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8 Legged Monster

CDs for sale at: http://cdbaby.com/cd/8lm

About Me

We breathe Bebop like a dragon breathes fire - hot and nasty. We started this group in 2007 as a reaction to the never ending cycle of seemingly order-less pick-up bands playing standards which tend to drain the audience's attention and appreciation like a Vampire drains the blood from a freshly washed neck. The time is now for original/composed music to revitalize the Jazz scene in the bay area. It's a simple rationale - We know what kind of music we like and since our opinion of our own musical tastes is elevated to an ostensibly preposterous level, the only logical deduction we could make is that everybody must love the music that we do. With that in mind, if we make music that we like - EVERYONE must like it. But, we do make these promises: Our music will always be fresh and never stagnant. Our music will be thoughtful but never pretentious. Our audience will have just as much fun as we're having... and we live for this S$%T! email the band at [email protected]

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 9/14/2006
Band Website: 8leggedmonster.com
Band Members: Mike Irwin-Johnson - Guitar/Arranger, Mike Olmos - Trumpet, Rob Barics - Clarinet & Tenor, Gabe Eaton - Alto Sax, Noel Jewkes - Tenor Sax, Danny Grewen - Trombone, Fil Lorenz - Bari Sax, Eric Markowitz, Vince Lateano, Seth Ford-Young - Bass, Smith Dobson V - Drums
Influences: Tadd Dameron, Charles Mingus, Gerry Mulligan, Marty Paich, Johnny Hodges, Billy Strayhorn, Gil Evans, Count Basie, Bird, Jimmy Giuffre, Sun Ra, Ted Brinkley, Scotch Larson.
Sounds Like: Swing meets Bop meets Godzilla on steroids
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Baytaper at Pearls

Not only is the Baytaper awesome but he managed to catch a really fun show and also one of the last performances at Pearls before their recent closing. Please check out the link below:http://www.bayta...
Posted by 8 Legged Monster on Mon, 11 Aug 2008 09:27:00 PST

YouTube

we got some videos on the Tube now, check it out:www.youtube.com/user/8leggedmonster
Posted by 8 Legged Monster on Sun, 27 Jul 2008 07:16:00 PST

Baytaper

we forgot to post this link to a show at Club Deluxe a few months ago.... duh!http://www.baytaper.com/2008/05/20/8-legged-monster-live -at-club-deluxe/
Posted by 8 Legged Monster on Fri, 11 Jul 2008 10:17:00 PST

Fantasy Studio & New Recording in Sept.

We're going in to Fantasy Studios to record our second album in September. We're sounding so much more solid as a band these days and our hopes are high for this next recording... plus it's at Fantasy...
Posted by 8 Legged Monster on Wed, 09 Jul 2008 02:31:00 PST

T-shirts?? We got em

that’s right folks go buy some merchandise and be a good American:http://www.cafepress.com/8leggedmonster
Posted by 8 Legged Monster on Thu, 03 Apr 2008 11:35:00 PST

Vince Lateano is a BAMF

As some may have noticed, we put up 2 new tunes - "Olmos Def" and "Turnin' On The Jewkes". These were recorded at our CD Release party last Friday. The ever-clever Vince Lateano played with us since S...
Posted by 8 Legged Monster on Wed, 02 Apr 2008 06:03:00 PST

iTunes and CD Baby

Our CD is now available online at CD Baby:Link Below:CD Baby
Posted by 8 Legged Monster on Thu, 27 Mar 2008 03:22:00 PST

Why there are 9 people in a band claiming to have 8 legs

Well, you could consider one of us to be the Monster’s phallus. But there were originally 8 people in the band and instead of changing the name from an already ridiculous name to a different one...
Posted by 8 Legged Monster on Mon, 24 Mar 2008 01:34:00 PST