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. After seeing a free show, Dave Goldberg was enlisted to join and simultaneously play organs and drums. They spent much of 2008 and 2009 on the road before releasing their debut album ''Alice and Friends'' on August 11, 2009. The album's name comes from a

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of the same name. They embarked on a tour of the United States in October 2009 with labelmates

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. Box Elders began an indefinite hiatus in 2010.

Musical style

The band is influenced by 1960s rock and roll, punk rock,

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. The band is known for making short, but catchy songs about an interesting array of topics including walking ("One Foot in Front of the Other"), the end of the world ("2012"), goblins ("Alice & Friends"), a childhood hippie neighbor who hunted with

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("Ronald Dean") and necrophilia ("Necro").

Band members

Current line-up

*Jeremiah McIntyre - vocals, guitar - *Clayton McIntyre - vocals, guitar *Dave Goldberg - drums, keyboards

Discography

Albums

*''Alice and Friends'', 2009,

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7 Inch Records

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References

External links

Box Elders official band web siteBox Elders Merchandise site
Musical groups from Nebraska {{Nebraska-stub