SF JAZZ Hotplate – Sun Ra:

Also check out a recent clip from a show at Coda, done by none other than the Baytaper himself:

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The first 5 people that request a good song get a free CD… request a bad song [...]]]> This Friday (Feb 19) at 10pm we’ll set out to attack another round of unsuspecting listeners at Coda. We might pull out some Sun Ra, we might pull out some NOLA revival…you never really know…I never really even know.

The first 5 people that request a good song get a free CD… request a bad song and we’ll make you feel weird about it.

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We’ll be at Coda on Friday, January 29, 10pm ($10).

Apparently there are still a handful of people that haven’t checked Coda out yet!! It’s a beautiful room, amazing food & drinks, great sound…c’mon, get off the back of your laps and head over there. We haven’t met a musician [...]]]> Oh yeah, it’s good to be back!

We’ll be at Coda on Friday, January 29, 10pm ($10).

Apparently there are still a handful of people that haven’t checked Coda out yet!! It’s a beautiful room, amazing food & drinks, great sound…c’mon, get off the back of your laps and head over there. We haven’t met a musician yet that doesn’t completely love playing there. And when it comes to clubs musicians are the harshest critics… or the biggest babies, however you wanna look at it.

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Coda: 1710 Mission Street SF, CA 94103 415-551-CODA (2632)

The SF Jazz organization has been putting on a jazz-legends tribute once a month at Amnesia. So far they’ve paid tribute to Ray Charles, Jimmy Smith, Wes Montgomery and Rahsaan Roland Kirk. We have the special pleasure of bringing Sun Ra’s music to [...]]]> Date, time & place: January 14th, 9pm. Amnesia bar, $5. SF Jazz Hotplate

The SF Jazz organization has been putting on a jazz-legends tribute once a month at Amnesia. So far they’ve paid tribute to Ray Charles, Jimmy Smith, Wes Montgomery and Rahsaan Roland Kirk. We have the special pleasure of bringing Sun Ra’s music to their plate…of hotness.

Those who are familiar with our music know that we enjoy a good dabble in the world of Sun Ra; however, on this night we’ll be doing ONLY the music of Sun Ra. Mike has spent tireless hours transcribing a variety of his favorite Arkestra gems for the show…trans-galactic travel will be an inevitability.

We also recommend arriving early to catch a screening of “Space Is The Place” preview below:

Here’s a video clip he took at Yoshi’s from “Basin St. Blues”; Olmos’ solo shook [...]]]> We were fortunate enough to have the great Baytaper visit us at Yoshi’s. Most Bay Area music lovers already know whats going on with the Baytaper; but if you don’t, you can do yourself a favor by visiting his website: www.baytaper.com.

Here’s a video clip he took at Yoshi’s from “Basin St. Blues”; Olmos’ solo shook the ground that night:

There are a few audio clips from the show, also captured by Baytaper, on our “Media” page here: 8LM Media.

The Baytaper has recorded live shows for a ton of great Bay Area bands; rock, jazz, hip-hop and just about every style you can imagine…. basically, he’s awesome, end post.

The interview had to be broken up into sections in order to post it; but if you’d like [...]]]> If you missed the KCSM interview Wednesday with Chris Cortez you can hear it below. We discuss our latest album from Fantasy Studios entitled “Vol.2″ and our upcoming CD release party at Yoshi’s SF on Wednesday, Sept. 2nd.

The interview had to be broken up into sections in order to post it; but if you’d like the full interview please email us at booking@8leggedmonster.com

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Don’t forget to come get a CD at our release party: Yoshi’s SF on Wednesday, Sept. 2nd Yoshi’s SF post

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Thanks everyone!

We are happy to announce that the release of our latest CD with Pursuance Records will be at Yoshi’s SF on September 2nd, 8pm. In addition to the CD release, the artists from the Local 365 (Local 365 site) will be closing their exhibit at the “Lush Life” gallery, next door to Yoshi’s [...]]]> Hello again folks,

We are happy to announce that the release of our latest CD with Pursuance Records will be at Yoshi’s SF on September 2nd, 8pm. In addition to the CD release, the artists from the Local 365 (Local 365 site) will be closing their exhibit at the “Lush Life” gallery, next door to Yoshi’s (exhibit begins Thursday, Aug. 20). So be sure to show up early and check out their closing party before you make your way into the concert. Here is some information: SF Gate, Local 365

Karina Denike will be contributing her lovely vocal chords to the performance, as always, and we will also have Lavay Smith as guest vocalist. Tickets available here: Yoshi’s Ticket Sales

Also, please check us out on KCSM (Jazz 91.1) August 26 at 1pm with Chris Cortez.

Our CD will be available on iTunes shortly:
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8LM, Vol. 2

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We’ve got a fun show happening at Anna’s Jazz Isle this Sunday at 8pm; just in time to recover from your independence day excessivities.

There is going to be some live artists from Local 365 (Local 365 website) painting during the show. Great art by folks like James Gayles and Suzie Ferris have put a [...]]]> Hey again,

We’ve got a fun show happening at Anna’s Jazz Isle this Sunday at 8pm; just in time to recover from your independence day excessivities.

There is going to be some live artists from Local 365 (Local 365 website) painting during the show. Great art by folks like James Gayles and Suzie Ferris have put a new spark of inspiration into the jazz scene around here and we’re proud to have the two artistic mediums of aural and visual connect yet again.

Hope to see some of you out there. For more info on Anna’s Jazz please visit:
Anna’s Jazz Island.com

-8LM

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We’ve got a couple of fun things coming up this month. On June 19th, we’re playing a fundraiser at the Yerba Buena Center For The Arts for a very cool organization called “CHEFS”. CHEFS helps the homeless or recently homeless prepare for employment in food service. If you’re interested in learning more or buying [...]]]> Hello agian,

We’ve got a couple of fun things coming up this month. On June 19th, we’re playing a fundraiser at the Yerba Buena Center For The Arts for a very cool organization called “CHEFS”. CHEFS helps the homeless or recently homeless prepare for employment in food service. If you’re interested in learning more or buying tickets you can do so at: http://www.summertini.org/

On June 21 we celebrate Mike’s Birthday at the Makeout Room, 8pm. That’s right, Mike Irwin is turning 30 years old and he’s officially an old man. You should make fun of him as much as possible and definitely do not trust him anymore if you are 29 or younger. In addition to Mike, Mr. Eric Markowitz will be turning the big four-O!…since he’s elderly now he’ll probably just die on stage, but he’ll take that chance anyway. The festivities will feature music from the Eaton Barics Quintet (http://www.myspace.com/ebquintet) and, of course, the 8 Legged Monster. More info at http://www.makeoutroom.com/

Take care out there folks, and watch out for people riding those “fixies” around – they ain’t got no breaks!

Monsta

06/21 Mike's Birthday