Loser's
Lounge is a bi-monthly tribute show
based in New York City where local talent pays
homage to the pop music greats of the past.
Loser's Lounge was started in 1993 by session
keyboardist Joe
McGinty (Psychedelic Furs, The
Ramones, Ryan Adams) and psycho-cabaret singer
Nick Danger. Originally a piano singalong
night at the Pink Pony Cafe on Ludlow Street,
the Loser's Lounge debuted at the Fez nightclub
with A Tribute To Burt Bacharach.
House band the Kustard Kings joined the show
in June 1994 for the Mancini tribute and have
been the ace backup band ever since. In any
given show, the Kings backup over 20 different
singers culled from the always-exploding NYC
music scene. Since 1993, the Loser's Lounge
has performed nearly 300 shows honoring 50 different
artists, from ABBA to the Zombies, sometimes
with the honorees present: Lee Hazlewood, Paul
Williams and Denny Doherty (of the Mamas and
Papas) all enthusiastically attended their own
tribute nights.
Sometimes famous people stop by to sing (Nellie
McKay, the late Joey Ramone, Andy Richter, Parker
Posey, Debby Harry, Fred Armisen, J Mascis and
They Might Be Giants) but it's the talented
group of regulars that consistently bring the
house down.
After a 10 years of sold-out shows at Fez, Loser's
Lounge now packs 'em in regularly at Joe's Pub.
Loser's Lounge has also performed at Celebrate
Brooklyn, Westbeth Theater Center, The Knitting
Factory, The Bowery Ballroom, Makor, and The
Jewish Museum.
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