France Rocks team is saddened to announce the sudden death of groundbreaking artist Philippe Cerboneschi « Zdar ». Zdar was scheduled to perform at Central Park Summer Stage as part of the France Rocks Summer Fest on Sunday. We will honor his memory with a tribute and a shared listening of Cassius’ last album “Dreem” released today. A major […]
Coachella have unveiled the full line-up for their 2018 festival and it includes many artists “made in France” Here is the breakdown of performance dates: April 13th & 20th -Jean-Michel Jarre -Benjamin Clementine -Carpenter Brut -MHD -The Blaze -Soulwax -Carl Craig April 14 & 21th -Busy P -Django Django April 15th & 22nd -Ibeyi -Petit Biscuit
The Maestro’s back again, and in a huge fashion – Stromae has just announced several North American dates in April 2015, and a night at the world famous Madison Square Garden pegged for October 1st. The electro-pop-hip-hop Belgian sensation has already sold out three performances at major New York venues in the past year (first at Best […]
LORDE shares the love for French music in this clip for her cover story in Billboard. Any fans who saw Stromae recently in Los Angeles may or may not have noticed the young New Zealand pop sensation in the audience as well. The kiwi singer’s Francophile music passion doesn’t stop at Belgian electro pop star […]
Stromae has gone to number one on the charts of 16 countries but – until recently – he had never performed for late night US TV. Add another feat to the Stromae achievement list as he’s just played on Seth Myers late night show, where he performed “Papaoutai”, viewable here. The Belgian pop star is […]
Stromae, the Belgian electro-pop phenomenon sweeping across Europe, back to the US and across the world embarks on what’s guaranteed to be a massively successful and entertaining North American tour. The maestro’s two shows at New York’s Terminal Five sold out almost immediately after he had already sold out a performance at the Best Buy […]
The Belgian musician Stromae, already a massive success in Europe, thrilled a sold-out crowd of French, Belgian, and American fans at New York’s Best Buy Theater in Times Square on June 20th. His next two shows for September at Terminal 5 in New York are already sold-out too. Jon Pareles wrote a glowing review of […]
There are two common stereotypes about jazz music today: too old-fashioned or too avant-garde. For those who have heard the young sensation Cécile McLorin Salvant, this must seem like idle chatter. Describing Salvant’s standout performance this August at the Charlie Parker Jazz Festival in Harlem, NYTimes Music Critic Ben Ratliff writes: “She’d earned the audience’s trust, […]
