Information about gigs, recordings and points of interest for John Frazier and the 8 Year Olds and Not Waving But Drowning.

Saudi judge refuses to annul marriage of girl, 8

(CNN) -- A Saudi judge recently refused to annul a marriage between an 8-year-old girl and a 47-year-old man -- a union apparently arranged by the girl's father to settle his debts -- a lawyer in the case told CNN.

On Saturday, the judge, Sheikh Habib Abdallah al-Habib, dismissed a petition brought by the girl's mother because she "is not the legal guardian of the girl," the woman's lawyer Abdullah al-Jutaili said.

"Therefore, she cannot represent her daughter in these proceedings," al-Jutaili said.

Her parents are separated, he said.

MUSIC @ JOHN-FRAZIER.COM

John Frazier and the 8 Year Olds, Boogieman is available at MUSIC @ JOHN-FRAZIER.COM.

Reinforcing the iconoclastic spirit with which the record was made, all tracks are being offered on a PAY-WHAT-YOU-WANT basis.

You are able to stream the entire record or listen to each song individually. You then have the opportunity to name any price you wish to pay -- even nothing -- to gain access to 256kbps mp3 downloads. You can order INDIVIDUAL TRACKS or get the COMPLETE RECORD.

CDs of Boogieman are also being offered, as well as CDs and mp3s of Frazier's solo record, Outside. Please, have a listen.

Disgruntled 8-year-old boy crashes teacher's car

BERLIN (Reuters) – An eight-year-old German schoolboy who wanted to complain to his mother about being sent out of class took his teacher's car and crashed it, police said.

The boy, banished from class for disrupting a lesson, pinched the 40-year-old teacher's car key when she was not looking and managed to start up her compact car, accelerating and putting the vehicle into first gear.

"The little fellow drove for about 25 m (yards) before crashing into a Volvo, also parked in the car park outside the school," a police spokesman in the eastern German city of Zwickau said on Thursday.

The boy later told police he had wanted to drive home to his mother to complain about the teacher sending him out of class.

Police estimated he caused 8,000 euros ($10,340) of damage.

Reporting by Josie Cox; editing by Michael Roddy

8 YEAR OLDS RECORD

The debut record by John Frazier and the 8 Year Olds is finished and will be available in December. The record is called Boogieman and contains fourteen original songs by the group. Produced and engineered by Frazier, it was made in rehearsal spaces and residences in New York and Pennsylvania over the past two years. Four mp3s are posted on the MUSIC page of this site. Please sign the MAILING LIST to receive your announcement when the disc is available, and to stay abreast of upcoming performances.

TODAY IS A GOOD DAY

VOTE!

Don't forget to participate in the democratic process tomorrow.

8 YEAR OLDS GIG NOTICE

Sunday, November 9th, John Frazier and the 8 Year Olds will perform at New York's Rockwood Music Hall.

ANY OLD IRON RELEASE PARTY THIS SATURDAY!!

CD RELEASE CIRCUS

On October 18, Not Waving But Drowning will celebrate the release of the band's debut record, Any Old Iron, at a private location in Brooklyn. John Frazier and the 8 Year Olds will also be performing, along with various other entertainers, friends and oddities. All are welcome, but you must contact us for the details.

PARKSIDE

Last night's gig at the Parkside was great fun! Thanks so much to everyone who came out and thanks to Robert Mangano for sitting in on bass and Mason Brown for making a guest appearance on accordian.

IN MEMORIAM

We would all like to extend love and sympathy to 8 Year Olds bassist, Dug, on the sad occasion of the passing of his mother, Junko Jean Tabata.

NEXT 8 YEAR OLDS GIG

John Frazier and the 8 Year Olds will be at the Parkside Lounge, Thursday, August 7. Showtime 10pm.

SCHOOL OF ROCK FESTIVAL

Not Waving But Drowning made our first out of town appearance at the School of Rock Festival in Philadelphia last weekend.

PHILADELPHIA

Not Waving But Drowning will be traveling to Philadelphia next weekend to take part in the School of Rock Festival. It's a three day event, and we are performing on Saturday, June 28, at 7:30pm. Saturday's headliners are The Hold Steady and Devo.

THANKS

Thank you to DC Comics and the Parkside Lounge for hosting a fine, fine party on Tuesday night. The 8 Year Olds had a special, limited edition CD (Beta) on hand for the occasion, featuring 5 unmastered tracks from the forthcoming full-length. There were, of course, also pre-release copies of Burnout to be had . Special thanks to Robert Mangano for sitting in on bass, Mason Brown for joining us on accordian, and the lady of the night herself, Rebecca Donner, for contributing vocals to our final song of the night.

See PRESS.

8YOs BURNOUT

John Frazier and the 8 Year Olds will be the featured performers at the launch party for the Rebecca Donner graphic novel Burnout (published by DC Comics), Tuesday, June 10 at the Parkside Lounge in NYC.

NOT WAVING BUT MAKING A DAMN RECORD

Not Waving But Drowning is currently in the middle of making it's debut record. Sessions are happening at Water Music with Stewart Lerman producing.

THANK YOU

Thanks to everyone who came out to the 8 Year Olds' gig at Rockwood on Monday. And thanks to Robert Mangano and Mason Brown for sitting in with us.

NEW 8 YEAR OLDS MUSIC ON MYSPACE

A few more songs from the upcoming John Frazier and the 8 Year Olds record are now up on our myspace page. Please have a listen.

BENEFIT FOR SCOTTY HARD

Not Waving But Drowning will be performing at The Living Room on Saturday, May 10 as part of a benefit for New York musician/producer/engineer Scotty Hard, who was seriously injured recently in a hit and run.

ADVANCE NOTICE

After a long winter break, John Frazier and the 8 Year Olds will return to the stage on Monday, May 12 at Rockwood Music Hall.

NOT WAVING BUT DROWNING

Not Waving But Drowning, Saturday, January 19th, The Living Room.

LIVING ROOM: NWBD

Not Waving But Drowning is playing next Saturday, January 19th at The Living Room, sharing a bill with Brad Roberts of Crash Test Dummies.