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Hello, The long-awaited Ben Davis & the Jetts / Des Ark split entitled Battle Of The Beards is available for pre-order on the website. Ben Davis & the Jetts and Des Ark might be wildly different but it is rare to find a collaboration that works this well; both artists are in top form on this split full-length. The LP version is currently limited to 500 copies, with 250 on gold vinyl and 250 on green vinyl. The bands will be doing a CD release show together at the Cats Cradle in Chapel Hill on February 24th and hope to do a few shows together on the East Coast around the release. The Rah Bras have decided that it's time to hang up the keyboards, keytars, and drum keys until 2037, which we are very sad about. If you are in the Richmond area, make sure to check out their last show (until their possible reunion in 2037). The details are as follows: WRIR's 2-Year Anniversary Party February 2nd, 7pm-midnight Rah Bras The Gaskets David Shultz & the Subtle Neon Browns Josh Small & Liza Kate Richmond Renaissance Center 107 West Broad Street Richmond, VA We are excited about the Glös full-length entitled Harmonium, set to come out in March. The band has a cool video up on their website (which we also hope to have up on the Lovitt site shortly as well), and you can also check out a few of the songs on their site. You will be hearing a lot about this record the next few months. Des Ark plans on starting to record a new full-length in March with Jonathan Fuller in Richmond, Virginia. Haram has been writing new material and is planning on recording some of it in the near future. Jeff Kane recently left the band and was replaced by long-time friend Kevin Longendyke (City of Caterpillar). The band is now also a five-piece, with the newest addition being Ben Tankersley. The band hopes to starting playing out live with the new line-up in the next few months. Fin Fang Foom recently celebrated 10 years of being a band with a sold-out show at the Local 506 in Chapel Hill. They have been playing out and working on writing new material, which they hope to record at some point this year. The band will be touring Europe in June with Ben Davis & the Jetts. Bats & Mice is going to start recording their next full-length this spring. The Engine Down DVD is coming close to completion. We hope to have a new trailer on the website and a release date set soon. Also, Lovitt Transmissions: Volume Two will hopefully go into the editing phase this spring. Anyone that has any recent footage of any of the bands, please do get in touch as we might be able to use it. Pinebender just got back from a 2-week tour. Their new record Working Nine To Wolf continues to garner critical acclaim. If you had not had a chance to check it out yet, we recommend that you do as it is a mind-blowing record. We have the Pinebender – Things Are About To Get Weird 2xLP, Fin Fang Foom – Native Tongue CDep, and Des Ark – Live On WXDU (Demo) in the web store for those who are interested. Take Care, Lovitt Records

Hello, After being a band for more than a decade, Rah Bras have decided that it's time to hang up the keyboards, keytars, and drum keys until 2037. They have scheduled one last show (until the possible reunion in 2037). The details are as follows: WRIR's 2-Year Anniversary Party February 2nd, 7pm-midnight Rah Bras The Gaskets David Shultz & the Subtle Neon Browns Josh Small & Liza Kate Richmond Renaissance Center 107 West Broad Street Richmond, VA (Space suits optional) They will be well missed while on their sabbatical. Anyone who takes photos at or videotapes the show, please get in touch Take Care, Your Friends at Lovitt Records

Hello, Pinebender is hitting the road tomorrow for a short tour.The band is not able to go out often so if they are coming to your town, make sure to go out and see them. Anyone that is able to video tape them a long the way, please get in touch as we are looking for good live footage of them for a future DVD. Tour dates as are follows: Jan 16 – Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom Jan 17 – Buffalo, NY @ Mohawk Place Jan 18 – Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda's w/ Big Sleep Jan 19 - New Haven, CT @ Café Nine Jan 20 - Boston, MA @ Great Scott w/ Big Sleep Jan 21 - New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge Jan 22 – Brooklyn, NY @ Northsix Jan 23 – Washington, DC @ Black Cat Backstage w/ Des Ark Jan 24 – Norfolk, VA @ Relative Theory Records Jan 25 - Chapel Hill, NC @ Reservoir w/ Summer Sorcerer Jan 26 – Wilmington, NC @ Soapbox w/ Fin Fang Foom, Summer Sorcerer Jan 27 –Greenville, NC @ Spazz Haus (1110A Cotanche Street) Jan 28 – Nashville, TN @ Exit/In Feb 02 - Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle

We will have information on pre ordering the Ben Davis/Des Ark split in the next few days.. Take Care, Your Friends at Lovitt Records

Hello, Brian and Nate did an interview with Dissonance Radio earlier this year that is available for download on the Dissonance Radio podcast page for the next week. You can download it here.

Hello, We hope everyone is enjoying the holiday season. Please make sure you get to the bottom of this message for an important message about our friend J Robbins. But first, a short label update for you. Chris Hansen from Pinebender recently sat down with Chicago Public Radio's Tony Sarabia to talk about the band's history and sound. You can download the interview here or stream it here.  Pinebender is hitting the road in January for some dates. The band is not able to go out often so if they are coming to your town, make sure to go out and see them and do not forget to bring your ear plugs. Tour dates as are follows: Jan 16 – Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom Jan 17 – Buffalo, NY @ Mohawk Place Jan 18 – Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda's w/ Big Sleep Jan 19 - New Haven, CT @ Café Nine Jan 20 - Boston, MA @ Great Scott Jan 21 - New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge Jan 22 – Brooklyn, NY @ Northsix Jan 23 – Washington, DC @ Black Cat Backstage Jan 24 – Norfolk, VA @ Relative Theory Records Jan 25 - Chapel Hill, NC @ Reservoir w/ Summer Sorcerer Jan 26 – Wilmington, NC @ Soapbox w/ Fin Fang Foom, Summer Sorcerer Jan 27 – Athens, GA @ TBA Jan 28 – Birmingham, AL @ Bottletree Cafe Jan 29 - Little Rock, AR @ The Treehouse Jan 30 – Springfield, MO @ Outland Ballroom Jan 31 – Omaha, NE or Des Moines, IA Feb 01 – Iowa @ TBA Feb 02 - Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle We now have available in the Lovitt webstore: Pinebender – Things Are About To Get Weird 2xLP and Fin Fang Foom – Native Tongue CD EP for those who are interested. The Ben Davis & The Jetts / Des Ark twelve-song split (five each and two together) entitled Battle Of The Beards will be available for pre-order on the website early next month. The LP version will be limited to 500 and 250 of them will be on gold vinyl and 250 on green vinyl. The bands will be doing a CD release show together in Chapel Hill sometime in late Jan/early Feb and hope to do a few shows together on the East Coast around the release. We are still having a sale on these items through the end of the month: Denali – Pinnacle DVD $10 Lovitt Transmissions: Volume One DVD $10 Pinebender – Working Nine To Wolf CD $9.00 Lovitt Records – Japanese Record Player T Shirt $8.00 Rah Bras – WHOHM CD $8.00 Haram - S/T LP/CD $8.00 The Grey – Asleep At The Wheel CD $8.00 Sleepytime Trio – Memory Minus CD $8.00 Maximillian Colby – Discography CD $8.00 Ben Davis – Aided and Abetted CD $8.00 Decahedron – Disconnection Imminent $7.00 Bats & Mice – Believe It Mammals $7.00 Bats & Mice – S/T CD EP $3.00 Navies – An Estate CD EP $3.00 Decahedron – 2005 CD EP $3.00 More news after the new year. Take Care, Your Friends at Lovitt Records ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- J Robbins, formerly of Government Issue, Jawbox, and Burning Airlines, and now Channels, is a good friend of the label and has recorded a lot of our records. His 10-month old son, Cal was recently diagnosed with Spinal Muscular Atrophy (Type 1), an often fatal disorder. Most children with Type 1 SMA will die before the age of two, as it affects their ability to crawl, walk, breathe, swallow, and control their head and neck. At this point in time, it does not have a cure. SMA-stricken babies who live past the age of two are likely to be wheelchair-bound for life and probably require scoliosis surgery. The condition is an expensive one, especially for parents looking to test out its experimental treatments, which is something J and his wife hope to do. As you may know, indie rock musicians and producers don't usually pull in the big bucks, and so a PayPal account to raise money for Cal and his family was set up by DeSoto Records. For those inclined, please visit http://www.desotorecords.com/cal/index.shtml and learn how to donate. Thanks.

Hello, Just a quick update to let you know that we are having a holiday sale on the web site. The following items are on sale through the end of December: Denali – Pinnacle DVD $10 Lovitt Transmissions: Volume One DVD $10 Pinebender – Working Nine To Wolf CD $9.00 Lovitt Records – Japanese Record Player T Shirt $8.00 Rah Bras – WHOHM CD $8.00 Haram - S/T CD $8.00 The Grey – Asleep At The Wheel CD $8.00 Sleepytime Trio – Memory Minus CD $8.00 Maximillian Colby – Discography CD $8.00 Ben Davis – Aided and Abetted CD $8.00 Decahedron – Disconnection Imminent $7.00 Bats & Mice – Believe It Mammals $7.00 Bats & Mice – S/T CD EP $3.00 Navies – An Estate CD EP $3.00 Decahedron – 2005 CD EP $3.00 We will have the Pinebender – Things Are About To Get Weird 2xLP and Fin Fang Foom – Native Tongue CD EP in the web store later this week for those who are interested. If you are ordering gifts for the holidays from us, please order soon to make sure they arrive in time. We will process the orders as fast as we can but the mail delivery can take awhile so please take that into account when ordering. Thank you for your continued support! Lovitt Records

Hello everyone, Hopefully everyone is having a nice fall so far. We have some news for you: The new two-song 7" by Navies and new full-length by Pinebender, entitled Working Nine To Wolf, are now available for order on the web site! We are excited about both of these releases and think that you will enjoy them. The two Navies songs on their new 7” are their best to date and the most representative of their explosive live shows. It's a straight-forward snapshot of Navies right now; Navies gets in, out, and done, leaving patches of scorched earth in the process. The 7" is pressed on clear vinyl and is currently limited to 500 copies. They are hopefully going to be playing some shows in the late fall / early winter. Pinebender’s Working Nine To Wolf is an epic masterpiece comprising 8 songs and is over 60 mins. long. Guitars loom throughout the tracks from the semi-psychedelic to the furious, and amplifier worship is clearly on display. Working Nine To Wolf finds Pinebender at its most aggressive, yet the band adheres to the modus operandi that has made them special -- playing long melodic compositions very slowly and very loudly. The band is currently booking shows for the winter. Make sure not to miss them if they come through your town. The Ben Davis / des_ark twelve-song split (five each and two together) entitled Battle Of The Beards is done and mastered. It was a really long process but we think you will feel it was well worth the wait when it comes out. It will be released in early 2007. but we hope to be able to sell it via our web site before the end of the year. Looks like we will have a limited run of 12”s for this releases as well. In other des_ark news, they just hit the road for a month-long tour. Their tour dates can be found on our web site. We also now have copies of the des_ark live radio demos in our web store. We are happy to let you know that we will be releasing a CD in early 2007 by Glös. Glös started as Keeley Davis (Engine Down, Denali) and Cornbread Compton (Engine Down). After collaborating on over 20 songs and having never physically played the songs together in a rehearsal environment, the duo decided to take even more advantage of the freedom that this style of writing offered. They invited Keeley's sister Maura Davis ( Denali) to join the project and add her beautiful, sultry vocals to the songs that already seemed perfect for her. If it weren't for the internet, none of the songs would have grown into the theatrical landscapes that they have become, since each member was working on different projects full-time in Texas, California, Virginia, North Carolina, and Illinois. After two years of writing and refining, Glös has its first album entitled Harmonium. We have posted a Glös song in the radio player on the web site and you can also listen to more on their myspace page (www.myspace.com/glos). The Grey just got back from their European tour. They are working on some new material and will be touring Canada throughout the winter and hope to make it to Japan and back to Europe next year. Haram are working on new material with Jeff Kane (City of Caterpillar), who joined the band after the last record was recorded and hope to record material with him in the near future. They are playing some shows in the fall and winter around the East Coast. We recently got in some Haram shirts that we added to the web store. We do not have many of them so if you are interested, you should pick one up soon. Fin Fang Foom’s new EP entitled Native Tongue was recently released on Stiffslack in Japan. We will have copies of the EP available in our web store in the near future. The band will be touring Japan soon with Balloons (who are on Stiffslack Records) to support the release. Fin Fang Foom and Engine Down both have live songs on the Fest 3 DVD released by No Idea Records. The DVD also has performances by Against Me!, Hot Water Music, and Planes Mistaken For Stars, among others. The DVD is available in our web store for purchase. The Cassettes have a new CD out entitled ‘Neath The Pale Moon on Buddyhead Records out of CA. They will be touring the US a lot behind the release. In order to make some room for the new releases, the following stuff is currently on sale: Engine Down self-titled LP is $5 Supine to Sit Break Out Your Indicators is $5 Bats & Mice A Person Carrying.. CD EP is $3 Bluebird High Atmosphere is $3 Jason Falkner Can You Still Feel? LP is $5 The Division of Laura Lee 97-99 CD is $5 Del Cielo Us Vs Them is $5 Bughummer The Getaway With is $5. They would all make good holiday gifts for people! More news soon. Lovitt Records

Hello everyone, The Grey start their European tour in a few days. For those who live in Europe and are interested, the dates are below: Sep 29, 2006 - Utrecht, Netherlands @ Acu w/ TBA Sep 30, 2006 - Goettingen, Germany @ Juz w/ TBA Oct 01, 2006 - Dresden, Germany @ AZ Conni w/ TBA Oct 02, 2006 - Leipzig, Germany @ Zoro w/ TBA Oct 03, 2006 - Brno, Czech Republic @ Yacht w/ TBA Oct 04, 2006 - Passau, Germany @ Zakk w/ TBA Oct 05, 2006 - Muenchen, Germany @ Kafe Kult w/ TBA Oct 06, 2006 - Metz, France @ Le Tunnel w/ TBA Oct 07, 2006 - Lyon, France @ Grrrnd Zero w/ Les George Leningrad Oct 08, 2006 - Bordeaux, France @ L'Inca w/ TBA Oct 09, 2006 - Poitiers, France @ Cod'Bar w/ TBA Oct 13, 2006 - Bremen, Germany @ Gruenenstr. 18 w/ TBA Oct 14, 2006 - Copenhagen, Denmark @ Ungdomshuset w/ TBA Oct 15, 2006 - Berlin, Germany @ Koma F / Köpi w/ TBA Oct 16, 2006 - Wuerzburg, Germany @ Immerhin Oct 17, 2006 - Muenster, Germany @ Gleis 22 w/ TBA Oct 18, 2006 - Paderborn, Germany @ JZ Villa Neuhaus w/ TBA Oct 19, 2006 - Braunschweig, Germany @ Nexus w/ TBA Oct 20, 2006 - Saarlouis, Germany @ Juz w/ TBA Oct 21, 2006 - Cologne, Germany @ Rubinrot w/ TBA Please check the shows page for any changes or additions to their tour schedule. Take Care, Lovitt Records

Ben Davis is playing at Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center, on Tuesday, September 12, 2006. It's a rare opportunity for a Lovitt artist to perform at a place like the Kennedy Center so hopefully some people will be able to come out for it. He will be playing with his full backing band (The Jetts) and will be playing songs off of his two full lengths and also some new songs coming out soon on his upcoming split full-length with des_ark. Details: Ben Davis Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center, Washington, D.C. Tuesday, September 12, 2006 6PM-7PM(he is the only one playing) Free admission More information can also be found at: http://www.kennedy-center.org/programs/millennium/schedule.html

On July 8th, Mike Maran, bass guitar player for Ruby Dare (previously known as the Shivers), passed away after a four year battle with lymphomma. He was a familiar face in the local DC music scene for many years. In addition to playing in Ruby Dare, he played lap steel in Shortstack, drums in No Lie Relaxer and contributed to countless other projects. He will be missed by many.