We got an article in Portland Mercury for an amazing show @ Backspace! Thank you Maranda Bish!
http://www.portlandmercury.com/portland/the-love-loungers-the-ocean-floor-the-firs-of-prey-and-yeah-great-fine/Event?oid=2906438
"The Love Loungers are Portland's self-proclaimed "Rat Pack," a collective of half a dozen musicians who describe themselves as "sharp-dressing 20-somethings" that hearken back to an era when music was made to make you get down. Featuring a brass section and a backup singer to Ini Akpan's jive-talking lead vocals, the Loungers build upon classic soul sounds with a funky brand of lounge they call "groove-hop," plus there is just a tinge of contemporary hiphop influence audible as well. Joining a trend among local bands—think Sallie Ford or the Builders and the Butchers in their respective ways—the band largely rejects modern tendencies in favor of the soulful, group dynamics of yesteryear. Luckily, there seem to be plenty of Portlanders that want to join them in this aesthetic time travel."
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An excerpt from an Oregon Music News article by Brandon Ellison.
http://oregonmusicnews.com/blog/2010/08/01/pdx-pop-now-sat-820pm-wampire-eternal-tapestry-and-defect-defect-with-a-surprise-appearance-by-the-love-loungers/
"...outdoors seemed like a good refuge to emotionally decompress until confronted by an impromptu show out of the back of a U-Haul. This was not an official part of PDX Pop Now!, but the band was so damn good, you wonder how they could have been overlooked.
Just past the food carts a huge crowd gathered around a van parked with the drummer inside, the band on the ground and the lead singer wailing on top.
The Love Loungers blasted through a short, grooving set of hard-hitting, funky soul. They deferred to the regularly scheduled outside act, but you could tell both the crowd and the band wanted them to keep going."
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The Love Loungers / Blog
Thank You Portland Mercury!
We got an article in Portland Mercury for an amazing show @ Backspace! Thank you Maranda Bish!
http://www.portlandmercury.com/portland/the-love-loungers-the-ocean-floor-the-firs-of-prey-and-yeah-great-fine/Event?oid=2906438
"The Love Loungers are Portland's self-proclaimed "Rat Pack," a collective of half a dozen musicians who describe themselves as "sharp-dressing 20-somethings" that hearken back to an era when music was made to make you get down. Featuring a brass section and a backup singer to Ini Akpan's jive-talking lead vocals, the Loungers build upon classic soul sounds with a funky brand of lounge they call "groove-hop," plus there is just a tinge of contemporary hiphop influence audible as well. Joining a trend among local bands—think Sallie Ford or the Builders and the Butchers in their respective ways—the band largely rejects modern tendencies in favor of the soulful, group dynamics of yesteryear. Luckily, there seem to be plenty of Portlanders that want to join them in this aesthetic time travel."
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The Love Loungers Popped Up @ PDX Pop Now!
An excerpt from an Oregon Music News article by Brandon Ellison.
http://oregonmusicnews.com/blog/2010/08/01/pdx-pop-now-sat-820pm-wampire-eternal-tapestry-and-defect-defect-with-a-surprise-appearance-by-the-love-loungers/
"...outdoors seemed like a good refuge to emotionally decompress until confronted by an impromptu show out of the back of a U-Haul. This was not an official part of PDX Pop Now!, but the band was so damn good, you wonder how they could have been overlooked.
Just past the food carts a huge crowd gathered around a van parked with the drummer inside, the band on the ground and the lead singer wailing on top.
The Love Loungers blasted through a short, grooving set of hard-hitting, funky soul. They deferred to the regularly scheduled outside act, but you could tell both the crowd and the band wanted them to keep going."
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