In celebration of Jeff's return thursday nights to The Fridley Crabhouse (which is now The Shorewood) we are posting a promotional video shot there not long ago.  Check out the new video and come out to the all-new Shorewood thursday nights.  The fun is back!!!!

Here is the link to the video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKP4w26oyFM

"My family has been super blessed in a rough year as my wife Melissa battled Hodgkins Lymphoma.  Melissa has been  in full remission now for 6 months.  She is feeling better, has her hair back and is getting her energy back--the cancer is gone and things are pretty much back to normal at the Loven household with our 2 little boys.  We wish to thank everyone for your prayers and support that helped us get through this difficult time." -Jeff Loven

Meanwhile, it's full steam ahead for the Jeff Loven 1 Man Band show.  Jeff is busy adding new songs to the show and recording the 1 Man Band cd. 

In other Loven news: 

• Congrats to Jeff for landing the McDonalds Coporate Holiday Party this december.   Jeff says "This is going to be a very, very special night!"
• Jeff recently worked with  Obsession/Funhouse ex-bandmate Brynn Arens on a new recording of 2 classic Obsession songs.  Obsession was the first Minnesota band to win a Minnesota Music Award for heavy metal back in the 80s. 
•  Jeff's old pal Matt Laporte, who plays guitar in the new Savatage (VH1 and MTV 80s metal veterans) and does work for the Transiberian Orchestra,  will be making some guest appearances at the Loven show this coming holiday season.  Watch for updates and a chance to meet this worldclass shredder who tours throughout the US and is super big in Europe.

On behalf of my wife Melissa and myself I would like to thank all of those involved with the Melissa Loven Benefit-- the organizers, the bands/performers, the sponsors , family and friends and all those who came to show support.  The benefit was a huge success and through God’s grace enough money was raised to pay any outstanding medical bills and other bills related to Melissa’s illness so far.

We were fortunate to get good news January 8^th (just days before the benefit) that Melissa’s latest PET scan shows that the cluster of plum-sized tumors that had pushed her lungs and heart over have dissolved away and she is now officially in remission-we can now move out of the chemo phase of her treatment and into radiation.

In particular we would like to thank:

• Amanda Jeanne, Eric Roy, Mike Wolowicz, Dave Enyart and Tracy Culbert for organizing and staffing the benefit.
• Rachel and the staff at Throwback’s Grille and Bar in Woodbury for being so accomodating
• Rick Berthiume/Bomb Squad Prod. for running sound
• The performers -Double Shot, Uncle Chunk, Kurt Jorgensen And Over The Line.
• Steve at Sonic Envy for letting us use his PA/lights
• Willie Peterson for helping emcee
• Sponsors:
  • Ben and Mary Morgan
  • Clean Response Co.
  • Minnesota Twins
  • MN Timberwolves
  • Olson Guitars
  • Performance Music/Blaine
  • Metro Sound and Lighting
  • Macalusos Roadhouse
  • Dicks Bar/Hudson
  • The Borderline
  • The Starbar
  • Hudson Golf
  • Rebecca Fisher
  • Frank Kohler and Mike at Neumanns Bar
  • JP Bush Luxury Homes
  • Eleanor Lee Bush
  • Melissa and Jon from Friar Tucks for sponsoring our spaghetti banquet
  • Molly Wolff for setting up her massage table at the benefit

There are others I’m forgetting and I will post their names soon, please forgive me

The benefit turnout was both moving and heartwarming. Times like these remind us of the important things in life. Nothing compares to the value of family, friends and health. We feel so blessed and we thank God that we have all of you in our lives.

Thank you so much.

Sincerely, Jeff Loven

Kahler's National Tremelo Competition took place in 1985 and was part of an ad campaign in Guitar Player, Guitar For The Practicing Musician and Circus magazines.  Jeff Loven's solo was picked from about 600 entries and chosen as winner by judges Steve Vai, Steve Morse and Mark St John (then of Kiss).  The master mix tape was long lost but the master 4 track still existed.  It took a long time to find a 4 track cassette player that would actually play the thing!  Finally-here it is just as it was in 1985-mixed directly from the 23 year old Tascam Portastudio 4 track master cassette tape into mp3 format. 

(Click on audio file to listen--and then, listen again!!!!)