WHO ARE THE LOOMERS?
For almost fifteen years we have been one of Boston's most underrated, best kept rock and roll secrets.
Regardless, lots of folks have paid attention: We won the Jury Prize at Berklee College of Music's Battle of the Executive Bands; we played with rock legend John Mellencamp at a party a few years ago; we were finalists in Fortune Magazine's Battle of the Corporate Bands; we have performed hundreds of shows throughout New England, at such esteemed venues as the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Fenway Park, The House of Blues, Irving Plaza, The Knitting Factory and CBGBs; and we have been the backing band for Ellis Paul and countless sold out 70s & 80s Tribute Nights at the legendary Club Passim in Harvard Square.
Boston Music Awards nominee JON SVETKEY –– the singer-songwriter who co-founded End Construction with Ellis Paul, Jim Infantino & Brian Doser and has shared the stage with Kristian Bush (Sugarland), Richard Thompson, Dar Williams, Shawn Mullins and Martin Sexton among others –– strums the acoustic guitar and sings. EVERETT PENDLETON plays electric guitar, harmonizes, and never stops moving. JACK CAVALIER and MICHAEL CAHILL hold down the bass and drums. ROB LAURENS (Kerrville and Columbia River New Folk winner) pounds the piano, organ and accordian. And TOM SIMONS also rips it up on electric guitar.
But, in case you've never heard of us -- and trust us, we won't be offended -- we're a bunch of guys, based loosely in the Boston area, passionate about making music an integral part of our rich, full-time lives. In short, we love to get together to play. Our songs are a rollicking trip through Americana –– infused with the sounds of driving rock, highway blues, heartland folk, urban country, 1950s rock & soul, and retro-1980s pop –– filled with the joys, sorrows, hopes, regrets and wonder of growing older. Kind of like Counting Crows and Ryan Adams hanging out with The Allman Brothers and Tom Petty at a backyard keg party.
Over the years we've released five albums: Reeling Down A Road (2010), Tomorrow Today (2006), Shine (2004), Simple As That (1998) and Escalation (1997) and we're already thinking of the next project! But until then, we're just looking forward to many more years of joyful noise and camaraderie. And we hope you come along for the ride.
