Lodge Room and Desert Daze present Hooveriii’s record release show on Thursday, January 25, 2024 at the Lodge Room in Los Angeles, California. The rock band will officially celebrate the release of their fourth album Pointe with a record release performance in their hometown.

Los Angeles-based Hooveriii released their new album Pointe, via The Reverberation Appreciation Society and Levitation on October 13. They teased the LP with “Dreaming,” “The Tall Grass,” and “The Ship That I Sail,” a song that teems with fuzzed-out guitar wizardry. In creating Pointe Hooveriii found themselves drawn to the sounds of ‘60s psychedelic act Pisces to Phil Lynott’s solo releases and pioneering electronic acts like Tangerine Dream. The end result is a collection of songs that is perhaps their most accessible yet. Thematically the album explores the phenomenon of time, specifically the moment leading up to each decision where, for a brief instant, there are infinite possibilities that have yet to be distilled into a singular outcome.

“I feel like on this album we were bringing a lot of influences to the forefront that we never had the maturity to accomplish before while also leaning into the humor a little bit and avoiding being full-on ‘serious songwriters,” said Hooveriii frontman Bert Hoover. Correspondingly, the music roster on Pointe features Hoover, Kaz Mirblouk, James Novick, Owen Barrett, Gabe Flores, Gabriel Salomon, Anna Wallace, Paco Casanova, Matt Zuk, Jon Modaff, Shaughnessy Starr, Olaf Selland and Ari B. Jones and was—and unlike previous Hooveriii releases—was recorded over an extended period of time and was both consciously and subconsciously inspired by the touring the band did in support of 2021’s Water For The Frogs and 2022’s A Round Of Applause. “I’m really grateful for all of the people who contributed to this album and it’s a long list of people but it’s important that they are all listed because we all really pulled together to make this album,” Hoover adds.

When it comes to the lyrics for Pointe, Hoover says that while some of these are more personal than his previous material, it’s important for him to leave the actual content up to each listener’s own interpretation. “I like songs where people can admit to being deadbeats even if it is more of a character or you’re reflecting on one aspect of your personality,” he explains. “It’s also a transitional record in a lot of ways because sonically we wanted to drift away for album number four.” More than anything else Pointe feels like a full circle moment for Hooveriii, which has evolved from a bedroom solo project into an expansive band that features an army of talented musicians and contributors. “In a lot of ways, Pointe feels like an epilogue to one phase of the band and a prologue to the next one,” Hoover says of how the band’s latest release fits into their musical catalog. Pointe is a collection of songs that weren’t recorded in a linear fashion but that fit together in a way that feels almost cosmic in nature.

This fall fans saw Hooveriii hit the road as the direct support for Mudhoney and the run made stops in New York City at Le Poisson Rouge on October 28 and at the Teragram Ballroom in Los Angeles on November 14. This upcoming January Hooveriii will headline a couple of their own shows in the West Coast with a show in San Diego followed by their record release show in Los Angeles.

Don’t miss Hooveriii’s record release show alongside special guests Jjuujjuu, Spoon Benders and DJ John Dwyer at the Lodge Room on Thursday, January 25, 2024. Tickets are available at the lodgeroomhlp.com.

Location: The Lodge Room

Address: 104 N Ave 56 2nd Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90042

Show Time: 8:00 p.m.

Doors Open: 7:00 p.m.

Ticket Price: $20

Age: All Ages