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Girls Against Boys

Rock band from NY · formed 1988

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Girls Against Boys photo
Photo: Bandcamp
Shows on record
14
Rooms played
14
Cities
11
Releases
35
Last show
Jun 25, 2026Stone Pony Summer Stage

About

Girls Against Boys is a band from NY, formed in 1988, tagged alternative, alternative rock, girls against boys by its sources. Shows on record run from 1993 to 2026, across 14 rooms in 11 cities.

  • Girls Against Boys formed in 1988 — MusicBrainz
  • Eli Janney: bass guitar, keyboard, lead vocals, sampler — MusicBrainz
  • Alexis Fleisig: membranophone — MusicBrainz
  • Scott McCloud: guitar, lead vocals, sampler — MusicBrainz
  • Johnny Temple: bass guitar — MusicBrainz
  • Brendan Canty: membranophone (former member) — MusicBrainz
  • Girls Against Boys has 19 release group(s) on MusicBrainz spanning 1990–2013 — MusicBrainz
  • Girls Against Boys is based in New York, New York — Girls Against Boys on Bandcamp
  • Latest release on Bandcamp: Cruise Yourself (Remastered) (2026-01-30) — Bandcamp
  • Girls Against Boys formed in 1989 — Wikipedia
  • Girls Against Boys is from Washington, D.C. , United States — Wikipedia
  • Girls Against Boys has 4 members: Eli Janney, Scott McCloud, Johnny Temple, Alexis Fleisig — Wikipedia
  • Girls Against Boys plays Indie rock [ 1 ] — Wikipedia
  • Girls Against Boys plays post-hardcore [ 2 ] — Wikipedia
  • Girls Against Boys has 95129 listeners on Last.fm — Girls Against Boys on Last.fm
  • Girls Against Boys has released 10 recordings between 1997 and 2013 — Girls Against Boys on Discogs

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

14 on record · Songkick
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Shows per year

  1. 19932 shows
  2. 19945 shows
  3. 19951 show
  4. 20131 show
  5. 20221 show
  6. 20264 shows
Show history
DateVenue
Jun 25, 2026Stone Pony Summer Stage · Asbury ParkSupportwith Jimmy Eat World, The Wonder Years
Jun 24, 2026Hartford HealthCare Amphitheater · BridgeportSupportwith Jimmy Eat World, The Wonder Years
Jun 20, 2026MGM Music Hall at Fenway · BostonSupportwith Jimmy Eat World, Thrice
Jun 17, 2026The Rooftop at Pier 17 · New York (NYC)Supportwith Jimmy Eat World, Thrice
Oct 12, 2022Metro · ChicagoHeadlinerwith FACS, The Poison Arrows
Dec 8, 2013Lucerna Music Bar · PragueSupportwith Chokebore, Tomáš Palucha
Sep 8, 1995Irving Plaza · New York (NYC)Headlinerwith Boss Hog, Unwound
Oct 4, 1994Venus De Milo · BostonSupportwith The Jesus Lizard, Sunny Day Real Estate
Sep 29, 1994Trocadero Theatre · PhiladelphiaSupportwith The Jesus Lizard, Neurosis, Zen Guerilla
Sep 27, 19949:30 Club · WashingtonSupportwith The Jesus Lizard, Dazzling Killmen
Sep 23, 1994328 Performance Hall · NashvilleSupportwith The Jesus Lizard, Dazzling Killmen
Apr 8, 1994Middle East - Downstairs · CambridgeHeadlinerwith Ed Hall, Cher U.k.
Oct 21, 1993Dream Street · San DiegoSupportwith The Jesus Lizard, Drip Tank, Brainiac
Jul 18, 1993JFK Stadium · PhiladelphiaSupportwith Primus, Alice In Chains, Dinosaur Jr., +27

Where they play

14 rooms in 11 cities

Rooms played most

Cities played

  • Boston2 shows
  • New York (NYC)2 shows
  • Philadelphia2 shows
  • Asbury Park1 show
  • Bridgeport1 show

and 6 other cities

Live history

14 shows on record
Shows counted
14
First on record
Jul 1993
Latest on record
Jun 2026

Shows per year

  1. 19932
  2. 19945
  3. 19951
  4. 20131
  5. 20221
  6. 20264

Top rooms

  • Stone Pony Summer Stage, Asbury Park · 1
  • Hartford HealthCare Amphitheater, Bridgeport · 1
  • MGM Music Hall at Fenway, Boston · 1
  • The Rooftop at Pier 17, New York (NYC) · 1
  • Metro, Chicago · 1

Top cities

  • Philadelphia, PA · 2
  • New York (NYC), NY · 2
  • Boston, MA · 2
  • Prague · 1
  • Bridgeport, CT · 1

Often on the bill with: The Jesus Lizard, Jimmy Eat World, Dazzling Killmen, The Wonder Years, Thrice, Boss Hog, Brainiac, Chokebore

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

Releases

35 releases, 1990–2026

Lineup

  • Eli Janney · bass guitar, keyboard, lead vocals, sampler
  • Alexis Fleisig · membranophone
  • Scott McCloud · guitar, lead vocals, sampler
  • Johnny Temple · bass guitar

Former

  • Brendan Canty · membranophone

Airplay

  • KEXP airplay: 50+ plays, 2013-10-06–2026-04-07 — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'The Midday Show' (Cheryl Waters) — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'Variety Mix' (Brian Foss) — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'The Morning Show' (John Richards) — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'Sonic Reducer' (Brian Foss) — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'The Afternoon Show' (Stevie Zoom) — KEXP

Lineup history

6 members on record
  • Brendan CantyOriginal membermembranophone1988–1990
  • Eli JanneyOriginal memberbass guitar, keyboard, lead vocals, samplerfrom 1988, end unknown
  • Alexis Fleisigmembranophonefrom 1990, end unknown
  • Johnny Templebass guitarfrom 1990, end unknown
  • Scott McCloudguitar, lead vocals, samplerfrom 1990, end unknown
  • Luke Woodtenure 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: All Scars (via Brendan Canty), Americruiser (via Eli Janney), Bellini (via Alexis Fleisig), Deathfix (via Brendan Canty), Edsel (via Alexis Fleisig), Felt Letters (via Brendan Canty), MC50 (via Brendan Canty), New Wet Kojak (via Scott McCloud) and 4 more

Members' earlier bands: Fugazi (via Brendan Canty)

Shares members with: Brief Weeds (via Brendan Canty), Deadline (via Brendan Canty), Happy Go Licky (via Brendan Canty), One Last Wish (via Brendan Canty), Operator (via Scott McCloud), Rites Of Spring (via Brendan Canty), Sammy (via Luke Wood), The Black Light Panthers (via Brendan Canty) and 1 more

Photos, art and posters

Girls Against Boys — Photo
Photo — Bandcamp
Girls Against Boys — Photo
Photo — Bandcamp
Girls Against Boys — Cruise Yourself (Remastered)
Release art · Cruise Yourself (Remastered) — release
Girls Against Boys — House of GVSB (25th Anniversary Edition)
Release art · House of GVSB (25th Anniversary Edition) — release
Girls Against Boys — The Ghost List EP (5 Song EP)
Release art · The Ghost List EP (5 Song EP) — release
Girls Against Boys — Disco 666 + 4
Release art · Disco 666 + 4 — release
Girls Against Boys — Kill the Sexplayer + Live
Release art · Kill the Sexplayer + Live — release
Girls Against Boys — Cruise Yourself
Release art · Cruise Yourself — release
Girls Against Boys — Stone Pony Summer Stage, 2026-06-25
Poster · Stone Pony Summer Stage, 2026-06-25 — Songkick
Girls Against Boys — Metro, 2022-10-12
Poster · Metro, 2022-10-12 — Songkick
Girls Against Boys — Lucerna Music Bar, 2013-12-08
Poster · Lucerna Music Bar, 2013-12-08 — Songkick
Girls Against Boys — Venus De Milo, 1994-10-04
Poster · Venus De Milo, 1994-10-04 — Songkick

Sources & corrections

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Girls Against Boys on BandcampArtist facts
BandcampArtist facts, Releases, Photos
WikipediaArtist facts
Girls Against Boys on Last.fmArtist facts
Girls Against Boys 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.