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The Friendlies

About Me

Comprised of four Western expatriates living in Beijing, The Friendlies perform an energetic and fun set of popular and catchy indie, alternative, and punk rock cover songs from the 70’s, 80’s, 90’s, and today. With songs ranging from The Clash to The Pixies to the Arctic Monkeys, familiar songs are sure to be heard, setting the scene for a great night out! MyGen Profile Generator

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Member Since: 26/10/2007
Band Members: John Piovarcsik- Vocals, Guitar; Jeff Plaman- Drums; Jeph Marquardt- Bass, Vocals; Thomas Galvez- Guitar, Vocals.
Influences: Franz Ferdinand, Weezer, The Clash, The Fratellis, The Cure, Kaiser Chiefs, Sex Pistols, Pixies
Sounds Like: The resplendent fireworks in your mind when your date agrees to go back home with you for the first time!

Record Label: Unsigned

My Blog

Recording some tunes

Howdy, Since we all have a week off for the Chinese New Year holiday, we thought we would save our hard earned money by not travelling to some exotic warm beach location and record some songs instead!...
Posted by on Fri, 08 Feb 2008 05:24:00 GMT

Our Friendly Name

Hey, Thought we should give a little background to the band name since at first sight it can seem a little too sweet and twee. Well, we are based in Beijing, which is the upcoming host to the 2008 Oly...
Posted by on Sat, 19 Jan 2008 00:02:00 GMT