The 88

The 88
The 88 - Live in Concert, 2009
Background information
Origin	Los Angeles, California
Genres	Indie rock, power pop
Years active	2003-Present
Labels	Indie
Website	The88.net
Members
Adam Merrin Keith Slettedahl Anthony Zimmitti Todd O'Keefe

The 88 is a four-piece indie rock band based in Los Angeles, California. They have released five full length albums as of 2010, and are the backing band for the Ray Davies Fall 2011 US Tour.

Members

Members of the band are:

• Keith Slettedahl (vocals/guitar)
• Adam Merrin (piano/keyboards)
• Todd O'Keefe (bass guitar)
• Anthony Zimmitti (drums)

Discography

Albums

• Kind of Light (June 2003) EMK/Mootron Records
• Over and Over (September 2005) EMK/Mootron Records
• Not Only... But Also (October 2008) Island Records
• This Must Be Love (November 2009) 88 Records
• The 88 (September 2010) 88 Records

EPs

• No One Here (February 2010) 88 Records

Singles

• All I Want For Christmas Is You (November 2009) 88 Records
• Love Is The Thing (June 2009) 88 Records

Television

The 88 provided the theme songs for both Community and Free Ride.^{[citation needed]}. They were also featured on the How I Met Your Mother episode "Best Prom Ever". "Hide Another Mistake" was used on the Grey's Anatomy episode "Begin the Begin". Their song 'Coming Home' is also used in a television advert for the UK website Find A Property.

References

• "Live 88 at the Barely Live Detroit Bar". Long Beach Press-Telegram (CA). May 16, 2003. http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=LB&p_theme=lb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0FB3CF2422A639BB&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM. Retrieved 2009-02-13. 
• McLean, Maegan (May 6, 2004). "88 -- and counting". Ventura County Star (The E.W. Scripps Co). http://www.venturacountystar.com/news/2004/may/06/88----and-counting/. Retrieved 2009-02-13. 
• Proehl, Kyle (January 26, 2006). "The five-piece band dials the right number for pop stardom". San Diego Union-Tribune (Union-Tribune Publishing Co). http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/features/20060126-9999-lz1w2688.html. Retrieved 2009-02-13. 
• Moss, Corey (April 28, 2006). "Dapper Pop-Rockers The 88 Could Label CD 'As Heard On TV'". MTV Networks,. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1529731/20060428/eighty_eight.jhtml?headlines=true. Retrieved 2009-02-13. 
• Strupp, Christopher (May 4, 2006). "The 88: MTV's next big thing?". The Northern Star. http://www.northernstar.info/article.php?id=24535&old=1. Retrieved 2009-02-13. 
• Zurowski, Tara (August 31, 2006). "Every girl's crazy 'bout a sharp-dressed band". Vue Weekly (Edmonton, AB). http://www.vueweekly.com/article.php?id=4503. Retrieved 2009-02-13. 
• Wuensch, Yuri (September 7, 2006). "L.A. rockers 88 making waves". Jam! (Canoe Inc). http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Artists/E/The_88/2006/09/07/1810431.html. Retrieved 2009-02-13. 
• Farrugia, Katelyn (January 21, 2009). "Not Only ... But Also". The Seahawk. http://media.www.theseahawk.org/media/storage/paper287/news/2009/01/21/Lifestyles/Not-Only.But.Also-3591940.shtml. Retrieved 2009-02-13. 
• Stewart, Chris (February 9, 2009). "Not bad ... but still: The 88 might be on to something". The Current. http://media.www.thecurrentonline.com/media/storage/paper304/news/2009/02/09/ArtsAndEntertainment/Not-Bad.But.Still.The.88.Might.Be.On.To.Something-3619740.shtml. Retrieved 2009-02-13. 
• "Lyrics to Community themesong". The 88's official website. http://www.the88.net/downloads/Community.pdf. 

External links

• Official website
• The 88 on Myspace
• Video of live performance of "Nobody Cares" in the studios of Minnesota Public Radio's The Current (hosted by Mary Lucia; video by Bo Hakala)