Friday, June 16th, LOOPRAT will take part in Showcase STL, one of St. Louis' premiere music festivals, hosted by the The Riverfront Times. This event marks  the largest festival of local musicians in the city's history. Catch us performing at 9pm on the Atomic Cowboy's outdoor stage. 

Check out the festival website and the write-up on LOOPRAT's appearance by Kevin Korinek!

Sunday, May 28th LOOPRAT will be performing at Lawrence University's annual spring festival LuAroo in Appleton, Wisconsin. This marks the groups second festival appearance with Chicago rapper Saba after last years Indyfest 2016. Mello Music Group's Open Mike Eagle will also grace the stage.  This event is closed and available to Lawrence students only. Stay tuned for more summer festival announcements in the next week!

Bohlen Family Farms and LOOPRAT Music present: 

'Soul Food 4 Thought' , a St. Louis based pop-up dinner/concert experience and web series.  

Rooted in the desire to provide our local communities more enriching and nourishing content, we will partner with area chefs to create a night of food and music that is great for your mind, body and soul.  

The first event of 2017 was hosted at Boundary at the Cheshire, with Chef Rex Hale designing the menu and exclusively sourcing ingredients from Bohlen Farms. 

Music composed by David Bohlen and LOOPRAT

Shot and edited by Nate King

LOOPRAT performing "Knowledge & Bread" at Sofar St. Louis on February 19th, 2017

With Knowledge & Bread (K&B), LOOPRAT MCs Will-Be and Mugen express the culmination of learning to pair business and authenticity in the arts. A reoccurring trope in the group's dynamic is the concept of continuum: a process oriented, long term, adaptable axiom of writing, musicianship and life. This is relayed as the lyrics journey through description of normative city hustle, change through time, travel, death and hardship, personal identity, mental clarity, humility and confidence. The overarching concept is that we all stand on the shoulders of giants, building on and with the same humanity that our predecessors experienced. Hip-Hop culture has always centered on knowledge and breaking bread. As such, we ask for this day to give us our daily bread and the opportunity to eat, learn, sleep, and repeat.

LOOPRAT will make our return to Ohio on April 20 at The Mockbee in Cincinnati headlining a night of spoken word, dance and music. This performance marks the group’s first return to Ohio since releasing two records in August of 2016. The performance will feature music from both projects. 
The event, aptly titled for the date, “Inebriated Through Art,” is an installment of the monthly series, “Speak,” which hosts spoken word artists at The Mockbee every third Thursday of the month. The series is a self-anointed “space of thoughtful expression” as they continue to cultivate a culture that listens to voices of the unheard. LOOPRAT’s soulful attention to both music and lyricism will surely add to a night of inspiration and activist-minded art. The event is scheduled to begin at 9pm at The Mockbee in Over the Rhine. For updates and more information, visit:
LOOPRAT on Facebook
Inebriated Through Art event page

Bohlen Family Farm and LOOPRAT music present the ‘Soul Food For Thought’ pop-up dinner concert series. As a follow-up to the debut collaboration hosted last fall at Element, the food and musical entities are presenting a series of farm-to-table performance events hosted by several of St. Louis’ premiere chefs and restaurants. The events will feature produce exclusively harvested and foraged from the Bohlen Family Farm of Perryville Missouri, as well as live music from the jazz/hip-hop collective, LOOPRAT. Over the last two years, both St. Louis organizations have experienced immense growth as they continue to nurture their relationship between food and music. From the stage to the soil, David Bohlen, co-owner of Bohlen Family Farm, and LOOPRAT musician, has been a key producer of nutritious content for people of St. Louis. Rooted firmly in the belief that diet is not simply what we eat, but what we consume, Bohlen Family Farms and LOOPRAT Music combine efforts to cultivate a healthy culture, aware of its environment. Each menu will be designed according to the season, event, and featured Chef. Vegetarian, Vegan, and Gluten-Free options will be available. Email dietary restrictions to bohlenfamilyfarms@gmail.com upon purchase of tickets. 

Tickets will include dinner and concert admission. Drinks will be sold separately. The first Pop-Up Dinner of the season will be hosted on April 24 at Boundary at The Cheshire featuring Chef Rex Hale. Dinner starts at 6:30pm. Following dates are to be announced.

Seating is limited. Purchase access to this exclusive fine dining experience through the online LOOPRAT store NOW. 

If you have any diet restrictions please email bohlenfamilyfarms@gmail.com to notify us.

Mark your calendars! Friday morning—March 17th—LOOPRAT will be performing a few songs on Fox2now to promote our show the following evening—March 18th—with Durand Jones at The Bootleg at Atomic Cowboy. This will be our first time on American television. Thanks to AMPStLouis for helping us get this opportunity. We hope a few of the early birds get to check out our television debut.  

LOOPRAT was a last minute add to the 3.14 day 2017 celebration "What's Your Flavor" presented by Vess soda. Join us tomorrow, March 14th, at 2720 on Cherokee to celebrate Saint Louis culture. Featured acts include Tef Poe, The Knuckles, T-Dubb-O, Mvstermind, Indiana Rome, Monkh & The People, Nick Menn and more...
The event runs from 7pm to 12am. Arrive early as  entry is just $3.14 for first 50 guest.
Thanks to hosts Corey Black and Franco, they will curate a dope night of STL Hip-Hop. LOOPRAT will perform around 10 o'clock!