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2009-04-23T09:53:00.001-07:00

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The Loft on Twitter

2009-04-21T07:20:00.000-07:00

Hey. We now have a twitter account.

http://twitter.com/theloftnj

Tonight 4/16/09 - THIS IS SPINAL TAP

2009-04-16T05:27:00.000-07:00

I've been watching clips and getting excited for tonights screening of This Is Spinal Tap. As usual, it's free and we've got cheap snacks. The snack stand is slowly expanding too. Coffee, Hot Dogs (and Veggie Dogs), Slushies.... they're all on the way.

Tonight 4/10: Ed Wood's Masterpiece Performed Live

2009-04-10T04:34:00.000-07:00

Join us tonight as The Gentlemen's Rotary Auxilary presents their first radio production - Edward D. Wood Jr's 'Plan 9 from Outer Space'.

It's often regarded as one of the worst films ever made, so does it get any better when you strip away the bad special effects, the horrible acting* and the Bela Lugosi stand-in? Let's find out together!

8pm (doors:730) ~ $5

*this production is not guaranteed to be free of bad acting

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I was lucky enough to see a little bit of rehearsal last night while we set a few things up. This is going to be a very cool event, and hopefully there will be more live radio theater productions at The Loft.

Awesome week at The Loft

2009-04-08T05:06:00.000-07:00

This week is another great week of events. Don't miss out!

Thursday April 9th
Film: The King of Kong

Friday April 10th
The Gentlemen's Rotary Auxiliary Radio Theatre presents:
Edward D. Wood, Jr.'s Plan 9 From Outer Space

Live: Scratches On Vinyl

2009-04-03T20:32:00.001-07:00

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Live: The Silence Kit

2009-04-03T18:12:00.001-07:00

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Live: James Cuartero (Apple of Discord)

2009-04-03T17:30:00.000-07:00

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This Week's Free Film Screening: The Big Lebowski

2009-03-31T15:59:00.000-07:00

This Thursday night (4/2/09), the Film Club is presenting a screening of one of the best cult movies of the last decade: The Big Lebowski.

With only a few days before Shabbos, come join us for an evening of bowling, kidnapping, nihilists, Creedence, and a few cuss words.

Admission is FREE
$1 soda and snacks

Starts at 8:00PM. Mark it , Dude.

Tonight's Free Film Screening: Shallow Grave

2009-03-26T05:06:00.000-07:00

Shallow Grave is a 1994 British crime thriller feature film that marks the directorial debut of Danny Boyle with an original screenplay by John Hodge. The film also provided starring roles for the then unknown actors Ewan McGregor, Christopher Eccleston and Kerry Fox.

Recap of the last few shows.

2009-03-24T19:34:00.000-07:00

I posted some kind of crappy pictures from the last few shows. I have better ones and want to share them (as well as some video... eventually). The first I'll post are from last nights Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players show. It was a ton of fun, and everyone had a blast.

The Trachtenburgs started off the show with an episode of Rachel Trachtenburg's Homemade World and closed the show with their performance. Jason Trachtenburg's dad was in the audience and told many stories... he even talked about buying the Casiotone keyboard over 30 years ago that Jason is still using live.

Surprise opener Touching You offended everybody! He drove my parents right out of the room and made someone throw up. I swear.

Ortolan played an amazing set. They are unbelievable and going to be huge one day.

I also have some photos from Friday night with Troubador, Swie Back and This Is Capture. That show was put together in just about 5 days and one of the most successful to date. All of the bands were great and Swie Back played a killer first show. Looking forward to having all of them back at some point soon!

Troubador

Swie Back

This Is Capture

Live: The Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players

2009-03-23T19:36:00.001-07:00

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Live: Touching You

2009-03-23T19:34:00.001-07:00

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Live: Ortolan

2009-03-23T18:03:00.001-07:00

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Live: Troubador

2009-03-20T18:51:00.001-07:00

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Live: Swie Back

2009-03-20T17:37:00.000-07:00

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Live: This Is Capture

2009-03-20T16:55:00.000-07:00

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This week @ The Loft

2009-03-17T15:24:00.000-07:00

We've got a busy week (and coming weeks) here at The Loft. First of all, we've been painting the walls and building the theater marquee. We're constantly working on improving the website. We've been scheduling new events and promoting others as well.... it's been busy.

This week we have:
Thursday March 19th
Film: The Warriors

Friday March 20th
Music: Troubador, Swie Back, and This Is Capture

Monday March 23rd
Music: The Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players, and Ortolan

Hope to see you around soon!

Live: Audizen

2009-03-13T19:36:00.000-07:00

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Live: The Atomic Square

2009-03-13T18:41:00.001-07:00

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Live: Ben Garvey

2009-03-13T17:57:00.000-07:00

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The Adventures of Baron Munchausen

2009-03-11T19:29:00.000-07:00

Tomorrow night is free movie night. We're screening The Adventures of Baron Munchausen. We'll also start to discuss the first "guest" film night. So bring your ideas/suggestions for an upcoming film night!

Also don't forget your ticket. (kidding...)

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Theater Marquee

2009-03-08T14:46:00.001-07:00

Today we worked on the marquee and a few other things. Here are a few in progress images.

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Audizen and The Atomic Square - Friday the 13th

2009-03-07T05:40:00.000-08:00

Tom Ryan of The Atomic Square put together this amazing flyer. I both loved and hated the Friday the 13th game as a kid. At one point it was like one of 3 games that I owned and I played it for hours and hours. Just seeing this flyer makes me want to play it again. They should do a remake, but using the same style of gameplay. (Did anyone see the images of the new version of A Boy and his Blob.... amazing.)

Here's the flyer. Acoustic Opener is not a band, there will be an acoustic opener.

No Turn On Red: Live

2009-03-06T18:16:00.000-08:00

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Heroes in Error: Live

2009-03-06T17:06:00.000-08:00

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...with very special guest Ortolan

2009-03-05T20:55:00.000-08:00

The opening act for The Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players will be Ortolan! We've had them here once before and they were wonderful. They are a great addition to the show and we're looking forward to having them back.

Here's a video of their last show at The Loft:

A message from our good friend Vincent DiCostanzo

2009-03-05T05:16:00.000-08:00

hey friends -
don't forget:

CINEQUIZ:
Ultimate Movie Quizzo
TONIGHT
The Loft @ the Auction House
730pm - FREE!!!

there will be blood...or prizes.

www.theloftnj.com

New Facebook and Flyers

2009-03-02T18:34:00.000-08:00

Mike Maier made an awesome new facebook group. It's for The Film Club at The Loft. As you may know, we're screening films every Thursday night for FREE. Our room seats 20-25 and we have a big screen. (I think it's 9') Anyway, please join our new facebook group at: http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/group.php?gid=71842881275

Also on the facebook group page we're taking nominations and votes for upcoming film nights. April 3rd will be a film chosen by the members of our film club (aka anyone who comes to see the movies!). So far the films suggested have been Johnny Got His Gun, 8 1/2, Incubus, Carnival of Souls, and Inside. Keep on suggesting them or I'm going to show Southland Tales.

Here is a flyer for this Fridays show.

I did not draw that amazing whale shark with a unibrow... but if I could draw, that's exactly how I would like to draw. The artists site is located at: http://www.heyfu.com/. I found it by searching for shark attack pictures on google.

Here is a flyer for the upcoming Trachtenburg show. We are working on the opening act now, and I think we have found the perfect opener. Details coming soon. Hopefully!

EVENT RECAP: Puppet Karaoke with Carolyn Busa

2009-03-02T04:38:00.000-08:00

On Friday night we had Puppet Karaoke with Carolyn Busa. It was loads of fun and we're definitely doing it again. Great photos are coming soon, but in the meantime here are two video clips.

First is Hans Free (who we saw last week interviewing Carolyn Busa). Now he's singing I Kissed A Girl by Katy Perry.

And then we had guest puppeteers. You could bring you own puppet (which some did) or you could build your own puppet using a variety of supplied parts. Here is a video clip of guest puppets Gamer Duck and Lars performing Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen.

For more info on Puppet Karaoke, visit them online at http://www.puppetkaraoke.com, or on youtube at http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=puppetkaraoke or here again at The Loft sometime soon!

This weekend is jammmmmmm packed.

2009-02-26T05:02:00.000-08:00

This weekend, we have a Friday night show (Puppet Karaoke) and a Saturday afternoon show (Aspiga, Chris Fullerton, etc). Looking forward to both. Also, we're working on the constant improvements to the space. This week I've been working on a marquee to go above the Theater room. The intent is to make it look like a mini-Disney World or soundstage theater front, inside of The Loft... if that makes sense.

This past weekend I got to meet up with Alex from Puppet Karaoke (along with the puppet Hans Free) and Carolyn Busa to set things up for Friday's show. We played some games, chatted it up and Hans Free interviewed Carolyn. Here is just a small clip of the interview.

And here are the posters for this weekend's events. Come on out, enjoy the performances and hang with us.

Find out who's partying at The Loft

2009-02-25T17:00:00.000-08:00

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The Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players

2009-02-19T12:28:00.000-08:00

We are featuring The Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players on Monday March 21st. I first heard about them a few years ago when my friend David Miller released the tribute album Hello Radio: The Songs of They Might Be Giants. Jason Trachtenburg covered Dr. Worm (along with covers by Self, Frank Black, Steve Burns and This Radiant Boy). David also told me all about the Slideshow Players. They're s a family band, made up of Jason, Tina Piña and their daughter Rachel. They play songs set to slide shows. It's really fun.

The show is Monday March 21st and it's only $8.00. Tickets are on sale here and at http://www.auctionhouseevents.com. Our space is very limited, so we always suggest to buy tickets in advance.

Here are a few clips and articles about the Slideshow Players:

Live on Late Night with Conan O' Brien

Rachel Trachtenburg's My Homemade World TV Show

My America by David Cross
http://www.viceland.com/int/v9n10/htdocs/my_america.php

Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players on Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trachtenburg_Family_Slideshow_Players

Hello Radio: The Songs of They Might Be Giants
http://www.amazon.com/Hello-Radio-Songs-Might-Giants/dp/B000FQVYF4

The Film Club

2009-02-18T17:07:00.000-08:00

So we're starting a film club. Basically it's our Thursday night free movie night, but also a club! We'll show films each Thursday night, talk about them, geek out, eat snacks, get fat, and go home happy. Every week!

More serious details are coming soon. No club fees, or commitment, just good times. In the meantime, here is our schedule for March, April and May.

3/5 CineQuiz: Ultimate Movie Quizzo (also the kickoff to our weekly film series)
3/12 The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
3/19 The Warriors
3/26 Shallow Grave
4/2 Guest Film (to be chosen by the club members)
4/9 The King Of Kong
4/16 Spinal Tap
4/23 Targets
4/30 Guest Film (to be chosen by the club members)
5/7 Kids In The Hall: Brain Candy
5/14 Wet Hot American Summer
5/21 24 Hour Party People
5/28 Guest Film (to be chosen by the club members)

We'll go into more detail on each film in the future. You may have seen some, but have you seen them on the big screen? And some of the others might be all new to you. I know I've only seen 4 on the list... and none of them in a theater.

This Week: Film Night, Matt DiVenti and more

2009-02-16T10:58:00.000-08:00

This Thursday we're featuring the film "Safe Men". I haven't seen it yet, so I'm looking forward to it. This movie was recommended by (and is being hosted by) Steve Poponi... so you better be there! He may give you shit if you don't show up.

Here's a clip:

And Friday we have music by Matt DiVenti, Christopher Schoonover and Charis. I know Christopher from Win With Flynn and looking forward to seeing him live again. Tickets are still available.

Here's a Matt DiVenti Blue Light Session video:

Upcoming Event: Movie Quizzo!!

2009-02-16T10:22:00.000-08:00

Vincent DiCostanzo (The Gentlemens Rotary Auxiliary / Film Teacher / Phillies Fan) is hosting a new event on Thursday March 5th. It's CineQuiz: Ultimate Movie Quizzo. There will be sweet prizes and guaranteed fun.

New Website!

2009-02-16T10:13:00.000-08:00

Welcome to the new website for The Loft @ The Auction House. We went with a simple blog format, but it's not the format that matters... it's the content. We'll be sharing info on upcoming events, photos and video from previous events, and much more as time goes on. Stick around!

DIRECTIONS: From Route 295 in NJ

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1. Take exit 29 toward Collingswood/Haddon Heights/US-30/Barrington (0.2 miles)

2. Turn left at Copley Rd (0.2 miles)

3. Turn right at US-30/White Horse Pike N (2.0 miles)

4. Turn left at W Merchant St (0.1 miles)

5. The Auction House will be on the left.

DIRECTIONS: From Philadelphia (using Ben Franklin Bridge)

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1. Make a slight left at US-30 E (signs for Trenton/US-30/US-130/NJ Turnpike) (3.3 miles)

2. At the traffic circle take the 4th exit onto US-30/White Horse Pike (2.0 miles)

3. Turn right at W. Merchant St. (0.1 miles)

4. The Auction House will be on the left.

DIRECTIONS: From Philadelphia (using Walt Whitman Bridge)

2001-01-01T15:40:00.000-08:00

1. Take exit 354 for I-676/US-130 toward Camden (0.4 miles)

2. Keep right at the fork to continue toward Black Horse Pike/NJ-168 (0.6 miles)

3. Keep left at the fork to continue toward Black Horse Pike/NJ-168 and merge onto Black Horse Pike/NJ-168 (0.6 mi)

4. Slight left toward W Nicholson Rd (0.2 miles)

5. Slight left at W Nicholson Rd (0.9 miles)

6. Turn right at W. Atlantic Ave (0.1 miles)

7. Turn right at W Merchant St (0.1 miles)

8. The Auction House will be on the left.