Boneless Children Foundation
Boneless Children Foundation | |
|---|---|
| Origin | San Francisco, California, California, United States |
| Genres | Indie rock |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Website | Official site |
| Members | David Marc Siegel Jonathan Kepke J. Logan Barrier |
| Past members | Brian Gorman Paco Romane Michael Musika |
The Boneless Children Foundation is a San Francisco (United States) indie rock band. Their debut full length self-released CD, Stars For Anyone was released on October 2, 2007 to generally positive reviews, eventually reaching No. 200 on the College Music Journal charts in November 2007.
History[edit]
The Boneless Children Foundation began in 2003 with a line-up of Brian Gorman (of Tartufi) on drums, Michael Musika on guitar and vocals and David Marc Siegel (then "David Sophia-Siegel") on bass guitar and occasional vocals. The group was joined by Paco Romane on bass, after which time Siegel moved to lead guitar. The group recorded an EP and played around the San Francisco Bay Area, including a stint as the house band for the Killing My Lobster sketch comedy show, "Pop!",[1] before Musika, Gorman and Romane left the band in 2005.
In 2005, Siegel was the Musical Director for the Killing My Lobster sketch comedy show, "The Wonderful World of Science." He put together a band for the show which included piano player Jonathan Kepke. After the show's run was completed, Siegel and Kepke continued playing together, with Kepke on bass and Siegel on guitar and vocals. Soon thereafter J. Logan Barrier was added on drums and the new Boneless Children Foundation was born.[2]
Aside from their work with the group, J. Logan Barrier is a fine art and commercial photographer, Jonathan Kepke is an audio engineer specializing in audio for film, and David Siegel composes music for short films and theatrical productions.
The group's website included a blog run by the group as well as photo-based webcomics written by Siegel.
Band members[edit]
Current members[edit]
- David Marc Siegel - vocals, guitar
- Jonathan Kepke - bass
- J. Logan Barrier - drums
Former members[edit]
- Paco Romane - bass
- Brian Gorman - drums
- Michael Musika - guitar, vocals
"Stars For Anyone"[edit]
With Jonathan Kepke's engineering skills, the band produced and engineered their 2007 release, "Stars For Anyone," to which the press responses were largely positive. The group was featured on NPR's Open Mic program and made the Onion's list of Worst Band Names of 2007.
Press[edit]
"With Stars for Anyone, The Boneless Children Foundation has created a massive album that swerves and boogies with classic rock n' roll riffs and delightfully quirky and engaging lyrics. The songs overflow with ideas, while musical passages are juxtaposed in a way that suggests the giddiness of a band like Sparks. ...[David Sophia Siegel is] a reckless lead vocalist who shouts, croons, pleads, and sings over the carefully crafted music with such emotion that you can't help but listen to what he's trying to say." -Wiretap Music [3]
"Go, be rocked [by the Boneless Children Foundation]." —Rudolph Delson, New York Times Paper Cuts "Living With Music" Blog [4]
"Kind of like No Doubt before they sold 10,000,000 records and began to doubt their sound. No (thankfully) Gwen here, but perhaps a similar sense of controlled confusion and kinetic energy. A tight three-piece that I am sure deliver a great live show with much unpredictableness." -Freddy Jisp, Left Hip Magazine [5]
"Don't worry about sending money: These three guys have all the bones they need. They make a plenty-noisy punk-rock racket, tempered by humor and just the right touch of melody.” -East Bay Express [6]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-09-07. Retrieved 2009-06-18. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help)CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link) KML Pop! - ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-06-01. Retrieved 2009-06-18. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help)CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link) Official Boneless Children Foundation Bio - ↑ http://wiretapmusic.com/content/view/82/30/ Archived 2008-09-05 at the Wayback Machine Wiretap Music Review of "Stars For Anyone"
- ↑ http://papercuts.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/12/05/living-with-music-a-playlist-by-rudolph-delson/?ex=1197522000&en=ce5f1c2bc4148a36&ei=5070&emc=eta1 New York Times Paper Cuts "Living With Music" Blog, December 5, 2007
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-01-11. Retrieved 2009-06-17. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help)CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link) Left Hip Magazine Review - ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-08-30. Retrieved 2009-06-17. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help)CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link) East Bay Express
External links[edit]
- [1] Boneless Children Foundation site
- [2] J. Logan Barrier's photography site
- [3] David Sophia-Siegel's site
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