2001
Tues, Sep 18 Sidewalk Cafe, 94 Ave. A at E. 6th Street NYC The very first ‘solo’ show
2002
(incomplete listing):
Wed, Jan 16 Sidewalk Cafe, 94 Ave. A at E. 6th Street NYC
Mon, Feb 14 ‘Backroom’ at Parkside Lounge, NYC
Fri, March 1 Winter Antifolk Festival, Sidewalk Cafe, 94 Ave. A at E. 6th Street NYC
Fri, April 12, Sidewalk Cafe, 94 Ave. A at E. 6th Street NYC
Fri, May 24 Sidewalk Cafe, 94 Ave. A at E. 6th Street NYC
Sat, June 22 Sidewalk Cafe, 94 Ave. A at E. 6th Street NYC
Mon, Aug 19, Pete’s Candy Store, Brooklyn, NY
THOMAS TRUAX PLAYS LIVE IN LONDON & AREA NOVEMBER 2002:
“The Sister Spinster Tour”
monday 11 BLANG! at 12 bar club 22-3 Denmark Place (off Denmark St) St. Giles WC2
tues 12 ‘Harvest Time’ at Portland Arms, 129 Chesterton Road Cambridge, CB4 3BA01223 357268
sunday 17 The Golden Lion 88 Royal College St. N1
tuesday 19 ‘Klinker’ at The Sussex 107A Culford Rd, N1
wednesday 20 Buffalo Bar 259 Upper Street Islington London N1 1RU
sat 23 (note new date!) Spice Of Life 8:30pm Romilly Street
sat 23 ROTA (Rough Trade Records Afternoon) Notting Hill Arts Club, 21 Notting Hill Gate W11
sunday 24 ‘Baggage Reclaim’ at 12 bar club
Mon, Dec. 16 Pete’s Candy Store, Brooklyn, NY
FRIDAY DEC. 27 at the Lion’s Lair Denver CO. with the great Andy Monley
2003
FRIDAY JAN. 17th Boudoir Bar, 273 Smith Street between Degraw and Sackett Brooklyn
Sat, Jan 25 ‘Full Moon Over Wowtown’ release party at Sidewalk Cafe NYC
Fri February 14 Valentine’s Day Blue Ball at Hank’s Saloon Brooklyn
Wed Feb 19 Sidewalk Cafe Winter Antifolk Festival NYC
2nd UK TOUR DATES:
Thomas Truax re-Hornicates the UK accompanied by Sister Spinster:
Sat March 29 aKouStiK AnaRKhY@ The Black Lion, Manchester
Sun March 30 Baggage Reclaim final night@12bar Club, London
Tues April 1 Adelphi, Hull
Wed April 2 WKD, London
Thurs April 3 Barfly Acoustic (Enterprise) London
Fri April 4 Spice Of Life, London
Sat April 5 Glassshrimp@Buffalo Bar, London
Mon April 7 London Antihoot @ Spice of Life
Tues April 8 12Bar Club, London
Wed April 9 Portland Arms, Cambridge (support: UM)
Thurs April 10 The Monkey Bar, Swansea,Wales
Tues April 29 FEZ Under Time Cafe NYC 380 Lafayette Street
Sat May 31:Jamaica Plain, MA: ANTI-PROM Spontaneous Celebrations, 45 Danforth Street
June 8, Sunday- Terrorsex Cabaret at Luxx
w WORLD/INFERNO Friendship Society , SKELETON KEY 256 Grand St. Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Thursday, June 26 Sin-e 150 Attorney St w/ LO-HI, GIL MANTERA’S PARTY DREAM
Another UK Tour: July ’03…
Mon, 14: London, cameo appearance at Blang! night at 12 bar club
Tues, 15: Brighton, The Sanctuary Cafe, 51 Brunswick St. East (Hove) 01273770002 Support: Hot Roddy Ramshaw
Wed, 16: London, Catch 22, 22 Kingsland Rd E2 (£5/£4 w/flyer)8pm Support: ian de silva and bear stutz club
Thur, 17: Liverpool (cancelled)
Fri, 18: Manchester , Britons Protection, 50 Great Bridgewater, M2 5LL, 01612365895 Support from Loose Canon and DJ Soft Priest 8pm
Sat, 19: London, The Spitz, 109 Commercial St. E1 7392 9032 with ray, jamie reid, martha dumptruck massacre, and dean manning
Sun, 20: Truck Festival, Steventon (Oxford) Chill Out Tent, 5pm www.truckrecords.com
Wed, 23: Sheffield, Grapes, Trippet Lane, Support: Slo-Mo, Supreme Vagabond Craftsman
Thur, 24: Hull, Adelphi Club, 89 De Grey Street 0148 234 8216 w/ The Carolgees
Friday, August 22, SUMMER ANTIFOLK FEST ’03 at Sidewalk Cafe, 94 Ave. A at E. 6th Street NYC 212-473-7373…9pm …lineup: 7:30- The Festival, 8-Steve Shiffman, 8:30-Barry Bliss, 9-Thomas Truax, 10-Diane Cluck, 11-Just About To Burn (w/ Paleface and Breadfoot), 12-Ville
Saturday, August 23: as part of the HOWL! FEST at 11th Street and Avenue A, NYC
Thursday, September 11 Sin-Ž 150 Attorney St w/SCHWERVON!, Atlantis Black, Purple Organ
Monday, Sept. 15: Clinton Community College, Plattsburgh, NY
Friday, Oct. 10: St. Barts Cafe Park Avenue at 50th St. Thomas performs 2 songs by JOHNNY CASH at Cash tribute night
Fri Oct. 17: Sidewalk Cafe, 94 Ave. A at E. 6th Street NYC 212-473-7373… solo electroacoustic show at 11pm
Thursday Oct. 23: CMJ ’03 Show CB’s Gallery 313 Bowery NYC at 10:30pm
Friday Oct. 31: Sidewalk Cafe, 94 Ave. A at E. 6th Street NYC 212-473-7373…10pm
Thursday Nov. 6: Bard College NY
Schwervon!/Thomas Truax tour November 03:
10(mon) – edinburgh (cabaret voltaire) with gordon mcintyre
11(tues) – glasgow (stereo) with desc
12(wed) – newcastle (Cumberland arms)
13(thurs) – hull (adelphi)
14 (fri)- manchester (akoustik anarkhy night at picadilly gardens hotel)
15(sat) – cardiff (twisted by design club night at dempseys)
16(sun) – nottingham (the social) with cass mccombs
17(mon) – leeds (royal park)
18(tues) – oxford (the cellar)
19(wed) – brighton (prince albert)
20(thurs) – 20(thurs) – bristol ilbordello
21(fri) – london (strange fruit festival at Bush Hall)
Mainland Europe
23 – haarlem, netherlands (Patronaat-Club Funday) http://www.patronaat.nl
24 – nuernburg, germany (K4 Uhr Zentralcafe)
25 – leipzig, germany (Cafe im Keller der HGB, Wþchterstr.11)
26 – paris, france(w/ Temple Temple and The Thermals) Mains d’Oeuvres
27 – berne, switzerland (dachstock at the reitschule)
then back to:
28 (fri) – london (Smelly Ball at the Arts Cafe)
30- london (12 bar club)
2004
As percussionist: Thursday, March 4th with the 40+piece Moe!kestra! Conducted improvisation ensemble led by Moe! Staiano (Sleepytime Gorilla Museum) at Sin-e Attorney St. between E. Houston and Stanton 9:00 PM with Frootbasket and Faun Fables
full moon over the UK THOMAS TRUAX TOUR March/April ’04
22 March(Mon) Newcastle-Cumberland Arms http://www.thecumberlandarms.co.uk/
23 March(tues) Glasgow -Nice & Sleazy’s
24 March(Wed) Aberdeen -Cafe Drummond
25 March (Thurs) Edinburgh -Cabaret Voltaire
26 March(Fri) Sheffield -The Grapes
27March(Sat) Cambridge-Portland Arms
28 March(Sun) Nottingham The Electric Lounge @ Broadway Cinema 14-18 Broad St. NG1 3AL Box Office 0115 952 6611 www.broadway.org.uk/home/index.html
29 March(Mon) Brighton- Po Na Na w/Bobby Conn
31 March(Wed) Brighton -Freebutt w/Fuck and Wooden Ghost
1 April(Thurs) Leeds – Royal Park Cellars
2 April(Fri) Manchester- Britons Protection
3 April(Sat) London 12 Bar
4 April(Sun) Hull -Adelphi
6 April(tues) Oxford -The Cellar THOMAS TRUAX + SUNNYVALE NOISE SUB-ELEMENT + SCARAMANGA SIX + LES FLAMES Open til 12.00, £3.50/£2.50 off Cornmarket Street www.truckrecords.com/trailerpark
7 April(Wed) London -Spitz
Monday June 28 -Alchemy Club at CB’s Gallery 313 Bowery NYC, with Desc (from Scotland) and Incus
Thurs, July 15 NYC- Knitting Factory (main space) w/ Trachtenberg Family East Side Review
Sun, July 18 -Tonic (NYC) w/ Jack Martin’s Dime Store Dance Band plus Edison Woods
UK mini tour(July 23-Aug 7)
23 July(Fri) Cambridge, APU SU Bar www.apugigs.com
24 July(Sat) Truckfest, Hill Farm, Steventon (6pm) www.truckrecords.com
30 July(Fri) London, Spitz w/ wide open cage + moq + cursor minor + doubtful guest …Thomas onstage at 8pm
31 July(Sat) London, Glassshrimp @ Buffalo Bar
1 August(Sun) Nottingham, Rescue Rooms (support for the Ukranians)
2 August(Mon) Hull, Adelphi
3(Tues) Glasgow, Rockers (14 Midland St) http://www.rockersglasgow.cjb.net CANCELLED
5 (Thurs) Edinburgh, Tiger Fest at Caledonian Backpackers, 3 Queensferry St, Edinburgh. Doors 8.30pm Entry £4.
6 (Fri) Edinburgh, Fringe Fest Whoopee Club! Midnight, 5 Gloucester Square – off Gloucester Lane.
7 (Sat) Sheffield, Grapes, Trippet Lane
More US dates:
Saturday, August 14 Summer Antifolk Fest 2004 Sidewalk Cafe, NYC
Sun, August 15 Summer Antifolk Fest 2004 Tompkin’s Square Park, NYC
Saturday, Aug. 28, Galaxy Hut, VA w/ Cutis Eller 2711 Wilson Blvd, Arlington VA 703 525 8646 galaxyhut.com
Fri, Sept17 Quiet Storm (Pittsburgh,PA) www.quietstormcoffee.comw/ Curtis Eller
Sat, Sept18 Xhedos- Ferndale, Michigan w/ Curtis Eller http://www.xhedos.com 240w9 Mile
Mon, Sept 20 Kraftbrau Brewery, Kalamazoo, MI www.kraftbraubrewery.com – Curtis Eller, Thomas Truax, The Cornfed Girls
Sat, Sept 25 Books Through Bars benefit, Bowery Poetry Club, NYC w/ John S. Hall and Curtis Eller 6pm 308 Bowery @ Bleecker, right across from CBGB’s F train to Second Ave | 6 train to Bleecker | 212-614-0505
Tues, Oct. 5 Knitting Factory (Tap Room) NYC w/ Curtis Eller and the Wiyos
EUROPE/U.K. TOUR:
In Germany:
Tues 16 Nov – DŸsseldorf- Damenundherren
Wed 17 Nov – MŸnster- Gleis 22 w/ Amanda Rogers(USA) (im JIB) Hafenstr. 34 48153 MŸnster www.gleis22.de
Fri 19 Nov – Krefeld – Magnapop
Sat 20 Nov – Cologne – Cafe Frank
In the UK Supporting Chris T-T:
Thur 25 Nov LONDON The Spitz
Fri 26 Nov LONDON (secret gig) Richard Sanderson’s Scaledown club
Sat 27 Nov SHEFFIELD The Grapes
Sun 28 Nov HULL Adelphi
Tue 30 Nov LEEDS The Vine
Wed 1 Dec NEWCASTLE Cumberland Arms
Thur 2 Dec EDINBURGH Forest Cafe Church
Sat 4 Dec ABERDEEN Dr Drakes
Sun 5 Dec GLASGOW Stereo
Mon 6 Dec MANCHESTER Briton’s Protection
Tues 7 Dec BATH Porter Cellar Bar
Wed 8 Dec CARDIFF Dempseys
More Truax w/o Chris TT:
Thurs 9 Dec CAMBRIDGE Cambridge FC Legends Bar w/ Broken Family Band
Sat 11 Dec LONDON SPICE of LIFE up all night music x-mas party PLUS:
second short set at 12 BAR glassshrimp night (after midnight)
Sun 12 Dec BRIGHTON Fringe Bar
2005
Sun, Dec19 -Tonic (NYC) w/ Botanica and Alice Texas
Sat, Feb. 12 Tin Angel, Philadelphia, PA w/ Langhorne Slim
Sun, Feb. 13 Galaxy Hut, VA 2711 Wilson Blvd, Arlington VA 703 525 8646 galaxyhut.com
Fri, Feb. 18 Winter Antifolk Fest ’05 at Sidewalk Cafe, NYC
Wed, March 23 – Messiah College, Harrisburg, PA
WEST COAST US DATES:
Sat. March 26- Seattle, WA.- HopVine Pub 507 15th Ave. E. 206 328 3120
Sun, March 27- Portland, OR.- DANTE’S 1 SW 3rd Avenue & Burnside www.danteslive.com 503-226-6630 , 9 p.m.
Fri, April 1- San Francisco, CA.- Odeon Bar 3223 MISSION Street 415-550-6994 – 9 p.m. w/ Voodoo Organist
Sun, April 3- Los Angeles, CA -Knitting Factory 7021 Hollywood Blvd. 323 463-0204 – 7 p.m.
Sat. April 9-Brooklyn, NY Adventures in the Forbidden Zone: The Party w/ The Yard Dogs Road Show, God is My Co-Pilot, Nervous Cabaret and Meredith Yayanos performing “Witch’s Egg” from the Forbidden Zone film soundtrack. At Rubulad Home Base: 338 Flushing Ave., bet. Classom & Tafee
Sun, April 24- Boston, MA -Thomas opens for The DRESDEN DOLLS Paradise, 969 Commonwealth Avenue SOLD OUT
Thurs, April 28 -Bard College, NY – Avery Theater in the Avery Film Building.
Premiere screening of a new film, ‘Instrumental’, from director Gabe Shalom, documenting the lives of four artists who create (and perform with) their own instruments: Thomas, Bart Hopkin, Bradford Reed and Arthur Harrison. The screening will begin at 9pm and the concert should begin no later than 10:30pm The general public is welcome.
Mon, May 2- NYC Alchemy Club at CB’s Gallery 313 Bowery NYC-Thomas opens for the debut performance of REVUE NOIR featuring SAM ROSENTHAL (of Black Tape for a Blue Girl) and Projekt recording artist: NICKI JAINE and MEREDITH YAYANOS
Audio Addiction UK Tourdates:
5 May(thurs) Brighton- Komedia supporting Herman Dune
6 May(fri) Nottingham- Rescue Rooms supporting Jeff Lewis and Dufus
9 May(mon) Harrogate-Blues Bar
11 May(wed) Hull- Adelphi supporting Jeff Lewis and Dufus
14 May(sat) Cambridge-Portland Arms (w/Ox)
15 May(sun) London- Spitz
18 May(wed) Coventry- Tin Angel
19 May(thurs) Leeds- TheVine
20 May(fri) Sheffield- Grapes
21 May(sat) Manchester- Uni
22 May(sun) Stockport- Bakers Vaults
26 May(thurs) London – Whoopee Club
27 May(fri) Oxford- Wheatsheaf
28 May(sat) Edinburgh – Cabaret Voltaire
29 May(sun) Glasgow – Goat Bar
31 May(tues)Inverness -Market Bar
1 June(wed) Aberdeen-Tunnels
2 June(thurs) Glasgow- Bar Brel Ashton Lane, Glasgow, G12 8SJ 0044 141 342 4966
3 June(fri) Newcastle-The Archer
4 June(sat) Cambridge- Strawberry Fair
5 June(sun) Bath-Porter Cellar (Fringe Fest)
9 June(thurs) Canterbury -Local Hero
15 June(wed) Warwick University Summer Ball
16 June(thurs) London – Hoxton Square (CD Launch Show w/ Misty’s Big Adventure, Flipron, Horsebox)
17 June(fri) Northampton -Soundhaus
18 June(sat) Leamington Spa – Leamington Peace Fest
22 June(wed) London – 12Bar Club
23 June(thurs) Cambridge – Portland Arms
24,25,26 June – Glastonbury Festival (4 performances)
30 July(sat) Coventry- Tin Angel -Medieval Spon Street Coventry
1 August (mon) London – 12 Bar Club Denmark Street, London
3 and 4 August (wed, thurs) – Big Green Gathering Festival, Cheddar Gorge, England(2 shows)
14 August (Sunday) – Lincoln Center, NYC
19 August (Friday) Summer Antifolk Fest ’05 Sidewalk Cafe, NYC
THE ENDLESS TOUR 05/06:
22/09 Southhampton, Joiners w/ Flipron
23/09 Sheffield, 1917 Club at DnR Drive, w/ Misty’s Big Adventure
24/09 Manchester, Akoustik Anarkhy night at picadilly gardens hotel
27/09 Hull, Adelphi
29/09 Bath, Porter Cellar Bar
30/09 Portsmouth, Frog on the Front
01/10 Northampton, the Labour Club
03/10 London, (Brixton) Plan B
06/10 Stockport, Baker’s Vaults
08/10 Edinburgh, Baby Tiger at Caledonian Backpacker’s
09/10 Aberdeen, The Tunnels
10/10 Inverness, Market Bar
12/10 Glasgow , Bar Brel
13/10 Newcastle, Cumberland Arms
14/10 Lancaster, Feedback at Korner’s
16/10 Leicester, The Firefly, Millstone Lane, Leicester
18/10 Oxford, Cellar Bar
19/10 BBC Radio 1 live session
20/10 Coventry, Tin Angel
21/10 London, Betsey Trotwood
22/10 Canterbury, Orange Street Music Club (formerly Local Hero)
U.S. WEST COAST HALLOWEEN MINI TOUR 05:
Sat. Oct 29 Seattle, WA Second Annual Cabaret Macabre – Jules Maes Saloon w/ Bad Things
Sun and Mon, Oct 30 and 31 (Halloween) San Francisco, CA: Hypnodrome: With Thrillpeddlers & Jill Tracy
Friday 11/11 New York City, Joe’s Pub (CANCELLED)
UK/EUROPE Nov/Dec
19 sat Bath – Moles
20 sun London – Borderline
23 wed Manchester – Jabez Clegg, Dover St. (Headline gig, no Ralfe Band)
24 thurs Leicester – Music Cafe New Park St. Leicester www.magic-teapot.co.uk
25 fri Hull – Adelphi
26 sat Newcastle – Egypt Cottage
27 sun Sheffield – The Grapes
29 tues Exeter, Cavern Club supporting the Gossip
30 wed Cambridge – The Soul Tree, 1 – 6 Corn Exchange Street. Tickets are £5 adv £6 door or £4 with student cards
Dec 1 thurs Lancaster – Feedback, Yorkshire House 2 Parliament St.
3 sat Southampton, Joiners supp Alaskan Pipeline
4 sun London – The Spitz, Festival of the One Man Band www.spitz.co.uk
5 mon El Inca Bordeaeux, France www.elinca.org
7 wed Festung /Traunstein
8 thurs Langenau the Fisherman’s Cafe
9 fri Cologne, blue note
10 sat Germany Krefeld Blauer Engel
11 sun 12 mon Viersen , Conny’s
13 tues Brussels, Recyclart supp Hank and Lily
14 wed Patronaat Haarlem, NL
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