The XYZ Affair (band)

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The XYZ Affair
Origin Brooklyn, New York, USA
Genre(s) Indie rock
Years active 2000 – present
Label(s) Independent
Website Official website
Members
Alex Feder (guitar, vocals), Chris Bonner (bass), Sam Rockwell (drums), and Russ Maschmeyer (guitar, keyboards)

The XYZ Affair is an American indie rock band from Brooklyn, New York. The band consists of Alex Feder (guitar, vocals), Chris Bonner (bass), Sam Rockwell (drums), and Russ Maschmeyer (guitar, keyboards), who met while attending New York University.[1] Their name comes from the 1797 diplomatic episode known as the XYZ Affair.

During the summer of 2007 the band filmed their first music video for All My Friends featuring former Nickelodeon TV stars Marc Summers (Double Dare – Host), Danny Cooksey (Salute Your Shorts – Budnick), Michael Maronna (The Adventures of Pete & Pete – Big Pete), and Jason Zimbler (Clarissa Explains It All – Ferguson).[2] On July 24th, 2007 the band was voted "band of the day" on Spin.com.[3]

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  1. ^ Obscure Sound.
  2. ^ All My Friends Video @ YouTube.
  3. ^ . Spin.com.