Eight to the Bar

The Romper
Room
is HERE!

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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!

Next public dates:

Sat 1/28
"Liberty Bell Gala"
at Woodwinds
29 Schoolgrounds Rd.
6-11pm
Branford, CT
Put on by the "Foundation of the New Haven County Bar", this dinner dance event features a 3-course sit-down meal and a silent auction. Event honors the recipient of the Liberty Bell Award, presented to a non-lawyer or community organization. Public welcome! Black tie optional. For more info/lpurchase tickets, call Jenna Dayton at 203-562-9652 or email foundation@newhavenbar.org

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)

Check out Fashionista on YouTube

What's New!

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 2/3
Swing Dance at West Hartford Town Hall!
50 South Main ST.
9-12
W. Hartford, CT
www.havetodance.com/hartfordswing
A huge swing dance in a big, beautiful setting! Always packed!

Sat 2/4
"Black & White"
St. Mary's Hospital Gala
for 2012
Aqua Turf Club
Plantsville, CT
5:30-12
Cocktails, hors d'oeuvres, dinner, dancing, silent & live auctions, fun!
203-709-6391
www.stmhfoundation.org

Fri 2/10
Maple Tree (mostly Motown)
651 Hopmeadow St.
(Rte 10)
Simsbury, CT 8:30-12:30
860-651-1297
www.mapletreecafe.com
One of our favorite, longest-running gigs. Have an excellent dinner, some drinks, & dance to our music!

Sat 2/11

"A Very Special Valentine's Night Out"-
Concert with Causes
6pm-1am
Event starts at Kess Cafe
11 W. Main St.
Plantsville (Southington), CT
Hors d'oeuvres at 6pm
Dinner from 6:30-9pm
5 Course Champagne Dinner
Choice of Surf & Turf
or just Prime Rib
or just Lobster
Then event moves 3 doors down to the
Hydeaway Cafe
115 W. Main St.
Plantsville, CT
for a night of dancing to ETTB doing a "mostly Motown" show
from 9-1
Event benefits the "Hole in the Wall Gang"
Tix $100 per couple
OR YOU CAN OPT FOR THE "SHOW ONLY"
@$15pp.(which includes 1 free well drink or domestic beer), come to the Hydeaway Cafe, and see ETTB from 9-1. 860-426-9411
www.concertswithcauses.com
More info: 203-213-8355

Sun 2/12
Afternoon Concert
"Music at the Meeetinghouse"
2183 Main ST.
4-5pm
Glastonbury, CT
www.glastonburyfirst.org

Fri 2/24
Double show at
the "Kate"
w/Shiny Lapel Trio!
300 Main St.
8-11:30
Old Saybrook, CT www.katharinehepburntheater.org
We did this show together last year at this beautiful theater and it was a blast! Let's do it again!

Sat 2/25
Bar 2421 @
the Hawthorne
(mostly Motown)
2421 Berlin Tpke
9-1
Berlin, CT
860-828-3571
www.hawthorne-inn.com
Just renovated and reopened!

Sun 2/28
Swing Dance at the Elks Club
134 No. Main St.
(Rte 12)
Beginner-friendly lesson: 6:30
ETTB: 7:30-10:30
Leominster, MA
www.dance2swing.com
Always packed & always a blast! Big shiny wooden dance floor, cash bar. Plenty of free lot parking.

FOR MORE UPCOMING SHOWS, CLICK ON "SHOW DATES" (ABOVE)

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.