Troubadours Put A Spell On The Pagans

Proof positive -you can dress 'em up.



It was a wild event last Saturday night at Persephone's Ball even if it was at The Hilton.

No animals or people were harmed in these shots, and as far as we know, these people were driven mad only by the music.


The Troubadours said they would rock this event, and they kept their word.



The next event coming up is a benefit for Chris Gaffney at Surf Club Live THIS Sunday.
Stay tuned.

From Mark Noone-

PERSEPHONE'S MASQUERADE
The 7th Annual Spring Charity Gala, Dinner & Ball
The Hilton Of Silver Spring, Silver Spring, Maryland
Sat. April 12. 6:30 Open. 7:30 Dinner. 8:30 Dessert

Hey Gang! Do we get the gigs or what?!?!?!

This has been a wild party in the past and this year it will be wilder!

Check this out, click on the link and you’ll see! Not to be missed!

www.openhearth.org/springball/

Troubadours Go Pagan On April 12

We go just about anywhere someone wants us....
Persephone’s Masquerade Ball. What is it? It’s a dinner, and it’s a masquerade ball- "creative black tie" and costumes encouraged, and it's a pagan and pagan friendly gathering to benefit The Open Hearth Foundation and DC Pagan Community Center Project. All your questions can be answered at their web site- hit the link above.
(All we know is we have to show up and rock The Silver Spring Hilton.)
You have to get tickets for the dinner by April 9th, but tickets for just dessert and dancing will be sold at the door.

On The Road

Jake Flack took a field trip down to New Orleans his old stomping ground to play with Thousand Dollar Car- the band he had to leave when he moved back to DC. Derek Huston, a frequent sit-in sax guest of The Troubadours and ole pal took these shots when ANOTHER old DC connection Eric Brace of Last Train Home wandered through. Eric's now living in Nashville.

The Scene At Chick Hall's

There was a really good turn out at The Surf Club last Friday, despite the cold. The one and only Rhodes Tavern Troubadours were glad to be back together and playing in one of their favorite joints.


Thanks to Chip Py who caught all these great shots.


And
you have one more chance to catch The RTTS THIS SATURDAY MORNING (yes, A.M.-10 A.M. sharp to be precise) at The Avalon- one of the few old movie houses left in D.C. Bring the kids. Bring the neighbor's kids. Bring the birthday party...

Calling All Troubadours Fans to the Surf Club

If you've been meaning to go, now is your chance-
finally The Rhodes Tavern Troubadours will appear live and in person THIS FRIDAY NIGHT at the legend in its' own time, still gasping, but not for long- Chick Hall's Surf Club right there at 4711 Kenilworth Avenue in Beautiful Bladensburg- gem of Prince George's (don't call it PG) County. Karen Collins and her Backroads Band will hold up the honky tonk end of the show while The Troubadours will faithfully lean towards the rocking side. Show starts at 9:30. Most probably this will be the last time Troubadours play Chick Hall's- where the real people like to hang.

And if The Troubadours' show leaves you wanting more... you are in luck. Mark Noone will be playing At The Velvet Lounge in downtown DC the very next night- Jan 26- this time disguised as a Hula Monster.

And don't forget - coming up -Feb 2 -it's the RTT kid's show at the historic Avalon Theater.

Try and get your fill now...it may be a long time 'till the next gig.

Tribute Turns Out A Crowd

The Troubadours had a great time at the Nick Lowe tribute. Seemed like old home week with the cast of thousands that turned out to play and watch. The Troubadours did Soulful Wind from the Impossible Bird recording with guests, Bill Kirchen on guitar and trombone, Louise Kirchen singing back up, and Jon Carroll on piano. Just to add to the mix up- Jake Flack played the drums and Jack O'Dell played guitar on this one with Mark Noone holding down the bass line as usual.




Their other Nick Lowe song, Play That Fast Thing One More Time, had everybody back to their places, with Jon Carroll still on piano. The night ended with a humongous finale- too many musicians to name, but plenty enough to change a lightbulb.

There are TWO gigs (count 'em TWO) coming up- one for the older set at Chick Hall's Surf Club-January 25 and a kid's show at The Avalon Theater- Feb 2. Both are great venues, and you know these appearances are scarce now so mark your calenders.
Thanks to Linda Parker for these great shots- you can check out more pix of The Troubadours and the Nick Lowe tribute at her site.

Happy New Year from THe Troubadours

photo by chip py

Troubadour/ Slickee Boy Mark Noone wowed The Surf Club last Friday night.




And Troubadour Jack O'Dell played all night New Year's Eve with Bill Kirchen and (sometimes) Grandsons until he could do it in his sleep...

but he was actually wide awake.

Catch The GENUINE Rhodes Tavern Troubadours this Saturday night, January 5th at Wolf Trap when they join the DC local music scene's tribute to Nick Lowe--
and a full blown concert later this month at the here today gone tomorrow Surf Club.

MARK NOONE FANS ALERT

Slickees @Otto Bar courtesy of Dunbek

Troubadours/ Slickees/Mark Noone fans.. this is IT.
The big Slickee Boys shows are this weekend at Chick Hall's Surf Club in bee-u-tiful Bladensburg, MD on Friday Night Dec 28th
and The Otto Bar in Baltimore on Saturday night Dec 29th.
Both shows will be outrageous fun as usual... and you can even bring the kids to Chick Hall's and share the legacy of your own misspent youth.
And for all you commuters- catch Mark on the radio tomorrow morning, Dec 27th, at 8:15 a.m. with Weasel on 94.7 FM The Globe
.

Troubadours Withdrawl? Get Help Here

Get your Troubadours fix where and whenever you can. In December you can catch that cool cat, Jack O' Dell playing the big holiday show with the venerable Bill Kirchen at Jammin' Java
(And special guest on sax-- you've seen him play with The Troubadors, too-Derek Huston.)

And don't miss this show- including the legend in his own time- Mark Noone when The Slickee Boys take the stage at the soon to be gone Chick Hall's Surf Club on December 28th, along with their pals The Beatnik Flies and Prabir and The Substitutes.



Plus one more chance!
The Slickee Boys will also appear in Baltimore on December 29th with The Howling Mad,
Chelsea Graveyard and The Screams at Midnight, and Jukebox Zero at The Otto Bar

Hopefully Jake Flack will show up at one of these shows so we can at least say hey to him, too.

Remember Brides and Boys

The Rhodes Tavern Troubadours will get on the road for weddings.
Here they are in South Carolina with Derek Huston. And even though



the police were not called-










and no one was carried out on a stretcher-

it was still a great party!

Quarry House Gig

Thanks to everyone-fans and friends-(usually there isn't a difference) who came out and helped make our gig at The Quarry House a success. Jake's friend, Dave flew to Oklahoma and back on the same day and still made it to the show.

We had fun- it sure looks like you all did, too.


And it was great to have out pal, cool cat himself, Derek Huston sitting in.
We wish he'd move back up here and join the band.

We're off to play a wedding in Charleston, SC. Hope to see you all soon.

TRoubadours Treat Tomorrow

(Jake Jack and Mark do it again)

See you tomorrow night, Thursday November ONE for the big Troubadours' dance party/ Halloween relief bash with DEREK HUSTON sitting in at the Quarry House in Silver Spring- right there sort of under Gaylord's on the corner of Bonifant and Gorgeous Georgia Avenue.
No costume anxiety, no need to decorate. Just rock.
You can bring your kids, or you can bring yer candy,
or better yet bring your kids' candy.

Troubadour for a Day

Mark the calender- this Thursday November First, ex Iguana and former DC area native Derek Huston will be flying up from New Orleans with his sax to sit in with the Troubadours at The Quarry House- one night only. It's happened before, but who knows when it might happen again now that Jack O' Dell is playing with Bill Kirchen full time. Don't miss this one.

Halloween

It's just around the corner,
and so is the Troubadours' long awaited rock show
at the Quarry House on November First
Plus there may be a surprise guest...stay tuned.

The State Theater Event

It was a fun time at The State Theater last Sunday night. Lots of familiar faces and good music.
Unfortunately, due to technical problems, the film portion of the evening didn't happen, but Mark Noone gave a short history and a nod to the Langley Punks who showed up even though their films did not. He also thanked Weasel for giving his Slickee Boys career a huge boost back in the day when WHFS in Bethesda ruled the airwaves for us locals in the
know. Here are a few shots of the evening:

Mark Noone with Ron Holloway
Mark and local DJ legend, Weasel




Eddie Angel and ... you guessed it.

Bulletin: RTTs Return!

Kids' Show this Monday- October 8- at the Phoenix World Gate Theater. Get your popcorn and the wee ones and head over there-13025 Worldgate Dr. in Herndon, VA. It's at the obscenely early hour of 10:30 am.Tixs are $5; the set is about 45 minutes. We're not kidding when we say this is a rare show so hope you can make it.

And don't forget the State Theater Sunday night. Mark Noone emcees Langley Punk films featuring such bands a s The Slickee Boys of all things. Details below.

Music On the Rise

Big night at The State Theater coming up on this Sunday October 7- a concert featuring local legends Billy Hancock (former Troub, Dave Chappell will be playing with him) Robert Gordon, Eddie Angel and more. The above link has the lowdown on the musicians.

Early on in the evening at 6 p.m., there will be a showing of the old Langley Punks films emceed by our own MARK NOONE.
(Look for him to be IN the films as well as talking about 'em)

Check out Music On the Rise to find out more.

This show promises to be a re-enactment of the dear ole 80s in DC- a pretty amazing time for the arts around here- brought to you by folks who are all about preserving our past. If you weren't there, come out and see what all the fuss was about- and if you were there, well, you know what they say about the sixties... Here's our chance to go back in time and refresh that brain page.

Troubadours- Get 'Em Where You can Find 'em

Troubadours fans are mostly music fans, and a surprising amount of music can be found in this town. The Troubadours do have a gig coming up in November, but in the meantime look here for updates/links on where band players may be found ...in public anyway. Jack O' Dell can be seen with Bill Kirchen, but you never know when he'll cross over to the Hula or Grandson side of town. Mark Noone is a staple of the Hula Monsters, but he also plays with other bands including, of course, The Slickee Boys. And Jake Flack has something up his sleeve. So watch this space- it won't always be empty!

Place A Hold On Summertime

Just because everyone went back to school, summer's not over yet. At least not in downtown increasingly hip Hyattsville, MD. The Summer Jam is coming up this Friday, September 7. It's a community event with beer and burgers in the parking lot of the Municipal building at 4310 Gallatin Street. The Hula Monsters will play from 6:30 until 8:30, and as if that isn't enough, rumor has it there will be a moon bounce as well.

And if enough is NEVER enough you can catch the Hulas in full dance mode when they share the bill with Karen Collins and the Back Roads Band at Chick Hall's Surf Club 4711 Kenilworth Avenue in, best left in a category by itself, beautiful Bladensburg, MD on September 8 this Saturday night.