current_members associated_acts years_active label article_title background genre origin name
terry lageson six brian lelko alan mansfield colin jarrel gabe the exploding hearts , the riffs 2004 & ndash ; present birdman , green noise the nice boys
 group_or_band power pop portland , oregon , united states the nice boys
the nice boys

the nice boys were a power pop band hailing from portland , oregon .
they were formed in 2004 by ex-exploding hearts guitarist terry six , studio keyboardist brian lelko , drummer alan mansfield , and colin jarrell and gabe lageson of the riffs , who , like the exploding hearts , were influenced by the punk and rock music of the late 1970s .
the nice boys are signed to san francisco/la based record company birdman records and completed a partial american tour in fall 2006 .
