Gothic Theatre
The Loved Ones
THE LOVED ONES-
DAVE HAUSE: GUITAR, VOCALS
MICHAEL “SPIDER” COTTERMAN: FENDER BASS
MIKE SNEERINGER: DRUM KIT
It’s a family affair….The Loved Ones are a three piece punk rock n roll outfit based loosely out of Philadelphia. The band formed in late 2003 after the demise of singer/guitar player Dave Hause’s band The Curse. Hause had roadied for Philadelphia’s Kid Dynamite years ago and kept in contact with Michael “Spider” Cotterman, who played bass in KD. Sneeringer was a familiar face to both Spider and Hause given his stint playing drums in DC’s Trial by Fire. The three began playing together and the sparks flew instantly, and they decided to form The Loved Ones.
The Loved Ones are definitely a departure from the members’ past bands, but the punk sensibilities and organic approach to playing certainly informs their aesthetic. Owing as much to Bruce Springsteen as they do to Dillinger Four, the band mixes rock riffs, punk attitude and raspy vocals to explosive ends.
The three piece began playing shows in May 2004 and already have played with some of the best and brightest in the scene including The Bouncing Souls, Hot Water Music, Alkaline Trio, The Explosion, and None More Black. Brian McTernan (Thrice, Hot Water Music, Strike Anywhere) had worked with Hause on The Curse and Sneeringer on Trial by Fire and is slated to produce their CD EP for an early 2005 release on Jade Tree, the label all three had been signed to for different bands! Expect big things as earnest, heart-felt singalongs simply don’t get any better than this. Like we said…its a family affair….
