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

iTunes

Boogieman is now available through iTunes. Click HERE to go THERE.

RIPPLE EFFECT - INTERVIEW

The Ripple Effect posted "A Sunday Conversation with John Frazier" - an interview follow-up to their review of Boogieman.

NEW YEAR'S EVE

Make a plan to join Not Waving But Drowning as we ring in the New Year with a special performance at RUBULAD! Sign the JF mailing list to receive updates and information.

Another 'Boogieman' review

"Boogieman is as addictive a listen as I've had all year."

Read more at The Ripple Effect.

'Boogieman' review

"We had to spin this CD over and over and over before we began to make some conclusions about it."

Read more at www.babysue.com.

Kill the Ego: Redux

Another screening of the art film Kill the Ego - featuring music by John Frazier and the 8 Year Olds and full sound design by 8YO bassist, Dug Winningham - has been scheduled in NYC. Last seen in March at the Fountain Art Fair, this next showing will be at Anthology Film Archives as part of their New Filmmakers Summer Festival on Wednesday, July 8, at 9pm.

Hard Folks Concert Wheelchair Drive

Not Waving But Drowning will be performing at The Living Room, Sunday, July 19th, as part of a benefit for the Hard Folks Concert Wheelchair Drive.

Boy, 8, saves sister and drunk adults from fire

WARSAW, Poland – Police in Poland say an 8-year-old boy saved his sister and three drunk adults from a fire by calling police and fighting the flames before help arrived. The fire started outside the door of the boy's apartment in the western town of Miedzyrzecz late Monday.

Police said Tuesday that the boy was unable to wake up his mother or two men — all of whom were intoxicated — so called the emergency number himself.

He helped his 5-year-old sister get dressed and repeatedly poured water on the burning door as he waited for help.

Police spokesman Artur Chorazy said: "If it wasn't for him, there might have been a tragedy."

Police are investigating the cause of the fire. They say they are considering whether to charge the 26-year-old mother with endangering her children.

A Night In Bedlam

Not Waving But Drowning will be playing a party at The House of Collection on Friday, June 12th. Lunatic attire is encouraged.

Any Old Review

Two new reviews of Not Waving But Drowning, Any Old Iron from the music blogs 3hive and Collected Sounds. See PRESS.

8-year-old suspended for sniffing marker

WESTMINSTER – Adams School District 50 is defending its decision to punish a third grader for sniffing a Sharpie marker.

Eight-year-old Eathan Harris was originally suspended from Harris Park Elementary School for three days. Principal Chris Benisch reduced the suspension to one day after complaints from Harris' parents.

Harris used a black Sharpie marker to color a small area on the sleeve of his sweatshirt. A teacher sent him to the principal when she noticed him smelling the marker and his clothing.

"It smelled good," Harris said. "They told me that's wrong."

Eathan's father, John Harris, says the school overreacted for treating Eathan as if he was huffing, or inhaling, marker fumes.

"I think it's outlandish," John Harris said. "It's ridiculous."

Eathan shyly shook his head "no" when a reporter asked if he knew about "huffing."

Benisch stands by his decision to suspend Harris, saying it sends a clear message about substance abuse.

"This is really, really, seriously dangerous," Benisch said. In his letter suspending the child, Benisch wrote that smelling the marker fumes could cause the boy to "become intoxicated."

A toxicologist with the Rocky Mountain Poison Control Center says that claim is nearly impossible. Dr. Eric Lavonas says non-toxic markers like Sharpies, while pungent-smelling, cannot be used to get high.

"I don't know whether it would be possible for a real overachiever to figure out a way to get high off them," Lavonas said. "But in regular use, it's just not something that's going to happen."

"If you went to Costco and bought 50 bags of Sharpies and did something to them, maybe there's a way to get creative and make it happen," Lavonas said.

Adams County School District 50 leaders were unfazed by the poison control center's medical opinion.

"Principals make hundreds of decisions everyday based on our best judgment. And in that time, smelling that marker, I felt like, 'Wow, that's a very serious marker,'" Benisch said.

Despite the medical evidence, Benisch promised to draw an even clearer line on markers.

"We've purged every permanent marker there is in this building," he said.

Eathan Harris says he's happy to be back in school after his suspension, but he did confide he worried the school's disciplinary action might hurt his dream of one day becoming a professional football player.

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cinco de mayo | los niños de 8 años

8 Year Olds are putting down the acoustic instruments for an electrified rock show at Lit Lounge on May 5th.

8-Year-Old Allegedly Beaten With Shovel Man Says Boy Fell In Briar Patch

Reported By Cynthia Williams

McMINNVILLE, Tenn. -- Tony Adams is charged with beating an 8-year-old boy so severely with a shovel last week that the boy could hardly sit down and was sick to his stomach, police said.

"I got wrongly accused," Adams said. "I'm an innocent man up here."

Warren County sheriff's deputies said the assault happened in or near a rural front yard. It's alleged that Tony and his 13-year-old brother first threw rocks at the boy as he got off the school bus. Then, it's alleged the two took turns holding down the 8-year-old and beating him with a shovel. He has since been released from a hospital and is going to be OK.

A neighbor found the boy coming out of the woods and called 911. Adams said the victim's injuries are the result of a briar patch, the child's abusive mother and her boyfriend. He said his 13-year-old brother is innocent as well.

"I don't think he done it, but they might have played around, but I don't think little brother would beat him with no shovel," Adams said.

The 8-year-old victim and his 6-year-old brother were living in a gazebo on Adams' mother's property. The Department of Children's Services is now involved in the case. Adams said he once dated the boy's mother. Neighbors were horrified by what happened but said they're not surprised.

"We've had trouble with these kids ever since they moved into the neighborhood," said Patricia Sanders. Sanders said she's had trouble out of the boys accused of this and has taken both to court. "Yeah, I took them to court for them harassing, going to my barn and stealing stuff, and they threw rocks at me," she said. The boys were both juveniles at the time, and the charges were dismissed.

Adams has been charged with domestic assault and underage drinking in the past. Warren County sheriff's deputies said he has a lengthy juvenile arrest record.

april is the cruelest month

Not Waving But Drowning will be at Zebulon in Williamsburg on April, 28.

Also, a special congratulatory note to Pinky who will be performing at Radio City Music Hall with Moby on April 4 as part of a benefit for The David Lynch Foundation.

KILL the Ego

Erstwhile 8 Year Olds bassist, Dug Winningham, and his Soundwalk collaborator, Stephan Crasneanski, put together an audio homage to NYC, and it's accompnaying film, featuring interpretive painting by the artist known as Rostarr, entitled Kill the Ego, will be on exhibit at Fountain Arts, Pier 66 (26th St & Hudson River Park) March 5th through March 8th. A portion of the project features the 8 Year Olds song Road Rage as the soundtrack to New York City's frenetic, non-stop assault on the senses.

8 Year Olds | Rockwood

A predominantly acoustic John Frazier and the 8 Year Olds will be at Rockwood Music Hall, Monday, March 23.

Police: Man lets boy drive for a 'bonding moment'

BRADENTON, Fla. – Police in southwest Florida arrested a man they say let his 8-year-old son drive a van. Police in Bradenton arrested 34-year-old Mark A. Belanger just before midnight Sunday on charges of child abuse and permitting an unlicensed driver to drive.

A police report said the boy hit two trees and nearly hit two people in a parking lot. Belanger told police he'd taken Xanax, used to treat anxiety and panic attacks, and was "feeling woozy and didn't want to drive." He said he thought letting his son drive would be a "bonding moment."

The boy told police his father took "liquid medicine" to feel better, pointing to an empty whiskey bottle in the vehicle. Belanger remained in jail Wednesday on a $10,120 bond. Jail records did not show if he has an attorney.

Not Waving But Drowning at Rubulad

Not Waving But Drowning will be performing at Rubulad's Valentine's Day Party on Saturday, February 14th.

Not Waving But Drowning to play Rockwood in February

Not Waving But Drowning will be performing at Rockwood Music Hall, Wednesday, February 25. Also on the night's bill is the lovely Joanna Erdos and the Midnight Show.