A Love Electric
Anyone who witnessed their blistering, high-voltage set at Ott & Hunter last summer already knows the truth: A Love Electric doesn’t just play a show—they unleash an experience. Now, the critically acclaimed, Mexico City-born power trio is storming back into our intimate cabaret room to deliver another masterclass in genre-defying sonic magic.
Led by the hypnotic presence of guitarist and vocalist Todd Clouser, this unforgettable night promises a fearless collision of deep-pocket groove, psychedelia, surf rock, and spoken-word poetry.
Close your eyes and imagine Band of Gypsys jamming with Jack Kerouac on a sun-drenched Mexican beach—that is the kind of visceral, boundary-pushing journey awaiting you.
Born from the beating heart of Mexico City’s vanguard jazz scene, A Love Electric is a fiercely independent, tri-national powerhouse. Over a decade of relentless touring and uncompromising creative evolution, Clouser, Jorge Servín, and Aaron Cruz—each a celebrated luminary in his own right—have forged music entirely on their own terms.
The Output: 7 critically acclaimed records released across labels in the U.S., Mexico, and Europe. The Stage: Over 1,000 electrifying performances logged across 4 continents. The Sound: Unfiltered, virtuosic, and completely unboxable.
A Love Electric's music is a dynamic blend of genres, defying easy categorization. It's often described as power psychedelic, punk jazz, post-genre or freak rock. Their sound is characterized by: intense energy, diverse influences, unique instrumentation and lyrical depth. Overall, A Love Electric's music is challenging, innovative, and deeply satisfying. It's a testament to the power of creativity and the boundless possibilities of music.
Todd Clouser is a composing guitarist, songwriter and performer based between Mexico City and the USA. Combining elements of rock, jazz blues, spoken word and improvised musics, Clouser has toured the world with his group A Love Electric, as a solo act and performed alongside luminaries from John Lurie to John Zorn, Flea, Cyro Baptista, John Medeski, Keb Mo, and more, performing at rock, jazz and world music festivals across the globe.
Aaron Cruz is a Jazz contrabassist and bassist, born in Mexico City. Aaron studied contrabass and jazz theory with Agustín Bernal. Since 1994 has been playing jazz, and was founder of the band Cráneo de Jade. He has played all over México and in South America, Caribbean, Europe and the United States.
Jorge Sevrin is a jazz drummer/percussionist active in the Mexico City and internationally, he has performed in most of the cultural festivals within Mexico and in some others in the USA, South America and Europe. He has collaborated as a session musician in more than 20 albums published and distributed nationally and internationally, alongside Shanir Ezra Blumenkranz (Abraxas/John Zorn), Aarón Cruz, Marc Berthoumieaux, Miguel "Chuck" Rodríguez, Eyal Maoz (Abraxas), Todd Clouser (A Love Electric), to name a few.
