Welcome to episode #118 of The Troubadour. Today’s episode is great one as Carly and I get to interview talent buyer, current and former venue owner, Lloyd Banks. Lloyd used to own one of the must play establishments for artist in the genre in Denton, TX called Rockin’ Rodeo.  Everyone who was anyone played there. Now Lloyd owns and operates one of the coolest little bar & restaurants in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area called The Dive.  You can check it out by going to www.thedivetexas.com . Today you’ll hear a behind the scenes look from a venue owners’ perspective into just what all it takes to run a successful music venue and bar as well as how Lloyd booked and interacted with artists over the years. This one is a good ‘n folks. Here comes episode #118 of The Troubadour featuring Lloyd Banks. How YOU can support the podcast! If you’re interested in supporting the podcast and helping us FREE CARLY from the bondage of editing every episode CLICK HERE and help us hand off this part of the process to a third party! There’s another way to support the podcast AND ALSO earn some free swag in the process.  CLICK HERE to check it out. You can listen to our wonderful podcast by clicking on any of the following links: The Troubadour Podcast Website, Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Spotify, Stitcher, Podbean