The Middle Eight

Sunday, November 23rd, 2008 | NEW World of Forms music video online
Our second music video directed by Ben Donnellon is available for all to see online at his channel of the Vimeo.com website. Check out the link for our "World of Forms" music video as well our previous "Everyone is an Addict" video and his great videos for The Blaire Reinhard Band!

Tuesday, November 11th, 2008 | The Middle Eight on the home page of The Sixty One
We just got featured on the home page of the music website The Sixty One with artists that we love such as Arcade Fire, Kanye West, and Yeasayer! Check out our profile there and comment on our songs!

Monday, October 13th, 2008 | The Middle Eight on College Radio
Syracuse University radio station has added Love; Pass it On to their playlist and has already played it numerous times due to a great response.
If you want to listen to WERW go to your itunes and click the radio link on the left side. Click on college radios and scroll down to WERW and you can tune in.
Help us out by requesting Love; Pass it On and let them know you're all feeling the tune. Message the DJ on AIM name WERW1570

We have a bunch of shows coming up and we plan to premiere a NEW song! Come out and see us live to hear band step up their live show yet again for all you out there.

Wednesday, October 1st, 2008 | Columbus Day Fundraiser featuring our new music video and live performances!
The Middle Eight is proud to be a part of an exciting event this Colombus Day:

The Aligned Creative Columbus Day Sale!

When: October 13, 2008 from 7:00 to 11:00pm
Where: The Red Lion, 151 Bleecker St New York NY, 10012

Come hang out with The Middle Eight at a fundraiser event to support Aligned Creative featuring three musical performances, drink specials and a couple of world premiere videos by your friends at Aligned Creative. Premiering officially is our very own "World of Forms" music video filmed and produced by The Aligned Creative. Please come out to help support them and us!

Music performances:
Emily Eddey
The Middle Eight
The Blaire Reinhard Band

Music Videos:"Everyone is an Addict" by The Middle Eight
"World of Forms" by The Middle Eight
"Gutterbottom Blues" by The Blaire Reinhard Band
"Could it Be" by The Blaire Reinhard Band
"Mind & Soul" by Coolooloosh

Sunday, August 10th, 2008 | Milestone 50th show!!
We just got back from doing some shows in Cape Cod and Pennsylvania and are excited to be back in good old New York. We are even more excited that our next show at Arlene's Grocery will be a milestone for us. It is our 50th show together since The Middle Eight was joined by Matt Williamson and Steve Plekan about 2 years ago. It seems like just yesterday we started playing together and yet it was not. If you have not been to a show lately, it promises to be great. Our newest set integrates a couple favorites from our debut CD "Unwind" our songs from our upcoming EP release "Love; Pass it On" as well as some new songs that we will be working into our next album. Arlene's always has a great sounding room and the show promises lots of energy, so don't miss out on The Middle Eight's 50th show!

Thursday, August 7th, 2008 | Middle Eight in PA this weekend!
We are taking another weekend to go out and spread the love to other states, but we will be back in New York soon! In the meantime, go by our myspaceand check out the new demos if you haven't done so already! Pass it On!

The Middle Eight

Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008 | Cape Cod this weekend!
Thanks to all who made it out to both the Bitter End and Arlene's Grocery this month. We will be out in Cape Cod this week playing in Falmouth to continue expanding our roots and bringing the music to places other than New York. Look for us back in New York soon!

Sunday, June 29th, 2008 | New DEMO versions of songs on The Middle Eight Myspace
It has been quite some time since the band went into the studio to record five tracks for our next "EP" so we thought we would put out some unfinished versions for our fans. Check out the DEMO versions of "Love; Pass it On" and "Steampipe" for a limited time on our myspace at www.myspace.com/themiddleeightband

Monday, May 12th, 2008 | The Middle Eight in a Major Motion Picture!
The Middle Eight is proud to announce we have been filmed for "The Rebound", a Bart Freundlich film that will be coming out in 2009. Two songs will be featured in the film and on the soundtrack.
We had a blast playing ourselves and the 'extras' that were there filling up the atmosphere almost made it seem like we were playing a real live show. Click this news headline for a link to the 'imdb' link of "The Rebound" and keep it in mind even though it is coming out next year!

Wednesday, April 9th, 2008 | Spring Sessions
Hey all!
So I know our long awaited EP still is in the recording process, but we really want to make sure that we can pass the love on with this one. We have all been working really hard on our parts and our performances and are getting really excited.

We will keep you updated on the "World of Forms" video too (all the editting is really paying off!) and hopefully will catch you all at our next few shows:

April 24 9 pm - Sullivan Hall
May 9 Bowery Poetry Club
featuring: The Northern 9:30pm
Captain Coconut 10:30pm
The Middle Eight 11:45pm

Friday, March 14th, 2008 | $1,000 for Lyme Disease Awareness!!!
Thanks everyone for coming out to Crash Mansion on Wed. to support awareness for Lyme Disease. You all helped raise over $1,000!!! If that doesn’t make you feel good, maybe this will:

The Middle Eight’s next show is at The National Underground and we promise to to be better and crazier than ever!

Now if that doesn’t make you feel good check this out: (Yes, I love this)

Please feel free to stop by our websites anytime and leave a comment. I always enjoy a good myspace wall chat.

Monday, March 10th, 2008 | Passing the Love in Bing
Hi there,
So we all just got back from our little show at SUNY Binghamton and I must say, we had a great time. Everyone we met there was so nice and just a pleasure to talk to. (I hope you are all reading this). We played 2 sets which was a longer show than we have ever had in the past. It was quite an experience. Some songs that we played, we haven't played for some shows in a long time. The life of everyone in the room including the band was so energetic and happy and it really felt as though we were passing on the love. People were dancing and cheering and singing along.

We definitely have the best fans ever!!!

There are definitely some videos and pics of the Binghamton show floating around so please feel free to post links to any of them anywhere on our myspace. We would really appreciate checking them out.

I hope some people are able to come out to our next show at Crash Mansion on Wed. March 12th. It is a benefit show for Lyme Disease and we are really excited to be returning to Crash Mansion. There are numerous shows lined up and the EP will be coming out with a big party TBA for its release.

Thursday, February 21st, 2008 | Garageband is becoming an Addict!
Great news!

Our current single 'Everyone is an Addict' has been climbing the charts of the Pop Rock category and next week will be featured as

"Track Of The Week on 25Feb2008 in Pop Rock"

We are all pleased with this and hope it continues to impress the reviewers!

Tuesday, January 29th, 2008 | Surprise
First we would like to thank everyone for coming out to our first show of 2008. We had such a great time promise only to play better and better shows with new surprises and tunes.
Speaking of surprises, we have a big one for everyone that comes to our show on Feb. 15th - 12:00 at Rockwood Music Hall (click for the website). We can promise that you will not be disappointed if you can make it out to this show.
I don't want to give anything away, so I'll stop myself here, but we can't wait to see you all at the show.

Wednesday, January 16th, 2008 | Happy 2008
Well friends, The Middle Eight really knows how to party because we just awoke from our New Years hangover and realized that it is January 16th!

I would like to say that this year has already started out with a bang as we spent the first weekend of the year shooting another music video. We would love to thank Ben and Cai and everyone else that helped out (there were a lot of you!) and it is definitely something to look forward to.

Other news is that we are very close to finishing up our new 5 song EP, so be on the lookout for that as well.

We have resolved this year to keep our websites more current and get closer to our fans, because after all, you guys are the people that see us grow as a band. We would like to ask for some help in helping our myspace grow and ask that you take a minute to respond to our blogs or post something on our wall so people know that we have a bunch of great fans out there that want to hear bigger and better things from The Middle Eight!

In closing, we hope everyone had a wonderful holiday season and a fun-filled New Years and we of course wish only the best to everyone in 2008!!!

Monday, September 3rd, 2007 | Eveyone's an Addict music video
Check out our music video online now! We had a lot of fun filming and hope this won't be the last video. A big thanks goes out to the director Ben Donnellon and all of the cast for all their hard work.

We hope you enjoy!

Thursday, August 23rd, 2007 | New Music Video screening at Bushwick Film Festival
A screening of our new music video will be shown during the Bushwick Film Festival in Brooklyn on Saturday August 25th. Please check out their website for details and stay tuned for more about our new video!

Saturday, August 18th, 2007 | 10k plays!
We finally did it and it's thanks to all you great Middle Eight fans. Sometime this past week we hit the 10,000 play mark. I guess it's time to celebrate so crack open that can of Tab and let the party begin!

Monday, August 6th, 2007 | Myspace Blog Open
Well I finally posted my first blog entry. It's a start but hopefully there's some feedback and comments. I'll try to make this a regular thing hopefully weekly if not more often.
---Tallin

In other news, check out the "shows" section for upcoming gigs and we hope to see you at them.

Friday, July 20th, 2007 | Band survives explosion unschathed
I lost my Martin D-28 guitar on Wednesday at the Lexington Avenue steam explosion. My friend and I happened to be right in the middle of it all. Click below to read the New York Post article all about it.

Monday, June 18th, 2007 | The Middle Eight New Live Shows
Yes that is correct. The Middle Eight had a nice little month off and is now back to show off a new 'revamped' live show. Changes have been made to many of the old favorites, and new little quirks have been added to spice up the show, so come check them out in their upcoming shows. Along with all their shows in Manhattan, The Middle Eight is now expanding into Williamsburg, Brooklyn and Secaucus, New Jersey.
Come listen and enjoy the live experience of the guys as they are back in action starting this Friday, June 22, at The Lion's Den 8pm.

On another note. To all those trying to keep in touch with The Middle Eight, drummer Tallin will be opening blogs on their myspace page for more personal communication with fans (he has a lot on his mind, crazy drummer). Watch for updates often when he starts it up (early July) on topics about music, sports, life and who knows what else he'll talk about. Click this for The Middle Eight's myspace page.

Saturday, March 31st, 2007 | Download "Unwind" at the iTunes Music Store
"Unwind" is now available for online purchase at the iTunes Music Store. You can dowload your favorite song for just $0.99 or buy the entire album for just $9.99! Use the link below or just search for "The Middle Eight".

Thursday, February 22nd, 2007 | Debut CD "Unwind" is now available for purchase online!
Our debut record "Unwind" is now available for online purchase at cdbaby.com. Check it out at the link and get your copy before they are all gone!

Sunday, February 18th, 2007 | The Middle Eight advances to the Semi-Finals of the Emergenza Festival
Thanks to all our loyal fans that came out to our recent shows at The Hook in Brooklyn, we have advanced to the semi-final round in the New York-Brooklyn bracket of the Emergenza Festival.

Our next show will be on Friday May 4th and we will need your help to advance to the next round. The only way for us to advance is for YOU to come and vote for us. With seven other bands bringing a bunch of people for this next round we definitely will need your support so please come out for the show!

Monday, January 8th, 2007 | TRACK OF THE DAY on GarageBand.com
On January 11, 2007 "Everyone is an Addict" by The Middle Eight will be the track of the day on garageband.com an international music website. Word has gotten out about The Middle Eight and the reviews are very positive. Check out the song on Thursday before the Emergenza show!

Sunday, December 31st, 2006 | Happy New Year!!!
Happy New Year to all of our fans, friends and families. Hell, if you don't like or know us happy new year to you too. 2006 brought in two great members of The Middle Eight and the progress they have made to gel with the band is unbelievable. 2007 will finally release the long awaited first album "Unwind". This will be for sale no later than February 9th.

Other things to look forward to is the Emergenza Festival (January 11th), new music, radio interviews, acoustic shows, and of course an even more rocking live performance every time The Middle Eight takes the stage. We hope to also lay down a few tracks in the studio of some of the new songs that are taking on form and style like nothing off the first album.

Again, Happy New Year to all! Hope everyone has a great 2007!

Monday, August 21st, 2006 | Debut CD "Unwind" soon to be available!
Yes, it's true, our freshly recorded first album has been mastered and is now ready for artwork. When fiinished, it should be available soon at shows and for purchase online. The tracks on the album will be:

Unwind
1. Can't Stop Her
2. Sammy Ray
3. Take Me
4. World of Forms
5. I Don't Want Your Time
6. Leave
7. Everyone is an Addict
8. Can You Feel It
9. Not Right By Me
10. I'm Not, Are You?
11. Disappearing Act

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