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Trop Rock News

All Aboard The Trop Rock Express.  Trop Rock Junkies band members, Tampa Bay Parrot Heads and other friends ready to board the bus to the Englewood Music Festival.

Hurricane Blues - Trop Rock Junkies
Live at the Englewood Music Festival

Trop Rock Junkies performing at Jacksonville Landing March 9, 2012

Up Coming Events

Whiskey Joe's
May 16th 6PM-10PM
Courtney Campbell Cswy, Tampa, FL

May 27th, June 2nd, June 9th
Hard Rock Casino, Tampa, FL
June 8th
Red Light Cafe, Atlanta, GA
June 9th
Jimmy Buffett Concert Tail Gate Party
Aarons Amphitheater, Atlanta, GA
June 12th
Charlotte Harbor Parrot Head Club Meeting
Port Charlotte, FL

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Key West Radio Interview

Trop Rock Junkies Steve Tolliver and Lightning Jack flew down to Key West Tuesday September 7th on Steve's plane "Caribbean One" for an interview on KONK AM 1500 radio. KONK AM is a talk radio station in Key West, Florida. During the hour long interview, they talked about everything from band members to songwriting. Three songs from the CD "Songs in the Key of West" were played and Steve and Jack did "Island Air" live in the studio.

Got Live if you want it

Check out theTrop Rock Junkies  CD called "Live at the Hideaway Cafe.  The CD was professionally recorded at a show August 14th at the Hideaway Cafe before an enthusiastic crowd.  The CD has twelve tracks.  Four are live versions of songs from band member Steve Tolliver's CD called "Songs in the Key of West.  Seven of the songs are new including an original by David York called "Moment" and Ranita by Greg Sabol.  There is a studio version of one of Steve Tolliver's songs called "Hideaway Cafe" rounding out the twelve tracks.
Trop Rock Junkies member Steve Tolliver's song "Sand In Her Shoes" placed #4 in a national lyric writing contest put on by the Nashville based American Songwriter Magazine. This not only a feather in the cap of the Trop Rock Junkies it also helps promote the Trop Rock music genre.

Song:  Sand in Her Shoes #4 in Nationwide Lyric Contest

Click on photo to read lyrics

Buffett Concert Great for TRJ

Trop Rock Junkies performed at the Jimmy Buffett Concert April 16th 2011 from 6PM until 7:30PM at the "Ask Gary" Amphitheater in Tampa.  TRJ performed on stage B to their Parrot Head friends prior to Buffett taking the main stage at 8PM.  TRJ lead singer Steve Tolliver says "This was a great opportunity for the band to be a part of this."

Trop Rock Junkies return to The Yard November 17, 2012.  This will be there first appearance there since August 2011. The Yard was the 2010 and 2011 Trop Rock Music Awards winner for "House Concert Venue". Mark you calendars for this event.

Trop Rock Junkies
Return To The Yard

Parrot Head Clubs Embrace the Trop Rock Junkies

More and more parrot head clubs have discovered the Trop Rock Junkies and have brought them in to perform at their meetings, events and festivals.  Recently they have kicked off the innaugural Music On The Bay Festival for the Tampa Bay Parrot Heads,  Played for the Jacksonville PHINS as part of their PHINS Gumbo Festival, and entertianed some Jensen Beach Parrot Heads at a house concert in Jensen Beach, FL.  They are scheduled to play for the Tampa Bay Parrot Head Club meeting on May 16 and will be traveling to Atlanta June 9th to play the Jimmy Buffett Concert Tail Gate Party for the Atlanta Parrot Head Club. Then back to Florida for the Charlotte Harbor Parrot Heads on June 12th.

The seven piece band can rock the biggest festivals or scale down to a trio for intimate house concerts.  "They ROCKED The Higgins (Mostly Bar) and Grill two weeks ago......"Git'em while they're hot"...."  said Terry Higgins house concert promoter in Parish, Florida.

The band plans to travel to Key West this fall for the Meeting of the Minds national Parrot Head Convention.  They will be available to play some of the club's welcome receptions/kick off parties and other events going on at that time.  If you would like to book the Trop Rock Junkies, e-mail troprockjunkies@earthlink.net or call Island Man Productions at 727-729-1549,
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