Troy Von Balthazar

2008/04/11

• To a girl with one wing gone video download
  The video for the song To a girl with one wing gone, directed by Darren Ankenman, is available for download on the video page. You can also find it on Youtube.
• Son of Magnified video update
  The video is now wider (480x360) and lighter, still available for download on the video page.
• New forum version and design
  The forum has been upgraded to phpBB version 3 and the design evolved too : have a look and leave a comment !

2008/01/07

• TVB radio (part 1)
  Finally, the TVB radio part 1 is now online on the audio section : let's celebrate the New Year listening to cool music ! Direct link (2h44')
• Working eats my soul
  Troy is playing in an experimental film named 52 / Working eats my soul directed by Paul Durango ; you can see 3 trailers on Youtube : first, second, and third.

2007/12/10

• TVBook
  The book is now available worldwide through the Sinnbus records mailorder.
• German press
  A new interview in German on Musikexpress.
• Live photos
  A set of live photos of the Munich show on the Roteraupe gallery.

2007/11/24

• International releases
  Troy Von Balthazar is now available since october 26th in Germany, Austria and Poland released by Sinnbus records.
• TVBook
  Also available through Sinnbus records mailorder (for Germany only) is the book written by Troy named 3 girls.
• German press
  Lots of reviews, interviews and articles : Troy Von Balthazar is reviewed on Spiegel Online, Sellfish, Intro, Sweet Jane Music, Plattentests.
  You can also read interviews on Mainstage and Sellfish and articles on Spex and Zuckerkick.
• Another interview
  You can find a new interview (in english) of Troy Von Balthazar on Festmag.
• TVB tour pictures...
  ... on his myspace page.

2007/09/20

• New tour dates
  Troy will be opening for Tocotronic for their autumn tour : see shows page for details.
• International releases
  Troy Von Balthazar will be available on october 26th in Germany, Austria and Poland released by Sinnbus records.

2007/01/19

• Reports and reviews
  4 new live reviews, one in french on the webzine Popnews, 3 in dutch on Moon Art Gallery and Goddeau : first, second.
  Troy Von Balthazar album reviewed in dutch on Goddeau.
• Interviews
  3 more interviews, one in french on the webzine Métalorgie, one in dutch on Musiczine and the last one also in dutch on Goddeau.
  This last interview also have a video version on Gobots. Another video report with interview and 2 live songs can be found at Chronicart TV.
• Live photos
  Pictures of the Cactus! show in Brugge by Johan Meurisse on Musiczine, pictures of the Maroquinerie show in Paris by Robert Gil on his website.
• Forum revamped
  For the new year, the forum changed its outfit and is now colored in black, grey and pink as the rest of the site. Have a look, and drop a line !

2006/11/21

• One more tour date
  The autumn tour will end in Glarus (Switzerland) : see shows page.
• Son of Magnified video download
  The video for the song Son of Magnified, directed by Darren Ankenman, is available for download on the video page. You can also find it in low resolution on Youtube.
• Son of Magnified on iTunes
  The song Son of Magnified is now available on the french iTunes store.
• Interviews & reviews
  An interview in Spanish on ABC, in French on Rock in Chair. Troy Von Balthazar album reviewed in French on Millefeuille and Métalorgie.
• Live report and photos
  A review and pictures of the Massy show on Le Hiboo (French).
• Press, live photos & flyer
  Three press photos to download added, live pictures of the Dour festival by Maddy Julien, live pictures of the Cabaret Frappé by Dominique Joguin, the flyer of the Spain tour with Tender Forever in the photo section.

2006/10/26

Note : this website was created in 2001 and maintained by Florent until this summer, thanx a lot to him !

• Tour dates
  The autumn tour has already begun : see shows page for details.
• Articles, interviews & reviews
  Troy Von Balthazar album reviewed in Spanish on RockDelux ; others articles in Spanish on RockDelux & Tendencias. An interview in French on Dinoutoo and another one in Portuguese on Bodyspace.
• Studio photos
  Pictures of the mix of Son of Magnified with Mathias Malzieu by Magali Boyer in a new gallery of the photo section.

2006/07/14

• Dutch festivals
  2 more festivals in July in the Netherlands: see shows page.
• Reviews...
  Troy Von Balthazar album reviewed in Portuguese on Bodyspace; Brest show reviewed on Cinquième Nuit.
• Live photos
  Pictures of the Brest show by Hervé Le Gall and pictures of the Soundstation show by Dominique Houcmant in the photo section.

2006/06/14

• Summer festivals!
  2 more festivals confirmed for July in France and Belgium: see shows page.
• Live DVD review
  The concert-only limited edition Troy Von Balthazar Live in Paris DVD is reviewed in this month's Rock Sound.

2006/05/08

• French press
  Following the Café de la Danse show in Paris, a live report in Rock Sound, and an article in Rolling Stone.
• Live photos
  Pictures of the Nuits Botanique festival by Jo Mostert, and a picture of the Reims Fnac instore by Elisabeth Perotin in the photo section.

2006/05/01

• Modern Folk
  TVB's song Heroic Little Sisters appears on Modern Folk, a CD compilation released by Wagram, also featuring Devandra Banhart, Feist, Sufjan Stevens, Andrew Bird, Minor Majority... See discography.
• One more festival
  Primavera Sound festival confirmed: see shows page.
• Live report
  Review of the Six-Fours show on Metalorgie (French).

2006/04/23

• TVB radio
  Listen to the TVB radio show (part 2) (1h43')!
• More tour dates
  2 Canadian dates, 2 more festivals, and one more French date in Grenoble: see shows page.
• Interviews and recipes
  An interview in both French and English on Attica, one in English on the Fictionalize My Life blog, and TVB's favourite recipes in Magic #99.
• Live photos
  Pictures of the Berlin show by Ronald Mencke, and pictures of the Lyon Fnac instore and pictures of the Lyon Ninkasi show by Romain Massola in the photo section.

2006/04/20

• TVB on TV
  The French cable channel Pink TV will air 26 minutes of Troy Von Balthazar's show at the Café de la Danse in Paris, during the show "B-side", at 7:15 PM next Sunday (April 23).
• TVB DVD
  A DVD of Troy's concert at the Point Ephémère, last November in Paris, will be sold exclusively at shows for 12 Euros. Limited edition of 150 (2 different covers, 75 of each), numbered and signed by TVB! 2 songs from this performance are available for download on the video page.
• TVB gear
  Go to vonbalthazar.com to buy all kinds of TVB stuff: buttons, T-shirts, gloves, wristbands, framed pictures, and of course the album!
• VOX radio session
  TVB's acoustic session for the Belgian radio VOX can be downloaded at vox.skynetblogs.be.
• New Frigo album featuring Troy Von Balthazar
  TVB appears on the song Sweetheart on Frigo's new album Funambul, available in France since April 3 (Big Trip / Productions Spéciales). This song is a reinterpretation of Balthazar's I Want You to Want Me, from his 2002 Red Spider EP.

2006/03/28

• Café de la Danse: D-2
  And tomorrow at the Atelier in Orléans!
• Pirate radio broadcast
  TVB's last show in Paris, last year at the Guinguette Pirate, will be broadcast tomorrow at midnight by Radio Campus Paris (93.9FM in Paris or streamed).
• More French shows...
  In May in Blois, Evreux, Brest, Niort & Mâcon: see shows page.
• TVB number one!
  TVB is number one of this week's CISM 89.3FM album chart (Université de Montréal radio station).

2006/03/20

• Free shows
  2 more shows added, and they're free! Magnet Club showcase on April 17 in Berlin, and Fnac showcase on April 20 in Marseille: see shows page.

2006/03/19

• Spring/summer tour dates
  More French tour dates, a few changes, and Dour festival confirmed: see shows page.
• Articles from Canada
  An article in French on Voir, and 2 in English on ChartAttack: an interview and a concert review.
• Live videos from the Point Ephémère
  2 songs from TVB's last concert in Paris (at the Point Ephémère in November 2005) are available for download on the video page.
• Mots
  Troy Von Balthazar lyrics translated in French by Nicolas Blandin: see paroles page.

2006/02/10

• March/April tour dates
  TVB will be playing at the Canadian Music Week in Toronto, before coming to Belgium, France and Spain: see shows page.
• Interview & reviews...
  ... on the Devor-Rock webzine, on Cosmosonic, and in the January issues of Rolling Stone and Rock Sound.
• Live photos
  Pictures of the Palaiseau show by Guillaume Baptiste in the photo section.