Haley at the Troubadour July 23rd

[Tusk]

The Rigs
@therigsofficial
@HaleyReinhart will be opening for us at @theTroubadour July 23rd! Get your tix at: http://t.co/g9kxTIbw84 http://t.co/f78KzYtRNT

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Video w/ the most views, that is to say, not many, 514.... Definitely a different vibe from what Haley will be singing

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TJ Stafford and Caitlin Parrott have come together to form The Rigs. Here's a little taste of what's to come.

A little more energy in this one

[Rachel]

They have 141 Instagram followers.

Very interesting. Seems a little bit backwards if you ask me lol.

[Miguel]

I think it's a case where a band pays for a venue (perhaps by purchasing tickets in advance) and if they can get other acts to appear it lowers their costs. Also, didn't the bookings manager for Room 5 also manage bookings for another venue? Is this it?

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The venue has good reviews:

http://www.yelp.com/biz/the-troubadour-w...sic+Venues

549 reviews, 4-1/2 stars average

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The Rigs seem to be taking this gig seriously as they started rehearsing for the show two weeks ago.

https://instagram.com/p/3XB9T5sVtB/?take...gsofficial

[Rachel]

I think it's a case where a band pays for a venue (perhaps by purchasing tickets in advance) and if they can get other acts to appear it lowers their costs. Also, didn't the bookings manager for Room 5 also manage bookings for another venue? Is this it?

The Rigs seem to be taking this gig seriously as they started rehearsing for the show two weeks ago.

https://instagram.com/p/3XB9T5sVtB/?take...gsofficial

The venue has good reviews:

http://www.yelp.com/biz/the-troubadour-w...sic+Venues

549 reviews, 4-1/2 stars average

Yeah, it's a cool place. My friends have played at the Troubadour before.

[30CamdenSquare]

I think this might be the 1st gig Haley has booked performing songs from her new EP, so she probably needs to get a few gigs under her belt w/ some lesser known bands B4 moving on to shows w/ more well known bands. Also The Troubadour is a really famous venue that Haley hasn't played yet... (It seems like about 1/2 of the live footage of the bands featured on Last Call w/ Carson Daily is taken from a show they did at The Troubadour).

Btw, If anyone is wondering why Haley is opening for this particular band, I'd say there's about a 99% chance, it's because The Rigs are managed by BJ Olin.

[dswim2]

They sound very similar to The Civil Wars...especially the girl; I like their "home" song!

[Kevin]

I think it's a case where a band pays for a venue (perhaps by purchasing tickets in advance) and if they can get other acts to appear it lowers their costs. Also, didn't the bookings manager for Room 5 also manage bookings for another venue? Is this it?

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The venue has good reviews:

http://www.yelp.com/biz/the-troubadour-w...sic+Venues

549 reviews, 4-1/2 stars average

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The Rigs seem to be taking this gig seriously as they started rehearsing for the show two weeks ago.

https://instagram.com/p/3XB9T5sVtB/?take...gsofficial

I really liked their music, but their fan base must not be into YouTube. I was surprised at the low number of views. The Troubadour, I would think, is kind of a big deal, as far a clubs go. James Taylor and Carol King recorded a video concert there, Live at the Troubadour.

From their site: Since opening in 1957, the legendary Troubadour club in West Hollywood has helped launch some of contemporary music's most talented performers. Greats such as Elton John, James Taylor and Tom Waits performed there early in their careers, and it continues to be a destination for cutting-edge acts from around the world.

The Troubadour also remains a popular venue among serious music fans who enjoy listening to live music in an intimate and historically rich setting.

Other big names who got their start there:

After a gig by resident band The Men, Bob Dylan comes onstage for an impromptu “folk-twist” jam session – attended only by Troubadour staff. Shortly afterward, Dylan makes pop music history by switching from folk to folk-rock.

The Byrds, who met at a Monday open mic, perform their classic take on Dylan’s “Tambourine Man” for the first time.

Buffalo Springfield make their live debut.

Neil Young plays his debut solo show in LA.

James Taylor makes his solo debut.

Cheech and Chong are discovered by Lou Adler at a Monday Hoot Night.

The Eagles’ Don Henley and Glenn Frey meet in the front bar.

Elton John makes his U.S. debut, introduced by Neil Diamond.

Neil Diamond releases Gold, an album recorded live at the Troubadour.

Kris Kristofferson makes his Los Angeles debut opening for Linda Rondstadt.

The list goes on and on http://www.troubadour.com/history

[30CamdenSquare]

I really liked their music, but their fan base must not be into YouTube. I was surprised at the low number of views. The Troubadour, I would think, is kind of a big deal, as far a clubs go. James Taylor and Carol King recorded a video concert there, Live at the Troubadour.

From their site: Since opening in 1957, the legendary Troubadour club in West Hollywood has helped launch some of contemporary music's most talented performers. Greats such as Elton John, James Taylor and Tom Waits performed there early in their careers, and it continues to be a destination for cutting-edge acts from around the world.

The Troubadour is a really well known venue but I don't think a band has to be that big of a deal to play there. (Rachel said her friends have played there.) I don't think The Rigs' youtube views are deceptively low. I just don't think they're very well known yet. When I saw the announcement last night, I noticed they had
125 Twitter followers
141 Instagram followers
46 YouTube subscribers
& their vid w/ the highest # of views on was in the 500's.

I think all of their accts are fairly new though, so it hasn't taken them yrs to build that or anything.

Also, they're managed by BJ Olin. He used to be Allen Stone's mgr. & Haley knows him.

[My Alter Ego]

I'm curious about who her back-up band is?

[makefigure8s]

http://www.rompfest.com/the-rigs/

Longtime musical collaborators Eric Robertson, Duncan Wickel, Nicholas Falk (The Boston Boys), and Aaron Lipp (Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad, Robert Randolph and the Family Band) have recently joined forces to form this new band