Sorry to say, but 8static is canceled for February 6th!

All three musical acts have members from NYC, which presents a big transportation issue. More importantly, you all know that 8static is totally DIY - and bringing a sound system and drum kit from unplowed South and Northeast Philly is almost impossible right now! All scheduled artists from this month will be worked into lineups for the next few months, so you’ll see them soon!

Now, for some good news - we were going to announce this tonight at the show, so here goes: On March 13th we are having a totally free 8static! That’s right, FREE! Bring all your friends who are new to chip and/or too cheap to usually show up! Consider it our way of saying THANK YOU for your continued support of 8static and our extremely successful Kickstarter campaign (which isn’t over yet, hint hint). We’re gonna have our new sound system and projector ready to go for this special event! This show will feature minusbaby from NYC, and Philly’s own Ro-Bear, Chipocrite, and enso! Our pre-show event will be a really cool thing hosted by Geekadelphia that I can’t talk about yet! More info on that soon!

This weekend 8static welcomes back Starscream and Graffiti Monsters from NYC, alongside Philly locals Void Vision and VBLANK!

Once again we prove that chip music is more than just Game Boys, expect loads of drums, guitar, vocals, synths, and dancing this Saturday, February 6th!

Come early for Starscream’s workshop on silk screening - and get one of the first 10 8static shirts printed by Starscream with design by enso!

8static returns January 9th, 2010 with Baron Knoxburry, Cheap Dinosaurs, SKGB, and NO CARRIER!

Lots of love this week from Geekadelphia, Technically Philly, and The City Paper!

Need the flier to share with friends or get cheap admission? Print it out and bring in it! Click here to download the full size one!

As you (better) know, Baron Knoxburry runs Battle of The Bits, a chip music forum and community based around music competitions! This weekend at 8static we’re having a half-hour compo! Go sign up on BOTB and look out for the post there with more information! Bring your laptop to 8static promptly at 7pm! Work on your track live with others for a half hour - then upload it!People online will vote and we’ll play back the winning tracks later in the evening! Don’t miss it! Head over to Battle of The Bits now!

8static just launched a Kickstarter campaign and we’re looking for contributions from you! We are looking to improve our sound and video with some new equipment - and reward you for your donations with tons of exclusive chip related goodies!

For all you need to know, check out our page on Kickstarter here: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1764370381/8static-phillys-premier-8-bit-party

Also, make sure you come out to The Khyber for the last Philly chip party of 2009 - this Wednesday, December 30th! The show features Animal Style, Ro-Bear, Chipocrite, NO CARRIER, and more! Head over to http://www.thekhyber.com for more info!

See you at The Khyber and of course Studio 34 on January 9th for the first 8static of 2010!

After a one month breather, we’re back with a killer lineup on January 9th!

Baron Knoxburry of Battle of the Bits fame is coming from Ann Arbor for his first ever Philly appearance (pictured left)!

Cheap Dinosaurs is back for a full band show with some new tunes!

SKGB, longtime 8static open mic rocker, is ready to claim the opening spot for a full set!

NO CARRIER will be providing the visuals and debuting some brand new Atari 2600 material as well!

Trash80 at Blip 2008 by Brana V.

Tonight we have the final 8static of 2009 - featuring music from Trash80, Glomag, & Animal Style - and visuals by Enso & Dan Winckler!

We’re taking off for December, due to the holiday (Blip Festival), but we’ll be starting strong in 2010 on January 9th.

Look for updates over the sites and new lineups soon.. and see you tonight!