The Lo-i

These three got in a solid rehearsal before the snow for our show at Burren Backroom Series on Friday Feb 27th (6pm doors, 7pm show, 2 sets). We have Erica Risti, Lee Ann Ames, Mark Lipman and Ben Friedland hopping up with us throughout the night. You should come :)

Well. We had a lovely, lovely time at Lizard Lounge Cambridge with See You At Rogers and Miss Christine last Saturday night. A great night amongst community and a room full of good vibe. Thank y'all who came out. If you got photos or videos, we'd love to see 'em - email us at hello [at] the [dot] lo-i [dot] band.

Our next full band show is at Burren Backroom Series on Friday February 27th, 6pm doors.

We're delighted to be a part of this event with Thomas Beller, John Sayles and Chris Smither (!!) on February 11th at Regattabar. Many thanks to our friends at Q for asking us to be a part of this. This will be a Chloe/Iarla duo set. Tickets are going to sell out for this, so don't dilly-dally ❤️

Hello 2026! Feb 11th marks our first Earfull of the year, and it will be a blast of talent and joy. See more at earfull.org and see link in bio.

We're getting ready for 2026! We've had a quiet year in terms of gigs in 2025 (though we did put out a record) but we plan to change that in 2026.

We'll be starting off the year with a trio show at the Lizard Lounge Cambridge on Saturday January 17th with our friends in See You At Rogers and Miss Christine. We curated that bill to give us all a chance to dance ourselves silly in a room we love playing in.

We'll then be doing a long show with full band, guest musicians and much mischief at Burren Backroom Series on Friday February 27th. That'll be a different show - playing The Burren gives us a chance to re-imagine some songs, pull in some favourite covers and bring some of our favourite folks on stage.

There's a few more things in the pipeline that are not ready to announce, but it'll be a good, busy year :)

Our live album is, well, LIVE! And if you like what you hear, come and celebrate with us on June 12th Lizard Lounge Cambridge!

Live at The Burren and Lizard Lounge, by The Lo-i 6 track album

The band formerly known as "Morning Is Rising" are now "The Lo-i"

We formed the band in 2021 and in need of a name for a gig, named ourselves "Morning Is Rising" temporarily after the first song we'd written together.

We'd always intended to change the name, but we'd never quite landed on what it needed to be. We hadn't quite landed on what the band needed to be. (Spoiler: it's folk harmonies, driving guitars, mischief and soul). With a change in the line-up, a clearer musical vision, and our first release coming out, the moment for the change is now. Hello-i :)

Some of the musical journey thusfar is distilled on our upcoming live record "Live at The Burren & Lizard Lounge", out on Friday June 6th.

It was recorded with our friend John Krone on drums at two shows in late 2024. It's comprised of three Chloe V. Green songs, and three Iarla Ó hAllmhuráin songs. It was recorded in Somerville and Cambridge by Joyce In and Ben Vosk respectively. It was mixed & mastered in Ireland by old friend of the band Phil d'Alton.

We'll be celebrating our first release and ringing in the new on Thursday June 12th at the Lizard Lounge in Cambridge, MA.

We'll playing on the night with our musical compatriots Field Day and Justice Cow, and will be gleefully borrowing Chuck Hargreaves from Field Day to play drums with us. (Which seems only fair given that we've also given Iarla to Field Day as a bass player on long-term loan).

Come celebrate with us!
Chloe & Iarla