Bob Mold and Fred Armisen helped the 8G Band close out their tenure as the Late Night with Seth Meyers house band last night.
Mold fronted the group as they tore through a cover of the Hüsker Dü classic, “Makes No Sense At All,” from the pioneering punk group's 1985 album. Flip your wig over. Armisen, meanwhile, took his place behind the drums and provided backing vocals alongside keyboardist Eli Janney, guitarist Seth Jabour and bassist Syd Butler.
It was announced earlier this summer that the 8G Band would be retiring Late at night. In an interview with Vulture at the time, Janney, who also served as the show's musical director, said the group was let go amid budget cuts and in anticipation of the show's “revamped” 12th season.
“There are a lot of strong emotions. Nobody is happy about it,” Janney said. “Seth has been a great champion of ours since the beginning. They couldn't be nicer about it… I have nothing but positive things to say. Ten and a half years is a very long time in television. Every TV show ends. that's just the reality of any creative endeavor. It was 10 of the best years of my life. They always really looked after us and let us do what we wanted.”
The 8G Band joined Meyers when he took over Late at night as Jimmy Fallon went The Tonight Show. At the time, the group was fronted by Armisen, along with Janney, Jabour, Butler and drummer Kimberly Thompson. While Armisen appeared sparingly on the show, Butler, Janney and Jabur played almost every night and often welcomed guest drummers. (Butler, Janney and Jabour cut their teeth in punk and indie bands, with Jabour and Butler coming from Les Savy Fav and Janney from Girls Against Boys.)
Ahead of their final show, Meyers paid tribute to the departing band, saying: “Since the show began in 2014, these four extraordinary artists have been by my side, playing with over 200 guest drummers and rediscovering the talk show band definition. .”
from our partners at https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/bob-mould-fred-armisen-cover-husker-du-8g-band-seth-meyers-1235086699/