This digital cable channel MYX is featuring Boy in Static in the debut episode of their new show Visual Crunch, a show focused on indie music videos. I (Alex) did an interview about the making of our Young San Francisco music video. It’s playing from Thurs, Jan 21 to Mon, Jan 25 on various digital cable networks. See if it’s playing in your area with the specifics below. Update: There’s now a 3-minute excerpt clip online. View it at Youtube or embedded below.

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For the end of our tour, Kenji and I were invited to KXJZ in Sacramento to perform a live set on Capital Public Radio. We prepared special “unplugged” versions for a few of the songs. Our favorite is the closer, a drum-machine + organ duet version of “Starlet.” The full show is mixed in with a few album cuts as well as interview with CPR’s Nick Brunner. Go listen here at capradio.org.

Kenji has rounded up a bunch of photos from our recent West Coast tour, saying “Alex and i headed out on the road to play some rock music around the western parts of the usa. we jumped into our rental in berkeley, ca, played a bunch of shows under strange/awesome/frightening circumstances, and returned 3400 miles wiser.” Giant teapots, telephone mics, roadside burgers, and more. Go check out the full Flickr set!

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We did a limited run of shirts for our West Coast tour (which kicks off next week!). Each one is hand screen-printed on a unique thrift-store found item for a vintage look. So it’s a variety of t-shirts, tank tops, sweatshirt, even a turtleneck. If you live nearby, come to one of the shows to get one (list of dates). Or, if you’d like one shipped to you after the tour, email us and we’ll figure out a way. Some pictures after the cut.

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Boy in Static is hitting the road for a run of US dates this August! Eugene, Tacoma, Portland, Seattle, Missoula, Boise, Vegas, Fresno, then back home to SF. We’ll be playing with lots of great bands, including a handful of dates with Boy Eats Drum Machine (Tacoma, Seattle, SF), an opening slot for Nico Vega (Fresno), and a great final show with Blue Sky Black Death (SF). If you live in any of these cities, come out! Also stop by our Facebook page for more details and to RSVP if you’d like. Full list of dates and a big poster image below!

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XLR8R has a free MP3 up! It’s a remix of “Starlet” by our good friends in Freezepop (thanks Sean!) Here’s what they said: “The new wave revivalists in Beantown’s Freezepop take aim and fire at the second single from Boy In Static’s Candy Cigarette, spraying it down with a cool wash of ’80s synth veneer that harkens back to the golden days of New Order and the Factory Records gang.” Listen and grab the MP3 here at XLR8R. (Update: If you like the remix and are looking for more of Sean’s well-crafted, synth-driven pop music, you should grab the free-for-a-limited-time Lifestyle album on mp3.)

I (Alex) did a fun interview with Tiny Mix Tapes before our Her Space Holiday show last month. We talk about the new album, with the stories behind “Young San Francisco” and “Wartime Bachelor.” And a bonus: Mike Bell from Lymbyc Systym (who we toured Japan with), happened to be nearby and makes a guest cameo interview appearance. Read it here: Tiny Mix Tapes interviews Boy in Static.

Levi Parker and Mayah Chen (my niece), the two stars of the Young San Francisco music video, live on opposite coasts. So when Levi and family visited the Bay Area last week, we took the opportunity to set up a special screening for our stars.

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I (Alex) sat down with the nice folks at The Bay Bridged for a long interview as part of their audio podcast series. We discuss everything from 80’s pop music (missing out on it), my childhood music lessons, to San Francisco drive-by shootings. And we play a handful of tracks from Candy Cigarette. Listen to it here.

We had a fantastic time opening for Her Space Holiday last week at San Fran’s Bottom of the Hill. The highlight was inviting Brin’s 6-year-old nephew to join us on stage for our closer, “Young San Francisco.” (Devotees will recall that Levi is one of the stars of the Young SF music video). The SF Bay Guardian wrote a thoughtful blog entry about the show with pictures in a piece called “Boy In Static celebrates sweet suspicion.” The Deli Magazine was there too with a flattering show review here.