WHO ARE THE LOOMERS?
Who are The Loomers?
We won the Jury Prize at Berklee College of Music's 2009 Battle of the Executive Bands. We backed rock legend John Mellencamp at the 2004 Democratic National Convention. We have performed at esteemed venues like the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Fenway Park, The House of Blues, Irving Plaza, The Knitting Factory and CBGBs. We have been the backing band for acclaimed songwriter Ellis Paul. We have hosted countless sold out 70s & 80s Tribute Nights at the legendary Club Passim. We have had our songs played on CBS, Cinemax, The CW, MTV, NBC, & PBS. And -- especially -- we are extraordinarily proud to have raised tens of thousands of dollars for charities big and small.
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 just 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). Right now we're just looking forward to many more years of joyful noise and camaraderie. And we're glad to have you along for the ride.
We won the Jury Prize at Berklee College of Music's 2009 Battle of the Executive Bands. We backed rock legend John Mellencamp at the 2004 Democratic National Convention. We have performed at esteemed venues like the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Fenway Park, The House of Blues, Irving Plaza, The Knitting Factory and CBGBs. We have been the backing band for acclaimed songwriter Ellis Paul. We have hosted countless sold out 70s & 80s Tribute Nights at the legendary Club Passim. We have had our songs played on CBS, Cinemax, The CW, MTV, NBC, & PBS. And -- especially -- we are extraordinarily proud to have raised tens of thousands of dollars for charities big and small.
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 just 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). Right now we're just looking forward to many more years of joyful noise and camaraderie. And we're glad to have you along for the ride.
