Friday night and the Troub is packed. In a nutshell: Old. Parents with sitters for the night, some flying solo, some grossly inebriated, more than a few sober as can be. The $200 ticket price scared all those dreaded hipsters away, Yacht Rock allegiance be damned. Nothing but hardcore fans here. These people are brandishing H&O tribute license plates. Believe it! Anticipation boils feverish. Over near the bar, a smattering of younger folks commingle with what might in another setting be aunts and uncles at a drunken, Hall-and-Oates-appreciative family reunion. Vibe is boisterous. Tommy Bahama rules the wardrobe of the male contingency. The house DJ plays classic cuts from the duo’s past. The stage is all decked out for a change, nautical netting backdrop casually draped for an inexplicably appropriate vibe. (Yacht rock nod? Something Hall-and-Oatesy, something nautical going on here, very Marina 1978 any way you slice it…) A brief flash of darkened curly hair through a crack in the green room curtain causes a roar from the crowd. Showtime. The band takes to the stage.
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HEADS STILL UP
Hall and Oates @ Troubadour Thu 5/22
Hall and Oates @ Troubadour Fri 5/23

This Just In: Ample (read: ample) tickets are still available for Hall and Oates, both dates, at the Troubadour. Could it be due to the fact that they are $200 a pop? Say it isn’t so, rich girl. You’re out of touch. Everybody’s high on consolation. I can’t go for that. No can do, maneater. I’m a family man. That said, your kiss is on my list and you make my dreams come true. If you have everything your heart desires – as well as $1,795 burning a hole in your pocket – buy eight tickets today.

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» Hall and Oates Playing Troubadour in May
» SXSW ‘08: Daryl Hall @ Austin Convention Center, March 12

HEADS UP
Hall and Oates @ Troubadour Thu 5/22
Hall and Oates @ Troubadour Fri 5/23

$200 a pop? Say it isn’t so, rich girl. You’re out of touch. I can’t go for that. No can do, maneater. I’m a family man. That said, your kiss is on my list and you make my dreams come true. If you have everything your heart desires – as well as $450 burning a hole in your pocket – buy a pair at 1pm today. Good luck!

OATESWATCH
» M, E, T, H, O, D, O, F, L, O, V, E
» Hall and Oates Playing Troubadour in May
» SXSW ‘08: Daryl Hall @ Austin Convention Center, March 12