plus étonnantes salle de spectacles de la capitale. A mi-chemin entre la proximité du club et l'efficacité d'une salle de concerts, le Trabendo accueille jusqu'à 700 personnes.

Address:
211 Avenue Jean-Jaurès, Parc de la Villette, 75019, Paris, France

Phone:
0142011212

Website:http://www.trabendo.fr/
MySpace:http://www.myspace.com/trabendo

Rock
Pop/Rock

The Futurheads, The Rakes, Art Brut