Les Inrocks Festival: Miossec, Terrenoire, Myth Syzer and Krisy

Today sees the start of the Les Inrocks Festival in Paris, an event run in conjunction with France's most switched-on cultural magazine.

While music is front and centre of the four-day event, there are discussions, meetings, food and film screenings all being held at the Gaîté Lyrique.

Tonight sees a performance by Miossec, whose album Les rescapés was released in September.



Also playing tonight are Manchester's W H Lung and Terrenoire, who have just released their debut EP.


Tomorrow has John Grant, who released his Love is magic album earlier this year, along with Queen Zee from Liverpool, Touts from Derry and Fontaines D.C.  from Dublin.

On Friday it's the event hosts three developing French acts, featuring Myth Syzer whose Bisous debut was released in April. Also on the bill are Lolo Zouaï and Johan Papaconstantino.



The final night features a more hip hop and rap orientated bill, with Loud, Krisy, Octavian and Duckwrth.




Add to these some showcase sets by Zed Yun Pavarotti, Mauvais Oeil and Oh Mu.

As you might expect from Les Inrocks, it's a well curated line-up. A mix of  developing acts and more widely-known cult acts, French and international and cross-genres, but all with the kind of artistic credibility that attracted the attention of from France's most respected music mag and multimedia platform.

Les Inrocks festival

This weekend sees the Les Inrocks festival, with shows at venues in Paris as well as elsewhere in
France.

Tonight there are sets by Her, Lescop, Paradis and Juliette Armanet at La Cigale in Paris, La Boule Noire features Palace, A Giant Dog and Goat Girl.

Tomorrow sees Shock Machien, Parcels and Keep Dancing Inc at La Boule Noure, La Cigale features Jagwar Ma, Lost Under Heaven, Rat Boy, Let's Eat Grandma and Clara Luciani.

On Sunday  La Boule Noire hosts Pumarosa, Lewis Del MAr and Elf Kid, while the Cigale features Cassius, Formation and Adan Naas.

On Monday The Bataclan has a show by Tinariwen, Seratones and The Lemon Twigs.

Venues in Tourcoing, Nantes and Bordeaux host a selection of the acts over the weekend,  Lescop and Paradis playing all three towns,  Her playing Tourcoing and Nantes and Juliette Armanet at Bordeaux and Nantes.

Jagwar Ma, Lost Under Heaven and Rat Boy also play the three towns, and are joined by Let's eat Grandma at Nantes.

Tonight's sold out show by Her, Lescop, Paradis and Juliette Armanet is being streamed live. so a good opportunity to drop in on what looks like a very tastefully considered bill.