Confirmed musical guests include Israeli hip-hop superstars Hadag Nachash at Webster Hall in New York; the indie-vaudeville-art-rock-act Trachtenberg Family Slideshow Players at Crocodile Café in Seattle; hip-hop-inflected Middle Eastern-Gypsy collective Balkan Beat Box and Cambodian Rockers Dengue Fever at the Echo Plex in Los Angeles.

The Eight was conceptualized based on Jewltide, JDub's successful annual Hanukah concerts, which evolved over the last five years into mini-tours the week during the holiday. By partnering with Taglit-birthright israel, the two organizations will create a worldwide, interactive Hanukah event on a massive scale, offering participants a unique shared opportunity to engage with Judaism outside of an institutional or religious Jewish setting.

THE EIGHT: PARTICIPATING ARTISTS
(All shows taking place December 8, 2007)

New York, NY – Webster Hall ($20 advance/$25 day of show // 7 PM // 18+)
Hadag Nachash
Budos Band
Soulico

Los Angeles, CA – Echoplex ($15 advance /$20 day of show // 8 PM // 18+)
Balkan Beat Box
Dengue Fever

San Francisco, CA – The Independent ($12 in advance /$14 at the door // 8:30 PM //$21+)
Apollo Sunshine

Seattle, WA – Crocodile Café (Tickets TBD // 8 PM // 21+)
Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players
Golem

Boston, MA – T.T. The Bears ($12 advance / $15 day of show // 8:30PM // 21+)
Simple People
Mocean Worker
Wailing Wall