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John LeBlanc
Jesse Tomaino
Alex Troiano
Emery Dora
John LeBlanc

John, co-founder of Boyfriend, plays lead guitar etc on Break Up the Skies and was crucial in creating the sound. Emily and John have been playing together since 2001. Born and raised in Massachussetts, John has played guitar his entire life and has been working and playing in the Bay Area since 1999.

All About Johan:

Birthday
September 26th

Birthplace
Lowell, MA

Sign
Libra

Other Bands Played In
Ringtones
Eric Friedmann & The Lucky Rubes
Bug
Laffing Freemen
Our Pal Sal
Soul Flower
Ugly Stick
Broken Rooster
Nab Crew
Acid Rain

Favorite Baseball Team
Red Sox

Day Job
TV Web Luminary

Favorite Author
Tom Robbins

Favorite Director
David Lynch

Top 5 Songs
Rain Song - Zeppelin
Hey Bulldog - Beatles
An American Prayer - Doors
Uncle Franzy - Killing My Lobster Rock and Roll Orchestra
Ba-de-da - Fred Neil

Top 5 Albums
Let it Be
Doormouse - All in a Mouse's Night
John Scofield - Uberjam
Sean Lennon - Into the Sun
Others... Citizen - Steely Dan, Buena Vista Social Club, Many Sides of Fred Neil

Top 5 Bands
Beatles
Birelli LaGrene
Charlie Hunter Trio
John Scofield
David Grisman Quintet

Favorite Pizza
Golden Boy - North Beach, SF

Top 3 Things
Love
Music
Laughter




Jesse Tomaino

Born in South Lake Tahoe and raised in Washington DC, Jesse migrated to San Francisco where he met Emily and John while managing a local rehearsal studio. A multi-instrumentalist who had played in many Bay Area bands, Jesse jumped at the chance to help form a band to play what he considers a great set of songs.

Emily would also like to note that Jesse has rad stage presence and is an all around great dude. About Jesse:
 
Birthday
Sept. 21 1978

Birthplace
So. Lake Tahoe, CA

Sign
Virgo

Other Bands Played In
Suenteus Po
Five Year Space Effort
Excuse I
Bind
Five 7
The Fleshmissiles
The Yard Dawgs

Favorite Baseball Team
SF Giants and the Washington Nationals if they ever actually play there

Day Job
Poker Dealer

Favorite Authors
Joseph Heller and Will Self

Top 5 Songs
Ramble On - Led Zeppelin
Taxman - The Beatles
The Pulley of American Life - Primus
Walking on the Moon - The Police
Sea Of Cortez - Doormouse

Top 5 Albums
The Beatles- Revolver
Operation Ivy- eponymous
Griddle- Turning Violet
David Byrne- Feelings
Talking Heads- Stop Making Sense

Top 5 Bands
Talking Heads
The Beatles
Led Zeppelin
Griddle
The Police

Favorite Pizza
Escape from NY Pizza on Haight St.

Top 3 Things
Family
Friends
Music




Alex Troiano

Alex, Who hails from Upstate New York, joined the group as the drummer soon after moving to San Francisco. He has played in Various NY bands and most of his influences include punk and ska bands like Operation Ivy and Sublime.

Birthday
May 28th

Birthplace
Watervliet, NY

Sign
Gemini

Other Bands Played In
Plan 10
The Score
Beyond all reason
Jimmy Walker and the Dolamite's
Sgt. Bonville's Lonely Mopar band

Favorite Baseball Team
Yankees

Day Job
Optical Frame Technician

Favorite Director
Quenton Tarantino

Top 5 Songs
Don't push -Sublime
Unity- Operation Ivy
Just Rock n' Roll- Midtown
Classics of love- Common Rider
The General (ta lose)-Dispatch

Top 5 Albums
40 oz. to freedom -Sublime
Marvelous 3 - Ready Sex Go!
Songs about Jane - Maroon 5
Green Day - American Idiot
Reel Big Fish -Trun the radio off

Top 5 Bands
Sublime
Green day
OPIV
Reel Big Fish
Marvelous 3

Favorite Pizza
Golden Boy -best ever
 

Top 3 Things
Music
War
Simpsons




Emery Dora

Lucky lucky we are to have stand-out fixture of the best of SF's local scene, Emery Dora, on keys and organ. Emery has been playing piano and keyboards since the age of seven. In 1986, he relocated to the Bay Area from Los Angeles and started hitting the local music scene. In recent years, Emery's been playing in several local bands including Pneuma, 008, and Tree o' Frogs. Currently, besides with Emily, he can be found playing with the Mission Players, Thunderpussy, and Mushroom. He's had the pleasure of sharing the stage with many national acts, including Maceo Parker, Wilco, Train, Vinyl, Phil Lesh and Friends, Wild Magnolias, Ben Harper, Karl Denson's Tiny Universe, Buckwheat Zydeco, John Mooney and Bluesiana, Funky Meters, The Coup, Will Bernard and others. He is truly a stud you must catch him at one of his many gigs.

All About EDIII:

Birthday
April 19, 1969

Birthplace
Los Angeles

Sign
No Parking 9am-11am Thursdays.. and Aries

Other Bands Played In
008, Tree o' Frogs, Mission Players, Alex Wise, Mushroom

Favorite Baseball Team
Rancho Cucamonga Quakes

Instruments Played
Keyboards, trumpet, guitar, bass, waterphone

Day Job
Molecular Biologist

Favorite Author
Kurt Vonnegut

Top 5 Songs
Come Down in Time - Elton John
Fake Plastic Trees - Radiohead
Actual Proof - Herbie Hancock
The Israelites - Desmond Dekker
Let It Loose - Stones

Top 5 Albums
Tumbleweed Connection - Elton John
The Bends - Radiohead
Yankee Hotel Foxtrot - Wilco
Explorations - Bill Evans
Thrust or Flood - Herbie Hancock

Worst Band Ever
Oasis

Movies on Repeat
Big Lebowski
Almost Famous
Search for the Holy Grail

Movies Walked Out On
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind

Favorite Quote
"But then of course a-- African swallows are non-migratory."

3 Best Things
Music
Love
Happiness







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