Music
Press
"A great band .. well-crafted songs"
- Headcase Radio
"I've been spinning On the Watch on my morning show...great work!" - KEXP 90.3 FM: John Richards
"It was a real pleasure listening to Driving the Eights .. I was immediately sucked in by the sound of the vocals; the performance given is truly heartfelt and awesome. Well done!"
- TAXI
DRIVING THE EIGHTS DESERVES TIME AS CAR COMPANION
"...Enchanting music that is sure to reach the airwaves soon; Driving the Eights has hit the mark on quality music that is classy, fresh and captivating..."
- Tri-City Herald: Bethany Lee
"...enjoy the feeling of a big, booming chorus that wraps itself around one's head."
- Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Tizzy Asher
Discography
Driving the Eights:
-“Remembering What It Looked Like”, 2005.
-"Reach Down Sessions", 2007.
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Bio
Driving the Eights is the intersection of four musicians inspired by a wide array of musical influences.
The Seattle quartet formed when Ben Lappenga and Todd Ussery were drawn together by common musical ground, and more importantly, complementary musical differences.
Soon afterwards, Driving the Eights entered the recording studio to cut tracks for their first demo. Mark Nelson, a fan of the raw material offered to record the demo in his personal studio. During the sessions, it became clear that Marks musical perspective added a new dimension to the bands sound and the duo progressed to a trio.
The bands first EP “Remembering What It Looked Like” was released in 2005, representing a collection of eight diverse songs. In the fall of 2005, Chris Doss joined-up with Ben, Todd and Mark, rounding out the current line-up of the band.
January 2007 was marked by the release of the “Reach Down Sessions”, co-produced by Driving the Eights and Tom Pfaeffle at Tank Studios, Black Diamond, WA.
Driving the Eights music is available at iTunes, Easy Street Records, Sonic Boom, Everyday Music, CD Baby, and Noisehead.com; and can be heard on “airwaves” in the Pacific Northwest and Internet radio including: “The Mountain” KMTT 103.7 FM, “The End” KNDD 107.7 FM, KEXP 90.3 FM, Indie 103.1 FM, Pulse Rated/SKY Digital Channel 0155 U.K., The ‘Burg 88.1 FM, Head Case Radio, Etc...
Driving the Eights on the Web:
drivingtheeights.com
myspace.com/drivingtheeights
noisehead.com
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