The Middle Eight (the New York based rock band, not the bridge in Britain)

Meet the Middle Eight. This NYC-based indie/pop/rock band released their first CD, Unwind in 2006 after a long time musical affiliation between founding members of The Middle Eight, lead singer Jason Olshan and drummer Tallin Lamonaca. The two, with other friends, wrote and recorded their first full-length album entitled "Unwind" in 2006, drawing on influences from the Beatles, to Wilco, to Weezer, to Zepplin, to anything in between. In late 2006, Jason and Tallin sought to find permanent members and push hard to make the band a success. They found these permanent members in Matt Williamson, a New York implant originally from Birmingham, AL., and Steve Plekan from upstate New York. These 4 began work on what would become their 2008 EP entitled, "Love; Pass it On".

Along the way, they were joined by Dave McTiernan, a Cape Cod resident in school at NYU. Dave brings some great keyboard skill as well as tremendously curly hair to the band.

The band is currently gigging and promoting the songs from the new EP as well as writing new material. Two of the songs from the EP will be featured in "The Rebound", a film set to release in April 2009 starring Catherine Zeta-Jones and Justin Bartha.

With a sound awash in influences ranging from Beck, Wilco and Radiohead to the Beatles, the Middle Eight’s music is destined to find a home on many iPod playlists.

The Middle Eight is named for the British term for a song’s interlude – a London Bridge, if you will.

The band plays an array of venues throughout New York City regularly, including The Cutting Room, Crash Mansion, Luna Lounge, The Annex, Kenny's Castaways, Arlene's Grocery, and The Bitter End.