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 РNew Haven, CT @ Caf̩ 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
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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.
