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. With songs facing subjects like the politics of God, love and war matched with textured soundscapes, vocal harmonies and melodies, one can only be impressed with their new album “You Can’t Take It With You.”
Bad Veins, the duo of Benjamin Davis and Sebastien Schultz, who are signed to Dangerbird Records will open.
Sponsor: AS Concerts and Events
Tuesday, April 13, 2010 / 8:00 PM
Dime Stories: Literary Death Match
Regular: $6 Advance; $10 Door
UCSD Student: $6
The Literary Death Match gears up for a tsunami-sized splash in San Diego by joining with rapidfire fiction series DimeStories for a mammoth night of bracketed duels judged by City Beat editor Seth Combs, musician J.D. Boucharde, and DimeStories ringmaster Amy Wallen. They’ll sound off on a cabinet of three-minute microfiction wonders read by Poetic Brew’s Eber Lambert, actor Sue Norberg, SDSU’s Tony Bonds, “The Hungry Season” novelist Tammy Greenwood, the multidimensional Lizz Huerta, literary performance legend Alex Bosworth, and more!
Hosted by Opium’s Todd Zuniga & DimeStories’ Kelli Ochoa
Doors: 7pm
Show: 8pm
Thursday, April 15, 2010 / 8:00 PM
Calder Quartet: Tentacle Sessions
Regular: $16
UCSD Student: $5 Advance,
Pay As You Can at the Door.
Calder Quartet concerts are richly shared experiences of splendor and substance. One of our favorite ensembles returns for two evenings that remind us why music matters. Their Tentacle Sessions concert will demonstrate why it’s silly to be afraid of emergent music. On Friday, the ensemble displays their virtuosity with a program by the masters. Ben Jacobson, violin; Andrew Bulbrook, violin; Eric Byers, cello; Jonathan Moerschel, viola.
SPONSOR Eric Lasley
CAMPUS PARTNER Sixth College Arts6
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ArtTalks!
Intermission conversation with the artists.
Friday, April 16, 2010 / 6:00 PM
Californian Tapas and Wine Tasting
Join us for our pre-show tastings that reflect our artists’ international roots. Learn about specific wine, beer, and chocolate-producing regions while you indulge in enticing bites and beverages. Tastings include four to five drink selections, and sweet or savory snacks.
Price includes tax and gratuity. Does not include admission to the performance. Must be 21+ with ID.
MENU Tapas Selection: Brie and Roasted Vegetable Quesadillas; Bruschetta with Cambozola, Arugula and Fig Jam; Fresh Tofu Spring Rolls; and Brown Rice Sushi with Avocado, Carrot and Enoki Mushrooms. Wine Selection: An assortment of wines from Southern California. Menu subject to change
