5/14/08
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. photo
4/29/08
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.
4/10/08
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.
3/12/08
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.
1/28/08
NOT WAVING BUT DROWNING
Not Waving But Drowning, Saturday, January 19th, The Living Room. go to photo page!
1/09/08
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.
12/24/07
A COUPLE OF NWBD LINKS
Check out Not Waving But Drowning on Fluff Radio and also this live video of Drowned Man's Ball, from the NWBD gig at Joe's Pub on Dec. 15.
12/12/07
JOE'S PUB: SATURDAY
Not Waving But Drowning is playing this Saturday, December 15th at Joe's Pub, sharing a bill with Joanna Erdos and the Midnight Show Planning to attend? It's a good idea to purchase tickets here, as Joe's has limited seating.
11/29/07
8 YEAR OLDS @ PARKSIDE LOUNGE
Saturday, December 8th, JOHN FRAZIER AND THE 8 YEAR OLDS will be at The Parkside Lounge on Manhattan's Lower East Side. Showtime is 9pm.
11/21/07
8 YEAR OLDS @ FAT BABY
Tuesday, November 27th, JOHN FRAZIER AND THE 8 YEAR OLDS will be at Fat Baby on Manhattan's Lower East Side. Showtime is 10:30.
11/12/07
NOT WAVING BUT PODCASTING
go to photo page!
This past Saturday, Not Waving
But Drowning recorded a couple of tracks and did an interview which will be podcast(ed?) on www.fluffinbrooklyn.com at some date in the
near future. Check back for air date.
The band will also be performing at Joe's Pub on Saturday, December 15th with friends The Midnight Show. More info to
come.
10/12/07
PARKSIDE LOUNGE
go to photo page!
The 8 Year Olds LOVE YOU!
10/8/07
THE LIVING ROOM
go to photo page!
Not Waving But Drowning had a great time at The Living Room on October 3rd. Thanks to
everyone who came out.
Don't forget: this Thursday, October 11, JOHN FRAZIER AND THE 8 YEAR OLDS will be at
the Parkside Lounge. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SHOW INFO
10/1/07
OCTOBER
NOT WAVING BUT
DROWNING will be at The Living Room this
Wednesday, October 3. Also on the bill is Brad Roberts (Crash Test
Dummies).
Then, next week, JOHN FRAZIER AND THE 8 YEAR
OLDS will be at The Parkside
Lounge, Thursday, October 11.
CLICK HERE FOR MORE SHOW INFO
9/18/07
ROCKWOOD MUSIC HALL
go to photo page!
Thanks everybody! Extra thanks to Danny Tunick and Rebecca Moore for saving the day
with the equipment!!
8/29/07
DIRTY LAUNDRY
Dirty Laundry is hosting events at Hostelling International and on Thursday, Sept. 6, I'll be performing a short 3 song set prior to a reading by Lisa Ferber.
8/8/07
AUGUST OVERVIEW
Not Waving But
Drowning is playing on Saturday the 11th at Shanimal's Animal Benefit (if you are
interested in attending, send an email to mail@john-frazier.com requesting the particulars) and then
again at The Parkside Lounge on Saturday
the 18th.
The following weekend John Frazier and the 8 Year
Olds bring their show to The
Parkside: 10:30 pm, Saturday the 25th.
8/04/07
CLUB MIDWAY
go to photo page!
Thanks everybody!
7/29/07
CLUB MIDWAY, FRIDAY, AUGUST 3rd, 8pm
7/28/07
CAVE CANEM
go to photo page!
Thanks everybody!
6/28/07
PETE'S
go to photo page!
Thanks to all!
6/23/07
TUESDAY, JUNE 26TH: PETE'S CANDY STORE
This Tuesday at Pete's Candy Store is John Frazier and the 8
Year Olds and Not Waving But Drowning,
with special guests, Shanimal.
Not Waving But Drowning gets things started at 9pm, with 8
Year Olds at 10pm and Shanimal at 11pm.
5/31/07
HAPPENINGS
June starts off with Not Waving But Drowning at PS 122's
Avant-Garde-Arama on Saturday the 2nd.
Rebecca Moore and Prevention of
Blindness head to Europe for shows in Portugal, Spain and France.
And Pete's Candy Store
plays host to a double bill of Not Waving But
Drowning and John Frazier and the 8 Year Olds (with
special guests, Shanimal) on the 26th.
See GIGS page for more information.
4/28/07
RECORDING AND SHOW UPDATES
Work continues on the forthcoming John Frazier and the 8 Year
Olds record. The current track list is: The Same Shit, One at a Time, Gina's Secret, Road
Rage, Adjust, Compensation Pills, Generations, Pushing the Fat, Life of the Party, Indulge Me, Some
Knew Truth. It would be nice to think it will be ready in time for the show at Pete's Candy Store in June, but holding your
breath is not recommended.
The Rebecca Moore led project
known as Harvey Mars is playing this coming Friday, May 4, at Issue Project Room in Brooklyn. This line up
consists of 2 bass guitars, viola and violin. Rebecca's Prevention of Blindness
ensemble will be at The Living Room on the
13th and preparing for a European Tour which kicks off June 8th in Portugal. Both
myself and 8 Year Olds' violist, Pinky, are perfoming with Rebecca in these shows.
Not Waving But Drowning has
their debut gig at Mo Pitkin's on May 29.
4/15/07
THE GOOD FIGHT
Rebecca Moore and Marc Ribot got arrested yesterday for steadfastly and determinedly showing there solidarity with Tonic — what it, and places like it, mean to the artistic and cultural integrity of the city.
4/06/07
PITCHFORK | NY TIMES
Pitchfork did a write up of the Old Knit show at Town Hall using some of the Kathryn Yu photos mentioned below. See it all HERE. There was also a write up of the show in The New York Times.
3/22/07
PHOTOS FROM TOWN HALL
Here are some photos from the night of the Old Knit Anniversary show at Town Hall, taken by Kathryn Yu.
3/15/07
NEW ORLEANS BENEFIT
On Saturday, March 10, the Rebecca Moore ensemble performed at the 6th Street Community Center at a benefit for New Orleans reconstruction organized by Seth Tobocman.
2/17/07
SIN-E SHOW CANCELLED
due to emergency construction at the club
2/15/07
'OLD KNIT' 20TH ANNIVERSARY, MARCH 1
Pinky and I will both be part of the Rebecca Moore and Prevention of Blindness ensemble at this benefit for John Zorn's
club, The Stone, taking place at Town Hall. The night has been put
together by original Knitting Factory owner, Michael Dorf, to celebrate that club's
20th Anniversary. In addition to Ms Moore, the bill features performances by Lou
Reed, Laurie Anderson, John Zorn, Medeski Martin and
Wood, Marc Ribot, Mike Doughty, Lee
Renaldo, Joe Lovano, DJ Spooky and many others.
See GIGS page for more information.
2/01/07
GIG ANNOUNCEMENT
John Frazier and the 8 Year Olds' next appearance will be Sunday, February 18, 9pm at Sin-e.
1/27/07
FAT BABY
see photos
Thanks so much to all of you.
1/21/07
SHOW REMINDER: THIS FRIDAY
1/12/07
NEW YEAR, NEW GIG, NEW 8 YEAR OLD
We have booked our first gig of 2007. Our first gig since August. And our first gig with newly ordained 8 Year Old, Pinky Weitzman, playing viola and violin. The show is Friday, January 26th, 8pm at Fat Baby. Please come out to help welcome Pink and soak up some sounds.