Joe mcginty & the loser’s lounge

“FROM ABBA TO THE ZOMBIES… THE LOSER’S LOUNGE IS IN THE BUSINESS OF REDEMPTION; HONORING CARTOON POP STARS LIKE THE BEE GEES OR CULT ARTISTS LIKE RANDY NEWMAN VALIDATES THE ZEAL OF MUSIC FANS. THE SERIES GETS IT’S FRISSION FORM GIVING PERMISSION TO LOVE POP, THAT THROWAWAY STUFF, WITH EVERY OUNCE OF YOUR HEART.”  ~ THE NEW YORK TIMES

Joe McGinty & The Loser's Lounge are a collective of New York City’s finest performers who have been selling out live shows every other month for over twenty five years. Founded in 1993 by former Psychedelic Furs keyboardist Joe McGinty, The Loser's Lounge continues to canonize the great songwriting catalogues of the '60s, 70's and ‘80’s in its own unique way. "From Abba to the Zombies" as The New York Times has proclaimed, The Loser's Lounge is in the business of redemption; honoring pop stars from these eras and validating the zeal of music fans. From well known composers like Neil Diamond, Michael Jackson, Prince, Carole King and David Bowie to more obscure cult artists like Serge Gainsbourg and Harry Nilsson, The Loser’s Lounge walks the line between sincerity and irreverence to recreate the meticulous arrangements of the classic song books that you love, live.

The Loser's Lounge performs regularly at Joe's Pub at The NY Public Theater, and at Lincoln Center, hosting their annual outdoor disco party in Damrosch Park, they regularly appear at City Winery, and they are also an in demand private event band hosting exciting and energetic dance parties all over the city. A Loser's Lounge performance often includes horns, strings, extensive vocal arrangements, unusual keyboards, unusual percussion, and a backing band made up of the best musicians in New York. Along with a parade of eclectic up-and-coming singers, some past celebrity guest performers have included Lana Del Ray, Lizzo, Richard Dreyfuss, Moby, Parker Posey, Debbie Harry, Lee Hazlewood, Paul Williams, Cyndi Lauper, John Cameron Mitchell, Fred Schneider, Joey Ramone, John Flansburg of They Might Be Giants, Ronnie Spector, Anne Magnuson, Michael Cerveris, Joan Jett, Ian Hunter, Fred Armisen, Anohni, Santi Gold and many more, proving that you never know who you might see at The Loser's Lounge.

The Loser's Lounge’s performances have been featured on NBC’s Last Call With Carson Daly, Comedy Central’s Night Of Too Many Stars TV Special, ABC’s My Kind Of Town, radio stations NPR, WFUV, WBAI, WFMU, and in press including The New York Times, The New Yorker, The New York Post, The Village Voice, New York Magazine, Rolling Stone online, Spin Magazine online, and Time Out New York who have dubbed The Loser's Lounge “Essential New York.”