The XYZ Affair was an American

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band from

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Description

The band consisted of Alex Feder (guitar, vocals), Chris Bonner (bass), Russ Maschmeyer (guitar, keyboards), and Sam Rockwell (drums) who met while attending

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. Their name comes from the 1797 diplomatic episode known as the

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. During the summer of 2007 the band filmed their first music video for "All My Friends" featuring former

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TV personalities

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and Jason Zimbler. On July 24, 2007, the band was voted "band of the day" on

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.com.

Members

Alex Feder Alexander Feder (born November 20, 1984), also known as Leonard Friend, is an American musician, songwriter, and record producer. Feder was the songwriter, singer, and guitarist of the XYZ Affair. After the demise of his previous band, Feder mov ...

– guitar, vocals * Chris Bonner – bass * Russ Maschmeyer – guitar, keyboards * Sam Rockwell – drums

Discography

*'' Good To Know (But Hard To Tell)'' (EP) (2003) *''A Few More Published Studies'' (2006) *''

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'' (Digi EP) (2008)

References

External links

* Indie rock musical groups from New York (state) Musical groups from Brooklyn {{US-indie-rock-band-stub