Popa Chubby in Concert and Conversation
June 19, 2025 @ 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm – Blues legend comes back to The Loft! Popa Chubby, born Ted Horowitz, has been hard rocking the blues in his fierce and soulful way for more than 30 years. Over the course of a career that dates back to 1994, he has been a force to be reckoned with on the guitar, and his tempestuous, soulful […]
The Morel Trio in Concert and Conversation
June 20, 2025 @ 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm – The Morel Trio makes groove-based instrumental music with intention, avoiding clichés while staying true to the deep traditions of jazz, funk, and Americana. Thriving within tight constraints, they prove that structure can inspire creativity rather than limit it. Built on a nearly 20-year musical partnership, their sound is focused and dynamic. Featuring Grant Fisher (guitar), Ian […]
The Lowest Pair in Concert and Conversation
June 21, 2025 @ 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm – During the spring and summer of 2020, The Lowest Pair (Kendl Winter and Palmer T. Lee) found themselves camping and sharing songs around the fire with two dear friends and incredible musicians Adam Roszkiewicz and Leif Karlstrom of the instrumental duo Small Town Therapy. Founding members of the progressive string band Front Country, multi-instrumentalists Adam […]
Lilly Hiatt in Concert and Conversation
June 22, 2025 @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm – The last few years have been a little hazy for Lilly Hiatt, who finds herself searching for answers on her striking new album, Forever. Recorded at home with her husband, Coley Hinson who produced and played most of the instruments, Forever grapples with growth and change, escape and anxiety, self-loathing and self-love. The songs are […]
Buffalo Nichols in Concerts and Conversation
June 26, 2025 @ 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm – Nichols’ debut, released in October 2021 via Fat Possum Records, has ascended him to the national stage, earning praise and support from NPR Music (‘Tiny Desk (Home) Concert; All Songs Considered ‘Best of October’) to Rolling Stone (‘The Fight to Reclaim the Blues’ feature; ‘Song You Need To Know’), Bandcamp Daily (‘October Shortlist’) to Guitar World, Texas Monthly to Uncut (UK), among many others. He made his Late Night […]
Mike Compton and Joe Newberry in Concert and Conversation
June 27, 2025 @ 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm – Mike Compton and Joe Newberry collaborate with a vision that is both modern and ageless, digging deep into early country music, blues, and other heartbeat sounds of traditional music. Their performances at home and abroad, from venues large and small, showcase soul-stirring instrumentals, numbers from the great American song bag, as well as newly composed […]
House of Hamill in Concert and Conversation
July 10, 2025 @ 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm – Pennsylvania-based House of Hamill is a fixture on festival stages across the US, and have shared their music and stories on the country’s premier folk stages. Their version of “Pound a Week Rise” rose to #1 on the US Folk DJ charts, and the video for their all-violin cover of “Sweet Child O’ Mine” amassed […]
Phillip-Michael Scales with opening by Lisa Cerbone in Concert and Conversation
July 12, 2025 @ 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm – Phillip-Michael Scales Fifteen seconds into his upcoming album Good to Be Here (out April 25), Phillip-Michael Scales sings, “Toes pointed toward the road / Hard times picking at my bones,” before launching into the anthemic chorus: “I couldn’t walk away if I tried / I’m gonna light up the sky.” The song sets a determined […]
Tray Wellington in Concert in Conversation
July 23, 2025 @ 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm – Banjo player Tray Wellington’s approach to the quintessential American instrument is all about looking forward. An International Bluegrass Music Association Award winner, Wellington is critically acclaimed not only for his technical prowess, but also for leveraging his unique point of view to craft a one-of-a-kind voice on the instrument. It’s a feat that’s all too […]
Katie Henry in Concert and Conversation
July 24, 2025 @ 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm – Katie Henry is on her way. The New Jersey songwriter might have started out banging on doors, gigging at New York City’s blues clubs, playing piano until her fingers bled and winning over the city one show at a time. But lately, the multi-instrumentalist has raced through career milestones. With the release of her second […]