February 2012
2 posts
Board & Brew
NEXT MONDAY. 6:00PM. FREE BOARD GAMES. OH YEAH.
Here at The Loft, we are most definitely playing games. LOTS of games. Come hang out with us, enjoying Specialty Flatbreads, Craft Brews and Tasty soda Floats from Zanzibar whilst playing your favorite board game! We’ll provide the games and Zanzibar will have specials on the foods! Open till 10pm
January 2012
5 posts
Weekend Preview 1/19/2012
Excited to have these guys at The Loft tonight….
businessorpleasure:
I don’t often use my time on Weekend Preview to chat about my own events but this week I’m super excited that Mexican Institute of Sound will finally be playing at The Loft. Thanks to the Midday Edition crew for letting me indulge in a Loft Event!
Listen to the Weekend Preview here: Weekend Preview
April 2011
1 post
Business or Pleasure: Keeping it LoCal →
businessorpleasure:
Before I held the position of performance curator at The Loft and during the application process for said job I was asked to create an example vision of what programming in the space might look like should I be at the helm. That vision included a regular event that would highlight food and drink,…
February 2011
2 posts
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April 2010
5 posts
This Week at the Loft
Monday, April 19, 2010 / 9:00 PM
Bitchy Bingo
Free
What do you get when you take a traditional game of chance and add fabulous drag queens with a fierce attitude? One hell of a night! You’re guaranteed to laugh out loud when you encounter these mistresses of mayhem as they invade The Loft. CAMPUS PARTNER University Centers
Saturday, April 24, 2010 / 9:00 PM
Daedelus feat. Free the Robots...
This Week at the Loft
Monday, April 12, 2010 / 9:00 PM
As Tall As Lions feat. Bad Veins
Regular: $10 Advance, $12 Door UCSD Student: $5 Advance, Pay as You Can at the Door
ASCE is proud to bring you a taste of the Coachella indie music scene with out the masses of people. After a long trek, originally forming in high school, New York based band As Tall As Lions has released some of the most powerful work yet....
This Week at the Loft
Wednesday, April 7, 2010 / 8:00 PM
Gretchen Parlato
Regular: $16 UCSD Student: $5 Advance, Pay As You Can at the Door.
You could compare Gretchen Parlato to Frank Sinatra in terms of dynamics and subtone, or Chet Baker in terms of cool. You wouldn’t be far off the mark. Her voice— scatting, cooing, leaning back, then soaring—can leap through complex tempo and rhythmic shifts as if riding...
This Week at the Loft
Monday, March 29, 2010 / 9:00 PM
Upright Citizen Brigade
Improvised Comedy from the L.A. Masters
SHOW ONLY Regular: $10 Advance, $12 door UCSD Student: $5 Advance, Pay As You Can at the Door WORKSHOP + SHOW Regular: $18
UCSD Student: $8 The LA/New York based sketch comedy troupe that birthed improv lords Amy Poehler and Horatio Sanz is giving the Loft a hefty dose of hysterics. Whether...
March 2010
7 posts
This Week at the Loft
Monday, March 8, 2010 / 4:00 PM
Hanoch Piven
The colorful and witty illustrations of Israeli illustrator Hanoch Piven have appeared throughout the last fourteen years on both sides of the atlantic. His work has been featured in most major American magazines and newspapers such as Time, Newsweek, Rolling Stone and in many European publications from the London Times to the Swiss Die WeltWoche....
CityBeat: Kings of the Hills
Dawes channel vintage L.A. folk but rise above their influences with their lovely debut album
When the Los Angeles band Dawes hit the road for their first headlining tour, they got accustomed to a certain response along the way, from truckers at diners to kids at shows. “Oh, you’re from L.A.? That’s too bad.”
“I think they associate L.A. with Beverly Hills and this rich and snotty community...
This Week at the Loft
Tuesday, March 2, 2010 / 8:00 PM
The White Stripes Documentary: Under Great White Northern Lights
From the cinematic genius of Emmett Malloy is spawned this unprecedented account of The White Stripes reality- their unrivaled musicianship, and unfiltered commentaries on life and life on the road, all in the Canadian summer of 2007.
“Under Great White Northern Lights” illuminates the soul of...
February 2010
14 posts
This Week at the Loft
Monday, February 22, 2010 / 9:00 PM
Upright Citizen Brigade
Improvised Comedy from the L.A. Masters
The LA/New York based sketch comedy troupe that birthed improv lords Amy Poehler and Horatio Sanz is giving the Loft a hefty dose of hysterics. Whether you want to wet your pants or whet your comedic appetite, the madcap company whose “only friend is chaos” will have you laughing into the wee...
This Week at the Loft
Tuesday, February 16, 2010 / 8:00 PM / 10:00 PM
Suzanne Vega
Widely regarded as one of the most brilliant songwriters of her generation, Suzanne Vega emerged as a leading figure of the folk-music revival of the early 1980s when, accompanying herself on acoustic guitar, she sang what has been labeled contemporary folk or neo-folk songs of her own creation in Greenwich Village clubs. Vega sings...
Love is in the Air
Are you still waiting for that special someone to spend Valentine’s Day with or just want to mingle with other attractive UCSD students? Well, the Loft has the answer to your needs. The Loft is glad to present Lofty Encounters: Triton Eyed Be Damned, the first ever speed dating event held at UCSD. It will be an eventful night of love and laughter with comedian Dan Simmons as the host. So head on...
This Week at the Loft
Monday, February 8, 2010 / 9:00 PM
Bitchy Bingo
Bitchy Bingo is back! Get ready for one hell of night when fabulous drag queens with fierce attitudes take over a traditional game of chance. You’re guaranteed to laugh out loud when you encounter these mistresses of mayhem as they invade The Loft.
Tuesday, February 9, 2010 / 9:00 PM
Broadside Ballads: Justin Townes Earle feat. Joe Pug
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On the Radio
You can now listen to the Loft’s own radio station, Up in the Air with the Loft @ UCSD, every Thursday from 1am - 2am on KSDT.
The DJs, Sumeet and Arian, both work at the Loft so you can guarantee that they have the insider scoop on the Loft and great taste in music. So if you want to know what’s happening at the Loft, want to hear great music while studying, bored of mainstream...
This Week at the Loft
Monday, February 1, 2010 / 9:00 PM
Bowerbirds feat. Julie Doiron
Bowerbirds’ debut album, Hymns for a Dark Horse, was nearly one hundred percent focused on the thesis that the earth is a sacred place with merit beyond us, and that humans are just visitors here. Its contrapuntal harmonies documented a moment in the life of the songwriter and the life of the band – Beth Tacular and Phil...
January 2010
11 posts
This Week at the Loft
Monday, January 25, 2010 / 9:00 PM
Upright Citizen Brigade
Improvised Comedy from the L.A. Masters
The LA/New York based sketch comedy troupe that birthed improv lords Amy Poehler and Horatio Sanz is giving the Loft a hefty dose of hysterics. Whether you want to wet your pants or whet your comedic appetite, the madcap company whose “only friend is chaos” will have you laughing...
WatchSunday, November 8, 2009
Luminance
AJ Rafael feat. JR Aquino
And below is a link to the facebook event page of the next Luminance show:
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/event.php?eid=410738505550&index=1
This Week at the Loft
Wednesday, January 20, 2010 / 9:00 PM
Habanot Nechama
Habanot Nechama is made up of three beautiful, experienced singers, Karolina, Dana Adini and Yael Deckelbaum. Habanot Nechama is a live band in the deepest sense, having built a huge and very dedicated following before ever releasing even one single. No one could possibly have predicted the enormous success HaBanot Nechama found with...
WatchThursday, January 21, 2010 / 7:30 PM
FOOVIES: Dinner Rush
Directed by Bob Giraldi
98 minutes
”Dinner Rush” has a few unpolished edges, but it’s the first food movie to capture the joyful civilized mania of people who live not just to eat but to talk about eating.
- Owen Gleiberman, EW.com
This Week at the Loft
Monday, January 11, 2010 / 8:00 PM
You at the Loft: Open Mic
Do you think you’re funny? Are you a singer songwriter? Do you have any special talent?! Then you must want to show off your skills on a stage! Sign up now for a guaranteed early slot for You At The Loft, or just show up to perform whenever in the night! Sign-up & more details at concerts.ucsd.edu
Tuesday, January 12, 2010 /...
December 2009
8 posts
Matt Costa :: Cold December
Upcoming Bands
Hope you all are enjoying winter break. Below is a list of bands heading to the Loft next quarter. So start prepping your dancing shoes during break as these bands will certainly get your feet moving.
Friday, January 15, 2010 / 8:30 PM
Asobi Seksu feat. Lady Danville
While Asobi Seksu’s creative core explored music at an early age (lead vocalist/keyboardist Yuki Chikudate got standing...