... which gets big-name bands to busk their way around the streets of Paris. Indie faves the Shins, Arcade Fire and Cold War Kids, as well as French-language artists like Quebec’s Malajube, have all participated –- live, public shows that draw their charm from a combination of spontaneity and back-to-basics enthusiasm. (In the Shins video, in which the band strolls around Montmartre, the lead singer James Mercer asks the band if it can come up with an intro to its song “Gone for Good” that has “that Mexican style” –- presumably because it fits the pseudo-mariachi-band vibe.)