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boxViolet.

pink for the princess. purple for the queen.

About Me

margot met luke.

"Sad, sad girl" Mastering Session

Granberry and Wormser: Punding

Pope: Had I Known

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 12/17/2004
Band Website: blog.boxviolet.com
Band Members: margot: vocals, keys, guitar
luke: guitars, keys, bass, drums, everything

Influences: love. the crown chakra. the violet flame. st. germaine. raw vegan cuisine. alchemy.
Sounds Like: we have been told we sound like: new order, gwen, radiohead, portishead, interpol, the smiths, mogwai, bjork, morcheeba, cocteau twins, cranes, opal, fiona apple, garbage, denali, lamb, no doubt, morrissey, siouxsie sioux, ambulette, berlin, blondie, sneaker pimps, blonde redhead, the cardigans, goldfrapp, depeche mode, altered images, black, ultravox, simple minds, the associates, the human league

"beautifully constructed, delicately arranged pieces of indie pop."
-Permanent Records

"Sad, sad girl" EP: $5

This is our newbie. Handmade product featuring vegetable-inked drawing on recycled cardboard. Very limited release.

Track Listing:
1. Swallow
2. Fell in Like
3. Give it up
4. Obvious Mistake
5. Sad, sad girl

"Scraps" EP: $4
So Sweet Records has paired with venerable LA label Retone Records to bring you a 4-track EP from LA's favorite enigmatic band, boxViolet. Listen to one of the most distinct sounds in rock today.

Track Listing:
1. Dreaming of Scraps
2. Punding
3. Just Not That
4. Let Bad Slip In

Cut-and-come again LP: $10

Track Listing:
1. Dreaming of Scraps
2. Pop quiz!
3. Had I Known
4. Going to the grave
5. Punding
6. Unsaid
7. Just Not That
8. Train Won't Stop
9. Separate Plans
10. Make It Messy

An eclectic comp featuring some of LA's finest and, most notably, an early version of "Lazy Eye" by the Silversun Pickups. Please contact us for ordering information.

Type of Label: None

My Blog

Tantric hangover

We discussed how each of us women carries within her every person who's been sexual with her. No wonder many of us take these things so seriously! We brought the 60s back, forging a sacred reconnect...
Posted by boxViolet. on Mon, 16 Jun 2008 02:33:00 PST

Tantra teaser

My Tantra teacher sent out an email several weeks ago. It mentioned a special workshop she would be holding for those students who were ready to dive deep into the practice. Nudity would be involved...
Posted by boxViolet. on Tue, 10 Jun 2008 03:24:00 PST

What love should look like

I haven't told too many people, but there is a new boy rocking my world. He has re-educated me on the subject of love and its manifestations.Sue was the first person to bring my awareness to what lov...
Posted by boxViolet. on Mon, 02 Jun 2008 09:43:00 PST

Flushing toxic chemicals and relationships from your body

Because I've received a lot of questions about my second official cleanse, I thought I'd go into a little more detail for those inquiring minds. My first, the Master Cleanse, brought me to my current...
Posted by boxViolet. on Thu, 22 May 2008 12:01:00 PST

The heel that has crushed me

Our dear fan Alex wrote recently of his interest in learning the origin of our name. The short answer is that it came out of my enduring obsession with word, symbol, meaning, energy, and color.The l...
Posted by boxViolet. on Sun, 11 May 2008 01:09:00 PST

There is no future for boxViolet.

That was so much fun. Seriously. And I really soaked it up. Thanks to everyone who came out as well as everyone who wanted to come but couldn’t make it.LA Underground put on a delicious show,...
Posted by boxViolet. on Thu, 10 Apr 2008 06:29:00 PST

Sad, sad girl EP Release Update

Thought I’d check in with you very quickly, as I am getting slammed at the moment (keep your mind clean; I only write that because mine isn’t. Ha!) Turns out that the handmade CD thing c...
Posted by boxViolet. on Tue, 18 Mar 2008 11:44:00 PST

10:15 on a Saturday Night

While driving to Whole Foods several nights ago before practice, I finally heard a full song from a band that all the kids have been listening to for many months now. I won't type their name because i...
Posted by boxViolet. on Sun, 17 Feb 2008 10:24:00 PST

Purple Reign

Should we find it discouraging that our first show of 2008 will coincide with the arrival of torrential rains upon our parched landscape? Are universal forces conspiring to ruin us?I will not acquiesc...
Posted by boxViolet. on Fri, 04 Jan 2008 12:02:00 PST

Troubadour Show with Republic of Loose

that was fun.
Posted by boxViolet. on Sat, 11 Nov 2006 03:20:00 PST