News

Big June Update!

07.01.2008

Hello,

Hopefully your summer has been treating you well. Things at the Lovitt office have been extremely busy and we have a lot of exciting news for you!

The Engine Down DVD entitled Beginning to End is now available for pre-order on the website! The official release date is at the end of July but we will start shipping pre-orders the middle of next week and those ordering early will get $2 off. The DVD has over three hours of content including: a documentary shot on the band's last tour, the entire last show, rare and unreleased tracks, the band's home movies, music videos, a photo gallery, and much more! The DVD is packaged in a beautiful DVD digipak printed on 100% recycled board and with a 100% recycled plastic tray. We have posted trailers of the DVD under the media section of the website so check them out.

Pygmy Lush, whose members have cut their teeth in some of Northern Virginia's most influential hardcore bands of the last decade including Pg.99, Majority Rule, Malady, City of Caterpillar and Crestfallen, return with their much anticipated second full-length, Mount Hope. The record was recorded at Godcity by Kurt Ballou and is 12 tracks (10 on the LP) of their quieter songs. You can check out some of the songs on our website or the band's myspace page. Like the Engine Down DVD, the official release date is at the end of July but we will also start shipping pre-orders the middle of next week. A lucky pre-order will be randomly picked to receive a test pressing of the vinyl with his/her order! The LP version which comes in two colors (red or clear) is a split release between Lovitt and adagio830 in Germany. If you live in Europe, please order the LP from adagio830..

We are excited to announce that we will be releasing the Auxes full length, Sunshine, in late summer. Auxes is the new project of Dave Laney, guitarist and creative force behind NC/Chicago bands Milemarker and Challenger. Auxes was started by Dave as a solo recording project but has turned into a full band with members from North Carolina and Chicago. The band will be touring Europe and the US throughout the fall and winter.

Quieting Syrup (Stephen Howard from Pinebender’s solo project) record, Songs About A Sick Boy, has been mastered and should be out early this fall. You can check out some tracks by visiting his web site.

The original Denali lineup will be playing a reunion show on Saturday July 5th @ The National (708 E. Broad St. Richmond, VA). You can buy tickets online at at the National's website.

Fin Fang Foom recently came back from a European tour with Picore (Spain). The band and Brian would like to thank Picore, Jordi and all those who booked the shows and helped out for the amazing time. People not familiar with Picore should check out their web site. Fin Fang Foom are continuing to write new material for their next full length which they hope to record sometime this fall.

Ben Davis and The Jetts have been working on some new songs and have some shows planned for the fall.

Des Ark have been working on new songs and hopes to record a new full length in the near future. We recently starting selling their first full length, Loose Lips Sink Ships and the live on WXDU, v. 2 CD in our web store. They will be doing a short tour starting this weekend.

We will be bringing back some out of print vinyl in the near future . Be on the lookout for more news on that front soon.

In order to make room and raise funds for all of the new releases mentioned above and some other we are working on, we are having a huge sale in our web store. Please look around and pick up those missing items you have been wanting for a while.

Take Care,


Lovitt Records

Milemarker European Tour w/ Original 3

05.21.2008

Hello,

Milemarker will be doing a short tour of Europe starting at the end of June. The lineup for the tour is the original three members: Al Burian, Ben Davis, and Dave Laney, with the addition of John Bowman . For those interested, the dates are below.

June 24, 2008 - Aalborg, Denmark @ 1000 Fryd

June 25, 2008 - Copenhagen, Denmark @ Lades Kaelder

June 26, 2008 - Berlin, Germany @ Das Lokal

June 27, 2008 - Lärz/Rostock, Germany @ Fusion Festival

June 28, 2008 - Göttingen, Germany @ T Keller

June 29, 2008 - Dresden, Germany @ AZ Conni

June 30, 2008 - Würzburg, Germany @ Cafe Cairo

July 01, 2008 - Nürnberg , Germany @ K4

July 02, 2008 - Frankfurt , Germany @ Exzess

July 03, 2008 - Dortmund, Germany @ FZW

July 04, 2008 - Hamburg, Germany @ Hafenklang

July 05, 2008 - Braunschweig, Germany @ Nexus

Take Care,

Lovitt Records

Mailorder

04.23.2008

Hello,

Any orders placed between the dates of April 25th and May 15th probably will not be able to go out until after May 15th. We will do our best to get them out earlier but we can not guarantee it.

Fin Fang Foom - European Tour!

04.22.2008

Hello,

Fin Fang Foom kicks off their European Tour on Friday. For those interested, the dates are below.

Apr 26, 2008 - Zaragoza, Spain @ Fatal Falafest w/ Picore

Apr 27, 2008 - Don Benito, Spain @ The Rincón Pío Sound w/ Picore

Apr 28, 2008 - Lisbon, Portugal @ Tenda w/ Picore

Apr 29, 2008 - Porto, Portugal @ Fabrica de Sons w/ Picore

Apr 30, 2008 - Torrelavega, Spain @ Centro Andaluz w/ Picore

May 01, 2008 - Bourdeaux, France @ La Centrale w/ Picore

May 02, 2008 - France TBA

May 03, 2008 - Schifflange, Luxembourg @ Café Votre Choix w/ Picore

May 04, 2008 - Dresden, Germany @ AZ Coni w/ Picore

May 05, 2008 - Germany TBA

May 06, 2008 - Copenhagen, Denmark @ Lades DK w/ Picore

May 07, 2008 - Leipzig, Germany @ Noch Besser Leben w/ Picore

May 08, 2008 - Germany TBA

May 09, 2008 - Tabor, Czech Republic @ Orion w/ Picore

May 10, 2008 - Koprivnice, Czech Republic @ Nora Club w/ Picore

May 11, 2008 - Babice, Czech Republic @ Kulturní w/ Picore

May 12, 2008 - Budapest, Hungary @ Kuplung Club w/ Picore

May 13, 2008 - Banska Bystrica, Slovakia @ Klub 77 w/ Picore

May 14, 2008 - Lucca, Italy @ The Velvet w/ Picore

May 15, 2008 - Girona, Spain @ Mentha Lounge Cafe w/ Picore

May 16, 2008 - Barcelona, Spain @ Casal de Roquetes w/ Picore

May 17, 2008 - Madrid, Spain @ Wurlitzer Ballroom w/ Picore

On a separate note, we will be taking pre-orders for the Engine Down DVD and the Pygmy Lush full length Mount Hope in the very near future!

Take Care,

Lovitt Records

Denali Reunion Show Details

04.16.2008

The details on the Denali reunion show are below:

Saturday July 5th

The National (708 E. Broad St. Richmond, VA)

Doors 7pm.

Tickets 10 advance/12 day of show

You can buy tickets online at at the National's web site.

Opening acts to be announced soon. Hope to see you there!