Holly Throsby

It sucks when you hear a tour and the first thing you go is "oh man, the Captain would love to go with that to me!" and then you realize the Captain passed away earlier this year. Well damn. Holly Throsby was definitely one of those acts that he'd go with me to see. Because you see, the Captain had a love of all things female singer-songwriters.

Well, on less depressing news, this will be a beautiful gig. For a handy sum of about $20, you can go see Holly at the old Troubadour, better known now as the Black Bear Lodge. It's on the 29th of March and I really can't imagine a better place in Brisbane suited for her.

The Troubadour (as a zombie)

(Thanks for the graf Emma)

It's very un-Brisbane and un-hipster of me to say I never once went to a show at the Troubadour. But here we go, I'll admit it here. I never once went to a show at the Troubadour. So many good gigs came and went, and I always thought "next time". Until the next time became the last time and I couldn't get a ticket in.



Not too long ago I was mourning the fact that it was closed. Brisbane live music was dying! But oh, what providence. What divine intelligence... It's back.

Sort of. It's re-opening in May as the Black Bear Lodge, which will have a distinctly Canadian feel. I imagine with black bears. And mountie costumes. And possibly Ryan Adams' albums playing between bands.

And yes, I said bands, because they are bringing back live music. Although it won't be the same. Instead of having bands, they will focus predominantly on solo artists. The best part though, is it will be free entry, so you can always just wander in for a drink and catch some of Brisbane's best.

I can't wait.

The Troubadour last show

Well it's upon us. The Troubadour's last days. After this Sunday, it will be no more. But they've got a concert to go out in style with! Playing the last show in the 21st of November will be:

• Los Huevos
• “Mystery Band 1”
• “Mystery Band 2”
• Texas Tea
• Mexico City
• Ed Guglielmino & The Show
• P-Uke
• Cori
• DJ El Norto

I'm not sure who the Mystery Bands are, but I guarantee it will be someone from the lush history of the venue. I have a few ideas, but I'm not going to say them on here.

Get along and see it, say goodbye to Brisbane's best little folk-indie spot.

RIP (the Troubadour)

It's not been a good few months for Brisbane live music. First off, the Lofly Hangar is shutting down. It's also rumoured that the Globe is shutting down. But the one that is definite and sad is the home of Brisbane's acoustic and alt-country live music, the Troubadour.

We're not sure why yet, but apparently it's because of the old building or high costs or something like that. All we know is, it's sad. There were a raft of shows coming up, most of which have been moved to the Zoo (including the Jezabels/Two Hours Traffic).

Apparently there will be a final goodbye show on November 21st, with artists to be announced. I guarantee this will be huge, so when it goes on sale, get in quickly!

The Jezabels/Two Hours Traffic

Over the last few weeks I've been blaring a very nice little indie release from the great Snow Mexico (aka Canada). The band, Two Hours Traffic, does very awesome upbeat indie-pop. It seems to be what Canada does best: happy guitar-fueled indie.


So needless to say, I was a little excited when I found out they were coming over to Australia to tour with another great indie-pop band: the Jezabels. This tour is to celebrate the new Jezabels EP, Dark Storm. This new EP is amazing. So much so that it's even charting on the ARIA charts. After the debacle that was the award show the other night, I'm not sure that it means anything, but it surely means that there is something good about it.

The show was scheduled for the Troubadour on the 4th of December, but it's now moved to the Zoo on the 5th. If you like indie, you'd best be there with me.

Jezabels
Two Hours Traffic