The Troubadour

Happy Spring world!  To kick off the bright, new season, the Troubadour has some mighty fine shows on offer this week.  The coming weeks, moving steadily into the silly season are certainly ramping up and the gig diary for 2010 is already filling up.  Got Christmas party plans? Better get in quicksmart….

Hello friendly folks - thanks to everyone who came out last week, it certainly was a busy week/weekend with some great shows and some dirty secrets for us to keep. You know what they say, “What happens at the Troubadour, stays in the Troubadour.”

Check out the gig guide below for this week’s listings - locals Disco Nap launch and the almighty Lovejoy reform for guitarist Jeff’s birthday. It’s gonna get messy!

So this week features a public holiday for Brisbane people on Wednesday and the Troubadour is celebrating by swinging open the doors on Tuesday night. Additionally, the Q Song Awards is being held at the Tivoli on the same night so come on down and have a post-awards drink and rub shoulders with the industry, the musicians and everyone else. This night is typically very big annually and this year, it features music from Rocketsmiths, Teenage Wolves and Grey Stills.

Elsewhere, it’s a bloody big week - Andrew Morris‘ The Great South East Tour hits town as does Monqiue Brumby and Diana Anaid’s double-header - like Anaid’s 1996 hit suggests, it will go off!  Brisbane’s favourite rock degenerates The Hymies are playing their last show (possibly) ever, Brisbane’s latest folk outfit Charlie Mayfair headlines what could be the best-looking lineup around that also includes Montpelier and Inland Sea.

Melbourne’s epic rock outfit [ME] are visiting.  All of this plus DJ El Norto spinning the tunes makes the Troub the place to be this week.  Seeya down the front!

Thanks to the cancellation of a rather large event, we’ve been left to book last minute shows once again this week.  Thanks to all of those who have put their hands up to step up and do their best last minute sets - you are truly invaluable.

So the weekend will look a little something like this:

FRIDAY:
A free club night where the Troub will swing open its doors as a bar instead of a live venue. Our staple vinyl god - DJ El Norto - will be spinning his brilliant blend of the trash and the treasure. Entry will be completely free.

SATURDAY:
A bit of a rock night with four dazzling local outfits stepping onto stage to sweat it out in the only way they know how. Buick Six, Transvaal Diamond Syndicate, Bonfire Nights and Dead Shades are the ones to turn up for - all the details below….

There’s nothing that warms the cockles of hearts more than when friends come together to save the day. A last minute line-up drop out this week caused a bit of panic but now we’ve ended up with one of the greatest local lineups we could possibly think of.  GIANTS OF SCIENCE, GENTLE BEN & HIS SENSITIVE SIDE and MEXICO CITY all take the stage this very Friday night for a non-Splendour affair that won’t break the bank and has a distinct lack of mud, rain and wankers.  Also, as always, DJ EL NORTO will be spinning the wheels of steel, flipping between the skins for Gentle Ben and the vinyl within the DJ booth. Please get behind this one, it’s a show that will make a difference to all concerned.  Special shout out to Ben Salter and Simon Homer for making this baby possible.

Other focus shows this week include the first stop of the Broken Compass Tour - a night featuring Montpelier, Blame Ringo and Claire Whiting - on Thursday night as well as a raucous affair on Saturday featuring the Hard-Ons. Have a happy weekend non-Splendour goers!

So as we’re well and truly into the second half of the year:  the shows, the touring, the partying, the good times tend to ramp up.  Soon the Winter chill will be behind us and the sweaty Summer months will drag us out from in front of the heater and back into party mode.  That’s not to say that the shows happening this week won’t warm your Winter woes.

Kicking off Thursday night with Matt Corby abled supported by local songstress Tara Simmons, the week also features a long-awaited debut album launch from local art-rockers Drawn from Bees, a visit from Melbourne’s Young Heretics, a late slot from blues-rockers Transvaal Diamond Syndicate and a Sunday session from Pensive Penguin.  All the details in the gig which features a bunch of newly added shows - check it out.

Local heroes The Gin Club are launching their brand, spanking new album Deathwish this week with THREE intimate shows at the Troubadour and, well, they’re nearly all sold out!  The allocation for the Friday and Saturday night shows are completely exhausted and there are a few tickets left for the Sunday night, so please get in really quickly if you want to witness Brisbane’s finest launching their newest - these shows are bound to be very, very special.

Following the Ginners Saturday night show we have Brisbane’s newest collective Inland Sea with their Late Show debut. These guys are being touted as rather exciting quite early in their short career so you probably should stick around to catch them also.

Otherwise, it’s business as usual with local shows headlined by Million on Wednesday and Elke on Thursday.

Pull up ya party pants and strap on yer drinking boots because this week provides another big one at the Troub, kicking off Wednesday night with the fine folk at Dew Process throwing a bit of a mid-week, Winter bash featuring their own Last Dinosaurs and the hottest emerging talent from around the country - Big Scary, Guineafowl and Brisbane’s own Ball Park Music. Tickets are moving so jump in quick for that one.

From their we havea  fine array of locals with Nova Scotia, Re:Enactment and Tape/Off highlighting your Thursday, the awesome HITS launching vinyl on Friday, Sydneysiders Dead Letter Chorus rolling into town Saturday night and an unusually awesome Sunday night consisting of Perth’s The Devil Rides Out, Smokestack Orchestra and New Jack Ruby’s.

And don’t forget the 1am special on Saturday night (or Sunday morning really) THE LATE SHOW this week featuring the awesome Moses Gunn Collective - don’t miss these lads ripping it up and warming up for a brand new and debut EP release.

Moses Gunn Collective play The Late Show this Saturday night at 1am

“SOLD OUT” The words every band would love to see next to their gig guide listing and in this case, it’s Boy & Bear with yet another accolade added to their hefty resume.  Sorry to say, that’s it folks - no more tickets will be available for their show Saturday night with Brisbane’s own Oh Ye Denver Birds and the rather excellent Perth outfit The Chemist. Aside from that, it’s pretty much business as usual EXCEPT it’s a loooong weekend, so Sunday night’s show featuring Rocketsmiths and friends will be a corker!

Howdy folks and welcome to June! Another month has gone by and seriously, it goes so damn fast huh? It’s pretty easy for us to sit here and tell you that there are a few NOT TO BE MISSED shows this week, everybody says that - however, there are a few stellar shows this week and a couple of unmissables - hope the drinking pants are pressed ready to go.

The first week of June kicks off early on Tuesday night with a great show from Whitley. There’s a lot said in the press about the man retiring to study or something so this could be the last time you get to witness his excellent repitoire live on-stage. Actually, that’s a lie - with the show already sold out there is a repeat performance Wednesday, both shows feature support from Gossling and Seagull - TICKETS HERE!

American songstress Holly Miranda rolls into town this Sunday night. She’s had accolades thrown left, right and centre at her from such luminaries as Lou Reed, Kanye West and Laurie Anderson. There are still are a few tickets for this one, grab them now RIGHT HERE!

A strong Aussie lineup hits town Saturday night - Fire! Santa Rosa, Fire!, Troub faves Deep Sea Arcade as well as local kids Ball Park Music and the hard-rocking Buick Six. Skip Saturday night at the movies and check this one, such a solid lineup from exclusively Aussie acts - TICKETS HERE!

Also, we must thank Ironside and Bang Bang Boss Kelly who have both stepped up and into last minute slots. You’re both saviors.

Aaaaaand, if you plan to see Hunters & Collectors legend Mark Seymour on Friday night, get in quick - it is selling mighty fast. With his catalogue of cracking classics, who’s surprised?

As the weather outside gets colder, the warmth of the Troubadour is proving May to be the busiest month of 2010 so far. Kicking off Tuesday night once again with Grand Atlantic’s fourth and final show of their month-long, tri-state residency. This week’s grand finale will be special with Bonfire Nights and Steve Grady along for the ride.

This week also marks the end of our other two residencies - the Thursday thanks to Chris Bailey and Ed Kuepper, man what a great trio of show AND The Blackwater Fever’s Saturday night Late Show run.

As for the rest of the weekend, well it probably can’t get much better than Friday night with The Audreys, Saturday night with Richmond Fontaine and Sunday night with ex-Love Outside Andromeda’s Sianna Lee - DAMN!

In other news, we have a new email address - bookings@thetroubadour.com.au - please use this one from now on and adjust all your records accordingly. See you at the bar!

With a few troubles with our previous server, we’ve changed our email address. Please note that the old one is not operational.  The new one is:

bookings@thetroubadour.com.au

We’ve been notified that we have to close at 12 midnight this Saturday night due to Anzac Day landing on Sunday.  Unfortunately, this creates two changes with our Saturday night running: 1) The times for The Bats’ show will all be moved forward by one hour (see set time below) and 2) The Late Show featuring the Young Liberals has to be cancelled.

THE BATS RUNNING TIMES:
07:00pm - Doors
08:00pm - The Deadnotes
09:00pm - Greg Brady
10:00pm - The Bats

While the world continues to endure volcanoes, earthquakes and gangster murders, the Troubadour continues to kick along rather nicely on the inside. This week’s gig guide features yet another varitey of something for everyone.  Seja and Otouto combine their collective talents for a dual album launch while local lad Dan Parsons has a new single to play for you on Sunday night. Saturday night begins with NZ’s The Bats and ends with a Late Show slot from the Young Liberals. And we probably should mention our old mates Moses Gunn Collective whipping up a storm on Friday - they are one band not to miss!

The Smokestack Orchestra and Sabrina Lawrie ought to get a almighty slap on the back as they’ve just stepped in to take a failed Friday night drop out and managed to breathe some new life into it by taking the stage. Friday night - come on down and help us say thanks to these fine, fine folk! More details as they come to hand.

Otherwise, well, it’s a big one really. Yeah, we have Gareth Liddiard - need we say anymore. This will sellout and Gareth will impress… he’s just that sort of guy really. And speaking of legendary frontmen, ex-Custard mainman David McCormack graces us with us brilliance on Saturday night - come see why this guy is a Brisbane legend. And later in the evening, The Young Liberals are back for round two of their April residency - they whipped up a storm last weekend and are ready to do it all again!

So now we’re over Easter, we’re gearing up for May which, we might add, is shaping up to be one helluva busy month. With residencies on Tuesday nights (Grand Atlantic), Thursday nights (Chris Bailey and Ed Kuepper) and Saturday night Late Shows (The Blackwater Fever), it already feels full, but that doesn’t even count the high-profile shows we have from the likes of Dan Kelly, The Audreys, Old Man River and Jen Cloher/Jordie Lane. It’s going to be huge!

But first we have to get through April and, most immediately, this week. The big news this week is, of course, Brightblack Morning Light - the show we’ve been rambling on about for weeks. Well we’re going to give it another plug because, well, we’re rather excited about it. Mistletone are still offering two for one tickets to show their New Mexican buddies a nice, full room. Just use the password “mistletone” from the OzTix page. Don’t miss this one, seriously.

Until next week….

Easter is upon us once again and this week, the Troubadour will only have two shows and will be closed from Good Friday right through until the following Wednesday night (April 7). Get on down for the two shows that we do have on this week as they’re both pretty stellar - The Inconsolables, My Fiction and Brant Ward on Wednesday and Timothy Carroll, Tash Parker and Indigo Kids on Thursday.

The Brightblack Morning Light show is creeping up quickly and the kind folk at Mistletone are now offering TWO tickets for the price of ONE - just CLICK HERE and provide the password “mistletone” to access the deal. We’re tipping this to be one of our favourite shows of 2010 so please don’t miss out.

Elsewhere we’ve announced some pretty awesome shows - The Gin Club are launching their new album over three nights in July while another of Ben Salter’s projects - The Young Liberals - will be the Late Show residents for April. Check the gig guide for full details of these shows and all the other action.

If you can say nothing else about the Troubadour (and we know you can say lots more), it’s the simple fact that you can see some truly amazing shows within our comfy environs.The weekend just gone was a true display of this with Kid Sam and Deep Sea Arcade collectively smashing it out to a sell out crowd while the likes of local talent Carry Nation captivated with songs from her debut album which she also debuted on the night.

One forthcoming show, in particular, we’re incredibly excited about is Brightblack Morning Light, a band from New Mexico who are simply bound to blow your musical minds with their slow and hazy psychedelic jams- this will truly be an amazing show.

June announcements are starting to come through and already we’re proud to be hosting events from Aussie rock legend Mark Seymour and the  foul-mouthed yet thoroughly entertaining Whitley - both shows will sell out so get your tickets early.

So anyway, to this week and it’s no exception - Passenger (or Mike Rosenberg as his Mum knows him) is in town for another show. He’s come all the way from the UK and if there is an artist that defines the term “troubadour”, it’s Mike Rosenberg so come and make him feel welcome. Elsewhere - Friday night is a killer line-up of indie rock with Fire! Santa Rosa, Fire! launching a new single with the support from Numbers Radio, Re:Enactment and Mr. Maps while local lads Drawn from Bees launch a new single with a debut performance from rocking boy/girl duo Bonfire Nights.

And don’t forget New Jack Rubys will play their very final 1am slot. Next month… the Young Liberals take the Late Show limelight.

Thanks to all who came out on the weekend to witness the wide array of damn fine music that we were lucky enough to play our stage on the weekend. Most of it was local too which just goes to show the calibre of music in this town.  This week sees yet another quality lineup including a last minute set from the emerging Fushia who are doing great things around town.

Saturday night sees a stellar lineup of interstate folk combining their collective talents and playing one cracking show - they are, of course, Kid Sam who team up with the excellent Deep Sea Arcade and Seagull - this is really not one to be missed! The New Jack Rubys continue their month-long residency and if you were lucky enough to catch the first two, you know not to miss these next two.  And to cap off the weekend, the rather sublime Carry Nation mosies back home to launch her long-anticipated debut album Like A River Does.

Another solid weekend of entertainment in store for you at the Troubadour this weekend.  Friday night, come celebrate the launch of Texas Tea’s brand new vinyl release on Friday night while on Saturday Brisbane indie popsters The Boat People return to town with a new single also and support from Ball Park Music and Disco Nap.  New Jack Rubys will play their second of four 1am slots for their March residency while DJ El Norto spins the hits into the wee hours.

It’s not everyday you get an Icelandic folk hero playing within these fair walls here at the Troubadour. But that’s just what we have this week with Svavar Knutur - a talented fellow who caught the attention of Charlie Mayfair. They became so enamoured with him, they simply had to have him play here in Brisbane. And with the rain not really looking like stopping anytime soon, he might feel a little more at home here in Brisbane than usual.

Elsewhere on the schedule this week, we have an EP launch from the rather mind-blowing Cairns outfit The Medics. Also, a homecoming of sorts for home-grown heroin Washington who sold out this show over two weeks ago, showing testiment to her ever-growing popularity. Saturday night along with jaffle heaven and DJ El Norto spinning some floor fillers, New Jack Rubys will begin a Late Show residency for the month of March.

So you could say it’s all happening but you probably should come and see for yourself.

A bit of a press release….

Standing strong for seven years, The Troubadour has become somewhat of an institution in the Brisbane live music scene with bands, agents and punters quick to name-drop the venue as one of their favourites in the country.

In 2010, both the management and staff have banded together to provide not only the ultimate, cosy live environment for the keen music-lover and a muso’s night-off haven, but also are implementing a few changes to maximise on the actual performer’s playing experience overall.

With this in mind, we are proud to announce the following points:

ROOM HIRE:
The flat-rate room hire once in place will now be completely dropped for a simpler and more attractive deal. The Troubadour will now take $2.50 per head that comes through the front door, making the deal a lot more attractive for the performer, hopefully also providing an incentive to promote their shows sufficiently.

FOCUS ON THE AFTER-PARTY:
We have introduced DJ El Norto (ex-Ric’s) to the team, spinning the trash and treasure hits on the wheels of steel every Friday and Saturday night until 3am. The aim is to provide the perfect party environment for the punters who want to kick on post-gig or the socialite simply looking for somewhere happening to go.

THE LATE SHOW – 1AM RESIDENCIES AVAILABLE
For just under a year, The Late Show has been providing the only late-night live music in town and pulling the punters through the door by the dozens. Following the success of spaghetti-western, instrumental surf-heroes Los Huevos with their impressive four-week stint of Saturday night 1am slots, The Troubadour will be offering more in the coming months. The general offer is open to the bands that can bring the party each and every week for the drinking masses – apply at thetroubadour@graffiti.net

JAFFLES
A minor addition that has the streets buzzing with excitement… no one quite anticipated the squeals of glee when The Troubadour introduced jaffles only a couple of weeks ago. Well needless to say, they’re here and they’re here to stay.

ONLINE PRESENCE
And finally, The Troubadour is out there on just about every means of social networking to keep you right up to date with show news, last minute changes, ticketing info and reviews, etc. Make sure you’re onto the following:

·                  MySpace - www.myspace.com/thetroubadourvenue

·                  Twitter – www.twitter.com/Troubadour_Bris

·                  Facebook – http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/pages/Fortitude-valleyBrisbane/The-Troubadour/391663585507?ref=ts

·                  Website/Newsletter subscriptions – www.thetroubadour.com.au

Greetings superfriends and welcome to another week at the Troubadour. This week it’s simply an onslaught of some stunning local acts, all champing at the bit to get up there and throw it all at the wall for you, the loyal punter. Check the full gig guide below for tickets, details and starting times.

Also, if you’re a bit of a night owl don’t forget our rather excellent 1am session, affectionately known as The Late Show, happens each and every Saturday night. Not only is it the only live music in town around that time but also it’s fast becoming the meeting place of choice thanks to the tune-programming prowess of DJ El Norto, our newly introduced and hugely embraced jaffle iron and, of course, some excellent bands.

We’re currently recruiting bands for The Late Show… bands that can and aren’t afraid to  bring the party to a late night slot alongside DJ El Norto, so submit you band to thetroubadour@graffiti.net

Happy Australia Day for yesterday!  Hope you managed to combat the sweaty climate and still have a great day. This week, it’s business as usual with surf heroes Los Huevos completeling their last week of their month-long 1am residency. Make sure you check out this final show this Saturday night.

In an official statement today, Vegas Kings stated: “Due to an unfortunate mixed touch football related injury Vegas Kings won’t be playing this Friday night at The Troubadour. The girl that took Angus out has escaped any suspensions. Let’s hope he heals quickly…. We will be replaced by The Horrortones…”

Sucks for Angus… rules for all of you attending Lovers of Modern Art’s launch of their debut album Genuine Copy!

The Horrortones are an elusive creature.. make sure you come along and catch one of a handful of the gigs they’re bound to play this year.The Cheats from Melbourne will be joining the party.
$15 on the door and $15 Genuine Copy album sale specials on the night.

LOVERS OF MODERN ART @ THE TROUBADOUR THIS FRIDAY

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It’s all going on at the Troubadour.  Needless to say the newly-introduced jaffles are a hit, DJ El Norto is spinning up a storm every Friday and Saturday night and the new and awesome shows are finally coming through thick and fast.  As we mosy through January, the shows begin to heat up and this week’s are just the beginning.

“QUICKSAND” : DJ El Norto (ex Ric’s)
spins the trash & treasure hits
on the wheels of steel
at the Troubadour
most Friday & Saturday nights til late
…lets rock!

Also…. jaffles!

Also… The Late Show residency for January with Los Huevos

Greetings folks and welcome to another year. Hopefully you all had a great and relaxing break and are well and truly ready for 2010. Dunno about you but there’s something in the air for 2010 and we reckon it’s going to be pretty darn special.

We’ve had our thinking caps on this end, trying to come up with ways to make your each and every Troubadour experience a great and memorable one.  As the demeanour of the Valley outing is becoming less and less, well, pleasant every night, we’ve decided to take advantage and make our cosy environs somewhat of a sanctuary and introducing a couple of wee changes. It’s already one of the best live environments in town and now we’re aiming to make it the number one party place of choice with the addition of El Norto spinning vinyl every Friday and Saturday night into the wee hours.

And there’s more… we’re now serving jaffles!!! Yep, rather than heading outside into something that feels akin to the Big Day Out, you can hang safely inside, avoid the grease and have a good ol’ fashioned toastie with your gin in a jar. So that’s it for now but rest assured, we’ll be doing what it takes to provide the ultimate environment for your next night out.

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As we approach the final shows of 2009, we like to reflect on what a rather awesome year it has been. But like anyone else, we too have New Year’s Resolutions and ours is to continue running the Troubadour as one of the best live venues in the Valley, a sanctuary to the Big Day Out-like mess outside if you will. We’ve already introduced some brand new initiatives for 2010 which you will keep you partying on in oblivion to the wee hours every weekend. And you never know, soon you might not even need to go outside for a snack. <wink wink>

The final shows for the year all culminating with a very special Christmas show from Darren Hanlon on Monday  night. We will re-open Saturday, January 2nd.

So from all of us here at The Troubadour, thanks for your support throughout 2009 - live music wouldn’t be here without you. Have a safe and merry Christmas and a most excellent New Year.

We’re well and truly into party season now folks and as we approach Christmas, things are just getting sillier and sillier.  As the Valley becomes more and more raucous by the day, the Troubadour is still standing, bigger and better than ever as the ever-faithful sanctuary for the musician and music lover in us all.  It’s another talent-fuelled week this end, just check out the array of talent playing this week.

December is well and truly underway and before you know it the Christmas wine will be flowing freely and we’ll be starting all over again.

Unfortunately we have some sad news for Cloud Control this week, they’ve had a death in one of the band member’s familes and have had to pull out of the Thursday night show. Brisbane’s Hungry Kids of Hungary have graciously offered to step in and fill in the mighty big shoes for the Thursday night show only - but Friday will be business as usual for Cloud Control and their co-headling jaunt with Leader Cheetah.

It’s baffling where the time goes… this week is the final week of November which, next week, leads us to the final month of 2009. One of the busiest and most sought-after weeks of the year sees an array of artists gracing the Troub stage.  Special thanks to both the Swamplords and At Sea for putting together great last minute nights of entertainment.

Time flies when you’re having fun. As we begin to wind down November and crank up Summer and the silly season, the Troubadour is firing on all cylinders. This week is no exception with something for just about any true lover of music.

…. another stellar line-up of acts at the Troubadour. There isn’t much bad to be said about the talented folk gracing our stages this weekend.  Let’s let the gig guide do the talking.

It’s all kicking off early at the Troubadour this week so we’re getting a little headstart with the news.  There are a couple of must-see shows this week and you know we’re not the types to just sprout off at these shows being awesome. They are the real deal that true music lovers clamber all over to get to

Tuesday night’s lineup features the magnificent Elana Stone and Brian Campeau. If you caught these two at the Powerhouse Sunday just gone or at Alhambra the week before, then you’ll undoubtedly be up for a second round of the sublime sounds this pair make. The much talked about Passenger from the UK is also on the bill as support as is Jess Chalker.

Thursday night, it gives us great pleasure to host the brand new album launch for Angie Hart. Ms Hart has seen and done it all from fronting alt-poppers Frente to singing at the Bronze in cult TV show Buffy The Vampire Slayer. She’s onto her second solo album called Eat My Shadow and, in all seriousness, we can’t tell you how much we love her here at the Troub so come on out and see for yourself.  She comes with exceptional supports too - the stunning Eleanor Angel and her trio plus a shiny new outfit called Spring Skier (Kane from Hungry Kids of Hungary and Remy from Paper & The Plane).

Stay tuned for the weekend news….

Hands up who’s still hungover from Valley Fiesta? Ah, there’s just no partytime like Fiesta partytime is there?  Kudos to the organisers for the great music programming and, really, just for the phenomenal amounts of organisation and work that must go into these things.

We’re carrying the party-esque ethos that we indulged in last weekend into the warmer months, providing the best environment in town for your next live music experience.  Some great shows this week and also in the coming weeks.  Don’t forget, our Twitter will keep you right up to date right to the minute. https://twitter.com/troubadour_bris

Fiesta madness hits Brisbane this weekend, turning the Valley precinct into a creative ball of music, arts and entertainment. We here at the Troubadour are getting in on the action by offering FREE ENTRY all weekend from 12 midnight Friday right through to the end of Sunday, offering cosy confines to the musicians playing the festival as well as to true music lovers who remember coming to the Troub and drinking gin from a jar.

Providing the entertainment from 2pm both Saturday and Sunday will be some great special guest house bands and DJs before some great evening’s happenings ensure. Not only that, our traditional Late Show will be making an appearance on not only its usual timeslot on Saturday night but also on the Friday night - this is where the party truly starts.

This weekend we feature a couple of great nights brimming with some of the finest local talent Brisbane has to offer. First cab off the rank on Friday night is the annual Bonefinger Records Masquerade Ball, a party to be reckoned with featuring the launch of Drawn from Bees’ latest EP as well as sets from youngsters Ball Park Music and the much-buzzed newbies Oh Ye Denver Birds. You don’t want to miss any of these guys!  Saturday features those masters of the viral video Blame Ringo, stepping in to a show with the emerging Dan Parsons and band and a very special acoustic performance from two of the lads from Montpelier.

Next week, it’s Fiesta time as the annual Brisbane event hits the precinct. The Troubadour is providing a weekend of FREE entertainment with house bands, DJs and special guest spots on the Late Show.  Come hang with all the festival performers - it’s FREE ENTRY - “It’s as easy as drinking gin from a jar.”

Greetings Troubadour mailing list subscribers,

This week we’re wrapped to have another Aussie legend between our walls - Mark Seymour. The ex-Hunters & Collectors frontman has seen and done it all and that’s not even mentioning the incredible catalogue of songs he has to choose from. Also this week we give you the sublime Jen Cloher on Friday night as well as a last minute show on Saturday of some of Brisbane’s finest up and comers. See below for all the details and we’ll see you at the Troub.

Thanks for the billions of emails regarding the triple j party at the Troubadour featuring Paul Dempsey but sorry, we can’t give you tickets.  This one is up to the j’s so make sure you’re listening all day Wednesday to get your chance to win.

The rest of the weekend is shaping up quite nicely, thank you very much! Yes, Sounds of Spring and Parklife are both on but if festivals aren’t your bag then head on down for what’s on offer here.  This week we have whizz kid Tom Ugly as well the excellent Epicure as well as a festival after party thrown by the Travelling So-and-So’s. And that’s not even mentioning Farnsey’s right hand gal Dannielle Gaha for a relaxing Sunday night.  So anyway, we shall see you then!

Following our bumper seven-day week here at the Troubadour last week, things are about to get a whole lot bigger with triple j hosting a special intimate gig with Paul Dempsey next Wednesday night, September 23rd. He will be playing tracks from his new solo album ‘Everything Is True’ plus you’ll hear beautiful sounds from support act Kid Sam. It’s an exclusive triple j show - tickets are FREE but they are super limited. Want to be there? Keep listening to triple j to win.

Otherwise, it’s business as usual with some killer live shows - check the gig guide below.

This week the Troubadour seems to have gone all showcase-friendly as the annual Big Sound conference hits town. We’re playing our part, throwing open the doors to shine the spotlight on a a range of emerging local talent.

On top of that we’ve got the world’s fastest drummer Johnny Rabb (Monday) and a Plus One showcase (Tuesday) which displays the vast array of talent on the local label.  The weekend sees business as usual - see the list below for full details.

Twitter:  are you following the Troubadour for updated gig guides and set times - http://twitter.com/Troubadour_Bris

Another week, another great bunch of shows at the Troubadour. As we roll into the last six months of 2009, the shows are ramping up. We’re happy to be hosting some awesome new announcements including Luluc, The Wilson Pickers, Tom Ugly and Seattle’s Tiny Vipers.

This week, however, it’s a cracking who’s who of local talent including the brand new electro-pop outfit Ran/Run, Brisbane rock legends Vegas Kings and Melbourne indie darlings Hot Little Hands. Make sure you check out the website for playing times, door prices and all the forthcoming gig goodness.

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While we might not be serving dagwood dogs or fairy floss, the Troubadour will taking advantage of the Ekka public holiday on Wednesday by opening Tuesday night, just for something different. Rest assured that despite the lack of ferris wheels and bumper cars, the fun will be flowing ten-fold as the kind faces behind Footstomp Music have put together a very special tribute to The Clash and will be ploughing on into the evening. The Q Song Awards are on the same evening so if you’re attending, head over post-ceremony where you can either indulge in a celebatory drink or perhaps drown your sorrows. Either way, it’ll be a top night for all.

The rest of the week is stellar with locals Dave Di Marco, Grand Atlantic and The Gamble Sisters putting together shows while the Lovers Of Modern Art make their Troub debut at the Late Show and recent Rolling Stone-featured Melbourne three-piece The Red Tree show Brisbane what they’re made of.

Well Splendour is behind us for another year which should see Brisbane get back to something akin to normality this weekend. We have a great week planned starting with a brilliant line-up of local soloists Wednesday night and, in contrast, a brilliant foursome of local bands Saturday night.  And that’s not to mention the array of interstate talent and the triumphant return of the infamous Lost Of Love on Saturday night.

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