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Bad Girls in Sete

Bad Girls Rock Sete

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Deborah Bine

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Last weekend, I got up close and personal to see, firsthand, the Bad Girls rock Sete. They literally “took over” two bistros.

Friday night’s performanceย was in an intimate setting at a bistro on a backstreet in Sete. A popular place for locals, Le Bistro du Marche was hopping more than usual when the Bad Girls of London started their rockin’ performance.

Bad Girls in Sete

Bad Girls in Sete

Bad Girls in Sete

 

Even the barkeeper was overwhelmed with the crowd the Bad Girls brought into the hide-away-place. Business was booming.

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Bad Girls in Sete

 

When the Bad Girls let out their rendition of “Breaking up Somebody’s Home,” the crowd moved in on the tiny bandstand. Never mind that it was a steamy August night with only two bar doors opened to let in air.

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Bad Girls in Sete

Saturday night at Bar le St Clair, the atmosphere was electric.

With a front-row seat, I could feel the cool breeze from the Sete waterway … or maybe that was chills from the fabulous sounds coming from the Bad Girls Groove Band.

Bad Girls in Sete

Bad Girls in Sete
Bad Girls in Sete

 

Bad Girls in Sete

 

Either way, the combination of jazz, rock, and funk music and cocktails served with flaming sparklers lit up the town.

Bad Girls in Sete

 

The Bad Girls Groove Band is not your average rock group. Musicians range in age from 20s to 60s. Some have made the art a lifetime career with credentials that include composing, performing, and recording with musical partners throughout Europe. Others are just starting out, aspiring to keep the sounds of James Brown, Billie Holiday, Frank Sinatra, Amy Winehouse, and other jazz and blues icons alive.

 

Bad Girls in Sete

A few simply love to make music yet spend their daylight hours working in unrelated fields. Even though some stand-ins or “playmates” were on stage in Sete instead of the “regulars,” the group’s esprit de corps was evident. What holds them together is their incredible talent, energy, and soulful sound.

Bad Girls in Sete

 

Enjoy the Bad Girls Groove Band’s “Breaking up Somebody’s Home.”ย 

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