Make Music New York

On June 21 we participated in Make Music New York. This year we organized an improvising gong ensemble. The Mass Appeal Gong Ensemble appeared at Merchants' Gate, Central Park, Manhattan. A clip of this got featured on Alex Ross’ youtube page. This was a lot of fun -thanks to all you gongers!!

Truck America

Britain's reknowned Truck Festival (Indie rock/folk/experimental music - NOT big trucks!) came to America for the first time in 2010 and Loop 2.4.3 was invited to play. Please see THIS LINK for a bootleg from the show. It was an intense 2am show and we slept under the starts in upstate NY. Thanks to the Bennett brothers for pulling this off!

Spring in the Midwest

In April we toured through the midwest. Venues included The Front Room in Cleveland - a funky, industrial loft art space downtown; Scene Metro in East Lansing (a Freeland H.S. Class of’91 re-union took place at this awesome East Lansing show. What a hang! We’re back in East Lansing on Jan 31); and Kerrytown Concert House in Ann Arbor - special thanks to Deanna. This was a fabulous venue in a beautiful part of Ann Arbor. Thom was born there (in Ann Arbor) and is nostalgic for the famous college town. It was great to see lots of family and friends at this show!

We also did a residency at Alma College, working with students and performing multiple concerts. Here's a VIDEO of Loop 2.4.3's Underground with David Zerbe on drums.

Another highlight was the show with Clogs at The Bell House in Brooklyn. The only NYC performance of songs from ‘The Creatures…’ in 2010! Special thanks to Shara Worden and Sufjan Stevens for coming to sing! View PHOTOS and COMMENTS about the show.

Loop 2.4.3 with Clogs

Early in 2010 we played several shows with Clogs. Here's a highlight:

Friday, February, 19, 8pm
Loop 2.4.3 with Clogs
Southern Theater
1420 Washington Ave. South, Minneapolis, MN 55454
The duo performed a short set and then performed with Clogs. As a founding member, Thom has been with Clogs for 11 years! Their new album, The Creatures in the Garden of Lady Walton, was named one of the top 5 genre-defying albums of 2010. Thom participated in an interview with the Kaufman Center for Clogs’ upcoming performance at Merkin Hall. View the CLIP HERE, and the concert listing HERE.

The year-in-review newsletter starts here!

Thanks for visiting. A HUGE thank you to all of our fans and sponsors who have made the last year of music possible. We're posting some fun anecdotes, news items, photos and links to videos and stories to recap 2010. Happy Holidays - Love the Loop

Bootleg of Loop 2.4.3 at Truck America last weekend

Click HERE for the video.

This was the beginning of the late night set. The whole festival had a great vibe - thanks to Joe and Robin Bennett and the rest of the Truck team!