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 rapids. With her musical sensitivity, she has pushed boundaries of the traditional role of a jazz singer.

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Available for purchase starting at 7pm at The Loft.
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ArtTalks!
Post-performance conversation with the artist.

Thursday, April 8, 2010 / 8:00 PM

Sport Stories: Harvard Beats Yale 29-29

Regular: $8
UCSD Student: $5 Advance,
Pay As You Can at the Door.

Harvard Stadium, November 23, 1968: for the first time since 1909, the football teams of Harvard and Yale are undefeated as they meet for their final game. Yale is heavily favored, with Brian Dowling, its captain and quarterback, satirized in classmate Garry Trudeau’s Doonesbury strip. Harvard’s lineman is Tommy Lee Jones — Al Gore’s roommate. Kevin Rafferty (ATOMIC CAFÉ) intercuts original footage with the hilarious, suspenseful recollections of the 50 men who played in what has become one of college football’s most famous games. [2008, USA, 105 min.]

“Preposterously entertaining… A narrative that pulses with the artful, exciting beats of a thriller.” –Manohla Dargis, The New York Times

“Close to perfect! Remarkably compelling!” – David Fear, Time Out New York

Pre-Flix Mix [7:15-7:45pm] with LIVE A CAPPELLA MUSIC BY THE DOTS

Campus Partner: Daughters of Triton

Saturday, April 10, 2010 / 8:00 PM

80’s Night

UCSD Student: Free. Limit 1 guest.

Come groove at the Loft. Bring all of your friends to have a great night out dancing to music from a decade that was so cool, you might have even been born during it. Get amped to dress in your most “boss” 80s attire-think BIG! Big hair, big shoulders and big moves!

Sunday, April 11, 2010 / 8:30 PM

Sleep

Regular: $10
UCSD Student: $8

Co-founder the Oldominion crew, a conglomerate of hip-hop artists based out of the Pacific Northwest, Sleep and his people have been putting it down for Seattle and Portland for the past decade. Sleep first made a name for himself with his lighting-quick delivery and dominant stage presence, but after releasing two solo albums (Riot by Candlelight, Christopher) it was the strength of his song writing that earned him a devout following in the underground scene.

“Sleep can tear off syllables at a cheetah’s pace like Aesop Rock or Busdriver, but even his fastest rhymes make sense.” – XLR8R