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Le Loup

About Me

Le Loup is: Christian Ervin (Computer) Michael Ferguson (Guitar, Vox), Dan Ryan (Bass, Double Bass, Vox), Robert Sahm (Drums/Loops), Sam Simkoff (Vox, Banjo, Keys, Loop Pedal), Jim Thomson (Guitar, Amp, Vox).

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 9/15/2006
Band Website: leloupmusic.net
Band Members: Sam Simkoff: vox, banjo, keyboards, zither, toy instruments, percussion, computer. Christian Ervin: computer.
Influences: christian and the jews, wilco, destroyer, television, animal collective, brian wilson, david bowie, broken social scene.
Sounds Like: self-indulgent orgastic decadent flowery delicate saturnine intricate bombast explosions scratching howling hedonists broken piecemeal glued back together and paranoid full and fragile floating and feral and futile and born of cities and skyscrapers like obsidian mountains and soot-black billowy plumes from chimneys stabbing skyward le loup.
Record Label: hardly art
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

You will be missed!

We're sad to announce the departure of two of our cherished bandmates. Nicole Keenan and May Tabol are heading for greener pastures: Nicole has chosen to finally turn her sights to her first passion,...
Posted by Le Loup on Mon, 02 Jun 2008 09:57:00 PST

Notes from the Road

You there- we have a lot to catch up on. When we last heard from our lupine heroes, they were geared up to board a plane across the sea for a 2-1/2 week tour of a variety of French-speaking nations, ...
Posted by Le Loup on Fri, 04 Apr 2008 11:31:00 PST

Recent Sightings

Natives to the mid-Atlantic region, Le Loup have been known to frequent various habitats and climates across the Eastern Seaboard for a number of months following their initial appearance in February ...
Posted by Le Loup on Fri, 01 Feb 2008 10:29:00 PST

HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM LE LOUP.

Good Winter to our Myspace friends,In the spirit of the holidays, we've added two songs from our live KEXP sessions, entitled "Sea Took Me" and "I Had a Dream I Died," to the Myspace player. They'll ...
Posted by Le Loup on Mon, 17 Dec 2007 12:07:00 PST

SPIN.com band of the day!

Greetings,If you mosey on over to SPIN.com, or click on the link below, you'll find that your very own Le Loup has been deemed "band of the day" for October 24, 2007.  A momentous occasion that w...
Posted by Le Loup on Wed, 24 Oct 2007 02:03:00 PST

Le Loup Live on KEXP!

Hello friends,We'd like to invite you to listen to our live recording, streamed from the Gibson Show Room in Manhattan, NYC yesterday, Oct. 15th. Although you've obviously missed the initial debut, t...
Posted by Le Loup on Tue, 16 Oct 2007 08:58:00 PST

Thank You Notes

We'd like to take a moment to thank everybody who made our CD release party so enjoyable last night at the Cat.  The turnout was fantastic, and the crowd was lovely.  A special thanks to Tha...
Posted by Le Loup on Sun, 30 Sep 2007 07:26:00 PST

The Album is Out!

Today marks the official release of our debut album, "The Throne of the Third Heaven of the Nations' Millennium General Assembly."  If you've enjoyed what you've heard either on the Myspace or at...
Posted by Le Loup on Tue, 11 Sep 2007 01:06:00 PST

Pitchfork Forkcast: On Repeat: "le loup (fear not)"

Pitchfork Article: Forkcast: Le Loup: "le loup (fear not)"...
Posted by Le Loup on Fri, 22 Jun 2007 01:37:00 PST

Brightest Young Things Interview

Le Loup's interview with Brightest Young Things!
Posted by Le Loup on Tue, 22 May 2007 07:01:00 PST