2013 News
06.13.13
Fortune Teller is featured on the main music page and the alternative page on iTunes today!!!
06.12.13
Record release show tonight at The Troubadour w/ Aaron Embry & Gliss!!!
06.11.13
Fortune Teller is here!!! Tune in to KCSN tomorrow at 10:30am to hear a live in-studio performance w/ Nic Harcourt!
06.05.13
Watch our new video of “I Saw The Light That Day” then enjoy a FREE download of the song …plus 10 “bonus tracks”! Check it out HERE.
06.04.13
We are one week away from our new album release so we have a gift for you! Enjoy the 1st song from our forthcoming album, “Fortune Teller”, on this 11-song NoiseTrade exclusive album – it also includes our TWO of our EP’s!! So please share the music with your friends & leave a tip should you feel so inclined.
05.17.13
BuzzBands.LA is now premiering our first single, “I Saw The Light That Day” on their website. Go check it out!!!
05.09.13
We are very excited to announce that Aaron Embry will be sharing the bill with The 88 next month! He is one of our all-time favorites and we are thrilled that he will be joining us!
05.06.13
We have a new record, Fortune Teller, coming out on June 11! Watch part 4 of 4 of “The Making of Fortune Teller” on YouTube.
04.29.13
We have a new record, Fortune Teller, coming out on June 11! Watch part 3 of 4 of “The Making of Fortune Teller” on YouTube.
04.23.13
Preview for our Troubadour show from Flavorpill.
04.22.13
We have a new record, Fortune Teller, coming out on June 11! Watch part 2 of 4 of “The Making of Fortune Teller” on YouTube.
04.15.13
We have a new record, Fortune Teller, coming out on June 11! Watch part 1 of 4 of “The Making of Fortune Teller” on YouTube.
04.08.13
The 88 will be opening up for The Three O’Clock at the Troubadour on April 24!
2012 News
09.20.12
Tonight at 7pm, The 88 will be performing two acoustic songs on The Weekly Comet! Tune in to www.empowerme.tv to watch the live performance, and see how handsome Anthony appears on your computer monitor!
07.27.12
Last night, The 88 and Ray Davies played to over 50,000 fans on the main stage at the Fuji Rock Festival in Naeba, Japan. Watch a clip of them doing “You Really Got Me” HERE.
07.03.12
The 88 is going to be opening for and backing up Ray Davies on a US West Coast tour this July! The final two shows are going to be in Japan on July 28 & 29 at the Fuji Rock Festival. More info on our Shows page.
06.10.12
Two of our songs, “All ‘Cause Of You” and “No One Here” are going to be featured in the television movie, “Blue Lagoon: The Awakening“, which airs on June 16th on Lifetime. Check it out!
04.17.12
Nice little write-up from Tricia Halloran on “Brave New World” for our latest EP.
03.16.12
Drum roll please… We are very excited to announce that our new EP entitled, “Actors” is NOW AVAILABLE ON iTUNES!!! Download it now and enjoy!!
03.07.12
The 88 had the honor of co-scoring the new Jennifer Westfeldt film, Friends With Kids, which comes out this Friday! They’re also using 3 of our songs (“It’s A Lot”, “Waiting For The Next Drug”, and “Coming Home”). It’s a wonderful film with an excellent cast starring Kristen Wiig, Jon Hamm, Jennifer Westfeldt, Maya Rudolph, Chris O’Dowd, Adam Scott and Megan Fox. Go see it this weekend!
03.02.12
The 88 performed a song in the new movie, The Lorax, and have 3 songs on the soundtrack (“Everybody Needs A Thneed”, “You Need A Thneed”, and “Biggering”). The film comes out today and the songs are now available on iTunes!!
02.12.12
Last night, The 88 backed up Ray Davies and Elvis Costello at the annual Clive Davis Pre-Grammy Party. More info HERE.
01.05.12
Our song, “Go Go Go” is going to be on Royal Pains (season 3, episode 12) on January 25th on the USA Network.
2011 News
12.22.11
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette picks The 88 & Ray Davies as the “Best Pop Concert of 2011” Read more HERE.
12.06.11
The 88’s Christmas song, “All I Want For Christmas Is You” is featured in the new documentary, “Becoming Santa” which will be premiering this week on the Oprah Winfrey Network. View the trailer HERE.
09.12.11
Exciting news!! Ray Davies has invited The 88 to be the opening band on his upcoming tour, AND to be the backup band for his set as well! View the upcoming schedule HERE.
07.27.11
Watch Ray Davies & The 88 perform “Lola” on “Live With Regis And Kelly”.
07.26.11
Watch Ray Davies & The 88 perform “Till The End of The Day” and “David Watts” on “Late Night With Jimmy Fallon”.
07.21.11
EXCITING NEWS… Ray Davies has invited The 88 to be his backup band on “Late Night With Jimmy Fallon” on Monday 7/25 and “Live With Regis And Kelly” on Tuesday 7/26. We’ll let you know more updates as they happen!
06.19.11
The 88 was the musical guest for the 24 Hour Plays last night at the Broad Stage in Santa Monica, CA. HERE is a photo of The 88 with NBC’s “Community” actresses, Yvette Nicole Brown & Gillian Jacobs who also participated in this event.
06.02.11
Our song, “Love Is The Thing” is going to be on “Love Bites” tonight on NBC. Listen for it at the end of the episode!
06.01.11
The 88 will be playing 3 shows at the Hotel Cafe in Hollywood, CA (6/3, 6/10, & 6/17). Come on out!
05.06.11
LA Times piece about The 88 recording with Ray Davies for the “See My Friends” album.
04.01.11
Hilton’s “Homewood Suites” is using our song, “Coming Home” in their new TV commercials. Let us know when you hear it!
03.26.11
We’re very happy to have Taylor Locke & the Roughs joining us at The Echo on May 7. It will be a great night of music for a wonderful cause. Come help us raise some money to fight the Epstein-Barr virus and EBV associated diseases like the one that took our friend Matt Cwiertny from us a little over a year ago. Buy your tickets at http://is.gd/PDUgHO.
02.01.11
The 88 will be playing 4 shows at the Hotel Cafe in Hollywood, CA (2/25, 3/11, 3/18, & 3/25). Come on out!
2010 News
12.10.10
We performed “They Ought To See You Now” on LOPEZ TONIGHT! If you missed the show, you can watch it here.
12.10.10
We performed “After Hours” on LOPEZ TONIGHT for a special web exclusive. You can watch it here.
12.03.10
Exciting News!! We are going to be performing a song on LOPEZ TONIGHT this Thursday, Dec 9 at 12/11c on TBS.
11.29.10
The 88 are NPR’s Song of the Day today! check out the feature here
11.16.10
The 88 will be performing TOMORROW night (11/17/10) on the ALL NEW Conan O’Brien show! It’s on TBS at 11/10c. Check your local listings for details.
11.15.10
Adam recently sat down to talk with The OC Weekly. Read the interview here.
11.04.10
Our new song, “As Far As I Can See” is going to be on Gossip Girl this Monday, November 8 at 9/8c on the CW.
10.14.10
Watch a video of Ray Davies talk about recording and playing with The 88 here! The album, See My Friends will be out in the US next year.
10.03.10
Watch a live, acoustic version of “They Ought To See You Now” recorded for Crawdaddy Magazine at the Wolfgang’s Vault in San Francisco HERE. Enjoy!!
09.28.10
Adam recently chatted with Filter magazine about The 88. Here is the interview. Filter will also be presenting our release show at The Troubadour on Oct 12, so make sure to get your tickets now!
09.28.10
Today is the official release day for The 88! Get your copy today from iTunes, Amazon, Napster, Rhapsody, or get a physical copy from your favorite indie record store. Find one here!
09.28.10
Ray Davies is releasing an album in November called “See My Friends”, which features collaborations on classic Kinks songs with “a formidable selection of artists” including The 88 on THREE tracks. Check out the details here. http://www.seemyfriends.co.uk
09.28.10
Limewire gave a nice review to The 88
09.27.10
You can listen to a stream of the entirety of The 88 at AOL’s Spinner all week! Then click through to buy now from iTunes or tomorrow from your favorite record shop!
09.25.10
“Rock ‘n’ Roll with infectiously smooth rhythms that make you want to sing along.” Read The Oregon Music News review of our show!
09.23.10
Watch a video of The 88 performing “As Far As I Can See” live at Blue Microphones HERE.
09.23.10
“In the end, the only really relevant question to ask about The 88’s songs is which one sticks in your head long after you’ve turned the CD off.” Check out the Seattle Post Intelligencer’s review of The 88
09.22.10
The San Francisco Chronicle picked The 88 as their lead music story in the paper today, 9/22! Read the article here.
09.21.10
The theme song that we recorded for Community, “At Least It Was Here” is now available on iTunes. There is a 30 second version AND a full-length. Enjoy!!
09.18.10
The 88 leaves tomorrow to play some shows with Jason Falkner up the West Coast.
09.17.10
USA Today ran a feature on The 88 and said “In a sea of synth-pop and electro-dance acts, the Los Angeles-based quartet brings a fresh twist to good ol’ rock. The group’s work has popped up in TV shows like How I Met Your Mother, Grey’s Anatomy and Community. The self-titled album is the band’s fourth.” Read the full item here.
09.15.10
Watch the new video HERE of “They Ought To See You Now” that Eric Cwiertny made for us from the photos and video he took while we were in England.
08.30.10
The 88’s new single, ‘Center of the Sun’ is featured on Aol MUSIC. You can download ‘Center of the Sun’ at Aol MUSIC.
07.26.10
The 88 is excited to announce the upcoming release of their new album, simply titled THE 88 (on 88 Records, via Rocket Science), which will be available exclusively through iTunes for two weeks starting September 14th. The record will be available at retail and through all digital outlets starting September 28th.
04.26.10
The 88 will be heading back to London to play at the Wireless Festival in Hyde Park on July 2nd!
04.21.10
The 88 was invited to play 5 shows in the UK with Ray Davies, including at the Royal Albert Hall. Dates posted on the Shows page.
04.12.10
Our song, “Coming Home” is in the new commercial for Findaproperty.com which just started running in the UK. Check it out HERE.
03.14.10
“Hide Another Mistake” is going to be featured on Sons Of Tucson (FOX) tonight at 9:30pm. Tune in!
02.10.10
The 88 is going to be opening for Ray Davies and backing him up on some Kinks songs. View the tour schedule HERE.
2009 News
12.25.09
KCRW selects The 88 Christmas song for Christmas Day Edition of “Today’s Top Tune.” For today only, you can download “All I Want For Christmas Is You” on KCRW.com for free!
12.15.09
iTunes has selected our new holiday song, “All I Want For Christmas Is You” for their Holiday Discovery Download. Beginning today, you can download the song HERE for free for one week. Happy Holidays!
12.07.09
Black Francis of The Pixies asked The 88 to be a part of a benefit tomorrow night that he has put together to help raise money for baby Winston Bertrand. Guest appearances by Grand Duchy, David J, Michael Penn, Tenacious D, OK Go, She Wants Revenge, Love & Rockets, The Pixies, Weird Al, Flea, Kim Shattuck & more!
12.05.09
Attn Kids! Bring your parents to The Echo this afternoon for a special daytime performance with The 88. We’ll be answering questions after our set, and inviting some of you onstage with us. BYOB (Bring Your Own Bottle).
11.23.09
We just released a new album called, “This Must Be Love,” which is now available on iTunes!
11.17.09
“It’s never too early for an 88 Holiday Song! “All I Want For Christmas Is You” is now available on iTunes!
11.05.09
Listen to Indie 103.1 today at 1pm to hear a few live acoustic songs that The 88 performed in their studio.
10.12.09
Tune into HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER tonight on CBS at 8/7c to hear a duet The 88 recorded with Hayley Taylor, called, “All By Ourselves.”
09.24.09
The 88 recorded the Main Title Theme Song to NBC’s COMMUNITY, which airs Thursdays at 8/7c.
09.23.09
For those of you in the L.A area, the band is going to be on the 6p NBC news tonight. For those folks out of town, or who don’t watch television, you can view the clip HERE.
09.21.09
Check out this video interview that The 88 did with MishMash Magazine…
09.17.09
Are those real diamonds, Claire? The 88 have a song on NBC’s, COMMUNITY, tonight at 9:30/8:30c. Turn on, tune in, and don’t you forget about it (this will all make sense when you hear it!).
08.30.09
For those of you in the Los Angeles area, The 88 is going to be playing every Tuesday night in September at Spaceland in Silverlake, CA.
07.16.09
The 88 is going to be on “Kurt The CyberGuy” tomorrow. Check your local TV listings for more info, and watch the video HERE.
06.30.09
ON SALE TODAY! The 88 recorded their newest single, LOVE IS THE THING entirely on an iPhone. Click HERE to watch the “making of” video, and download it today on iTunes!
06.30.09
USA Today wrote an article about The 88 recording on an iPhone. You can read about it HERE.
05.22.09
Last night The 88 performed Bob Dylan’s “Highway 61 Revisited” in it’s entirety live in West Hollywood. You can read a review of the show on the OC REGISTER WEBSITE.
05.02.09
We just posted a brand new song called LOVE IS THE THING on our MySpace page from our upcoming release “This Must Be Love.” Yes!
02.26.09
The 88 just announced the dates for their Spring Tour, which include shows w/ 311, the B-52s, Matt Costa, and Jon McLaughlin.
2008 News
11.12.08
Watch the “Coming Home” video on YAHOO’S WHO’S NEXT and vote for The 88 as your favorite! The winner will get to perform a live set in their studio.
10.28.08
“NOT ONLY…BUT ALSO” is now available in stores!!
10.28.08
We made a new video for Go Go Go. Watch it HERE.
10.22.08
Our song, “Sons And Daughters” will be used in the popular music video game, Rock Band 2.
10.21.08
“NOT ONLY…BUT ALSO” IS NOW AVAILABLE ON iTUNES!!! DOWNLOAD THE NEW ALBUM HERE.
10.21.08
“Go Go Go” is SINGLE OF THE WEEK on iTunes this weeK!! Download it for free HERE.
10.08.08
The 88 will be opening up for The B52’s on November 15 at the Fox Theater in Bakersfield, and on November 16 at Club Nokia in Los Angeles!
09.24.08
How I Met Your Mother will be featuring “Coming Home” which airs October 13 at 8:30/7:30c on CBS. This song as well as “It’s A Lot ” and “Go Go Go” are now on sale as a digital-only EP entitled, “Three From Eleven” via iTunes.
09.15.08
The 88 will be performing live in studio on KCRW’s Morning Becomes Eclectic this Halloween at 11am (PST). You will be able to listen and/or watch the performance on the KCRW website.
09.15.08
Gossip Girl will be featuring our new song “It’s A Lot ” which airs tonight at 8/7c on the CW. This song as well as “Coming Home” and “Go Go Go” is now on sale as a digital-only EP entitled, “Three From Eleven” via iTunes.
09.13.08
Tickets are now on sale for the record release show at the Troubadour on Nov 1. This show is all ages. We recommend that you purchase your tickets in advance. More info HERE.
09.10.08
The 88 performed and was interviewed on the popular Mancow Radio Show.
08.26.08
Tune into the Series Premiere Episode of 90210 which will be featuring “Coming Home” which airs on September 2 at 8/7c on the CW.
08.24.08
For all you early birds in Chicago, The 88 will be performing live on the WGN Morning News on September 10 at 8am. For all you late sleepers, set your Tivos…
08.22.08
On September 10th, The 88 will be performing a few songs before the Chicago White Sox vs Torronto Blue Jays game at U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago. More info on the shows page.
08.19.08
“Go Go Go” – Now Available on iTunes! Download HERE
08.06.08
“Go Go Go” will be released on iTunes on August 19!
07.29.08
For the month of August, IRL, NASCAR, and NHRA will be featuring our new song, “Go Go Go”. We just posted a preview of the song on our Myspace page so go check it out! You can view the GO GO GO / NASCAR schedule here.
07.01.08
We’re excited to announce that our first single is a new version of “Coming Home,” available today on iTunes! Click here to download it. Also, you can hear a preview on our Myspace page.
06.26.08
Click here to read today’s LA TIMES article on The 88./p>
06.24.08
Tune into Indie 103.1 FM at 11:30am PST to hear The 88 perform live in the studio.
06.16.08
Click here to read more information about the upcoming album.
06.12.08
We made a video blog for our upcoming show at the Roxy. Check it out here.
06.02.08
We are posting a new song called “Sons And Daughters” on our MySpace page tonight at Midnight. It is from our new album that comes out October 28 on Island Records.
05.01.08
The 88 will be headlining at The Roxy in W. Hollywood, CA on June 28 which is part of the Sunset Strip Music Festival.
01.31.08
We are in the final 2 weeks of recording for our new album which will be coming out on Island Records this summer. We recorded 3 songs with Babyface and 10 with Matt Wallace. We are very excited with the way it’s coming out. Check back soon for more updates.
2007 News
08.15.07
The 88 are featured on the cover of Music Connection Magazine. Check it out here.
08.01.07
The 88 open for Smashing Pumpkins at the legendary Fillmore Theatre in San Francisco, CA.
07.25.07
The 88 open for Guster and Toad The Wet Sprocket at the Pacific Amphitheatre.
07.06.07
Troubadour show sells out a week in advance.
05.16.07
The 88 signs with Island Records. Read more about it here.
05.14.07
Tune into How I Met Your Mother tonight at 8pm on CBS to hear a new song by The 88 called “No One Here.” Also, our song Coming Home is featured in the new campaign for Sears so look for it while flipping through the commercials or watch it here.
01.12.07
Tune into KROQ 106.7 fm this Sunday Night, Jan 14. The Amazing Kat Corbett will be spinning “Hide Another Mistake” on her “Locals Only” show between 9-10pm.
01.08.07
“HOW GOOD IT CAN BE” is going to be featured on “NUMB3RS” this Friday January 12 at 10pm ET/PT on CBS. Also, “HIDE ANOTHER MISTAKE” is going to be featured on “What About Brian” on Monday January 15 at 10/9c on ABC.
2006 News
12.10.06
“ALL ‘CAUSE OF YOU” is going to be featured on “What About Brian” on Monday December 18 at 10/9c on ABC.
11.30.06
“Coming Home” will be featured over the closing montage of tonight’s Men In Trees episode! It airs right after Grey’s Anatomy at 10pm PST on ABC.
11.13.06
For those of you in Los Angeles, The 88 will be appearing on Your LA TV today at noon on NBC.
10.20.06
NOBODY CARES will be featured in the new television commercials for Microsoft’s ZUNE Digital Media Player.
10.15.06
KROQ plays HIDE ANOTHER MISTAKE. Call the station at (800)-520-1067 to request to hear the song again. Or goto www.KROQ.com and put in your request from their website.
09.21.06
The show at the Getty Center sells out in 20 minutes.
09.12.06
The 88 stopped by MPR’s “The Current” 89.3 FM in Minneapolis on September 12, 2006 to do a live on-air performance. Check it out here.
07.20.06
Coming Home is featured in a television commercial for the NFL’s SUNDAY TICKET promo which will run on DIRECTV
06.29.06
All ‘Cause of You will be featured in Universal’s upcoming Summer film, You Me And Dupree starring Owen Wilson, Matt Dillon, Kate Hudson, and Michael Douglas which comes out July 14.
06.26.06
Coming Home is featured in the new commercial for LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE starring Steve Carrell.
06.25.06
Nobody Cares & Bowls will be featured on The Hills (MTV) on July 19.
06.21.06
Tune into Tuesday Night Book Club (ABC) on June 27 at 10pm ET/PT to hear YOU BELONG TO ME. Also, the new TV show, Kyle XY (ABC) will be featuring HIDE ANOTHER MISTAKE on July 28 at 9/8c.
06.14.06
Matt Costa invited Keith to sing with him on Last Call With Carson Daly which will air this Thursday night, June 15th on NBC.
05.28.06
Hide Another Mistake will be featured on The Hills (MTV) on June 14 and How Good It Can Be will be featured on Making The Band (MTV) on June 15.
04.28.06
MTV will be running a segment about The 88 this weekend during the MTV News so keep an eye out for it. In the mean time check out the article they posted on up their website
04.12.06
MTV interviewed the band today & will be filming our show at the Troubadour on 4-13. The segment will air at the end of this month. Check back for airdate.
04.04.06
Tune into the following shows to hear music of The 88 on television: 4/4 Pepper Dennis (WB), 4/19 Bedford Diaries (WB), 4/19 Real World (MTV), 4/23 Grey’s Anatomy (ABC), 4/24 What About Brian (ABC), 5/1 How I Met Your Mother (CBS).
04.03.06
Our song “Coming Home” is featured in the new campaign for Target so look for it while flipping through the commercials.
03.02.06
Mark your calendars – The 88 will be performing live on Last Call With Carson Daly (NBC) on March 17 1:35am/12:35am after Conan.
02.22.06
The 88 recorded a new track that is going to be the opening theme song to the new Fox tv show, Free Ride, which premieres March 1st after American Idol, 9:30/8:30c
02.13.06
The 88 will be not only be performing, but making their acting debut on How I Met Your Mother (CBS). The show films this week and airs on MAY 1.
02.07.06
The 88 recorded a well-known song by perhaps the most grandiose and majestic of all rock ‘n roll bands. The song will be featured in the end credits of Paramount’s new film, Failure To Launch coming out March 10th. If you’re a Sara Jessica Parker fan and you find yourself at the movie theater, stick around at the end to see who we covered.
02.02.06
The band performs live on Attack of the Show (G4 channel). Check your cable network for showtimes in your city.
01.21.06
The 88 are performing live on a new TV show called CD USA (channel 101 on DIRECTV) this Thursday, January 26th in Hollywood. TICKETS ARE FREE! For more info and to request tickets click here
2005 News
12.21.05
Mark your calendars – The 88 will be performing on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (CBS) on January 16th at 12:35AM ET/PT
12.13.05
Grey’s Anatomy (ABC) will feature Hide Another Mistake on the January 15 episode.
12.12.05
EXTRA (Nationally Syndicated) filmed second feature on band with in-studio performance. Will air January 13th. Check here for show times in your area.
12.08.05
Played showcase for Billboard Magazine. Also was interviewed by Go TV which was distributed to Sprint cel phones this week. Watch quicktime clip here
12.08.05
Tonight The OC (FOX) will be feature Hard to be You from our debut album, Kind of Light.
12.06.05
Today The 88 hosted a news show on Current TV which will air throughout December & January. Check your cable listings here
12.02.05
The 88 sell out the Troubadour
12.02.05
KROQ 106.7 in Los Angeles played All ‘Cause of You on the radio this afternoon. Please call the station at 1-800-520-1067 to request to hear the song again. You can also make requests here
11.21.05
Tonight How I Met Your Mother (CBS) will feature You Belong To Me off of our new record.
11.07.05
“Hide Another Mistake” was featured on MTV’s Laguna Beach tonight.
10.17.05
The 88 open for The Flaming Lips at The Knitting Factory in Los Angeles.
10.07.05
The 88 is interviewed and performs on Dicky Barrett’s Morning Show on Indie 103 FM.
10.05.05
The 88 climbs up the charts to #43 on the CMJ 200. Click HERE to request The 88 on a radio station near you.
09.22.05
record release show at the Troubadour
09.22.05
performed on KCRW’s Morning Becomes Eclectic
09.21.05
live performance on Napster (release date TBA)
09.20.05
upcoming features in Paste, Amplifer, Music Connection, City Beat, L.A. Times, LA Weekly, Venice, & Playgirl (no joke!) w/photo of Keith (fully clothed)
09.13.05
band to be interviewed for Fox/The OC website
09.13.05
performing at KCRW’s CMJ showcase in NY
09.13.05
#11 most added CMJ 200 9/5/05 (radio promo began one week ago)
09.11.05
interviewed on KPFK
09.11.05
Indie 103 has been playing multiple tracks on Jonesy’s Jukebox & Morning Show
09.08.05
Don’t miss the season premiere of THE OC on September 8 as they will be playing Hide Another Mistake from our new album (available 9/20)
09.06.05
video aired on Refused TV
09.05.05
video for “Hide Another Mistake” will be added to rotation on Mania TV
09.01.05
preview for Troubadour show on AOL’s City Guide
08.25.05
filmed a segment for Stim TV (WB)
08.25.05
…sells out the viper room<
08.22.05
interviewed and performed on KXLU
06.01.05
Preview 3 songs from the new album at www.myspace.com/the88
05.01.05
The new album entitled “Over and Over” comes out on Sept. 20th. We will also be releasing a reissue of “Kind of Light” with all new artwork and 2 music videos in October.
03.21.05
Performed for the cast & crew of THE OC at their emmy party and panel discussion. More info here
02.04.05
How Good It Can Be will play on the new TV Show, Summerland (WB) on April 4.
01.19.05
The video for Kind of Light airs on MTV-U’s The Freshmen. Request to see the video here.
01.10.05
The 88 are currently in the studio recording the next record. Thanks for all of the inquiries about live dates. We can’t wait to start playing again. We’ll see you soon.
2004 News
12.17.04
The 88 will be performing 2 songs on The Jimmy Kimmel Show TONIGHT at Midnight on ABC… so tune in & happy holidays!
12.12.04
The video for Kind of Light airs on MTV-2’s Subterranean.
10.20.04
EXTRA will be filming a feature on The 88 this Wednesday. The piece will air on SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 13. Click here to watch the archive.
10.19.04
The 88 re-recorded the Kinks classic hit, “A Well Respected Man” that aired tonight on the new NBC show, LAX
10.19.04
Keith & Brandon will be interviewed on CNN-FN’s The Biz tomorrow at 9:30am (pacific standard time)
09.24.04
On Oct. 6, you can hear The 88 on the new WB show, The Mountain
08.11.04
Elbow Blues video gets accepted to MTV.COM
07.12.04
The video for Elbow Blues is finished & we will also be filming a video for Kind of Light this month.
07.06.04
The 88 play a fundraiser for John Kerry w/ Dave Grohl, Tenacious D, & Liz Phair — photo
07.01.04
The L.A. Alternative Press selects The 88 as the Best Band in Los Angeles.
06.21.04
…sells out the Viper Room
06.20.04
Adam & Keith play an acoustic set on Indie 103
04.28.04
“How Good It Can Be” is now available for download on MTV.COM
03.24.04
Hope you all caught The 88 on THE OC tonight while the gang was driving to a Hollywood Club Party. The song is available on MUSIC FROM THE OC MIX 1 which comes out this Tuesday March 30.
03.19.04
The 88 play w/ The Thrills & The Sleepy Jackson at a Virgin Records/Filter Magazine /Ben Sherman/KCRW Party in Austin.
03.18.04
The 88 performs “How Good It Can Be” on the FOX NEWS in Austin, Texas.
03.15.04
Virgin Records selects Kind of Light as ALBUM OF THE WEEK.
03.01.04
Kind of Light is included on the new release of NPR’s “All Songs Considered 4.” Other artists on this cd include Granddaddy, Damien Rice, The Polyphonic Spree. More information here.
01.12.04
“Coming Home” will be featured in the upcoming movie, Surviving Christmas (Dreamworks) starring Ben Affleck which hits theatres Oct. 22, 2004
2003 News
12.08.03
MUSIC FROM THE OC SOUNDTRACK will feature “How Good It Can Be” and will be released on March 30 (Warner Bros.) Click here for more details.
11.05.03
Apx. 11 million people will hear “How Good It Can Be” on tonight’s episode of THE OC (FOX)
11.04.03
We lost a great artist recently & we were grateful to be part of a special event that celebrated the life and music of Elliott Smith – Here is a story from MTV on that show.
10.21.03
LANCE ARMSTRONG TOUR OF HOPE BENEFIT — The 88 just played 2 shows for the Lance Armstorng “Tour of Hope” benefit. The first show was in Los Angeles & the closing ceremonies were held at the Ellipse in Washington DC in front of The White House & The Washington Monument. — photo
10.17.03
** C O N T E S T ** $100 for anyone that comes up with a logo design for a sticker, postcard, and/or T-shirt that we end up using. Please send ideas to: The 88
10.07.03
One Tree Hill (WB) will use “How Good It Can Be” for their TV show tonight.
10.01.03
Anne Litt of KCRW’s Weekend Becomes Eclectic chooses The 88’s, Kind of Light as one of her top 10 favorite albums for October, 2003.
09.04.03
The 88 were interviewed & performed 2 songs on FOX ROX in San Diego (FOX)
08.31.03
REFUSED TV invites the band to host their tv show & film a short mafia movie. Coming soon!
08.21.03
The 88 open for Colin Blunstone & Rod Argent of The Zombies at the Knitting Factory. — photo
08.01.03
Anne Litt of KCRW’s Weekend Becomes Eclectic chooses The 88’s, Kind of Light as one of her top 10 favorite albums for August, 2003.
07.16.03
Nic Harcourt chooses “Elbow Blues” as his top 5 favorite songs for Summer 2003.
06.26.03
The 88 wins the Best Pop/Rock Award for the 2003 LA Weekly Music Awards.
06.24.03
The band performs live set on KCRW’s MORNING BECOMES ECLECTIC with Nic Harcourt. photo
05.02.03
Playboy’s Weekend Flash interviews the band on the Playboy Channel.
04.01.03
JAG (NBC) uses “No Use Left For Me” on their TV Show tonight.
04.01.03
The 88 open for Elliott Smith & back him up on “Can’t Make A Sound.”
03.19.03
The 88 play w/ The Thrills & The Sleepy Jackson at a Virgin Records/Filter Magazine /Ben Sherman/KCRW Party in Austin.