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he's my brother she's my sister
Friday, February 3, 2012 / 9:00 PM
/ The Loft
He’s My Brother She’s My Sister seem to invite a broad range of colorful words to describe their music and performances: “flamboyant folk,” “psych-acoustic,” “estranged and glamorous” and “vaudevil...
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talkdemonic
Saturday, February 4, 2012 / 8:00 PM
/ The Loft
In Portland, Oregon, Kevin O'Connor began his pursuit in 2004 for new frontiers in percussion and analog sounds. What was he looking for? Something entirely new in something old. And so he began co...
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blabbermouth
Monday, February 6, 2012 / 7:00 PM
/ ArtPower! at UC San Diego
Have you been waiting for an open mic at UCSD that you can go to regularly? Your prayers have been answered. Blabbermouth Night is a monthly event at the Loft on a Monday night giving writers of pr...
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reply all: jazz featuring the kamau kenyatta quartet
Tuesday, February 7, 2012 / 8:00 PM
/ The Loft
Into good jazz? Then join us for this special night featuring The Kamau Kenyatta Quartet. We're honored to host one of UCSD's favorite Professor, Kamau Kenyatta. His quartet will perform a se...
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ben russell
Wednesday, February 8, 2012 / 8:00 PM
/ The Loft
Ben Russell, violinist, vocalist, and songwriter, has an unmistakable passion for music. A native of San Diego, Russell moved to New York City in 2006 to form the Bryant Park Quartet—a virtuosic ...
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arttalks! with ben russell
Wednesday, February 8, 2012 / 8:45 PM
/ The Loft
ArtTalks! are moderated discussions with artists and filmmakers that provide opportunities to learn about the unexpected stories behind a work’s creation. All ArtTalks! are free with the price of a...
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bitchy bingo
Monday, February 13, 2012 / 9:00 PM
/ The Loft
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! You¹re guaranteed to laugh out loud when you encounter these mis...
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milo greene
Wednesday, February 15, 2012 / 9:00 PM
/ The Loft
The four voices of Milo Greene weave and blend into one voice, creating songs that live and breathe simultaneously as many and as one, with the breadth of an omniscient, collective consciousness. T...
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the heavy guilt
Friday, February 17, 2012 / 8:30 PM
/ The Loft
Joined by special friends, The Howls and Low Volts, be sure to make The Heavy Guilt at The Loft, UCSD. The Heavy Guilt is as much Americana as it is avant garde garage, as much folk blues as it is...
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r.a.c dj's (remix artist collective)
Saturday, February 18, 2012 / 8:00 PM
/ The Loft
RAC (Remix Artist Collective)’s remixes have been reinventing the art of remixing and gathering widespread acclaim since the collective’s creation in 2007. Since the end of 2007, RAC has been buil...
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dumbfoundead
Sunday, February 19, 2012 / 7:30 PM
/ The Loft
Dumbfoundead is a Korean American battle rapper originating from Los Angeles Underground's Project Blowed. He began to rise in the Hip-Hop scene when he started taking his projects to Youtube. His ...
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board shorts surf film festival
Saturday, February 25, 2012 / 7:00 PM
/ The Loft
The Loft and the San Diego Surf Ladies present the first annual Board Shorts Film Festival. Surf films by SoCal Artists, inspired by women. Following the success of the Oceanides premiere last Oc...
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jayme stone: room of wonders
Wednesday, February 29, 2012 / 8:00 PM
/ The Loft
Fresh from receiving a 2012 Canadian Folk Music Award for Instrumental Artist of the Year, Two-time Juno-winning banjoist Jayme Stone makes music inspired by traditions from around the world, bridg...
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jenny owen youngs
Friday, March 2, 2012 / 9:00 PM
/ The Loft
Jenny Owen Youngs, singer/songwriter and natural history enthusiast, returns with her third studio album, AN UNWAVERING BAND OF LIGHT. Produced by longtime collaborator Dan Romer (Ingrid Michaelson...
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rachael yamagata
Wednesday, March 7, 2012 / 9:00 PM
/ The Loft
Rachael Yamagata has reunited with Happenstance producer, John Alagia (Dave Matthews Band, Jason Mraz, Liz Phair) for her third studio album Chesapeake, the follow up to her heralded 2 CD Set El...
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granito: how to nail a dictator
Thursday, March 8, 2012 / 8:00 PM
/ The Loft
Part political thriller, part memoir, Granito takes us through a haunting tale of genocide and justice that spans four decades, two films, and filmmaker Pamela Yates’s own career. Granito is a ...
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lost in the trees
Tuesday, March 20, 2012 / 8:00 PM
/ ArtPower! at UC San Diego
The Loft is excited to welcome back Lost in the Trees who will be performing here as part of their spring tour. "For me, classical composition is a very humble thing," says Ari Picker, founder of ...
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anais mitchell
Friday, April 6, 2012 / 8:00 PM
/ The Loft
In case you haven’t met her, Anaïs Mitchell is not a man. She’s a woman, quick to laugh and to cry, a fan of Jane Austen and miniskirts. She came of age reading the diaries of Anaïs Nin and blastin...
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soul kitchen
Thursday, April 12, 2012 / 7:00 PM
/ The Loft
Acclaimed director Fatih Akin’s latest film is a deliciously overstuffed comedy that follows Zinos, the owner of a no-frills pub in Hamburg called Soul Kitchen. Zinos juggles a working class cl...
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the revolutionary optimists
Tuesday, April 17, 2012 / 8:00 PM
/ The Loft
The Revolutionary Optimists follows Amlan Ganguly, a lawyer turned social entrepreneur who has made a significant impact in Calcutta by empowering children to improve health and sanitation cond...
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arttalks! with film directors maren grainger-monsen + nicole newham
Tuesday, April 17, 2012 / 9:30 PM
/ The Loft
ArtTalks! are moderated discussions with artists and filmmakers that provide opportunities to learn about the unexpected stories behind a work’s creation. All ArtTalks! are free with the price of a...
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dongtian de gushi (winter story)
Tuesday, April 24, 2012 / 8:00 PM
/ The Loft
Using a pseudo-documentary aesthetic, director Zhu Chuanming’s fictional Winter Story unfolds against atmospheric backdrops of Chinese street scenes. The story concerns a nameless protagonist w...
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rosie thomas
Monday, April 30, 2012 / 9:00 PM
/ The Loft
Singer-songwriter Rosie Thomas embarks on a U.S. tour beginning March 15 in support of her upcoming album With Love. Due February 14 on Sing-A-Long Records, With Love is Rosie Thomas’ first full-...
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5th annual press rewind
Tuesday, May 15, 2012 / 8:00 PM
/ The Loft
Take a glimpse into the past and the future of filmmaking! Curated by UCSD student filmmaker Cameron Wilson, this year’s Press Rewind will look at several early short works of notable directors...
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5th annual up&coming film fest
Thursday, May 17, 2012 / 8:00 PM
/ The Loft
Take a glimpse into the past and the future of filmmaking! The 5th Annual Up&Coming Student Film Festival is a highly competitive screening event featuring student films selected by a panel of ...
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