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Boy Eats Drum Machine

Rock band from Santa Cruz, CA · formed 2001

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Boy Eats Drum Machine photo
Photo: Bandcamp
Shows on record
7
Rooms played
7
Cities
5
Releases
22
Last show
Apr 30, 2011The Comet Tavern

About

Boy Eats Drum Machine is a band from Santa Cruz, CA, formed in 2001, tagged alternative, bay area music, breaks by its sources. Shows on record run from 2008 to 2011, across 7 rooms in 5 cities.

The summary is assembled from the record fields and shows on this page; each fact listed names its source. See Sources & corrections for what each source supplied.

Shows

7 on record · Songkick
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Shows per year

  1. 20081 show
  2. 20104 shows
  3. 20112 shows
Show history
DateVenue
Apr 30, 2011The Comet Tavern · SeattleSupportwith Jared Mees & The Grown Children, Throw Me the Statue, Joseph Giant
Jan 27, 2011The Woods · PortlandSupportwith Woodsman, Hosannas, Return to Mono, +1
Mar 20, 2010The Liberty · AustinSupportwith Quasi, Jared Mees & The Grown Children, All Smiles, +6
Mar 20, 2010Central Presbyterian Church · AustinSupportwith The Ambassadors, Twin Tigers, Fyfe Dangerfield, +29
Mar 10, 2010The Satellite · Los Angeles (LA)Supportwith Jared Mees & The Grown Children, Finn Riggins, Olin & the Moon, +4
Mar 3, 2010El Rio · San FranciscoHeadlinerwith For Fear the Hearts of Men Are Failing, Disastroid, Disasteroid, +2
Nov 2, 2008Tractor Tavern · SeattleSupportwith Anomie Belle, Two Loons For Tea, Stephanie Schneiderman

Where they play

7 rooms in 5 cities

Rooms played most

Cities played

  • Austin2 shows
  • Seattle2 shows
  • Los Angeles (LA)1 show
  • Portland1 show
  • San Francisco1 show

Live history

6 shows on record
Shows counted
6
First on record
Nov 2008
Latest on record
Apr 2011

Shows per year

  1. 20081
  2. 20103
  3. 20112

Top rooms

  • The Comet Tavern, Seattle · 1
  • The Woods, Portland · 1
  • The Liberty, Austin · 1
  • The Satellite, Los Angeles (LA) · 1
  • El Rio, San Francisco · 1

Top cities

  • Seattle, WA · 2
  • Portland · 1
  • San Francisco, CA · 1
  • Los Angeles (LA), CA · 1
  • Austin, TX · 1

Often on the bill with: Finn Riggins, Jared Mees & the Grown Children, All Smiles, Anomie Belle, Blunt Mechanic, Correatown, Disastroid, Hosannas

Counted from the shows BandSlate holds; missing shows are not counted.

Releases

22 releases, 2001–2021

Lineup

  • Jon Ragel

Airplay

  • KEXP airplay: 11 plays, 2007-08-28–2026-01-03 — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'Audioasis' (Kennady Quille) — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'Variety Mix' (Sharlese) — KEXP

Lineup history

1 member on record
  • Jon Rageltenure unknown

Years come from public music databases. Where none says a member left, the end is shown as unknown; it does not mean they are still in the band.

Members also play in: Stereo Crush (via Jon Ragel), Superchrome U.K. (via Jon Ragel)

Photos, art and posters

Boy Eats Drum Machine — Photo
Photo — Bandcamp
Boy Eats Drum Machine — Photo
Photo — Bandcamp
Boy Eats Drum Machine — Album of The Year
Release art · Album of The Year — release
Boy Eats Drum Machine — Hoop and Wire
Release art · Hoop and Wire — release
Boy Eats Drum Machine — Pleasure
Release art · Pleasure — release
Boy Eats Drum Machine — Two Ghosts
Release art · Two Ghosts — release
Boy Eats Drum Machine — The Woods, 2011-01-27
Poster · The Woods, 2011-01-27 — Songkick
Boy Eats Drum Machine — Tractor Tavern, 2008-11-02
Poster · Tractor Tavern, 2008-11-02 — Songkick

Sources & corrections

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MusicBrainzArtist facts
BandcampArtist facts, Releases, Photos
Boy Eats Drum Machine on Last.fmArtist facts
Boy Eats Drum Machine on DiscogsArtist facts
KEXPAirplay
SongkickShow history, Show posters
DiscogsCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
Last.fmCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
WikidataCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it

This is a partial record of publicly documented activity. Missing shows, releases or members do not mean there are none. It does not confirm availability for booking.

From Wikipedia

These facts are from the English Wikipedia article Boy Eats Drum Machine. They are shown on their own and are not merged into the record above.

Origin
Portland, Oregon
Years active
2001–present
Genres
Rock Music, Electronic music
Labels
Tender Loving Empire

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