The 88
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The 88 is a three-piece rock/pop band based in Los Angeles, California. They have made three albums, and are known for their high energy live shows and appearances in popular culture and on television.
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
Television appearances
- Performed live on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (CBS)
- Performed live on Jimmy Kimmel Live (ABC network television debut)
- Performed live on Last Call with Carson Daly (NBC)
- Performed and co-starred in How I Met Your Mother
- MTV News feature segment
- Appeared live on DIRECTV’s program CD USA
- Twice featured and interviewed on Extra as LA’s “hot new band” (syndicated nationally)
- Hide Another Mistake video previewed on Biography Channel’s “What’s Next”
- Kind of Light and Nobody Cares video aired on MTV2, MTVu, and Logo (TV channel)
- Other TV coverage includes: GOOD MORNING ARIZONA KTVK, FUEL TV, Current TV, Twice performed on FOX 7 (Austin, TX), FOX 4 (Dallas, TX), KOIN 6 CBS (Portland, OR), NBC “10” MORNING SHOW (Philadelphia, PA), THE 101 (CBC TV - Canada), G4 (TV channel) Attack of the Show!, VH1, LATV LIVE & IN CONCIERTOS, San Diego’s FOX ROX (FOX/UPN), and REFUSED TV
- Syndicated program BACKSTAGE PASS featured segment on The 88
- Performed live on Breakfast television (Chum TV, Winnipeg Canada)
Songs in films
- "All 'Cause of You" featured in the film "Cheese and Crackers" by Almost Skateboards.
- "All 'Cause of You" featured in Universal Pictures’ film and motion picture soundtrack, You, Me and Dupree
- "All ‘Cause of You" featured in Ira and Abby
- "Battle Scar" is featured in Globe Shoes free online skateboard video, United By Fate (ep.2)
- Recorded a cover of "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" by Queen for the end credits of Paramount’s film and soundtrack, Failure to Launch
- "How Good It Can Be" featured in Dirty Love
- "Coming Home" in DreamWorks' film Surviving Christmas
- Songs also in Finder's Fee, Dreamland, and Canvas
Songs in television
ABC and ABC family
Grey's Anatomy
What About Brian
Men in Trees
Kyle XY
Emily's Reasons Why Not
Three Moons Over Milford
Greek
FOX
The O.C. (4 episodes)
Pepper Dennis
Kitchen Confidential
Head Cases
CBS
How I Met Your Mother
Numb3rs
Tuesday Night Book Club
The CW (Formerly The WB)
Gossip Girl
90210
One Tree Hill
Summerland
Bedford Diaries
MTV
Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County
The Hills
The Real World
Making the Band
NBC
HBO & Showtime
Weeds (Showtime) as well as Original Television Soundtrack
CATHOUSE (HBO)
DVD
Cable/syndicated
Live with Regis and Kelly
Fashion TV
Other
- How Good It Can Be appears on Music from the OC: Mix 1 (Warner Bros., sold over 300,000 + copies & #1 soundtrack album on iTunes)
- Hide Another Mistake aired on season premiere of The O.C.
- Wrote and recorded the opening theme song for Free Ride (FOX)
Songs in commercials
- Sears featured "Coming Home" for a year-long national television campaign (starting May 13, 2007)
- MICROSOFT Zune national commercial featured "Nobody Cares" as part of launch of new digital music player
- Target featured Coming Home for their national Spring television campaign in 2006
- Coming Home was used in a television commercial for the NFL Sunday Ticket promo which ran for 3 months on DirecTV
- Coming Home featured in trailer for Little Miss Sunshine (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
Retail/awards
- LA Weekly MUSIC AWARDS - BEST POP/ROCK BAND
- BEST BAND IN LOS ANGELES - L.A. Alternative Press
- Reached #2 on Amoeba Music LA Indie Chart after LA in-store performance
- Reached #16 on Amoeba Music Weekly Sales Chart
Radio
- Twice performed acoustic songs on Mancow's Morning Madhouse (nationally syndicated)
- Performed 3 times live on KCRW’s Morning Becomes Eclectic with Nic Harcourt
- INDIE 103FM (KDLD) and KCRW 89.9 FM placed tracks in regular rotation
- Twice appeared on The Mighty Morning Show featuring Dicky Barrett on INDIE 103FM (KDLD)
- Performed at the request of Nic Harcourt in his "KCRW Presents Showcase” at both CMJ & SXSW music conferences
- Performed live on the air on Minnesota Public Radio's (MPR), THE CURRENT
- Twice appeared on 107.7 FM (Santa Barbara’s “New Rock Alternative”)
- Reached #1 on Minnesota Public Radio 89.3 FM The Current and performed a live set at that was recorded at South by Southwest
- Performed and interviewed on Austin's #1 Rock Station KLBJ-FM’s, “The Dudley & Bob Show”
- Over and Over reached #44 in the CMJ Album Charts
- Kind of Light charted in the top 100 at #85 on CMJ Album Chart
- Kind of Light appears on NPR’s All Songs Considered Compilation CD
- Elbow Blues selected by Nic Harcourt as a TOP 5 song in Los Angeles CityBeat
- Elbow Blues got selected as Song of the Day by P4
Live performances
- The 88 have opened for Smashing Pumpkins, The B-52's, The Flaming Lips, The Thrills, Rilo Kiley, Matt Costa, Superdrag, 311, The Sleepy Jackson, Sloan, Frou Frou, Ash, The Zombies, Love, Gary Jules, The Pogues, Tungtvann, Deep Purple, Truly, Special OPS Team Band & Eleni Mandell
- Support act for Elliott Smith and played as his backup band on Orange County date
- Played Elliott Smith benefit tribute show in L.A. along with Beck, Rilo Kiley, John Doe, Beth Orton & Lou Barlow
- Performed with Tenacious D, Dave Grohl, and Liz Phair at a fundraiser for presidential candidate John Kerry
- Invited by KCRW to perform at “Next Up” showcase for 2000 people in attendance
- Performed at an Emmy Awards promotional event for the creators and cast of The O.C. and 100 academy voters
- Invited by the Lance Armstrong Tour of Hope to perform for second straight year at the national fundraising event on both the East & West Coast
Miscellaneous
- The band also featured in issue #25 of DC comics series 'Manhunter'
- The song "Go Go Go" was the iTunes Single of the Week on Oct. 20th 2008.
- The song "Sons and Daughters" is featured as downloadable content for Rock Band 2.
- Performed and interviewed for AT&T's "BLUE ROOM”
- “Staff Recommends” on iTunes
- Featured twice on the homepage of MySpace
- Recorded exclusive tracks for digital music service Napster Live
- Featured on NPR.com’s (National Public Radio) program All Songs Considered
- Featured on RealNetworks “Ones To Watch” program
- Videotaped interview for HOLLYWOOD PREVIEWS I-MAGAZINE DVD SUPPLEMENT
- Interviewed and performed on LIVEDAILY.COM
- Featured twice on GoTV Networks program, ALTitude (Sprint)
- Interviewed on ManiaTV! & Hide Another Mistake video added to rotation on “Clean Slate”
- Recorded interview feature on DAILYSONIC.COM
- Tower Records.com RETRO POP ALBUM OF THE WEEK
External links
References
- "Live 88 at the Barely Live Detroit Bar". Long Beach Press-Telegram (CA). May 16, 2003. Retrieved 2009-02-13.
- McLean, Maegan (May 6, 2004). "88 -- and counting". Ventura County Star. The E.W. Scripps Co. 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. Retrieved 2009-02-13.
- Moss, Corey (April 28, 2006). "Dapper Pop-Rockers The 88 Could Label CD 'As Heard On TV'". MTV Networks,. Retrieved 2009-02-13.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) - Strupp, Christopher (May 4, 2006). "The 88: MTV's next big thing?". The Northern Star. Retrieved 2009-02-13.
- Zurowski, Tara (August 31, 2006). "Every girl's crazy 'bout a sharp-dressed band". Vue Weekly (Edmonton, AB). Retrieved 2009-02-13.
- Wuensch, Yuri (September 7, 2006). "L.A. rockers 88 making waves". Jam!. Canoe Inc. Retrieved 2009-02-13.
- Farrugia, Katelyn (January 21, 2009). "Not Only … But Also". The Seahawk. Retrieved 2009-02-13.
- Stewart, Chris (February 9, 2009). "Not bad ... but still: The 88 might be on to something". The Current. Retrieved 2009-02-13.