Appearances

• November 13, 2008 at 1:00 am

  Blog Critics Magazine Loves Hoggin All The Covers

  Band From TV’s just released CD/DVD combo "Hoggin’ All The Covers" – available exclusively at Amazon – “is a real treat” says Blog Critics Magazine writer Barbara Barnett.
  
  There are on-screen interviews, peeks backstage, and footage from the concert from which the “live” audio CD was recorded. The CD includes 13 tracks covering various genres and styles, mainly featuring Bob Guiney and Bonnie Somerville on vocals, Greg Grunberg on drums, and Hugh Laurie on piano and some of the vocals. “Guiney and Somerville have nice, melodic country voices,” Barnett writes. “Laurie's gravelly American-accented voice, gives an appropriate rawness to the more bluesy tunes.”

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  Source: BlogCritics.org

• November 4, 2008 at 1:00 am

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  Hoggin' All The Covers Rockets to Amazon's Top 10

  

  Band From TV's new "Hoggin' All The Covers" DVD/CD, available exclusively on Amazon, landed on the site's Top 10.  Featuring the band performing classic rock songs like “Mustang Sally,” and “Feelin’ Alright” in front of a live audience in Los Angeles, proceeds from the DVD/CD go to six causes selected by the band members.  One of those causes is Save the Children, Hugh Laurie's charity of choice.

  "I've been involved with Save the Children most of my life,” says Laurie. “If they were a band, they'd be Led Zeppelin."

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  Source: Reuters Alert Net

• October 28, 2008 at 1:00 am

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  Band From TV Takes to the Skies With ExpressJet

  

  Band From TV has named ExpressJet's Corporate Aviation Division as their official private charter provider. ExpressJet will fly the band to concerts nationwide ensuring Band From TV's continued success at raising awareness and funding for the charities that benefit from The Band From TV Global Charity Trust.

  As founder Greg Grunberg states, "We are incredibly grateful to ExpressJet for providing transportation for our band all throughout America. All of the money saved from ExpressJet providing this service goes straight to the charities and we are beyond thankful." Echoes ExpressJet's Sr. Manager of Marketing, John Yeng, "We are proud to associate our expertise in aviation with the talented actors and musicians of Band From TV. We couldn't be happier to do our part in raising money for the very worthy charities that each celebrity has chosen."

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  Source: ExpressJet. com

• October 12, 2008 at 1:00 am

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  "Hoggin' All the Covers" on ETonline

  Entertainment Tonight Online promoted the band’s new DVD/CD, “Hoggin’ All the Covers.”    What do you get when a talented crop of TV stars form a band devoted to charities?  You get some awesome live shows that are hoggin’ the covers.

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  Source: ETonline / Hoggin All the Covers

• August 12, 2008 at 1:00 am

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  Band From TV Thrills at the Netflix Live! On Location Free Concert

  

  Los Angeles Times writer Mindy Farabee gave a thumbs up to the Netflix Live concert on August 9th.  "This is a crew that knows how to work a room," she writes, from Hayden Panetierre's kicking off the concert to Teri Hatcher's plea for "a strong plumber"'s help with her microphone problems. Special guest star Zach Levi ("Chuck"), traded verses with Bob Guiney on "The Letter," and Hugh Laurie played a crowd-pleasing rendition of "Such a Night."

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  Source: Los Angeles Times - The Guide

• April 29, 2008 at 1:00 am

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  Teri Hatcher on TV

  

  The New York Daily News reported that the actress performed Carrie Underwood's "Before He Cheats" with "Desperate Housewives" co-star James Denton and Greg Grunberg's celebrity group The Band From TV.

  Source: Starpulse.com

• March 29, 2008 at 1:00 am

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  Band From TV on "American Idol Gives Back"

  

  Band From TV performed on the Idol Gives Back special that aired April 9, 2008.

  Source: HouseIsRight.com

• September 30, 2007 at 1:00 am

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  Heroes' Greg Grunberg Leads All-Star Band

  
  Reading minds is a super power that really comes in handy for a down-on-his-luck cop like Matt Parkman, the role actor Greg Grunberg plays on NBC's Heroes. But in the real world, Grunberg, 40, is doing something powerful on his own: playing with an all-star band.

  Source: People.com / Band From TV

• September 29, 2007 at 1:00 am

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  A rock group comprising of some of television's biggest stars has scored a hit on iTunes

  
  Band From TV is a 9 piece musical ensemble set up by Heroes' star Greg Grunberg, who plays drums, and features the talents of Desperate Housewives' James Denton on guitar and House's Hugh Laurie on keyboards. "There's about 50 versions of Minnie The Moocher on iTunes, and I'm afraid ours is the most popular," joked Laurie about the song's current success. "It's a funky version of it... it was a real thrill."

  Source: LookToTheStars.org