The Boss Martians

The Boss Martians

"I'm 'A One You Need"

Address

Boss Martians
c/o Evan Foster
6568 4th Ave NE #16
Seattle, WA 98115
United States Of America

E-Mail

Evan Foster [evan[AT]bossmartians{DOT}com]

Members

The Boss Martians #1:
(until 1997)
Evan Foster: guitar, vocals
Scott Betts: fender bass
Nick Contento: organ
Dan Israel: drums

The Boss Martians #2:
(1997 - now)
Evan Foster: guitar, vocals
Scott Betts: fender bass
Nick Contento: organ
Joel "Jet" Trueblood: drums

History

Evan Foster's musical history
Joel "Jet" Trueblood's musical history

For one track they covered up as The Tacoma 4.

Discography

Singles

On The Rocks 7" (No Guff Records, 1991, NG004)
green vinyl
1. On the Rocks
2. The Boss Martian's Theme
XKE! 7" (Hillsdale Records, 1994, HR 003)
1. XKE!
2. I'm 'A One You Need
She Moves Me 7" (Dionysus Records, 1994, ID 074555)
1. She Moves Me
2. Keep On Dancing (Bay City Rollers)
3. Cape St. Francis
The Mortician 7" (Roto-Flex Records, 1995, RF-707)
1. The Mortician
2. My Ford Sedan
C'mon Jenny! 7" (Dionysus Records, 1996, ID 074587)
picture disc
1. C'mon Jenny!
2. 30 Model A
The Intoxicating Sounds Of The Boss Martians 7" (Continental Records, 1997, CT-4502)
1. The Continental Theme
2. More Booze, Less Ice
3. Rob Roy's Revenge
4. Highball At Hattie's
Boss-O-Nova Sounds Of The Boss Martians 7" (Estrus, 1998, ES 7120)
1. The Boss-A-Martian Nova
2. Evan's Bossa Nova
3. El Borracho De Sexo
The Boss Martians 7" (Teen Sound Records, 1999, teens 009)
1. I Dig My Woman
2. Frustration
3. I
4. Banzai Pipeline
Vienna Beer Brawl 7" (Pure Vinyl, 2001, PV 022)
500 copies, coloured vinyl
sleeve art by Darren Merinuk
1. Vienna Beer Brawl
2. He's A New Rockabilly
3. Twin Tee Pee Twist
4. Seattle Scene Lament
Pandilla En Motocicleta 7" (Kamikaze Records, 2001, KK-33-107)
1. Pandilla En Motocicleta
2. Psychotic Cycle Blues
3. I Want More
4. Busted, Brainless, Broke
I Wanna Be Your Addiction 7" (Bad Attitude! Records, year ?, BADAT!-018)
tracks ?

Splits

split 7" (Blood Red Vinyl & Discs, 1997, BRS-7003)
1. The Boss Martians: Do The Martian
2. The Boss Martians: Ape-Hangers
3. The Surf Trio: tracks ?

Albums

The Boss Martians LP/CD (Dionysus Records, 1995, ID 123327)
1. Hot Doggin' (The Astronauts)
2. You Better Run, Girl!
3. Straight 8
4. Diggin' 58
5. Driftwood Beach
6. Hey Tina!
7. The Martian Stomp
8. Full House '55
9. Keep A Knockin' (Little Richard)
10. Storm Warning
11. Maxine
12. Time Trial Run
13. Money (Barrett Strong)
14. Batman (Neil Hefti)
15. Best Little Girl
Jet-A-Way Sounds Of The Boss Martians LP/CD (Hillsdale Records, 1996, HLP-102)
1. Hangar Party Stomp
2. Lost Luggage Frenzy
3. One Loud Turbine
4. Stewardess More Peanuts Please
5. Ode To Baggage Handler
6. My Favorite Plane Maker
7. Irving The Swingin Air Traffic Controller
8. 2 On The Wing
9. The Airline Broke My Surfboard
10. What'd I Fly
11. Boeing Boeing Gonel
12. Story of The Dash 80
13 Evil Tales By The Boss Martians LP/CD (Dionysus Records, 1997, ID 123329)
1. Hot Foot
2. Haywire!
3. Gonna Have Fun Tonight
4. Outlaw Drag
5. X-2
6. She's Creepy!
7. Evil Martian
8. Mean Model A
9. Double A Growler
10. Tombstone Track
11. Long Hair Lenny
12. Coffin And A Six Pack
13. C'Mon Jenny! (stereo)
The Boss Martians LP/CD (Universal Vision Records, 1997, cat.no.?)
1. Hot Doggin' (The Astronauts)
2. You Better Run, Girl!
3. Straight 8
4. Diggin' 58
5. Driftwood Beach
6. Hey Tina!
7. The Martian Stomp
8. Full House '55
9. Keep A Knockin' (Little Richard)
10. Storm Warning
11. Maxine
12. Time Trial Run
13. Money (Barrett Strong)
14. Batman (Neil Hefti)
15. Best Little Girl
16. 2,000 lb. Bee
Invasion Of The Boss Martians Live In 95/96 CD (Vagrant Records, 1997, VR 1963)
1. Intro
2. XKE
3. Malaguena
4. AA Growler
5. Straight-8
6. Hot Foot
7. Banzai Pipeline
8. El Borracho del Sexo
9. Good Golly Miss Molly
10. Surfin' Bird
Lockdown Party! LP (Rockin' Bones, 1999, RON 030)
includes tracks by The Boss Martian-ettes & The Mystery Action (w\Evan Foster)
1. Fuzz Theme
2. Roadrunnah
3. Dirty Robber
4. Frustration
5. El Aguila
6. Little Sally Tease
7. Contact
8. A-Bone
9. Pressure
10. I
11. Mercy!
12. Another Sad & Lonely Night
13. Malaguena
14. Let's Have A Party
15. Rockin' Bones
Move! LP/CD (Dionysus Records, 2000, ID 123381)
1. She's In, You're Gone
2. I Want More
3. Last Ride
4. Introducing - The 1971 Dodge Charger Super Bee
5. Bad Ass '71 Dodge Super Bee
6. Trouble On 2 Wheels
7. This Time Around
8. Intermission
9. Move!
10. Never Trust A Chick (In A 3 Window Coupe)
11. Chihuahua Del Diablo
12. Mugs O' Plenty
13. Little Sally Tease
14. Pandilla En Motocicleta
Making The Rounds LP (Dionysus Records, 2002, ID 123399)
1. Making The Rounds
2. She Moves Me
3. Feel It Like Everyone
4. She Was The One
5. Something's There
6. Dreaming In Stereo
7. Put Some Hurt On You
8. Heard What You Said
9. AMX
10. My Love Ain't Free
11. Gold Diggin'
12. Every Girl In Town
Making The Rounds CD (MuSick Recordings, 2002, MuSick 0019)
1. Making The Rounds
2. She Moves Me
3. Feel It Like Everyone
4. She Was The One
5. Something's There
6. Dreaming In Stereo
7. Put Some Hurt On You
8. Heard What You Said
9. AMX
10. My Love Ain't Free
11. Gold Diggin'
12. Every Girl In Town
The Set-Up LP (Screaming Apple Records, 2003, SCALP 151)
1. I Wanna Be Your Addiction
2. I Kill My Telephone
3. I Am Your Radio
4. Walk Away
5. Oh, Angela
6. He'll Be Around
7. Opportunistic Girl
8. Never Let It Happen Again
9. Run And Hide
10. Looking For You
11. Stress Case
12. Vows
13. The Set-Up

Compilations

Locked In To Surf & Rock 'n Roll Instrumentals 1 LP (Alopecia! Records, 1994, WIGLP 002)
other bands ? their tracks ?
1. One Mean Gasser
Locked In To Surf & Rock 'n Roll Instrumentals 1 CD (Alopecia! Records, 1995, WIGCD 002)
other bands ? their tracks ?
1. One Mean Gasser
Instro-nation CD (Orange Records/Tower Records, 1995, cat.no.?)
other bands ? their tracks ?
1. Top Fueler Stomp
Hot Rods To Hell Vol. I 10"/CD (Blood Red Vinyl & Discs, 1996, cat.no.?)
other bands ? their tracks ?
1. Competition Coupe
Cowabunga! The Box Set 4xCD (Rhino Records/Rhino Song Banzai Run, 1996, cat.no.?)
other bands ? their tracks ?
1. XKE!
Surfin' Around The World Vol II Battle Of The Surf Bands LP (Pin Up Records, 1996, pinup 96038)
other bands ? their tracks ?
1. Straight Eight
2. Not So Quiet
Mondo Drive-In LP/CD (Blood Red Vinyl & Discs, 1997, BRLP-5003/BRCD-5003)
other bands ? their tracks ?
1. Hold On!
Smells Like Surf Spirit CD (Gee Dee Music, 1997, 270135-2)
other bands ? their tracks ?
1. The Mashed Potato Martian
An Evening In Nivram, A Tribute To The Shadows! LP/CD (MuSick Recordings, 1997, MuSick 0004)
a tribute to The Shadows
1. Don't It Make You Feel Good
Santa's Got A GTO! Rodney On The ROQ'S Fav X-Mas Songs: A Tribute To Marian A. Bigenheimer LP/CD (Dionysus Records, 1997, ID 1?????)
other bands ? their tracks ?
1. It's Christmas Time
It's A Bikini World CD (AVI Entertainment, 1997, cat.no.?)
other bands ? their tracks ?
1. XKE!
Hot Rods To Hell Vol. II LP/CD (Blood Red Vinyl & Discs, 1997, BRLP-5004/BRCD-5004)
other bands ? their tracks ?
1. Sleeper
Tigermask - Trash Au Go-Go LP/CD (Dionysus Records, 1998, ID 123358)
1. Steppin' Out
Rock Don't Run Vol. II CD (Spinout Records, 1998, cat.no.?)
other bands ? their tracks ?
1. More Booze, Less Ice
Themes For Bathing Beauties And Woodies LP (Teen Sound Records, 1999, teens 010)
1. A-Bone
Taking Out The Trash - A Tribute To The Trashmen CD (Double Crown Records, 1999, DCCD 07)
other bands ? their tracks ?
1. A-Bone (The Trashmen)
Swingin' Creepers, A Tribute To The Ventures CD (MuSick Recordings, 2000, MuSick 0010)
1. Guitar Freakout
Monster Party 2000 CD (MuSick Recordings, 2000, MuSick 0018)
1. Have You Ever Seen?
Crimson And Clover - A Tribute To Tommy James & The Shondells CD (Wildebeest Records, 2004, WBST 012)
1. Love's Closin' In On Me
Superfuzz CD (Lowfly Records, 2005, LF 061)
1. I Wanna Be Your Addiction
News Of The World MKii - Songs For Scootering CD (Howitzer Records, 2006, SALVO 06)
1. I Wanna Be Your Addiction

Various

N/A

Links

The Boss Martians official website
The Boss Martians @ vagrantrecords.com