News

Hello everyone, A lot of news as usual. We want to start with the good news that Haram has joined the Lovitt family. The latest addition to the Lovitt Records roster, Haram's members boast an impressive hardcore pedigree, a resume that spans a decade and over 1000 shows between the individual members with stints in Majority Rule, Pg. 99, and the Out_Circuit. The band first assembled in summer 2004 and played their first show in January 2005 to coincide with the release of their demo, which they put out themselves. Since then, Haram has toured with critically acclaimed acts, such as Envy and Darkest Hour; they also toured the East Coast and the South for two weeks in spring 2005. The band recently recorded their first, self-titled LP, in Stoughton, MA . Unrelenting and forward, Haram possesses a mature, tempered confidence that only comes with experience and do-it-yourself resolve. Expect their full-length out early next year; the band will tour extensively in support of it, with plans to cover the U.S, Europe, and Japan . We will have more information and MP3s up on our site soon but in the meantime, visit their website at www.harammusic.com . We think you will be as excited as we are once you hear and see this band. We are also really excited to announce we will be releasing a DVD from Denali. For those unfamiliar, Denali formed in 2000 when Maura Davis asked her brother, Engine Down's Keeley Davis, if he wanted to start a band with her. The band also featured Richmond locals Cam DiNunzio and Jonathan Fuller (Engine Down). After receiving glowing praise, releasing two full-lengths, and touring with the likes of the Deftones, Cursive, Sparklehorse, Clinic, Pinback, the Faint, the band decided that they should simply walk away rather than burn out. The DVD is entitled Pinnacle and contains over 85 minutes of content, including 44 minutes of concert footage, videos for "Hold your Breath" and "Relief," alternate angles for "The Instinct" and "Normal Days," over 150 pictures of the band members, 2 home movies shot by Cam, and a hidden Easter egg. We have a trailer of the DVD up on the media section of the website for preview. We hope to have a release date for you by the next update. The new Rah Bras full length, WHOHM, will be released on November 7th. We will be taking pre-orders for it on our website in the next week or so and will send out a special announcement when that happens. For the last decade, the trio has been spelunking the nether regions of pop, pomp, and punk on a smattering of EPs and 2001's full length Ruy Blas. Their genre-defying audio promiscuity has fermented into the anvil-drop-rock of 2005's WHOHM. Heavy synths grind and squeal upon pure propulsion as lyrics wax solipsistic over the cyclical nature of all modren man's foists and foibles. Rogue song structures and plenty of surprises around every corner, Rah Bras continue to master the art of not boring themselves by subjugating the rock idiom to their every whim. Both bizarre and strangely accessible, WHOHM achieves the rare genius of genuine creation in a realm fraught with endless reference and carbon-copy replication of tired ideas. The band will be touring a lot over the next six months starting with some shows with Measles Mumps Rubella and VCR later this month. Now for some unfortunate news: Del Cielo has announced the end of their collaboration. In these difficult times, their release catalogue of two full-lengths and varying 7"s and compilations is equally, if not more so, matched by their outstanding ethics and activism in both local and national communities. Aside from extensive touring and writing, the band, collectively and as individuals, continuously dedicated themselves to varying benefits, women's rights organizations, and political causes. With this disbanding comes the loss of a not only a wonderful musical endeavor, but a dwindling punk ethos of using the entity of a band as a means of activism and philanthropy. They will be missed by us and many other people from around the world. The Grey's full-length, Asleep at the Wheel, has been sent off to be pressed and we hope to have a release date in the near future. We are really excited about the release and the band. Hopefully they will be able to tour the US at some point, although they plan to tour Canada , Europe, and Japan soon. We will also be releasing an online-only EP in the next few weeks. If you have not had a chance yet, check out the bands web site: http://thegreymusic.com. The Lovitt live series, a series of digital-only releases, is up on iTunes and eMusic and will be up on other digital sites in the near future. The first couple are Frodus' "Live at Black Cat," Sleepytime Trio's "Live At Black Cat," and Ben Davis' "Live on XM Radio." More to be announced soon. To anyone that videotaped or took pictures of the Lovitt 10 Year Anniversary show or the last Engine Down show in Richmond , we would really appreciate it if we could get copies for possible use in the next Lovitt DVD or the Engine Down DVD. You can email [email protected] with the subject "footage/pictures" for more information on how to get stuff to us. We can use anything you have! On a semi-separate note, we are looking for high quality photos of the last Four Hundred Years show in Philadelphia. If you have any, please e mail: [email protected]. Matt Michel from Haram/Majority Rule designed some great posters for the Lovitt Anniversary show that he is selling on his site. He also has posters for Del Cielo's CD release party and Decahedron's first show ever. Also, our friend Illeana who played with the Ben Davis band for awhile has a web site: http://www.indiaromeo.com where she sells amazing crafts that she designed and made. This news update is getting long so we will save some stuff for the next update. Also, check the website as we sometimes add news there before we have a chance to send out updates. Take care, Lovitt

In unfortunate news, Del Cielo has announced the end of their collaboration. In these difficult times their release catalogue of the two full lengths and varying 7's and compilations is equally, if not more so, matched by their outstanding ethics and activism in both local and national communities. Aside from extensive touring and writing, the band, collectively and as individuals, continuously dedicated themselves to varying benefits, women's rights organizations, and political causes. With this disbanding comes the loss of a not only a wonderful musical endeavor, but a sadly, a dwindling punk ethos of using the entity of a band as a means of activism and philanthropy. Katy Otto, their drummer released the following statement: "In the past four and a half years, Del Cielo has surpassed what any of the three of us thought our band would be. It's been an honor to travel around the country and meet people. Our band has existed through turbulent political times as well, and our final show as a rock for choice event (Saturday, September 23 Richmond, VA VOX ROX at VCU with Bellafea and Ben Davis) seems fitting given our two most recent Supreme Court vacancies.. It's been so fun and we are lucky to have had this experience!" Basla, Andrea, and Katy please know that your work is celebrated and will be thoroughly missed by everyone involved with Lovitt Records.

Hello, Mailorder will be shut down from Sept 17th to Sept 25th. Any orders that come over during that time will be shipped on or after the 25th. Thanks!

Hello everyone, Thanks to everyone that made it out to the Lovitt 10 Year Anniversary show, especially those who traveled far distances to come out. The show was amazing and one that will be remembered for some time to come. A lot of people have helped out and supported the label over the past 10 years and we really appreciate it. Special thanks, of course, go out to all the bands we have worked with as they are all amazing people and musicians and we have been honored to work with them. Anyone that videotaped or took pictures of the Lovitt 10 Year Anniversary show or the last Engine Down show in Richmond, we would really appreciate it if we could get copies for possible use in the next Lovitt DVD or the Engine Down DVD. You can email: [email protected] with the subject "footage/pictures" for more information on how to get stuff to us. We can use anything you have! Also, Matt Michel from Haram/Majority Rule designed some great posters for the Lovitt Anniversary show that he is selling on his site: http://www.majrule.com/creativpanic/posters.html. He also has posters for Del Cielo's CD release party and Decahedron's first show ever. On a semi-separate note, we are looking for high quality photos of the last Four Hundred Years show in Philadelphia. If you have any, please e mail: [email protected]. Engine Down has been a huge part of the label the past eight years, and we are really going to miss them. All of them are going on to new, exciting things and will always be our great friends. We thank them for all the great memories and the music they created that touched a lot of people. It is nice that they were able to go out on their terms and were able to do their final show in front of friends and family. Everyone at the show was truly part of something special that words cannot fully express. We have a lot of exciting news to report in a few weeks about new releases and new bands. We will be kicking off the next 10 years with a bang! Take Care, The Lovitt Family

Hello everyone, Lovitt Records will be celebrating its 10th anniversary this Saturday, September 3rd, at the Black Cat in Washington, DC . It is Engine Down's last DC show and their second-to-last show ever. It is also Basla from Del Cielo's last DC show with the band and the last Navies show for a while, as Ed from the band will be attending law school in the fall. The show will start on time and bands (other than Engine Down) will be playing short sets so come early! Plus, the show will be filmed for use in a future Lovitt DVD. The first 50 people that enter the show will receive a copy of the Lovitt Transmissions: Volume 1 DVD. Our good friends from Shirts for a Cure will be selling new exclusive t-shirts at the show from Engine Down, Del Cielo, Frodus, Majority Rule, Darkest Hour, and others. The proceeds of the shirt sales provide financial assistance to underprivileged women who cannot afford the expense of fighting breast cancer. For more information, please visit the Syrentha Savio Endowment at www.syrentha.org . Here are the show details: SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2005 Black Cat, Washington, DC $ 10 8:30 PM (The show will start early and on time to fit all the bands, so don't be late!). Featuring: ENGINE DOWN (next-to-last show) FIN FANG FOOM BEN DAVIS DEL CIELO BELLA LEA NAVIES DES_ARK You can purchase tickets (which we recommend for people coming from out-of-town) by going to the Black Cat's website at www.blackcatdc.com . Hope to see you at the show!

Any item that is priced $8.00 or more (not including shipping) at our webstore for the month of August is 10% off in celebration of our 10 year anniversary! The discount will be calculated at check out.

Hello everyone, A lot of news this month:   1.    Tickets to the Lovitt 10th Anniversary Show at the Black Cat in Washington, D.C., are on sale now. You can purchase tickets (which we recommend for people coming from out of town) by going to the Black Cat’s website . It will be Engine Down’s second-to-last show ever and an great night of friends and family getting together to play music and celebrate. The details of the show, which will be filmed for use in a future Lovitt DVD:   SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2005 Black Cat, Washington, D.C. $10 8:30 PM (The show will start early and on time to fit all the bands in).   Featuring: ENGINE DOWN FIN FANG FOOM DEL CIELO NAVIES BEN DAVIS BELLA LEA DES_ARK   If you are coming to the show from out of town and buy your tickets in advance, e-mail us at [email protected] with where you are coming from and your name and we will hook you up with something special. We can also let you know good places to stay and eat while in town.   We also have a lot of other news to report. Let’s start with some band changes:   2.    Decahedron has gone on indefinite hiatus following the cancellation of their last U.S. tour. Shelby and Jason both are quite busy with other projects at the moment, which you can read more about on their website (www.decahedron.net). Their new six-song CD entitled 2005 is out now. It was recorded with Don Zientara at Inner Ear. Continuing with guest bassist Jake Brown (Moments in Grace) after the departure of Johnathon Ford, the tracks are a continuation of their impassioned, pointed assault on puppet presidents and shadowy superstructures. The CD is enhanced with a full live set in Quicktime of their 2004 MACROCK performance.   3.    After four-and-a-half years, Basla has decided to step down from Del Cielo after the shows they have scheduled through the end of September. The Lovitt 10th Anniversary show will be the last D.C. show with the current line-up. We hope that people are able to get out to the band’s final shows with her – she’s a great bass player and a wonderful person. We will all miss working with her in Del Cielo and know she will do great things in the future. Katy and Andrea are not sure of the exact future of Del Cielo but they plan on playing with someone new and seeing what happens. We certainly hope they continue playing in the future and we’ll keep you updated!   4.    Dame Fate has decided to stop the band. They had been playing out with Marty Violence on guitar but with everyone’s different, hectic schedules, it was hard for them to stay active so they decided it was better to call it a day. We are sure that all of them will continue to play music and we will inform you as they do new things.   Now onto better news:  

5.    The Grey just finished recording their stunning full-length. It will be mastered in the next few weeks at Silver Sonya. No release date for it yet, but we will be releasing an online-only EP in the meantime for people to enjoy. We hope to have that online in a month or so. The band features members of bands such as Shotmaker and Three Penny Opera. The band will be touring Canada, Europe, Japan, and hopefully the US (if the Border Patrol decides to let them back into the country). You can find out more about the band by visiting their website .

  6.    The Rosebuds started to record their songs for their split CD with Ben Davis. They recently left for tour with Teenage Fancllub and hope to finish recording when they return home. Speaking of Ben Davis, he recently got married and we are so happy for him and his new family!   7.    The Navies EP, An Estate, has been getting rave reviews from press, and people who saw them on their recently completed U.S. tour were blown away . The band is going to take a break as Ed is going back to school in the fall but they hope to stay active. They recorded two new songs while they were on tour, which we are excited about.   8.    We are excited to announce that we will be releasing an Engine Down DVD sometime in the future. The band will be recording their final tour, which will comprise a large portion of the DVD’s content. We are looking for any footage that people might have of the band for possible use. Any thing from overseas and older tours would be exceptionally helpful. If you have anything that you think would be helpful, please e-mail us or feel free to send footage to us at PO Box 100248, Arlington, VA, 22210. Also, we definitely appreciate anyone who can tape shows on their last tour and send us footage – please e-mail us if you are a documentarian for this tour!   We also got in a repress of the Engine Down S/T LP; like the first pressing, they are all on 180-gram vinyl.   9.    Fin Fang Foom is back out playing shows and writing some new songs.   10.  Rah Bras’ new full-length, WHOHM, will be released towards the end of the year and it is nothing short of jaw-droppingly intense and dramatic. They are figuring out their tour plans at the moment and should have some shows booked in the near future.   11.  We are in the planning stages of getting together a Lovitt Transmissions: Volume Two DVD. We are looking for footage of any of the following bands: Bughummer, Del Cielo, Navies, The Grey, Decahedron, Ben Davis, Maximillian Colby, Pinebender, and Dame Fate. If you think you have video that would be good enough to make the DVD, please let us know by e-mailing [email protected] with the subject "Lovitt DVD."   12.  The Lovitt live series, a series of digital-only releases, will be going up on download sites in the near future. The first couple are Frodus’ “Live at Black Cat,” Sleepytime Trio’s ‘Live At Black Cat,” and Ben Davis’ “Live on XM Radio.” More to be announced soon.   Next time, we hope to have more news about some other stuff we have been working on, including more DVDs!   Take care,   Team Lovitt

 

Hello Everyone, As many of you have heard, after a long and prosperous run as a band, Engine Down is calling it a day. But not before going out one last time: The band will be doing a final tour in Aug/Sept of the US with Bella Lea (members of Denali/Pinebender) and des_ark . Come out and celebrate with the band as they say their final goodbyes to all who have supported them through the years. You can find specific dates on the shows page and enginedown.com. We are happy to announce as part of their final tour, the band will be playing the Lovitt 10 Year Anniversary Show at the Black Cat in Washington, D.C. It will be Engine Down’s second-to-last show ever and an amazing night of friends and family getting together to play music and celebrate. The details of the show: SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2005 Black Cat, Washington, D.C. $10 8:30 PM (The show will start early and on time to fit all the bands in). Lovitt Records 10-year anniversary featuring: ENGINE DOWN (second-to-last show ever!), FIN FANG FOOM, DEL CIELO, NAVIES, BEN DAVIS, BELLA LEA, DES_ARK, and some surprises! The show will probably be filmed for use in a future Lovitt DVD. Tickets to the show are on sale now and you can but them from going to the Black Cat or by going to their web site at www.blackcatdc.com. We recommend buying tickets in advance. If you are coming to the show from out of town and buy your tickets in advance, e-mail us at [email protected] with where you are coming from and your name and we will get you something special. We can also let you know good places to stay and eat while in town. We hope to see everyone at the show!

Hello everyone, We are happy to announce that you can now order the Navies and Decahedron CDeps from the site. The official release date for both is June 13th. Both bands will be starting separate tours in the next few weeks to support their releases. A little more info on both is below, along with some other news. An Estate is a five-song CDep from Navies, a hellishly loud band out of Washington, DC. They've toured relentlessly over the past year, and after releasing a split 10-inch with A Day In Black and White via Level-Plane records, the band has landed at Lovitt for their most recent batch of noise. We are really excited to be working with them and think you will enjoy their CD a lot. The Decahedron six-song CD entitled 2005 was recorded with Don Zientara at Inner Ear. Continuing with guest bassist Jake Brown (Moments in Grace) after the departure of Johnathon Ford, the tracks are a continuation of their impassioned, pointed assault on puppet presidents and shadowy superstructures. The CD is enhanced with a full live set in Quicktime of their 2004 MACROCK performance. Del Cielo's new full-length, Us vs. Them, came out March 7th. A follow-up to 2003's Wish and Wait, Us vs. Them is a collection of charged rock songs and contemplative ballads that alternately evoke passion, rawness, and a carefree outlook that are both refreshing and vital. The record has been getting coverage everywhere, including features in Thrasher, Alternative Press, and Guitar Player! The band has some upcoming shows scheduled, including a free in-store at the Tower Records in Fairfax, VA, on May 21st at 2pm. We are please to announce we will be working with The Grey from Canada and putting out their full-length, which they are currently recording. The band features members of bands such as Shotmaker and Three Penny Opera. The band will be touring Canada, Europe, Japan, and hopefully the US (if the Border Patrol decides to let them back into the country). We added photos and their bio on our site and hope to add a MP3 soon. You can find out more about the band by visiting their website: http://thegreymusic.com  We just got in a repress of the Engine Down S/T LP; like the first pressing, they are all on 180-gram vinyl. All orders for the vinyl will get a free Engine Down button and sticker. The band is finishing up a European tour and are doing a full US tour at the end of the summer with des_ark and Bellalea. Fin Fang Foom is back out playing shows and planning to do a short tour in July. They have also been writing some new songs. Rah Bras recently finished recording and mastering a new full-length entitled WHOHM that will be released in early fall; it is nothing short of jaw-droppingly intense, dramatic, and stunning. Ben Davis recorded and mixed his songs recently for his half of the split CD with The Rosebuds. The Rosebuds plan on recording their part in the next few months and the release should come out sometime in early fall. This fall is our 10-year anniversary of doing the label -- hard to believe! We are hoping to have some special events and/or a release to celebrate, and if things come together, we will let you know. We are in the planning stages of getting together a Lovitt Transmissions: Volume Two DVD. We are looking for footage of any of the following bands: Bughummer, Del Cielo, Navies, The Grey, Decahedron, Ben Davis, Maximillian Colby, Pinebender, and Dame Fate. If you think you have video that would be good enough to make the DVD, please let us know by e-mailing [email protected] with the subject "Lovitt DVD." We will be starting to offer some exclusive songs to some of the digital download services, including live sets and outtakes, so be on the lookout. We are working on some exciting releases for later in the year; we hope we can give you more news on next update. It is going to be a busy year for us over here! Take care, Team Lovitt