Boneless Children Foundation

History

The Boneless Children Foundation began in 2003 with a line-up of Brian Gorman (of Tartufi) on drums, Michael Musika on guitar and vocals and David Sophia-Siegel on bass guitar and occasional vocals. The group was joined by Paco Romane on bass, after which time Sophia-Siegel moved to lead guitar. The group recorded an EP and played around the San Francisco Bay Area, including a stint as the house band for the Killing My Lobster sketch comedy show, "Pop!", before Musika, Gorman and Romane left the band in 2005.

In 2005, Sophia-Siegel was the Musical Director for the Killing My Lobster sketch comedy show, "The Wonderful World of Science." He put together a band for the show which included piano player Jonathan Kepke. After the show's run was completed, Sophia-Siegel and Kepke continued playing together, with Kepke on bass and Sophia-Siegel on guitar and vocals. Soon thereafter J. Logan Barrier was added on drums and the new Boneless Children Foundation was born.

Aside from their work with the group, J. Logan Barrier is a fine art and commercial photographer, Jonathan Kepke is an audio engineer specializing in audio for film, and David Sophia-Siegel composes music for short films and theatrical productions.

The group's website includes a blog run by the group as well as photo-based webcomics written by Sophia-Siegel.

Current members

Former members

"Stars For Anyone"

With Jonathan Kepke's engineering skills, the band produced and engineered their 2007 release, "Stars For Anyone," to which the press responses were largely positive. The group was featured on NPR's Open Mic program and made the Onion's list of Worst Band Names of 2007.

Press

"With Stars for Anyone, The Boneless Children Foundation has created a massive album that swerves and boogies with classic rock n' roll riffs and delightfully quirky and engaging lyrics. The songs overflow with ideas, while musical passages are juxtaposed in a way that suggests the giddiness of a band like Sparks. ...[David Sophia Siegel is] a reckless lead vocalist who shouts, croons, pleads, and sings over the carefully crafted music with such emotion that you can't help but listen to what he's trying to say." -Wiretap Music

"Go, be rocked [by the Boneless Children Foundation]." —Rudolph Delson, New York Times Paper Cuts "Living With Music" Blog

"Kind of like No Doubt before they sold 10,000,000 records and began to doubt their sound. No (thankfully) Gwen here, but perhaps a similar sense of controlled confusion and kinetic energy. A tight three-piece that I am sure deliver a great live show with much unpredictableness." -Freddy Jisp, Left Hip Magazine

"Don't worry about sending money: These three guys have all the bones they need. They make a plenty-noisy punk-rock racket, tempered by humor and just the right touch of melody.” -East Bay Express