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Performance / Tour

Todd Clouser's A Love Electric Touring Spain - Midwest through September

Source: Calabro Music
September 7, 2011

Ropeadope Records Artist, guitarist Todd Clouser continues touring behind his new release, the quintet's self titled debut, which the Philadelphia Inquirer recently called “A gem of an album, Clouser spices the All- American vibe of Bill Frisell with some Jimi Hendrix Fire, 3.5/4." The exhilarating modern jazz based quartet, with its roots in electric era Miles Davis, 70's rock and the strength of song, is touring throughout Spain for the first half of September before returning to its midwestern roots ...

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Performance / Tour

A Love Electric Announce Summer Tour

Source: Calabro Music
July 4, 2011

Ropedope Records artist Todd Clouser and his quintet, A Love Electric, have announced their summer tour, spanning the upper midwest and east coast. The band's press release “A Love Electric, on leave from touring overseas and under the border, take their genre bending, “blistering neo-jazz rock (The Prague Post, June 2011)," “sporting avant flourishes and grooves galore (Minneapolis Star Tribune)" to the American road for their inaugural summer tour, an east coast heavy dog days of July run designed to ...

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Performance / Tour

Toddd Clouser's A Love Electric (Ropeadope Records) Coast to Coast to Mexico Tour Apr 13 - May 9

Source: Calabro Music
April 8, 2011

Guitarist and Composer, Ropeadope Records Artist Todd Clouser takes his exhilarating modern jazz and groove based quintet, 'A Love Electric' back on the road for dates from Cali's Bay Area to an NYC debut, and a Philadelphia slot opening for DJ Logic. With tours of Latin America and the US behind them, and summer dates in Europe, Todd and A Love Electric have rapidly established themselves as an original and passionate voice on the modern music scene, performing what has ...

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Performance / Tour

Todd Clouser Announces US Tour: "A Love Electric" out February 15 on Ropeadope

Source: Calabro Music
January 31, 2011

TODD CLOUSER Announces Midwest Tour As Momentum Builds For New Record, A LOVE ELECTRIC out February 15 on ROPEADOPE Listen to Todd Clouser's rendition of Harry Nilsson's “One" Listen to Todd Clouser's original “Autumn City Portrait" featuring Steven Bernstein Minneapolis-by-way-of-Baja, Mexico-based guitarist Todd Clouser and his collective, A Love Electric, will take their energy-driven jazz rock on the road beginning February 18 in Minneapolis for a 15-date tour spanning the Mid and Mountain West. Celebrating the February 15 release of ...

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Event

Todd Clouser's A Love Electric On Tour in Mexico through Dec 7

Source: Calabro Music
November 27, 2010

Berklee educated guitarist Todd Clouser and his internationally composed collective, A Love Electric, are on the road south of the border, performing in clubs throughout Mexico Nov 24 through Dec 6. Highlights include a night at Mexico's legendary Zinco Jazz Club, an evening at the Centro de Cultura in Coyoacan, and a tour closer in the open air at Guadalajara's Via Recreativa. More information and calendar at www.toddclouser.com Joining Todd are drummer Hernan Hecht (Tim Berne, Brainkiller, Sho Trio), a ...

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Recording

Todd Clouser's A Love Electric to release debut record at the Dakota Jazz Club, Minneapolis, September 27

Source: Todd Clouser
September 16, 2010

Monday, September 27th, guitarist, composer Todd Clouser will be releasing the debut record with his new collective, A Love Electric on the Out of Tuba Music label. Todd's newest project is a modern take on 70's era electric jazz, featuring some of the brightest names in Minnesota's new music scene, Bryan Nichols on piano, Chris Bates—bass, Greg Schutte—drums, and Adam Meckler—trumpet. The record prominently features legendary NYC jazz trumpeter Steven Bernstein, a veteran of the Lounge Lizards, his own Grammy ...

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