Wassaic Project Festival

We’re excited to play at the Wassaic Project Festival this Saturday evening at 10pm.  The festival is free and lasts the whole weekend, and there are some excellent bands on the bill.  Check out the music schedule here: http://www.wassaicproject.org/summer-festival/schedule/2011-summer-festival-musicians/

“The Wassaic Project Summer Festival is a FREE, annual, multi-disciplinary celebration of art, music, and community in the hamlet of Wassaic, NY. 2011 will feature over 100 artists, 23 bands, poetry readings, dance performances, film screenings, and much more. August 5th-7th, 2011. Art Reception in Maxon Mills, Saturday 5pm-7pm.”

Summer shows!

We’ll be playing a slew of shows this summer in the northeast – here’s what we’ve got on the list so far for June and July! Most of these shows have us joining Heidi Spencer (listen here) or Archeology (check them out here) on their respective national tours. See you!

Spring Tour with Christopher Paul Stelling!

We’re going on tour May 7-13 with Christopher Paul Stelling! He’s awesome, check him out HERE and Daytrotter session HERE. We’ll be in Madison, Chicago, Pittsburgh, Buffalo, Indianapolis, and Philly. Hope to see you on the road!

Jon | The Loom

SXSW!

We’re headed to SXSW again! Here’s our full schedule – print a copy and stick it in your pocket! Don’t miss our Official SXSW Showcase Wed March 16 at the beautiful Central Presbyterian Church, where we’ll be joined by Strand of Oaks, Sea of Bees, Josh T. Pearson and others. See you down there in the land of tacos and sunshine.

February Tour with The Wailing Wall!

February 18-26: Coming to a Northeast city near you! With the amazing The Wailing Wall. Go to “Shows” (or CLICK HERE) for full show details.

Brooklyn Bowl February 9!

We are headlining Brooklyn Bowl on Wednesday February 9! We’re playing with Pearl And The Beard and Team B. Can’t say how excited we are.

You can buy tickets in advance here:
CLICK HERE

And here is the Facebook invite for the show, feel free to spread the word:
CLICK HERE

Vote for The Loom – Best Emerging Artist of 2010!

This is exciting – we’ve been nominated by The Deli Magazine as 2010 Emerging Artist of the Year.

Please vote for us online – it takes just 2 seconds, we promise!  Scroll down the list and we’re under T for “The Loom”:

http://nyc.thedelimagazine.com/snacks

*** UPDATE 1/25 ***

Thanks to everyone for your votes and support, we ended up placing 2nd in the Deli fans poll (here) for Best 2010 Emerging Artist and 19th overall, and also best in the Indie Pop category (here)! Much appreciated everyone!!

Daytrotter Session!

Our Daytrotter recording session just got posted! If you haven’t checked out Daytrotter yet, you must! It’s an awesome site that records bands live in their studio in Illinois and posts the session online.

Here is a holiday stocking stuffer: You can download the entire session, which includes For The Hooves That Gallop, The Curtain Calls, Helen, and The First Freeze. These are all songs from our forthcoming album, Teeth.

CLICK HERE to listen and download!

Happy listening and Happy Holidays!
- The Loom

November Tour

Time to hit the road again, yes!!  We’re heading out on tour and hitting up North Carolina, Virginia, DC, Jersey, and Philadelphia.  Couldn’t be more excited. And then upon our homecoming to NYC, we’re playing Bowery Ballroom on Saturday Nov 13 with the lovely Horse Feathers! You can get tickets to that show by clicking here.

Here’s the tour line-up:

Nov 5 – Washington, DC - The Velvet Lounge
Nov 6 – Durham, NC – Troika Music Festival (Trotter Building)
Nov 7 – Raleigh, NC – Kings Barcade
Nov 8 – Richmond, VA – The Camel
Nov 9 – Charlottesville, VA – The Garage
Nov 10 – Roanoke, VA – The Bazaar
Nov 11 – Metuchen, NJ – The Raconteur
Nov 12 – Philadelphia, PA – Danger Danger Gallery
Nov 13 – New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom with Horse Feathers

CMJ and Beyond!

CMJ is here! We’re very excited to be playing Joe’s Pub on Saturday Oct 23 with the lovely Swedish duo First Aid Kit, sponsored by MusicSnobbery.com.  11pm doors, The Loom at 11:30pm sharp.  Click here for tickets!

November Tour! Then afterward, we’re hitting the road from Nov 6-12 along the East Coast for a week-long slew of dates.  Can’t wait.  If you’re in Raleigh/Durham, Richmond, Roanoke, DC, Charlottesville, Metuchen, or Philly (whew) come on out and we’ll throw a rock party in your honor!  Click here for our show schedule here.

Bowery Ballroom! At the end of the tour we’ll come home to the beloved NYC for a show at Bowery Ballroom on Saturday November 13 with the amazing Horse Feathers.  Click here for tickets.