• :::: 6 April 2009 :::: •
New album Dimensions is out now in the US thru Planting Seeds Records.
Album reviews are up on the myspace page.
USA TOUR DATES - MAY 2009
Fri 1 May - New York NY
Pianos
Sat 2 May - Brooklyn NY
Cameo
Sun 3 May - Washington DC
Velvet Lounge
Tue 5 May - Philadelphia PA
M Room
Thu 7 May - Sacramento CA
Old Ironsides
Sat 9 May - Seattle WA
The Comet
Sun 10 May - Portland OR
The East End
Tue 12 May - San Francisco CA
The Hemlock
Wed 13 May - Fresno CA
Audie’s Olympic
Thu 14 May - Los Angeles CA
Spaceland
Fri 15 May - Los Angeles CA
Redwood Bar
• :::: 4 November 2008 :::: •
New album Dimensions is out now in Australia thru Undercover Music. The Lovetones will be launching album #4 in Sydney & Melbourne:
SAT 15 NOV - SYDNEY
Annandale Hotel
+ Des Miller
+ Los Sundowners
+ The Joysticks
FRI 5 DEC - MELBOURNE
Birmingham Hotel
+ The Polites
+ The Fading Fires
SAT 6 DEC - MELBOURNE
Revolver
+ Sand Pebbles
+ The Fearless Vampire Killers
US release is set for January 2009 thru Planting Seeds Records with a US tour to follow in February/March. Stay tuned...
• :::: 20 September 2008 :::: •
Head on over to The Lovetones myspace page to hear new single Love and Redemption from the forthcoming album Dimensions. You can buy the limited edition CD single only from the band's myspace page or from iTunes:
Moshcam video footage of The Lovetones recent Sydney set with the BJM is now up here.
Check out a review of the Melbourne BJM/Lovetones show here and a Sydney show review here.
• :::: 3 June 2008 :::: •
The Lovetones have the support slot on the upcoming The Brian Jonestown Massacre Australian tour!
Wed 27 Aug - Brisbane
Arena
Fri 29 Aug - Sydney
Metro
Sat 30 Aug - Melbourne
Hi Fi Bar
• :::: 25 April 2008 :::: •
Matthew J Tow will be in Los Angeles during May doing some solo acoustic shows. Dates/info at The Lovetones myspace page.
• :::: 31 March 2008 :::: •
The Lovetones support Spectrum [UK] & Dimmer [NZ] in Sydney & Melbourne in April...
FRI 11 APR - THE GAELIC
Sydney
with Spectrum [UK]
+ Dimmer [NZ]
SAT 12 APR - NORTHCOTE SOCIAL CLUB
Melbourne
with Spectrum [UK]
+ Dimmer [NZ]
The long awaited Chamber Music [James Joyce] compilation finally gets released in June thru Fire Records.
The Lovetones feature on disc 2. More info, listen to tracks and order here.
• :::: 12 February 2008 :::: •
Shows coming up in March...
FRI 7 MAR - MUM @ WORLD BAR
Sydney
SAT 8 MAR - PLAYGROUND WEEKENDER
Wiseman's Ferry NSW
• :::: 12 December 2007 :::: •
WAS I THERE IN YOUR FUTURE? returns to Sydney and Melbourne in January 2008:
SAT 12 JAN - SYDNEY
ANNANDALE HOTEL
+ Gaslight Radio
+ The Lovetones
+ Belles Will Ring
+ Cloud Control
+ The John Steel Singers
+ The Black Ryder
+ Richard In Your Mind
+ The Laurels
+ Mercy May
+ Starstream
+ DJs
SAT 19 JAN - MELBOURNE
THE ESPY
+ Even
+ Belles Will Ring
+ The Lovetones
+ Smallgoods
+ Sand Pebbles
+ The John Steel Singers
+ Cloud Control
+ Lady Strangelove
+ The Greasers
+ The Dolly Rocker Movement
+ PBR Space Program
+ The Night Terrrors
+ DJs
• :::: 19 October 2007 :::: •
The 2nd single off Axiom [Navigator] has been released.
FRI 30 NOV - SYDNEY
SPECTRUM
+ The Dolly Rocker Movement
+ Pip Branson (solo)
+ Starstream
SAT 1 DEC - CANBERRA
TRANSIT BAR
+ The Dolly Rocker Movement
+ Pip Branson (solo)
SUN 2 DEC - SYDNEY
BEACH RD HOTEL BONDI
+ The Holidays
In other news, you can now buy Lovetones merchandise direct from the band at The Lovetones' myspace page.
• :::: 3 August 2007 :::: •
The Lovetones 3rd album Axiom is out in Australia on 11 August thru Yep! Records.
After having to unexpectedly cut short the recent US tour The Lovetones hit the road again, this time teaming up
with comrades Belles Will Ring on the Axiom Moods Tour.
There will be a limited
edition The Lovetones/Belles Will Ring split 7inch single available at these shows. More details on the 7inch in the blog section at The Lovetones'
myspace page.
SAT 25 AUG - BRISBANE
THE TROUBADOUR
+ Belles Will Ring
+ Grand Atlantic
SUN 26 AUG - SYDNEY
BEACH RD HOTEL BONDI
+ Belles Will Ring
FRI 31 AUG - MELBOURNE
EAST BRUNSWICK CLUB
+ Belles Will Ring
+ Jarvis
SAT 1 SEP - ADELAIDE
JIVE
+ Belles Will Ring
+ The Trafalgars
THU 6 SEP - SYDNEY
HOPETOUN HOTEL
+ Belles Will Ring
+ The Small Hours
FRI 7 SEP - SYDNEY
HOPETOUN HOTEL
+ Belles Will Ring
+ Mercy May
SAT 8 SEP - WOLLONGONG
OXFORD TAVERN
+ Belles Will Ring
• :::: 28 June 2007 :::: •
The Lovetones have CANCELLED all upcoming eastern US tour dates [from 29 June to 8 July inclusive] due to serious family illness.
At this stage we do not know if/when these shows will be rescheduled. Thanks for your understanding.
• :::: 19 June 2007 :::: •
The new album Axiom is now out thru Tee Pee Records in the USA. June/July USA tour dates below.
Europe release date is 25 June thru Cargo Records. Australian release date is a couple of months away. Stay tuned...
USA TOUR DATES - 2007
16 JUN - LONG BEACH, CA
THE PROSPECTOR
+ The Quarter After
+ The Tyde
18 JUN - LOS ANGELES, CA
SAFARI SAMS
+ The Quarter After
+ The Parson Red Heads
20 JUN - BERKELEY, CA
BLAKES
+ The Quarter After
21 JUN - SACRAMENTO, CA
MARILYN'S
+ The Quarter After
+ The Ancient Sons
22 JUN - EUGENE, OR
COZMIC PIZZA
+ The Quarter After
+ AM Interstate
23 JUN - PORTLAND, OR
MUSIC MILLENIUM RECORD STORE
2.30pm free instore
+ The Quarter After
23 JUN - PORTLAND, OR
KELLYS OLYMPIAN
+ The Quarter After
+ Federale
+ AM Interstate
24 JUN - SEATTLE, WA
COMET TAVERN
+ The Quarter After
+ AM Interstate
25 JUN - MT SHASTA, CA
STAGE DOOR
+ The Quarter After
26 JUN - SAN FRANCISCO, CA
CAFE DU NORD
+ The Quarter After
+ Assemble Head In Sunburst Sound
29 JUN - NEW YORK, NY
CLUB MIDWAY
+ Weird Owl
+ Heavy Hands
1 JUL - BROOKLYN, NY
SOUTHPAW
+ Hopewell
+ Titan
3 JUL - CLEVELAND, OH
BEACHLAND TAVERN
+ Stereo Workers Union
5 JUL - COLUMBUS, OH
CARABAR
+ Stereo Workers Union
+ The Main Street Gospel
6 JUL - PHILADELPHIA, PA
JOHNNY BRENDAS
+ Asteroid No. 4
8 JUL - NEW YORK, NY
PIANOS
+ Headquarters
+ The December Sound
• :::: 19 March 2007 :::: •
The Lovetones are at Essential 07 in Sydney on Wed 25 April. 5.45pm-6.15pm on The Gaelic Theatre stage.
Northern hemisphere tour dates TBA soonish...
• :::: 21 February 2007 :::: •
After spending most of the southern summer indoors finishing off album #3, The Lovetones return to preview tracks from the
forthcoming album at Spectrum [Sydney] on Friday 9 March with very special guest Steve Kilbey. The new album
titled AXIOM is out 19 June in the US with other territories to follow. Also available in the coming months from
Tee Pee Records will be a 7" single of Wintertime In Hollywood and limited edition coloured vinyl Axiom LP. Stay tuned for more details.
In the meantime...
FRI 9 MAR - SPECTRUM [Sydney]
+ Steve Kilbey (solo)
• :::: 22 November 2006 :::: •
The Lovetones will spend the remainder of 2006 taking a break from touring and finishing off album #3. See you in 2007!
• :::: 8 October 2006 :::: •
SAT 11 NOV - ANNANDALE HOTEL [SYDNEY]
WAS I THERE IN YOUR FUTURE?
+ The Holy Soul
+ The Dolly Rocker Movement
+ Silvertone
+ The Laurels
Launching
Psychedelica Vol 1 & Tomorrow Is Today by Iain McIntyre
• :::: 26 September 2006 :::: •
SAT 7 OCT - SATURATE 06
UWS Penrith, SYDNEY
9pm - Hill Stage
There's an Uncut [Sept 06] review of Meditations just added to the Press page. Also, loads of pics from the Rebel Rebel show on 16 Sept for your viewing pleasure here.
• :::: 4 August 2006 :::: •
'INSIDE A DREAM' TOUR DATES
FRI 1 SEPT - MELBOURNE
Northcote Social Club
+ Treetops
SAT 9 SEPT - BRISBANE
Ric's Bar
+ The John Steel Singers
FRI 15 SEPT - CANBERRA
The Green Room
+ The Ashburys
+ Inanimate Objects
SAT 16 SEPT - SYDNEY
Rebel Rebel @ Home
+ Treetops
+ The Astral Kaleidoscope
+ Blue Sunshine Minds
• :::: 11 July 2006 :::: •
A big hello to all the amazing folks we met across Europe last month. We had an unbelievably crazy time to
say the least. Big thanks to Teepee Records and The BJM for making it all possible. Nat @ Sonic Cathedral, you're a champ.
There are far too many other individuals to list here but we trust that you know who you are - thanks for the memories
and also for the bits we dont remember... hopefully we'll meet again, real soon.
We've added almost 100 pics from the European tour on the PHOTOS page. Knock yerself out.
• :::: 22 May 2006 :::: •
EUROPEAN TOUR DATES with THE BRIAN JONESTOWN MASSACRE
JUNE 2006
Mon 5: Les Vents Du Sud
Toulouse, France
Tue 6: 4-Sans
Bordeaux, France
Wed 7: La Co-operative De Mai
Clermont, France
Thu 8: E.V.E.
Grenoble, France
Fri 9: Rainbow Club
Milan, Italy
Sun 11: Abart
Zurich, Switzerland
Mon 12: Backstage
Munich, Germany
Tue 13: Knaack Club
Berlin, Germany
Wed 14: Rock Hall
Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Sat 17: John Dee
Oslo, Norway
Sun 18: Vega
Copenhagen, Denmark
Mon 19: Vox Hall
Aarhus, Denmark
Tue 20: Melkweg
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Wed 21: Botanique
Brussels, Belgium
Thu 22: Underground
Cologne, Germany
Sun 25: Sonic Cathedral
@ The Social
5 Little Portland St W1
London, UK
12noon start
[without BJM]
• :::: 7 May 2006 :::: •
Watch the video [shot in the US during SXSW 2006] for new single [I Gotta] Feel here. We've added a stack of pics from the March 2006 USA tour on the photos page. Lovetones tees will be available in the coming weeks so check back soon.
MEDITATIONS TOUR DATES
TUE 25 APRIL - ESSENTIAL FESTIVAL [Sydney]
The Lovetones onstage at 4pm
FRI 12 MAY - EAST BRUNSWICK CLUB
[Melbourne]
+ The Rumours
+ Blue Sunshine Minds
SAT 13 MAY - JIVE
[Adelaide]
+ The Trafalgars
+ Terrence Dick
FRI 19 MAY - SPECTRUM
[Sydney]
+ The Dolly Rocker Movement
+ The Daytime Frequency
SAT 20 MAY - RIC'S BAR
[Brisbane]
+ The John Steel Singers
• :::: 30 March 2006 :::: •
The Lovetones are back home after triumphant SXSW shows, particularly the Tee Pee Records & Psychedelica Volume One shows which were both flippin' crazy to say the least.
Check out some video footage from both shows here and here.
MEDITATIONS is out in Australia on 3 April thru
Undercover Music.
Stay tuned for new single (I Gotta) Feel & video clip shot on the road in the USA. SXSW photos will be added to the photos page asap so check back soon people!
• :::: 11 March 2006 :::: •
MEDITATIONS is out in the UK/Europe thru Cargo Records on 13 March.
PSYCHEDELICA VOLUME ONE out on 26 March. More info here.
MARCH '06 USA TOUR DATES
FRI 10 MAR - CAFE DU NORD
San Francisco CA
The Lovetones onstage 10pm
+ The Dilettantes (Joel BJM)
+ The Quarter After (Rob BJM)
SUN 12 MAR [2pm]
FREAKBEAT RECORDS
Los Angeles CA
2PM INSTORE - LIVE & ELECTRIC
+ The Quarter After
SUN 12 MAR - SPACELAND
Los Angeles CA
The Lovetones onstage 11pm
+ Expatriate
+ Bluebottle Kiss
MON 13 MAR - SILVERLAKE LOUNGE
Los Angeles CA
The Lovetones onstage 9pm
+ The Quarter After
+ The Parson Red Heads
+ Darci Cash
THU 16 MAR [5pm] - SxSW
ANTONE'S RECORD SHOP
Austin Tx
+ The Quarter After
+ Hopewell
+ The Vandelles
FRI 17 MAR [12pm] - SxSW
AUSSIE BBQ
Brush Square Park, Austin Tx
The Lovetones onstage 12.50pm-1.15pm
FRI 17 MAR - SxSW
BOURBON ROCKS
508 East 6th St Austin Tx
TEE PEE
RECORDS SHOWCASE
Brian Jonestown Massacre [12am]
Hopewell [11pm]
The Lovetones [10pm]
Cavalier King [9pm]
The Soft Explosions [8pm]
SAT 18 MAR [1pm] - SxSW
NORTH LOOP BLOCK PARTY
Cnr E 53rd & Avenue F Austin Tx
PSYCHEDELICA VOL 1 LAUNCH
+ The Brian Jonestown Massacre
+ The Quarter After
+ The Black Angels
+ The High Dials
+ The Vandelles
+ Headquarters
• :::: 22 February 2006 :::: •
For those of you in Australia, Mantra has been added to the Triple J & FBi playlists.
For those of you anywhere in cyberspace, click here to download (MP3) a 2005 Lovetones interview/live
performance at rhino.com
FEB '06 TOUR DATES
THU 23 FEB - ROB ROY
Melbourne
MANTRA Single Launch
+ The Daytime Frequency
+ The Steinbecks
FRI 24 FEB - HOPETOUN HOTEL
Sydney
MANTRA Single Launch
+ Belles Will Ring
+ Loene Carmen
*After-show party at Purple Sneakers - The Lovetones are guest DJs 1am-2am
• :::: 23 January 2006 :::: •
The Lovetones are confirmed to play at SxSW in Austin, Texas at the Tee Pee
Records showcase on 16 March 2006. Extra US tour dates in March tba shortly.
Meditations will finally be released in Australia on 3 April 2006 thru
Undercover Music. The first single, Mantra, should be on the radio in February...
• :::: 31 December 2005 :::: •
The Lovetones have scored in 2005's best show and best album
categories in the Drum Media (Sydney) annual reviewers' polls. There's also a live review from the recent show @ Spectrum here.
Another 20 US tour pics have been added to the PHOTOS page...
See you in 2006!
• :::: 18 December 2005 :::: •
Thanks to everyone who came to see our set at Spectrum on Friday night. Always a warm fuzzy feeling
to be back playing on home turf. Our next Sydney show will be at Spectrum
in late January with Gersey. Details soon.
With Meditations doing well in the US, we're finalising an Australian release date for early 2006.
The Lovetones' third tour of the US looks set for March 2006, including SxSW. Meditations will also be released in the UK & Europe in early 2006 so it's shaping up to be a very busy year ahead...
Happy holidays and spread the love!
• :::: 29 November 2005 :::: •
A massive shout out to all the folks who helped out on the US tour - Rob Campanella & family, The Quarter After, Teepee Records (Fernando, Tony, Kenny, Brad & crew), Hopewell, Guylaine & Betsy @ Screaming Peach, Dave K & The Clean Prophets, Anton,
Matt Hollywood + Sarah-Jane & The Outcrowd, Joel & The Dilettantes, Anna, Charles & Brillobox Pittsburgh, Trevor, Jeremy at the Brooklyn rehearsal space, the LA crew, Barry, Chris Barrus, Sound Fix Records Williamsburg, the venues, Shalee... the list goes on.
Apologies if we forgot anyone. Thanks to all who came to the shows and bought the record. We love you all. Check out the PHOTOS page for a stack of pics from the tour.
Plans are in place to return to the US in March 2006...
Next show is at SPECTRUM Sydney on FRIDAY 16 DECEMBER with Starky. The Lovetones are onstage at 9.30pm - see you there!
• :::: 8 October 2005 :::: •
USA TOUR DATES
WED 26 OCT-THE SUNBURNT COW
137 Avenue C New York NY
RECORD RELEASE PARTY
Tons of giveaways. No live set but The Lovetones will be there nonetheless! More info here.
THU 27 OCT - PIANOS
New York NY
+ Rats With Wings
+ The Ark
+ Los Burbanks
+ Bikini Car Wash
FRI 28 OCT - SOUTH PAW
Brooklyn NY
+ Hopewell
+ Maplewood
+ Parlour Grand
SAT 29 OCT - GALAPAGOS
Williamsburg NY
+ The Fabulous Entourage + Cheese On Bread
SUN 30 OCT - BRILLOBOX
4104 Penn Ave Pittsburgh PA
FREE show. Onstage at 9pm.
SAT 5 NOV - 1269 GALLERY
1269 E 6th St Los Angeles CA
+ Love Drug DJs
+ The Clean Prophets
MON 7 NOV - SPACELAND
Los Angeles CA
+ The Quarter After
+ The Most Serene Republic
+ Circus Minor
TUE 8 NOV - CAFE DU NORD
San Francisco CA
+ The Dilettantes
+ The Quarter After
WED 9 NOV - OLD IRONSIDES
Sacramento CA
+ The Quarter After
FRI 11 NOV - DANTE'S
Portland OR
+ The Outcrowd
+ The Upsidedown
+ The Quarter After
WED 16 NOV - MOHAWK PLACE
Buffalo NY
+ Hopewell
+ Odiome
THU 17 NOV - CARABAR
Columbus OH
+ Hopewell
FRI 18 NOV - CEDAR'S LOUNGE
Youngstown OH
+ Hopewell
SAT 19 NOV-MERCURY LOUNGE
New York NY
(SOLD OUT)
+ American Analog Set
+ Headphones
SUN 20 NOV - THE M ROOM
Philadelphia PA
+ Hopewell
MON 21 NOV - VELVET LOUNGE
Washington DC
+ Hopewell
TUE 22 NOV-TT THE BEAR'S PLACE
Cambridge MA
+ Hopewell
+ The Soft Explosions
+ The December Sound
• :::: 9 September 2005 :::: •
The Lovetones play a farewell show in Sydney before heading off to the US.
FRIDAY 7 OCTOBER @ SPECTRUM
with special guests
Sounds Like Sunset, Matthew Bailey (ex Paradise Motel) & Belles Will Ring.
• :::: 8 September 2005 :::: •
US tour dates are being confirmed. Keep checking here for tour updates.
In other news, The Lovetones are part of a new compilation Psychedelica Volume One to be released by UK
label Northern Star Records. Check it out!
• :::: 6 September 2005 :::: •
The US release date for Meditations is 18 October 2005.
You can listen to and pre-order Meditations
at Tee Pee Records. Australian release date TBA.
More news soon people!
• :::: 11 July 2005 :::: •
The new album, titled Meditations is but a few tweaks away from being complete, dear friends.
Tee Pee Records will be releasing Meditations in October 2005, with a US tour to follow in October/November 2005.
Details to come so stay tuned.
In the meantime there are three
Sydney shows for The Lovetones in July...
THU 14 JULY - SPECTRUM
34 Oxford St Darlinghurst
With The Mares & The Tides
FRI 15 JULY - THE CREST HOTEL
114 Princes Hwy Sylvania
SAT 16 JULY - MONA VALE HOTEL
2 Park St (cnr Barrenjoey Rd) Mona Vale
• :::: 22 January 2005 :::: •
The Lovetones jump back into action this week with a run of shows which
sees the band visit both Sydney and Melbourne. After 2004's well received
'Stars' EP, which saw the band tour nationally with labelmates The Brian
Jonestown Massacre, the Lovetones have been relatively quiet as they concentrate
on their second full-length album. Until then, you can hear material,
new and old at their upcoming shows.
FRI 28 JAN – SPECTRUM
SYDNEY
With The Dolly Rocker Movement + The Reservations + By The Sea
SAT 5 FEB – ROB ROY HOTEL, MELBOURNE
With The Rumours + Alex Jarvis Band
SUN 6 FEB – EMPRESS HOTEL, MELBOURNE
With Alex Jarvis Band
• :::: 12 September 2004 :::: •
The Lovetones play Spectrum - 34 Oxford Street Sydney on
FRI 24 SEPT -
+ the fragments
+ dolly rocker movement
8PM $8
P*A*S*H from 11.30 guest DJs THE SUITS
• :::: 18 August 2004 :::: •
The Lovetones have been recording their all important 2nd LP - Due out
in the 2nd half of 2005
• :::: 14 August 2004 :::: •
The new Colorsound album (Matthew J Tow's solo experimental project) 'A
Higher Station' is out now. If you dig Spacemen 3, Spectrum, etc, you'll
probably be interested in this. Released on 3rd Stone Records, which is
home to all of Sonic Boom's recent solo efforts. Check it out.
• :::: 12 July 2004 :::: •
Hi there, for all those in or near sydney next weekend, The Lovetones
are playing 2 shows
FRI 16 JULY
THE CREST, SYLVANIA
W/THE FRAGMENTS +
THE RUMOURS (MELB)
SAT 17 JULY
POP FRENZY PRESENTS THE SHAKE
@ THE BOWLERS CLUB -
95-99 YORK
ST, SYDNEY
+ THE RUMOURS
& SPECIAL GUESTS
hope to see you all there... spread the word... cheers
• :::: 25 June 2004 :::: •
The Lovetones 7" on Limited Addition is out now.
For those who have bought the single, there has been a type error in the
pressings. The song 'It's Not Over Yet' which features as the b-side to
stars, was written by Matthew Sigley and not M. Tow. Both songs are different
versions of the same songs which feature on the EP 'Stars' through Chatterbox
Records here in australia, and will be added to the US version of the
new Lovetones album released next year. The single was produced
by Jason Blackwell. Have fun and get one while you can...
• :::: 17 June 2004 :::: •
We at the lovetones have started a new group at yahoo groups, for the
discussion of the music by the lovetones, drop city or colorsound... feel
free to sign up and chat!!!
thelovetones@
yahoogroups.com
http://groups.yahoo.com/
group/thelovetones
• ::: 3 June 2004 ::: •
The Lovetones are playing in support of:
THE SOLEDAD BROTHERS (USA) + MR DAVID VINER (UK)
SUNDAY 13 JUNE THE GAELIC CLUB
• :::: 22 March 2004 :::: •
THE LOVETONES release their debut EP 'Stars' on 12th April and will be
hitting the road with THE BRIAN JONESTOWN MASSACRE in May. You can see
both acts at;
The Gaelic Club, Sydney
(Sat, 22 May),
The Zoo, Brisbane
(Tues, 25 May),
Hi-fi Bar, Melbourne
(Thu, 27 May).
• :::: 12 March 2004 :::: •
Their debut album was released in the USA in 2003 on the seminal record
label BOMP! Records. Following the release, The Lovetones toured extensively
across the US with The Brian Jonestown Massacre to rave reviews.
2004 has arrived with The Lovetones incorporating a new line up, a new
record label and a brand new release.
"STARS" is a 5 track extended player that is a must for any
pop music lover. Released on April 12 thru Chatterbox Records. Let the
revolution begin!