The Shins - Live from the streets of Montmartre
The newest Take-Away Show features The Shins performing in and around Montmartre in Paris. Download the full quality mp4’s (pt 1, pt 2), open full screen, press play, and enjoy.
Rue des Trois Frères, Montmartre (Amélie Poulain’s neighborhood). Amidst the lazy agitation and seething strollers of the neighborhood, people move through slowly, taking their time surrounded by tourists who love to look, and vendors and habitants who love to show. It’s in this corner of the city where improvisation comes alive in boundless measure. Accordions, Tzigane violins, and gypsy jazz feed the particular urban decorum. So why not an American pop band And as The Shins planted themselves among a packed café terrace to play ‘Turn Me On’, a certain wise enthusiasm emerged. James Mercer and crew joked about the amount of small change this song could bring home on the street, which wasn’t too farfetched of a musing. In front of the café, and later as we neared the intersection, fans emerged with excited surprise and tourists and Parisians alike flickered with delight as the abnormal scene punctuated their quiet Sunday with pleasant curiosity.
From the always wonderful La Blogotheque
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