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

XYZ Affair The XYZ Affair was a political and diplomatic episode in 1797 and 1798, early in the presidency of John Adams, involving a confrontation between the United States and Republican France that led to the Quasi-War. The name derives from the subst ...

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

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TV personalities Marc Summers, Danny Cooksey,

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and

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

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Members

* Alex Feder – 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 ''A Few More Published Studies'' is the first full-length album by the indie rock group The XYZ Affair. The music video for the album's first single, "All My Friends", was shot in Brooklyn, NY in 2007 featuring '90s Nickelodeon stars Marc Summ ...

'' (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