Rehearsals have begun with LUX in full – in preparation for our electric coming out at the Festival La Chapelle in Troyes, France. This will be the first concert as LUX goes electric with Franck Ballier on drums and Julien Boisseau on bass, the same rhythm section who was with us to record the EP at Studio Black Box.
LUX is a new name for a project that began in 2009 when Sylvain Laforge found his way into my orbit in Paris. The songs came forth like water and still do and we began gigging in Paris a few months after our meeting. Perhaps we were so entranced by the writing and composing that…
Hey hey hey, LUX has crossed the Atlantic to bring their Velvet Rock home to New York City. It will be acoustic and it will be groovy. Check out our Facebook for times and places. www.facebook.com/luxtheband Photo courtesy: Eric Massaud Poster: Mike Derez
Sunday, Paris. Indian Summer is upon us, and there are gigs and projects for LUX in the works. Up next is an acoustic concert at Le Cavern which is a long-standing venue for many Paris bands. It is dark, it is underground (literally) and it is right next door. This lovely poster reminds me to…
Every outing brings new sensations, new images, new faces and sometimes new friends. Le Martin Pêcheur, “Scots Pub”, is a cover for what is, in fact, a small haven for music, tucked away next to the Canal de Loing in Nargis. The owner Pete is the most magnanimous of hosts along with his wife…
La Sorbonne is a unique place for a rock concert – acoustic is the rule – so LUX was in full band modest “unplugged” with Nicolas Deschamps as second guitarist and Aurélie Simenel on drums/percussion. A beautiful evening in a legendary place. Photo courtesy Alice Briesz