Hey hey,
Bit of a shameless plus this one. I'm an UK expat living in Paris working as a freelance journalist.
I found it pretty hard to know what was going on, in terms of live music in the city, for the first six months or so of being here.
Luckily, I now find it a little easier, mainly because I made contacts at most major venues around Paris, but I thought that others may be having the same trouble I did and as such I've started a little blog to help folk out.
If you're interested the address is gigsinparis.wordpress - you can also follow on twitter.
Feel free to get in touch if you're looking for anything more specific.
Thanks,
Mark