2024 Tour Dates

01/26/24 The Britisher | Lancaster, CA (acoustic)
02/23/24 Kern River Brewing | Kernville, CA (acoustic)
03/06/24 The Rock Inn | Lake Hughes, CA (acoustic)
03/09/24 Two Tracks Cellars Brewery | Lancaster, CA (acoustic)
03/16/24 Whiskey Barrel | Hesperia, CA (acoustic)
03/30/24 The Britisher | Lancaster, CA (acoustic)
04/13/24 The Rock Inn | Lake Hughes, CA (acoustic)
04/18/24 Transplants Brewing | Palmdale, CA (acoustic)
04/19/24 The Patriot | Ridgecrest, CA (acoustic)
04/27/24 Local Craft Beer | Tehachapi, CA (acoustic)
05/03/24 Two Tracks Cellars Brewery | Lancaster, CA (acoustic)
06/01/24 Zelda’s 750 West | Lancaster, CA (acoustic)
06/15/24 The Rock Inn | Lake Hughes, CA (acoustic)

For booking inquires, please email pmcguire04@gmail.com

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Bio

Sixty miles north of Los Angeles, just over the rugged San Gabriel Mountains, lies the arid desert community of Antelope Valley, where Peter McGuire was raised, amid the strong winds, Joshua trees, and punk rock.

The AV music scene has been diverse, eclectic, constantly changing, and always subjugated by the local government. Music venues have come and gone, but the musicians have always been there. Punk rock has always been the backbone of the music scene. Peter spent his teenage years and most of his 20’s putting out 5 records in 3 very different punk rock, hard rock, and metal bands.

“I discovered alt-country music at a very challenging time in my life,” Peter says. “I was in my late 20’s, going through a lot of personal issues. I really connected with the honesty and story-telling of alt-country, and at such a transitional phase, I knew immediately that this was going to be the direction my music career was heading next.”

Peter picked up an acoustic guitar and started writing what he calls “Sad Bastard Music.”

In August 2017, he released a split EP with fellow singer-songwriter and AV native Matthew from the Colonies, titled Dying Desert, with the backing of The Burgerwolf Collective and Rail Rider Records. “My half of Dying Desert is a snapshot of what I was going through, and writing these songs was how I dealt with depression, anxiety, dead relationships, and brand new ones,” Peter says. The split was well received by the AV scene, and Matthew and Peter hit the road to share their music on a successful tour of the Western United States.

“I really missed playing in a full band, being on stage with my friends. That’s what music is really about. Connecting with people.”

In 2018, Peter recruited Mandy Alexander to play keyboards, Matthew Allen on bass, and long-time friend and bandmate, Diamond Jeff Collier on drums, forming Thrift Store Troubadours. Blending blues and country with a punk rock edge, Thrift Store Troubadours’ 2019 debut studio album Bright Lights, Dark Nights, is brand new material, as well as full band arrangements of some of the songs from Dying Desert.

2020 was a wild ride that brought changes for everyone. Diamond Jeff parted ways with TST and moved to Nashville, and Dino Delgado filled the roll on drums. Eventually, Garrett Boosalis joined as the full time drummer in 2021. Garrett and Peter have played together in multiple projects for over a decade, including metalcore outfit VILLAINS, and strictly 90’s cover-band, Jay & The Silent Bobs.

Peter began writing the band’s next record, Hard Luck, in late 2020, and Thrift Store Troubadours is aiming for an early 2023 release.

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Past Shows

08/24/18 The Trap | Lancaster, CA
09/22/18 Frogee’s Cocktail Lounge | Apple Valley, CA
10/19/18 Silverlake Lounge | Los Angeles, CA
11/02/18 The Britisher | Lancaster, CA
11/09/18 The Britisher | Lancaster, CA
11/10/18 Frogee’s Cocktail Lounge | Apple Valley, CA
12/29/18 The Britisher | Lancaster, CA
01/25/19 The Britisher | Lancaster, CA (The Downsides video shoot)
02/07/19 Texas Cattle Company | Lancaster, CA
02/07/19 The Britisher | Lancaster, CA
02/08/19 Trunkspace | Phoenix, AZ
02/09/19 Boulder Dam Brewing | Boulder City, NV
02/10/19 Fresh52 Farmer’s Market | Henderson, NV (solo acoustic)
02/10/19 Double Down Saloon | Las Vegas, NV
03/23/19 The Britisher | Lancaster, CA
05/31/19 The Britisher | Lancaster, CA
06/23/19 The Trap | Lancaster, CA (No Pants Fest)
10/12/19 The Britisher | Lancaster, CA (ALBUM RELEASE PARTY)

01/11/20 The Britisher | Lancaster, CA (solo acoustic)
02/07/20 Guidos | Rosamond, CA (solo acoustic)
02/14/20 The King | Lancaster, CA
02/21/20 The Britisher | Lancaster, CA
03/22/20 The Gray Couch | Livestream Event
03/28/20 The Britisher | Lancaster, CA (CORONACANCELLED)
03/28/20 The Gray Couch | Livestream Event
04/02/20 The Mint | Los Angeles, CA (CORONACANCELLED)
04/16/20 The Britisher | Lancaster, CA (CORONACANCELLED)
04/25/20 The Rock Inn | Lake Hughes, CA (CORONACANCELLED)
05/02/20 The Pike | Long Beach, CA (CORONACANCELLED)
05/15/20 The Mint | Los Angeles, CA (CORONACANCELLED)
05/16/20 Guidos | Rosamond, CA (CORONACANCELLED)
06/11/20 The Britisher | Lancaster, CA (CORONACANCELLED)
07/25/20 MOAH | Livestream Event

2021
05/22/21 AV Art Gallery | Palmdale, CA
05/29/21 Guido’s at the Hanger | Rosamond, CA
06/18/21 The Britisher | Lancaster, CA
07/02/21 The Mint | Los Angeles, CA
07/16/21 Transplants Brewing | Palmdale, CA
07/22/21 The Viper Room | Hollywood, CA
07/31/21 LCB | Tehachapi, CA (solo acoustic)
08/06/21 LCB | Tehachapi, CA (solo acoustic)
08/13/21 The Britisher | Lancaster, CA (solo acoustic)
08/27/21 The Britisher | Lancaster, CA
09/04/21 Zion Canyon Brew Pub | Springdale, UT
09/05/21 Forge Publick House | Fort Collins, CO
09/06/21 Crafty Canary Brewery | Walsenberg, CO
09/07/21 Lion’s Lair | Denver, CO
09/08/21 The Otherside | Kearney, NE
09/09/21 Kinkaider Brewing | Lincoln, NE
09/10/21 Doublewide | Elko-New Market, MN
09/11/21 Iowa Brewing Company | Cedar Rapids, IA
10/01/21 Lucky’s Day | Lake Hughes, CA (solo acoustic)
10/02/21 Lucky Luke’s | Palmdale, CA (solo acoustic)
10/09/21 Drifter’s Cocktails | Santa Clarita, CA
10/30/21 The Britisher | Lancaster, CA (HALLOWEEN SPEICAL)
11/26/21 The Britisher | Lancaster, CA (solo acoustic)
11/27/21 Transplants Brewing | Palmdale, CA
12/17/21 Cedar:MOAH | Lancaster, CA (livestream event)

2022
01/14/22 The Britisher | Lancaster, CA
01/15/22 Drifter’s Cocktails | Santa Clarita, CA
01/16/22 Mother’s Tavern | Sunset Beach, CA
02/26/22 Cedar:MOAH | Lancaster, CA (livestream event)
03/05/22 Local Craft Beer | Tehachapi, CA (solo acoustic)
03/17/22 Bravery Brewing | Lancaster, CA (solo acoustic)
03/25/22 Lucky Days | Lake Hughes, CA (solo acoustic)
03/26/22 The Britisher | Lancaster, CA (solo acoustic)
04/02/22 Frogee’s Cocktail Lounge | Apple Valley, CA
04/08/22 The Britisher | Lancaster, CA (solo acoustic)
04/15/22 Lucky Days | Lake Hughes, CA (solo acoustic)
04/23/22 Local Craft Beer | Tehachapi, CA (solo acoustic)
05/14/22 The Britisher | Lancaster, CA (solo acoustic)
05/21/22 The Britisher | Lancaster, CA (Burgerwolf Birthday Bash)
06/17/22 Bravery Brewing | Lancaster, CA
07/08/22 Lucky Days | Lake Hughes, CA (solo acoustic)
08/27/22 Pocock Brewing | Santa Clarita, CA (solo acoustic)
09/09/22 Transplants Brewing | Palmdale, CA (solo acoustic)
09/30/22 The Britisher | Lancaster, CA (solo acoustic)
10/08/22 Bravery Brewing | Lancaster, CA
10/15/22 Guido’s at the Hanger | Rosamond, CA (solo acoustic)
10/28/22 The Britisher | Lancaster, CA (BW Halloweenie night 1)
11/06/22 Transplants Brewing | Palmdale, CA (solo acoustic)
11/25/22 The Britisher | Lancaster, CA (Black Friday Party)
11/26/22 Local Craft Beer | Tehachapi, CA (solo acoustic)
12/02/22 Bravery Brewing | Lancaster, CA (solo acoustic)
12/08/22 The Viper Room | Los Angeles, CA (solo acoustic)
12/16/22 Gigi’s Cocktail Lounge | Ventura, CA
12/17/22 Moe’s Music | Ridgecrest, CA (solo acoustic)
12/23/22 The Britisher | Lancaster, CA (solo acoustic)
12/29/22 Transplants Brewing | Palmdale, CA (solo acoustic)
12/30/22 The Britisher | Lancaster, CA (2nd Hand Christmas Party!)

01/07/23 Bravery Brewing | Lancaster, CA (solo acoustic)
01/14/23 Westlane Brewing | Tehachapi, CA (solo acoustic)
01/20/23 The Britisher | Lancaster, CA (solo acoustic)
01/21/23 Lucky Day’s | Lake Hughes, CA
01/28/23 Moe’s Music | Ridgecrest, CA (solo acoustic)
02/11/23 The Britisher | Lancaster, CA
02/24/23 Transplants Brewing | Palmdale, CA
03/04/23 Guido’s | Rosamond, CA
03/11/23 Drifter’s | Santa Clarita, CA
03/17/23 Bravery Brewing | Lancaster, CA
03/17/23 The Britisher | Lancaster, CA
03/18/23 The Britisher | Lancaster, CA (solo acoustic)
04/01/23 The Britisher | Lancaster, CA (solo acoustic)
05/19/23 The Britisher | Lancaster, CA (Burgerwolf Birthday Bash)
06/02/23 Westlane Brewing | Tehachapi, CA
06/22/23 Transplants Brewing | Palmdale, CA
06/23/23 Double Down Saloon | Las Vegas, NV
06/24/23 Park Lounge | Rock Springs, WY
06/25/23 BarBar | Denver, CO
06/27/23 Outlaw Bar | McCook, NE
06/28/23 Kinkaider Brewing | Lincoln, NE
06/29/23 Sisters of Sound Records | Manhattan, KS
06/30/23 Coneburg Inn | Peabody, KS
07/01/23 Vice’s Bar and Venue | El Reno, OK
07/02/23 Whiskey Tango Foxtrot Icehouse | Austin, TX
07/03/23 The Starlighter | San Antonio, TX
07/04/23 Riley’s Bar and Grill | Midland, TX
07/06/23 Rhythm Room | Phoenix, AZ
07/07/23 Partner’s Bar | Ridgecrest, CA
07/08/23 The Britisher | Lancaster, CA
07/14/23 Black Cat Bar | San Diego, CA
09/30/23 The Britisher | Lancaster, CA (solo acoustic)
10/28/23 The Britisher | Lancaster, CA
11/02/23 The Viper Room | Hollywood, CA
11/04/23 Bravery Brewing | Lancaster, CA (solo acoustic)
11/05/23 Transplants | Palmdale, CA (solo acoustic)