Vintage Trouble in Long Beach : Love With Me!!Comin' Soon To A Shore Near You!

Ty Taylor sings his soul out

Celebrating it's six months in existence, Harvelle's in Long Beach hosted the mighty Vintage Trouble on Friday Mar 9. VT started their career with a weekly residency in 2010 at Harvelle's Santa Monica, and they've been touring and recording and making fans around the world ever since. Tonight was their first L.A. (adjacent) performance since January when they sold out The Troubadour in Hollywood. The night was filled with the hardcore fans (aka Troublemakers) along with the curious, as well as locals who just happened to be there because it's Harvelle's and a Friday night, which is always a great combo.

VT has been in the studio and is on the verge of releasing their 2nd album of dynamite hits and rockin' soon-to-be classics!  So tonight was a soulful work-out of the new stuff and some new arrangements of the favorites. You know how these guys rock! 

Rock n' roll with it baby : Nalle Colt and his Les Paul

Richard Danielson pounds the skins into submission

Rick Barrio Dill is straight up steady mobbin'!

With the new album in the can, Vintage Trouble are off to Austin, TX for SXSW, and then they're on tour with Van Hunt and later this year Lenny Kravitz! With less than a quarter of 2012 gone, this is shaping up to be a truly stellar year for the boys in the band.

Vintage Trouble : Coming to Long Beach March 9

Vintage Trouble : Hail! Hail! Rock 'N' Soul!

After touring in the UK for the summer, the boys returned to their Westside home (aka Harvelle's) after playing 80 shows in 100 days! This baptism by fire has created a huge buzz - not just hype - as the music fans in Ireland, Scotland, Germany, France and England have seen the future and it's name is Vintage Trouble.

The guys in the band - Ty, Nalle, Rick and Richard - made friends coast-to-coast - playing everywhere that had electricity - from tiny pubs to stadiums (in Germany to 70,000 people) - released their first album in the UK to incredible sales figures, recorded at Abbey Road studios, did a few BBC sessions, and kicked the whole thing off with an appearance on the TV show Later With Jools Holland.

An unprecedented line all the way down 4th St. to Broadway in Santa Monica indicated something special was happening this Friday night. Sure enough, the marquee said Vintage Trouble, but if you were inside, you might have thought a much more established group was playing. Even with the A/C cranked, it was like a sauna, and rabid fans from all over L.A. waited patiently to celebrate the triumph of these local heroes - who have only been together a little over a year. This - their only show in town - was as much of a bon voyage as a home coming, as the boys will be returning to parts other than North America post haste, in their continued quest to spread the word that Vintage Trouble has arrived!! 

Coming Soon....The Return Of Vintage Trouble

You know you want it!!
You can't live without it!!
Why should the UK have it all?
Trouble's on it's way...

Vintage Trouble : Top Of The Pops!

Trouble Tuesday?

Tonight, Vintage Trouble performed on the show "Later Live With Jools Holland". The band introduced themselves to the world on live TV with the blistering track "Blues Hand Me Down" from their album The Bomb Shelter Sessions.

Congrats to the guys, VT is trending worldwide as I write this....

Vintage Trouble : We Are The Champions

Topping off their Tuesday night residency here, the boys from Vintage Trouble are gonna strut their stuff on the Westside one more time before heading across the Atlantic. First stop - an appearance on UK show "Later" with Jools Holland. The format of the show includes 5 bands from different aspects of the music world. The episode they are appearing on will also feature performances by k.d. land, Dr. John and Tom Jones. After that they will be out with Queen guitarist Brian May's spring tour. After that...??

(watch this space or their website for future developements.)

Tonight is the final Trouble Tuesday.

Like the birth of a new nation, there's an uprising going down and tonight, it's on the Westside.

Tonight is final chance to see Vintage Trouble live.

Something old, something new.

Something borrowed and something blue.

Vintage Trouble.

The blog wishes VT well in it's travels and looks forward to hearing about all the adventure upon your return.

Til we meet again....

Vintage Trouble : The Tale of Countre Black

Tonight's story is a good one.

In which the men of Vintage Trouble rock the party all night long - the room virtually filled with beautiful women (and a few dudes) - having nothin' but fun on a Tuesday night. This story includes a beautiful princess known by the name Countre Black - a rapper and singer who's been round these parts before - who added a fierce feminine tilt to the night. It's a fable! No! - a fairy tale! No! - a videogame... collect some cool coins and get your ass up to the club, that on Tuesday's becomes the Westside's best kept and most rockin' secret.

Vintage Trouble is the next great American rock band! Their first album "The Bomb Shelter Sessions" is available on iTunes and Amazon. Every Tuesday night they play at Harvelle's. See them in this intimate venue now!

Vintage Trouble : Take The Shot!!!

Vintage Trouble never disappoint.

They have spent the last week in the studio non-stop recording their second album, which judging by the new ones they have been playing live, should be a soul-stirring collection of great songs. Right after the set tonight, the guys from VT packed up and headed back to the studio to go 'til the break of dawn.

Here's the photographic proof of last night's rip-roaring son-of-a-gun performance! The band members are Nalle Colt-guitars, Richard Danielson-drums, Rick Barrio Dill-bass/vocals, Charlie Brumbly-vocals/harmonica/tambourine and of course the amazing frontman Ty Taylor tearing it up on vocals!!

Vintage Trouble does this every Tuesday at Harvelle's.

If you haven't had trouble in your life, get some!!!

I come from Vintage Trouble

Look out if I’m the one you found

I’ll pop your bubble

With my live wire, straight shooting dirty mouth...

-Blues Hand Me Down

from The Bomb Shelter Session

VINTAGE TROUBLE : In Full Effect!

Vintage Trouble is the L.A. based soul group that plays every Tuesday night at Harvelle's. The band formed earlier this year and just released their first album "The Bomb Shelter Sessions" (available @ iTunes, Amazon etc.) This CD as well as t-shirts are available at the club.

Vintage Trouble is Ty Taylor - vocals, Nalle Colt - guitars, Rick Barrio DIll - bass, Richard Daniels - drums and Charlie Brumbly - harmonica and vocals. The photos below were taken at last Tuesday's performance.

All images taken with the Hipstamatic™ app for the iPhone.

Vintage Trouble : Look what the wind just blew in...

Look what the wind just blew in...

Collectively known as Vintage Trouble, they are Ty Taylor-vocals, Rick Barrio Dill-bass, Richard Danielson-drums, Charlie Brumbly-harmonica & vocals and - of course - Nalle Colt-lead guitar.

VT plays at Harvelle's every Tuesday.

all shots taken with an iPhone.

most of which were taken with the Hipstamatic™ app.

Vintage Trouble : The Trouble With Pix

Another trouble-free Trouble Tuesday with Vintage Trouble here at Harvelle's. Here's a few photos from the night.

We'll do it again next Tuesday.

all images created with the Hipstamatic™ app for the iPhone