PressKit-BreutDissard
FRANCOIZ BREUT – A L’Aveuglette – select mp3s 01 La Conciergerie (Françoiz Breut – A L’Aveuglette) 02 Terre D’ombre (Françoiz Breut – A L’Aveuglette) 03 Les Jeunes Pousses (Françoiz Breut – A L’Aveuglette) 04 Mouchoir De Poche (Françoiz Breut – A L’Aveuglette) 05 Dunkerque (Françoiz Breut – A L’Aveuglette) 06 Golo (Françoiz Breut – A L’Aveuglette) 07 Nébuleux Bonhomme (Françoiz Breut – A L’Aveuglette) On Tour Together:
FRANCOIZ BREUT & MARIANNE DISSARD
This is the long-awaited first US tour for French chanteuse Françoiz Breut, the original pioneer of the Nouvelle Scène Française. Opening is French-born, Tucson-based Marianne Dissard. The two women are label-mates in Europe (Le Pop Musik) and met ten years ago, when Marianne wrote a couple of songs for Françoiz with music provided by Joey Burns (Calexico) and Howe Gelb (Giant Sand). Tour poster + hi-res images: http://www.mariannedissard.com/presskit-breutdissard-tour-2010/ Françoiz Breut: photos/more information: Marianne Dissard: photos/more information:
Paris One Takes” is available as free album download here: http://www.mariannedissard.com
Tour Publicity: Carl Hanni/Mod Media, 520-622-6313, modmedia@theriver.com
Itinerary: 9/27 San Diego, CA – Soda Bar – 9:00pm
9/29 San Luis Obispo, CA – Steynberg Gallery – 8:00pm 9/30 San Francisco, CA – Hotel Utah – 9:00pm 10/01 Eugene, OR – Sam Bond’s Garage – 9:00pm 10/02 Portland, OR – Lola’s Room – 8:00pm 10/03 Seattle, WA – Triple Door – 7:30pm 10/05 Los Angeles, CA – Echo Curio – 8:00pm 10/06 Phoenix, AZ – Trunk Space – 8:00pm 10/07 Prescott, AZ – Raven – 8:00pm FRANÇOIZ BREUT The original pioneer of the Nouvelle Scène Française, Françoiz Breut began her career modestly and away from the limelight, as a background singer for her former partner, Dominique A. When A eventually encouraged her to start on her own path in 1997, Breut’s unique voice quickly became the ideal ambassador for this blossoming French scene among foreign audiences. Artists wrote for her, from Dominique A to Philippe Katerine and Yann Tiersen, to name but the most famous. Bands from Herman Düne to Calexico recorded and toured with her, and a figure as influential as Howe Gelb (Giant Sand) even wrote a “Letter to Françoiz.” Dominique A once said: “Everybody loves Françoiz”, and he wasn’t just talking about musicians, but about audiences everywhere. This is a voice that’s hard to resist. With her fourth album À L’Aveuglette, Françoiz Breut is breaking new ground: for the first time, she wrote all her own lyrics. Music video: 2009 – “Nébuleux Bonhomme” http://vimeo.com/4414056 MARIANNE DISSARD French-born, Tucson-based chanteuse Marianne Dissard, listed as one of “50 French people making their mark on the USA” by France-Amérique Magazine, has toured extensively the world over with her first album, the Joey Burns-produced L’Entredeux (“Top Ten French albums of the Decade” on various blogs, “Coup de Coeur” from French Académie Charles Cros for its lyrics). Between Chanson and Americana, her music draws inspiration and strength from her hometown of Tucson, Arizona, where she has collaborated with Calexico, Howe Gelb, Naïm Amor, Sergio Mendoza, Brian Lopez, Salvador Duran and many others. Marianne showcased at SXSW 2010, where she blogged about the festival for the Huffington Post, and recently released her intermediary album, Paris One Takes (8/10 stars Blurt, 4/5 stars Venus, “Definitely one of our favorite albums of 2010″ Lucid Culture), as a free download, available at www.mariannedissard.com. Her second studio album, L’Abandon, sung in French, English, Spanish and Italian, will be released in January 2011 with its companion DVD, a film informed by Andy Warhol’s western escapade, “Lonesome Cowboys”. Marianne is also a poet, performance artist and filmmaker, and her work with choreographer Ami Garmon showcased at the Musée d’Art Moderne de Paris and she sang at MOMA in NYC. WHAT IS CHANSON, WHAT IS NOUVELLE CHANSON? From a centuries-long tradition in French vocal music of solo songs – as opposed to opera, from the troubadours to chanson de salon (19th century) and chanson réaliste (1880’s to WWII) – Chanson is a musical style then mainly performed by women (Edith Piaf, Fréhel, Damia), to the mid-20th century ‘classic greats” (Jacques Brel, Serge Gainsbourg, Georges Brassens, Léo Ferré). “Nouvelle Chanson” is a recently-coined term, encompassing artists that draw from the chanson tradition, whether in France or abroad (Emilie Simon, Camille, Dominique A., Keren Ann), with an ear for international influences (rock, electronica, latin) and a continued emphasis on crafted lyrics and dramatic expressiveness. |
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