Boy in Static

Indie / Pop / Rock

San Francisco

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The new album Candy Cigarette is available now on MP3. (It comes out on CD next month, April 14th.) Get it now on MP3 at iTunes Music Store, Amazon.com, eMusic, and other places.

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Sep 17, 2009

Capital Public Radio KXJZ live radio performance

For the end of our tour, Kenji and I were invited to KXJZ in Sacramento to perform a live set on Capital Public Radio. We prepared special “unplugged” versions for a few of the songs. Our favorite is the closer, a drum-machine + organ duet version of “Starlet.” …

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Sep 15, 2009

West Coast tour photos

Kenji has rounded up a bunch of photos from our recent West Coast tour, saying “Alex and i headed out on the road to play some rock music around the western parts of the usa. we jumped into our rental in berkeley, ca, played a bunch of shows under …

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Aug 13, 2009

Limited run shirts available

We did a limited run of shirts for our West Coast tour (which kicks off next week!). Each one is hand screen-printed on a unique thrift-store found item for a vintage look. So it’s a variety of t-shirts, tank tops, sweatshirt, even a turtleneck. If you live nearby, …

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Jul 27, 2009

August 2009 US tourdates

Boy in Static is hitting the road for a run of US dates this August! Eugene, Tacoma, Portland, Seattle, Missoula, Boise, Vegas, Fresno, then back home to SF. We’ll be playing with lots of great bands, including a handful of dates with Boy Eats Drum Machine (Tacoma, …

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Jul 3, 2009

Freezepop’s Starlet remix MP3 at XLR8R

XLR8R has a free MP3 up! It’s a remix of “Starlet” by our good friends in Freezepop (thanks Sean!) Here’s what they said: “The new wave revivalists in Beantown’s Freezepop take aim and fire at the second single from Boy In Static’s Candy Cigarette, …

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Jul 1, 2009

Boy in Static interview at Tiny Mix Tapes

I (Alex) did a fun interview with Tiny Mix Tapes before our Her Space Holiday show last month. We talk about the new album, with the stories behind “Young San Francisco” and “Wartime Bachelor.” And a bonus: Mike Bell from Lymbyc Systym (who we toured Japan …

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May 24, 2009

Young SF video screening

Levi Parker and Mayah Chen, the two stars of the Young San Francisco music video, live on opposite coasts. So when Levi and family visited the Bay Area last week, we took the opportunity to setup a special screening for our stars.

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May 17, 2009

Audio interview with The Bay Bridged

I (Alex) sat down with the nice folks at The Bay Bridged for a long interview as part of their audio podcast series. We discuss everything from 80’s pop music (missing out on it), my childhood music lessons, to San Francisco drive-by shootings. And we play a handful …

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Pierre Massé, Jun 30, 2009:

Awesome stuff... I just might buy Candy Cigarette...

natalene, Jun 21, 2009:

I like your music it's sounds a little like sigur ros or sth like that...

R.fm, May 7, 2009:

Hi,

our new site is up and running now, check it and let us know what you think.

Love from R.fm crew

Timuism, Apr 29, 2009:

nice sound you've got. I'm lovin it. When will you be in philly?

DIVIT, Apr 29, 2009:

Wow, your music is somthing else!..

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