BIG NEWS! Here's a few videos from one of our concerts in the Republic of Georgia (city of Kutaisi, 8/22/11). We were invited to perform by the U.S. Embassy located there and it's been the experience of a lifetime!
We've just been named "Best Live Band 2010" by Hartford Magazine & "Best
Band 2008" by Connecticut Magazine (view video!)
and "Best Jazz Band" in the 2008 Hartford Advocate Readers
Poll! (as well as being named "Best Old School R&B/Swing
Band" in the
2007 Hartford Advocate Readers Poll,"Best Vocal Group 2007", "Best Vocal
Group 2006", & "Best Dance Band 2005" by Connecticut Magazine!)
We're on TV! Check us out on Channel 8's "CT Style", which aired on
5/4!
FOR MORE UPCOMING SHOWS, CLICK ON "SHOW DATES" (ABOVE)
Fri 5/18
Center Station Pub & Grill
(mostly Motown)
845 Farmington Ave.
9:30-1
Berlin, CT
860-828-5866 www.centerstationpub.com
New club for us! Come check it out!
Dear Fans: Need some hip vintage
clothes for your next swing dance?
Check out my baby sister
(and former ETTB lead singer)
Todd Lyon's store, FASHIONISTA,
NOW AT THEIR BEAUTIFUL NEW LOCATION ON THE CORNER OF TRUMBULL ST. & WHITNEY
AVE. New Haven, CT
203-777-4434 www.fashionista-vintage-v
ariety.com
(see below)
Our new CD, "The Romper Room" (our 11th) is HERE and is
getting great critical reviews and being played nationwide! Be
the first one on your block to get it!
Don't miss these special upcoming public shows!
Keep scrolling down! (more
details in "Show Dates")
For a complete listing of our shows,(both public and
private) see "Show Dates"
Fri 5/25
Summer Season Kickoff at the Owenego Beach & Tennis Club!
40 Linden St.
8-11:30
Branford, CT
Spend a night on the water with us (indoors or out) at this beautiful place! We played at 3 public dinner dances at the Owenego last summer & they were FANTASTIC! Choose from "dinner & band" or "band only" options. The event sells out early so don't miss out! 203-488-3805 www.owenego.com
Sun 5/27
Swing Dance put on by dance2swing!
Elks Club
134 No. Main St. (Rte 12)
Beginner lesson: 6:30
ETTB: 7:30-10:30 Leominster, MA www.dance2swing.com Cash bar, big shiny wooden dance floor, plenty of free lot parking! Always packed!
Mon 5/28
Memorial Day BLOWOUT at
Captain's Cove!
1 Bostwick Ave.
3:30-7pm
Bridgeport, CT
203-335-1433 www.captainscoveseaport.com
This gig has become an annual tradition. Picture yourself on a huge two-story deck overlooking the harbor. Have some cocktails, some food, join the hundreds of dancers on the deck. You can even bring the kids! And it's free! Enjoy yourself outside on the deck or inside in the restaurant. A great way to spend a Memorial Day afternoon! Please note: Always call this club first if the weather is "iffy"!
ETTB On-line Store!
For years, you've been asking us to put out T-shirts, hats, mugs, etc. Well
we've
finally hooked up with CafePress.com and we now have our own internet store!
You can buy all kinds of products- and they make great holiday gifts for the
ETTB fans in your life!
Simply go to www.cafeshops.com/eighttotheba
r
and look at the array of items you can buy with our image on it!
T
odd
Lyon Wants to Marry You!
Former ETTB lead singer Todd Lyon is now a Justice of the Peace, State of
Connecticut,
specializing in personalized vows and unconventional ceremonies. Creative
couples
can contact her at
cowardlylyon@gmail.com.
Fifty
Ways to Read Your Lover Yes, there really are 50 ways to spy
on your loved one's soul, including palmistry,
tea leaves, handwriting analysis, Chinese astrology, interactive quizzes,
and more. Todd Lyon, former ETTB female vocalist, guides you through the
secret languages
of romance with her newest book, 50 WAYS TO READ YOUR LOVER (Fireside). Look
for it at your local book store, or buy it on
Amazon.com.