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We are very excited to announce that we will be releasing the next record by The Mercury Program. The new record will be titled Chez Viking (see below for the track listing). The final mastering was completed this week - by the amazing Bob Weston at Chicago Mastering Service. No official release date yet, but the current plan is to have it out in late Spring/early Summer. The band hopes to do some limited touring around the release. Track Listing: 1. Chez Viking 2. Arrived/Departed 3. Backseat Blackout 4. Katos 5. Stand & Sing 6. The Church of Cause and Effect 7. Fluorescent Laces

We have a few new Lovitt related releases in the store. The first one is a limited 7" from METZ which features Hayden from The Grey . The other one is a 12" from Head of Skulls! who are from Chicago and feature Chris from Pinebender . Both are highly recommended releases. Check them out!

For those with Emusic, on Jan 26th, the Auxes song Radio! Radio! will be the featured free download of the day. Enjoy!

The Auxes Meow! EP is now back in stock!

Hello, Des Ark kicks off their second European tour this week. They will be playing both their quiet and loud songs on this tour. The dates are as follows: Nov 13, 2008 - Braunschweig, Germany @ Nexus Nov 14, 2008 - Frankfurt, Germany @ Exzess Nov 15, 2008 - Nancy/Laxou, France @ Soap Box Club Nov 16, 2008 - Paris, France @ Sans Plomb Nov 17, 2008 - Lyon, France @ Grrrd Gerland Nov 18, 2008 - Geneve, Switzerland @ Le Kab/L?Usine Nov 19, 2008 - TBA, Germany Nov 20, 2008 - Leipzig, Germany @ LiWi w/ Lake Me, Gem Andrews Nov 21, 2008 - Göttingen, Germany @ JuZI w/ Lake Me, Gem Andrews Nov 22, 2008 - Cologne, Germany @ Kulturbunker (Ladyfest) w/ Lake Me, Gem Andrews Nov 23, 2008 - Bremen, Germany @ Friese w/ Lake Me, Gem Andrews Nov 24, 2008 - Hamburg, Germany @Fundbureau w/ Lake Me, Gem Andrews Nov 25, 2008 - Aalborg, Denmark @ 1000 Fryd w/ Lake Me, Gem Andrews Nov 26, 2008 - Copenhagen, Denmark Nov 27, 2008 - Berlin, Germany @ Lokal Nov 28, 2008 - TBA, Czech Republic Nov 29, 2008 - TBA, Czech Republic Nov 30, 2008 - Vienna, Austria @ House Show Dec 01, 2008 - Budapest, Hungary @ Feszek Dec 03, 2008 - Vicenza, Italy @ Bar Sartea w/ Daitro Dec 04, 2008 - Arezzo, Italy @ Karemaski w/ Daitro Dec 05, 2008 - Firenze, Italy @ Squat Fest w/ Daitro Dec 06, 2008 - Winterthur, Switzerland @ Gaswerk Dec 07, 2008 - Freiburg, Germany @ KTS Dec 08, 2008 - Munich, Germany @ Kafe Kult Dec 09, 2008 - Würzburg, Germany @ Immerhin The band will be posting pictures and writings about the tour on their blog. Take Care, Lovitt

Hello, Auxes just started a European tour in support of their upcoming full length, Sunshine. The dates are as follows: Sep 13, 2008 - Heidelberg, Germany @ Exhibition Sep 14, 2008 - Vienna, Austria @ Tuewi Sep 15, 2008 - Budapest, Hungary @ Kuplung w/ Marionette ID TBA Sep 16, 2008 - Lublijana, Slovenia @ Menza Pri Koritu Sep 17, 2008 - Vicenza, Italy @ Bar Sartea Sep 18, 2008 - Arrezzo, Italy @ TBA Sep 19, 2008 - Livorno, Italy @ TBA w/ TBA Sep 20, 2008 - Italy Sep 21, 2008 - France Sep 22, 2008 - Freiburg, Germany @ KTS Sep 23, 2008 - Germany Sep 24, 2008 - Munich, Germany @ Kafe Kult Sep 25, 2008 - Mannheim, Germany @ JUZ Sep 26, 2008 - Dortmund, Germany @ FZW Sep 27, 2008 - Nürnberg,, Germany @ Königstor (practise space) Sep 28, 2008 - Dresden, Germany @ AZ Conni w/ TBA Sep 29, 2008 - Leipzig, Germany @ LiWi w/ TBA Sep 30, 2008 - Germany Oct 01, 2008 - Jena, Germany @ Kassablanca w/ TBA Oct 02, 2008 - Trier, Germany @ Ex Haus Oct 03, 2008 - Amsterdam, Netherlands Oct 04, 2008 - Aachen, Germany @ AZ Oct 05, 2008 - Germany Oct 06, 2008 - Hamburg, Germany @ Flora Oct 07, 2008 - Aalborg, Denmark @ 1000 Fryd Oct 08, 2008 - Kiel, Germany @ Schaubude Oct 09, 2008 - Hannover, Germany @ TBA Oct 10, 2008 - Braunschweig, Germany @ Nexus Oct 11, 2008 - Gottingen, Germany @ T Keller Oct 12, 2008 - Giessen, Germany @ AK 44 The new full length is available for pre-order on the website. The LP version is on 140-gram vinyl and comes with a coupon for a free MP3 download of the entire album. Take Care, Lovitt

Hello, Auxes just hit the road and will be touring the US and Europe non stop the next few months. There are a few places in Europe the band could use help booking a show. If you are able to help with this, please get in touch . The dates are all below. Aug 28, 2008 - Bowling Green, OH @ Grumpy Daves Pub w/ TBA Aug 29, 2008 - Milwaukee, WI @ Riverwest Commons w/ TBA Aug 30, 2008 - Chicago, IL @ Beat Kitchen w/ Sweet Cobra, Head of Skulls, Bloodiest Aug 31, 2008 - Akron, OH @ The Matinee w/ TBA Sep 01, 2008 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Gooski's w/ Magic Wolf Sep 02, 2008 - New York, NY @ The Delancey w/ TBA Sep 03, 2008 - Asbury Park, NJ @ Asbury Lanes w/ TBA Sep 04, 2008 - Williamstown, NJ @ 1619 House w/ TBA Sep 05, 2008 - Baltimore, MD @ Charm City Art Space w/ TBA Sep 06, 2008 - Philly, PA @ Disgraceland w/ TBA Sep 07, 2008 - Washington, DC @ Black Cat w/ Windsor For The Derby Sep 10, 2008 - TBA, Germany @ TBA w/ TBA Sep 11, 2008 - Berlin, Germany @ das Lokal w/ TBA Sep 12, 2008 - TBA, Germany @ TBA w/ TBA Sep 13, 2008 - Heidelberg, Germany @ Exhibition w/ TBA Sep 14, 2008 - Vienna, Austria @ Tuewi w/ TBA Sep 15, 2008 - Lublijana, Slovenia @ Menza Pri Koritu w/ TBA Sep 16, 2008 - TBA, Croatia @ TBA w/ TBA Sep 17, 2008 - Vicenza, Italy @ Bar Sartea w/ TBA Sep 18, 2008 - Arrezzo, Italy @ TBA w/ TBA Sep 19, 2008 - Livorno, Italy @ TBA w/ TBA Sep 20, 2008 - TBA, Italy @ TBA w/ TBA Sep 21, 2008 - TBA, France @ TBA w/ TBA Sep 23, 2008 - Freiburg, Germany @ TBA w/ TBA Sep 24, 2008 - Munich, Germany @ Kafe Kult w/ TBA Sep 25, 2008 - Mannheim, Germany @ JUZ w/ TBA Sep 26, 2008 - Dortmund, Germany @ FZW w/ TBA Sep 27, 2008 - TBA, Germany @ TBA w/ TBA Sep 28, 2008 - Dresden, Germany @ AZ Conni w/ TBA Sep 29, 2008 - Leipzig, Germany @ LiWi w/ TBA Sep 30, 2008 - TBA, Germany @ TBA w/ TBA Oct 01, 2008 - Jena, Germany @ Kassablanca w/ TBA Oct 02, 2008 - Trier, Germany @ Ex Haus w/ TBA Oct 03, 2008 - Amsterdam, Netherlands @ TBA w/ TBA Oct 04, 2008 - Aachen, Germany @ AZ w/ TBA Oct 05, 2008 - Nürnberg, Germany @ TBA w/ TBA Oct 06, 2008 - Hamburg, Germany @ Flora w/ TBA Oct 07, 2008 - Aalborg, Denmark @ 1000 Fryd w/ TBA Oct 08, 2008 - Kiel, Germany @ Schaubude w/ TBA Oct 09, 2008 - Hannover, Germany @ TBA w/ TBA Oct 10, 2008 - Braunschweig, Germany @ Nexus w/ TBA Oct 11, 2008 - Gottingen, Germany @ T Keller w/ TBA Oct 12, 2008 - Giessen, Germany @ AK 44 w/ TBA

From August 26th through September 5th, Interpunk will be running an Engine Down contest on their website.. The grand prize winner will get a copy of the new DVD, an Engine Down T-Shirt, a Lovitt Records T-Shirt and all of the Engine Down CDs that came out on Lovitt Records.

The new Pygmy Lush full-length Mount Hope is available as a free audio stream at Punk News. for a limited time. If you have not had a chance to check out the record yet, this is a great way to.

The original Denali lineup will be playing a few more shows this fall. The first of which is in New York City on Friday September 26th at the Music Hall of Williamsburg . You can buy tickets online at at their website.