Icky Boyfriends

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Icky Boyfriends
Origin San Francisco, California, United States
Genres Indie rock
Fear core
Art rock
Alternative rock
Years active 1989–1995
Labels Menlo Park
Associated acts Mudhoney
!Tang
Nirvana
Past members Shea Bond (1966-)
Anthony Bedard (1965-)
Jonathan Swift (1964-)

Icky Boyfriends were a locally noted indie band based in San Francisco from 1989 to 1995. They were the subject of the movie I'm Not Fascinating by filmmaker Danny Plotnick. [1]

Danny Plotnick is an American independent filmmaker. In addition to making over 20 films, he has released three videotape compilations and a DVD compilation which have garnered international distribution, embarked on five national film tours, two European film tours and has taught numerous seminars on a variety of film topics. Much of his work in the 1980s and 1990s was produced on Super 8 mm film.

Local hit song "Burrito in the Jockstrap", opens their 2 CD retrospective album "A Love Obscene" on Menlo Park Records, released in 2005.

The band reunited in 2010. [2]

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References

  1. "The Icky Boyfriends: "We Still Suck"". East Bay Express. September 17, 2014. Retrieved April 30, 2015.
  2. "Icky Boyfriends: Chaotic '90s band is reuniting". SFGate. October 21, 2010. Retrieved April 30, 2015.