Secrètes de Paris

With Claire and Mika (center) at the SOMO Bar (Rue Montmartre, 2nd) to celebrate another February birthday. Doesn't look a day over 29, does she?! SOMO is owned by the same folks as the Lizard Lounge over in the Marais (Rue du Bourg-Tibourg), so there's a similar crowd of 25-35ish "trying to look casually snazzy" Parisians and Anglophones. Up in the oddly tiled tower is a DJ we can barely see, but the music is good so who cares? Being a holiday in Paris, most of the town is off skiing, so we could actually find seats at the bar and watch the girls make eyes at the cute Danish bartender (who was pounced on immediately by Claire's tall, blonde Danish friend...making the most of an unfair advantage!)

Nicolas Ullmann (in the police uniform) welcomes the crowd of Paris-Paris to the latest installment of the Ullmann Cabaret Soirées, with the Danish rock band Who Made Who. Here he introduces the opening act, Nervous Cabaret (from Brooklyn).



Who Made Who are a bit of a mix between Primus and David Byrne. And they rock!



The Paris-Paris is owned by the famous French grafitti artist who created Monsieur André. Alas, it seems Mr. A has retired from the walls of Paris, but here you can see him immortalized in neon on the right of the stage!



Forget the fact that they're wearing matching sweatpants and t-shirts with Ronnie Regan on them (must be all the rage in Denmark...aside from other rages), don't miss this band if they come through your town!

A blurry glimpse of Go-Go Paris Editor Kate van den Boogert at the magazine's anniversary party at Andy Wahloo Bar (69 rue des Gravilliers, 3rd), February 1st.



A typically packed and smokey night at the Andy Wahloo...