I think it was our fourth day in the studio. Don't hold me to that…each day began to blur into one another as our daily routines became comfortable in their new environment and our rituals and habits forced us into an unintentional separation.

Every day began with Kristen and I jumping out of bed, putting on our running shoes and venturing out for our two eggs, potatoes, wheat toast, Tabasco and coffee. Cari and Leanna would stay behind, waking at a slower pace, not enslaved to their hunger pangs and threats of crashing blood sugar levels, and looking forward to having some leisure time to curl their hair and put on their makeup without the nagging call of the office punch-in clock or the elementary school tardy bell.

Every morning was brisk and glorious as the sun peeked through the forest of tall buildings and warmed our skin. The city seemed to say, "Good morning, Lovie! I know you had a choice in cities in which to record, I'm happy you've chosen me. Please enjoy your stay." We did. We made NYC our home for 7 days.

So anyway, it was about the fourth day when we started laying down guitar overdubs. I had been sharing some of my favorite songs and guitar sounds with our producer, Bill Racine, from my Mp3 player over the first couple of days. The night before, he said to me, "That just saved us a whole lot of time." There was a confidence in his voice that let me know that he understood what I wanted.

On guitar overdub day, Bill wanted to do 3-4 passes each of every song on each of the 3 amp set-ups in the room. I played my Gibson SG. We dialed in some fantastically dirty, low-end crunching sounds from the Fender Twin Reverb Tube Amp and the vintage Vox combo whose head was literally crumbling to pieces. But once we plugged into (what I call) the Tiny, Tiny Vox, my SG seemed to "gently weep" and sing as if it had met its soul mate… the greatest love ever… the perfect match to satisfy its every desire to generate sweet, sweet feedback. (cheesy, I know, but you really just should have been there) … The Vox grill cloth seemed to breathe as it pulsed in and out with every high-pitched scream that rang out of it.

For our song, Mattress, I wanted a spacey, delay, echo sound for the solo so Bill plugged me into some sort of delay rack effect (I should have asked him what it was. Dern it.) He knew this effect well. He didn't have to think, he just plugged me in and positioned his hands on the knobs. I was playing the solo on Mattress, Kristen was sitting in the chair, eyes closed, soaking it up, Bill was crowned with headphones standing at the rack unit, listening for his cue to create a masterpiece of a sound, and that's when it happened. I hit the last note of the solo and Bill, in one swift motion, turned some knobs, thrusting his whole body into the action, as if this physical movement could help bend the sounds to the exact point of perfection. Kristen's eyes flew open, her jaw dropped as this delightful noise flew over us and sounded just like an airplane landing. Right there in that room. Right on top of Mattress.

It was moving. I had to catch my breath. Kristen was out of her seat now, on her feet, holding her stomach with one hand and high-fiving Bill with the other.

And so it was noted… the airplane landed on the mattress.

xo,
rebec

stay tuned for new music to our page very soon... and for more blogs about our adventures in recording in NYC will Bill Racine

We're going to NYC next week to record with Bill Racine at Engine Room Audio.. Bill has worked on many of our favorite records, so we're very excited about this opportunity...

you can check out his work here:
www.billracine.com

in the meantime....

Before we bring home new stuff from New York, go buy our old stuff and catch up! And leave a review! Lovie on iTunes:

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Live Show review / Lovie at Club Dada / June 26, 2009, Dallas TX ...

from
http://adventuresinlivemusic.blogspot.com/2009/07/62609-felons-lovie-taylor-davis.html

Lovie was up next. i've been wanting to hear this band live for quite a while now, and i was very happy that i finally got the chance. and i was very pleasantly surprised - i guess i was expecting sappy bubble-gum pop, but wow - this band can truly rock. very talented group of musicians, really nice collection of catchy, guitar-driven tunes with awesome vocals, harmonies, and keys, all really well executed (despite the sweltering climate). k, so i've made it clear, right? these ladies are fantastic musicians, etc.? cuz i can't write this without mentioning it - these girls are freakin' HOT. there's just somethin about women rockin' out in pigtails, ponytails, short plaid skirts, muscle tees, and knee socks. nice. (sue me - i'm a guy. with a pulse).

May was a completely crazy month for Lovie. we got a new bass player, we hosted our annual benefit, The UltraViolet Rock Show and Art Auction for CF, we became official Daisy Rock Guitar artists, we appeared on local TV twice and we went to NYC to perform at Arlene's Grocery.

whirlwind... whirl. wind.

You can watch videos from our trip at: www.youtube.com/loviemusic or see pics and videos on our facebook page, where we invite you to become a fan:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Lovie/43434394110

and i'll be posting some pics here as well...this evening.

Our trip to NYC was amazing. LOVIE had many firsts on this trip.
1. our first to travel and play out of state
2. our first plane ride with instruments (cari even took one of her farfisas on the plane - because yes. she owns more than one)
3. our first to play a show with NONE of our regular familiar faces in the crowd.
4. our first time to stay in a hotel that is right next door to the hell's angels headquarters.

i've written this blog in my head a million times but now that i'm sitting down, i'm losing my charm and funny... so i'll continue with my bullet point theme and list the highlights, a perhaps a spark of humor will strike me :

1. we gave each other new nicknames that mean nothing but make us laugh: Rebecca/lunchbox; Cari/fishstick; Kristen/crackerjack; Leanna/sodapop

2. our luggage upon NYC arrival was at, "number B as in boy" per the flight attendant who was clearly confused and perhaps thinks that 3 is the magic letter.

3. jason loewenstein from sebadoh and steve burns of "steve burns and the struggle," came to our show and carried our gear after and took us out for drinks
www.myspace.com/jakerock
www.myspace.com/steveburnsofficialmyspace

4. WHY oh WHY was the video NOT rolling when this lady got bumped into and called out to her offender, "Look what cha did to my sweatah ya stupid moron. ya jerk" and then cari says, "i wanted to tell her that perhaps her insult would have packed more of punch if it weren't redundant."

5. had lunch at the cutest cafe, called 'Follow Me Caffee"

6. discovered that Kristen and Rebecca have similar eating habbits.

7. Steve Burns treated us to dinner and let us come hang out in his Williamsburg apt. where we sat in the thinking chair, played guitar met one of his puppets from his rock/puppetshow "Choose Your Own Adventure." (no, this is not spinal tap, this is for real and real good too.)

8. DUMBO

9. renamed Kristen's iphone, "The Golden Calf," as we began to idolize it and rely on it for everything. 

10. subway=faster, cheaper and easier than taxis

11. followed Jimmy Fallon's tweet to Times Square. He was whisked off by his "handler," but we slipped a CD to his producer. ps: Jimmy is just as adorable in real life. without a doubt.  www.imdb.com/name/nm0266422/

12. a new jersey radio dj played Lovie on the friday morn after our show after his mom saw us at arlene's and got our cd to pass to him (WRSU 88.7 fm)

13. Arlene's sound guy asked for our CD and said to let him know if we ever want to play there again.

14. passed Amber Tamblyn on the street in Lower East Side near our hotel.
www.imdb.com/name/nm0848554/

15. WHY oh WHY was the video NOT rolling when that man called out to Leanna "AY CHIHUAHUA!"

16. it really is possible to spell blood with your fingertips, although we recommend that you do NOT try it at home or in casual surroundings. or maybe not ever.

17. this trip was sponsored by www.hotslings.com


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Leanna played drums and I played guitar a couple of weeks ago with our friends Darlington (vocals/guitar/music and lyrics) and Elle (bass). This is a fun video with clips of us at rehearsal.
xo,
Rebecca

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Darlington - guitar/vocals (Lucky Girl by Darlington)
Elle - Bass
Rebecca from Lovie - guitar
Leanna from Lovie - drums



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