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LA LOM

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Bio

In the vibrant tapestry of Los Angeles’s music scene, LA LOM stands out for its ability to seamlessly weave together the diverse genres and cultures of the city into its music. Short for The Los Angeles League of Musicians, LA LOM is composed of LA natives Zac Sokolow (Guitar), Jake Faulkner (Bass), and Nicholas Baker (Drums/Percussion).

The roots of LA LOM reach back to 2019, when the band was assembled to play five nights a week in the lobby of the historic Roosevelt Hotel on Hollywood Boulevard. Initially tasked with providing background music for hotel patrons, tourists, and passersby off the street, LA LOM soon began experimenting with a genre-transcending repertoire that reflects the diverse musical diaspora of Angelenos.

LA LOM started out reimagining instrumental renditions of the soulful ballads from the 1950s and ’60s that they grew up listening to on LA’s oldies station, K-EARTH 101, evoking the laid-back aesthetic that defines the region, and drawing inspiration from luminaries like Smokey Robinson, Aaron Neville, and Brenda and the Tabulations.

Their sonic palette expanded to encompass the romantic allure of classic Mexican Boleros and the Cumbia Sonidera woven into the very fabric of the city’s soundscape, resonating through the streets from car stereos, backyard parties, and lively dance halls. LA LOM carved out a sound that blends all of these elements with the guitar-driven twang of Peruvian Chicha and Bakersfield Country.

Zac Sokolow’s musical lineage spans generations. He began his creative journey performing alongside his father, a respected figure in LA’s bluegrass community, whose family relocated from Buenos Aires to LA in the 1930s. Jake Faulkner comes from a family of Venice artists and met Zac at age 16. Zac and Jake honed their craft through years of collaboration in various bands within Southern California’s vibrant Rockabilly scene before eventually joining to form LA LOM. Nicholas Baker was steeped in Latin music from childhood by his grandmother, who hailed from a musical family in Durango, Mexico, and gained fame as a DJ on a Spanish-language radio station in Tucson, Arizona. He studied Latin percussion with renowned Nuyorican bassist and percussionist Roberto Miranda.

LA LOM have quickly ascended to playing to thousands of people and have captured the attention of Beck, Vampire Weekend and Zane Lowe.

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Tour Dates

Nov 16 2024
Auditório CCOP
Porto, Portugal
Dec 01 2024
The Basement East
Nashville, TN
Dec 03 2024
Terminal West
Atlanta, GA
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Dec 05 2024
Eulogy
Asheville, NC
Dec 06 2024
The Southern Cafe and Music Hall
Charlottesville, VA
Dec 07 2024
Union Stage
Washington, DC
Dec 08 2024
Underground Arts
Philadelphia, PA
Dec 10 2024
Colony
Woodstock, NY
Dec 11 2024
Webster Hall
New York, NY
Dec 13 2024
Thunderbird Café & Music Hall
Pittsburgh, PA
Dec 14 2024
A&R Music Bar
Columbus, OH
Dec 31 2024
The Glass House
Pomona, CA
Mar 26 2025
Treefort Music Fest 2025
Boise, Idaho
Mar 27 2025
Julia Davis Park
Boise, ID
Mar 30 2025
Julia Davis Park
Boise, ID
May 08 2025
El Ganzo Oasis
San José Del Cabo, Mexico

News

08/09/2024

LA LOM’s Debut Album Out Today on Verve Records

LA LOM’s Debut Album Out Today, Listen To The Los Angeles League Of Musicians (Verve Records): lalom.lnk.to/LaLom (more…)

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