TAG: Troubadour

May10

Get Tickets For Odd Future Secret Show TONIGHT

LA people have been privledged the past few months to witness a genuine hip-hop sensation up close. Today marks the release of Tyler the Creator’s Goblin album on XL Records. And to celebrate this peak-Odd Future moment, the MC is doing a not so secret show at the Troubadour tonight.

The only way to get tickets is to head to Ameoba Records in Hollywood and buy a copy of Goblin ($10.98—cheap!) after 4PM today. Source tell us the line outside Ameoba is already starting to form, so you might just need to quit your job. Doors for the all-ages show open at 7PM.

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May07

Live Review: The Antlers and Phantogram @ The Troubadour, Los Angeles, CA

Phantogram and The Antlers played a show last week at the Troubadour to a sold-out crowd. The night was indeed packed and most of the audience seemed to be excited to see both bands…

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Mar19

Broken Bells @ The Troubadour 3/14 (Review)

James Mercer and Brian Burton's sold out LA show 

Creating a complete and engaging live musical experience is a tough feat. Having only about forty minutes of material to draw from greatly complicates the situation. “Would it be wrong?” Not for Broken Bells.  For Broken Bells, also known as Brian Burton (typically known by his alias Danger Mouse) and James Mercer (lead singer of The Shins), this was effortless.  Broken Bells have built upon their musical efforts on their self-titled Broken Bells at the Troubadour in Los Angeles this past Sunday 3/14 with a lively, entertaining and thoroughly enjoyable performance.  As their final show on their mini-tour which included London, Paris, and New York (next they’re headed to SXSW), Broken Bells have put on a moving and memorable performance that highlights the creative possibilities of this so-called supergroup formed during the collaborative work by Burton and David Lynch (which …

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Feb22

K’naan “Wavin Flag” for World Cup & Coca-Cola (MP3)

With the Olympics in the air, ’tis the season for celebration and triumph, and K’naan’s “Wavin’ Flag (The Celebration Mix)” anthem for the World Cup couldn’t come at a better time.

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K’naan “Wavin’ Flag (The Celebration Mix)”

Fans of K’naan will recognize the track from his album Troubadour, and the remix is the highlight of the campaign with World Cup sponsor Coca-Cola. He is working the single throughout Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, South Africa and other countries as part of the FIFA World Cup™ Trophy Tour. By the end of the tour, K’naan and the glorious trophy will have visited a combined 89 cities, 86 countries, every country in Africa and clocked in 134,017 kilometer journey in nine-months.

While the games are a ways off, K’naan has a handful of US tourdates >>
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