Rebecca Loebe  

November 3, 2009

Tuesday 8:30pm

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 GREGORY ALAN ISAKOV  W/ REBECCA LOEBE 

“Gregory Alan Isakov makes quietly lush, deeply vibrant music more rooted in the starry night sky—like the one on the cover of his latest LP—than any terrestrial locale.” – Paste Magazine

 

Originally from Johannesburg, South Africa, Gregory Alan Isakov’s song-craft lends to the deepest lyrical masterpieces. With hints of his influences, Leonard Cohen, Iron and Wine and Kelly Joe Phelps, Gregory Alan Isakov has been described as “strong, subtle, a lyrical genius” and has shared the stage with touring artists such as Calexico, Ani Difranco, Brandi Carlile, Indigo Girls, Richie Havens, and Fiona Apple. He has performed throughout the United States and Europe and appeared at numerous music festivals such as South By Southwest, Telluride Bluegrass Festival and Rocky Mountain Folks Fest. Gregory has toured solo and with his band “The Freight”, and has released a quartet of albums:

 

“This Empty Northern Hemisphere”(2009) 

“That Sea, The Gambler” (2007) 

“Songs for October” (2005) 

“Rust Colored Stones” (2003)

 

Rebecca Loebe is best known for her songbird voice, spirited live shows, and effervescent wit. Her combination of southern charm and intelligent humor captivate audiences and have them laughing, shouting and singing along. Fans of the Americana/folk tradition identify with her breezy storytelling while audiences of mainstream pop/rock sing along to her catchy, confessional original songs.

 

It has been almost two years since 23-year old Atlanta native Rebecca Loebe began secretly recording her own songs at the Boston recording studio where she worked as an engineer. Encouraged by support and participation from 2-time Grammy award winner Robert Hadley (mastering engineer whose credits include Stevie Nicks, Carly Simon and The Dixie Chicks), Rebecca released this collection of material as her full-length debut solo album, Hey, its a Lonely World.

 

A breakout performance on the Spotlight stage at NACA South 2006 earned Rebecca the honor of a standing ovation and being one of the top-booked musical acts from the conference. Her spring 2007 calendar is rapidly filling up with dates booked at colleges eager to fill their coffeehouses and auditoriums with the energy and passion Rebecca brings to every performance. In the past year she has performed close to 150 shows and has shared the stage with Sophie B. Hawkins, Ellis Paul, Halcyon and classic rock legend America. Rebecca recently relocated from New England to her childhood hometown Atlanta, and performs reguarly to ever-growing crowds at singer/songwriter hotspots such as Smith's Olde Bar and Eddie's Attic.

 

Fueled by creativity and independance, Rebecca has a unique approach to her music career: she doesn't take it too seriously, she avoids doing business with mean or selfish people and tries to involve her audience in the journey as much as possible. With the launch of the Rebecca Loebe Book Exchange (after writing and performing a song called The Awakening by Kate Chopin, inspired by and named after one of her favorite novels) audience members are encouraged to bring books to her live shows to exchange with one another. In late 2005 she organized and performed in a fundraising event for Rosie's Place, a Boston-area women's shelter. Rebecca's music has been featured on television and is currently the subject of SOLO, a feature length documentary film project about the life of a travelling folk/pop minstrel.