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How the Troubadour Keeps Its Indie Heart Beating After Nearly 70 Years: ‘We’re All Kind of Insane’
June's indie music venue profile goes inside the Troubadour in West Hollywood, Los Angeles, where the independent rock club remains a landmark.
Sitting in the 500-capacity venue on the heavily foot-trafficked Santa Monica Boulevard with no lights, just the sunlight from the front windows illuminating the nearly 70-year-old wooden bar and original stools on a Thursday afternoon, Karayan can sound a little exasperated by her years working at and running The Troubadour. The list goes on with performances from Tom Waits, Billy Joel, Donny Hathaway, Van Morrison, Pointer Sisters, Bruce Springsteen, Miles Davis, Leonard Cohen, Willie Nelson, Bob Dylan, Metallica, Gun ‘n Roses, Korn, No Doubt and countless more. When the COVID-19 pandemic shuttered all live events, two things saved the Troubadour from permanently closing: a GoFundMe that raised $70,000 to pay basic bills and employees, and the fact that they own their building.
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