Troubadour Blues a film by Tom Weber

Give Us a Plug on IMDB (Please!)

Tom Weber — Sat, 20 Apr 2013 20:54:17 +0000

You may not know this, but a film's "star" rating on the IMDB database is an important factor for streaming video services like Netflix and Hulu, who use it to decide what films to license and for how long. The process is simple and you don't even need to have an IMDB account to do it. Simply go to the film's IMDB page and click where it says "rate this film. Here's a screen shot to help you.

What’s Your Favorite Peter Case Album?

Tom Weber — Sat, 06 Apr 2013 03:06:19 +0000

Mine is definitely the one with the longest title: The Man with the Blue Post-Modern Fragmented Neo-Traditionalist Guitar -- Blue Guitar, for short. I was with Peter the other night in Carrboro, NC, when he played, back-to-back, two of the 10 classic songs on that album -- which has been in and out of print for a long time; I included the link to Amazon.com because they list used copies available. The lighting was just right, the sound was good and the crowd was small but appreciative.

Troubadour Blues Has A Distributor!

Tom Weber — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 15:54:26 +0000

MVD Visual, a division of MVD Entertainment Group of Oaks, PA, has picked up North American distribution rights for Troubadour Blues on home video, download and streaming platforms. MVD is a family-owned company that got its start in the heyday of MTV, distributing music videos on VHS to the burgeoning video rental market -- they are music people and will help get this documentary into appreciative hands.

Map of Troubadour Blues Screenings, 2011-12

Tom Weber — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 18:48:04 +0000

Here's a cool map that I made using the free version of BatchGeo, showing all the places I've been since October 2011 screening Troubadour Blues in theaters, bars, coffee shops, libraries, community centers and music festivals.

View Troubadour Blues Screenings 2012 in a full screen map

Ashland, Virginia, Gets Its Close-Up

Tom Weber — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 15:25:25 +0000

Ashland Coffee and Tea, the listening room near the railroad tracks in downtown Ashland, VA, feels like a second home to filmmaker Tom Weber, whose documentary Troubadour Blues screens there Wednesday, Dec. 5. "So many important scenes in the movie happened in that room," says Weber, a Pennsylvanian who spent 10 years collecting material for the feature-length film. "I filmed Peter Case there on my very first weekend of shooting, back in October 2002. I got the film's title from a song that Mark Erelli had just written when he opened for Chris Smither that following spring."

More Fall Screenings

Tom Weber — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 18:02:09 +0000

Summer always goes by so quickly. Before you know it, the Halloween decorations are showing up in the stores and the smell of cider is in the air. Here at Troubadour Blues, we've got some exciting distribution news to announce in the not too distant future. Meanwhile, a few more screenings on the schedule and some spiffy new flyers to show off.

Woody Guthrie Centennial at Penn State

Tom Weber — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 17:55:13 +0000

Troubadour Blues will be showing on the big screen at the historic State Theatre in State College next month as part of a festival/conference commemmorating Woody Guthrie's 100th birthday.

Quick July Update

Tom Weber — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 19:01:23 +0000

The Big Southwest Tour is history. Thanks to all those who turned out for the screenings in Nashville, Los Angeles, Sacramento, San Francisco, Houston, Austin, Marfa and Phoenix. I got to see a lot of old friends, made some new friends, collected a lot of ideas for future shows. Now it's time to start thinking about fall and winter.

U.K. Festival Screening For “Troubadour Blues”

Tom Weber — Tue, 29 May 2012 12:01:38 +0000

Just received confirmation that Troubadour Blues will be showing at the Maverick Festival in Easton Park, Suffolk, England. This will be the film's U.K. debut.

Troubadour Blues Big Southwest Tour 2012

Tom Weber — Tue, 08 May 2012 01:32:59 +0000

OK folks, I know you've all been waiting patiently for this ... on May 22 I'm loading up my projector, screen, speakers, DVDs and t-shirts and heading out on the road for my first extended screening tour for Troubadour Blues. I'm starting in Nashville, heading across the plains states into Colorado, then out to California, southern and northern. From there it's down to Texas and Oklahoma before I head west again to Phoenix and Sedona, Arizona. Here's the complete schedule.