- central ▁region , ▁that ▁broke ▁up ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁While ▁usually ▁class ified ▁as ▁pop ▁rock ▁or ▁power ▁pop , ▁the ▁band ▁drew ▁influ ences ▁from ▁gr unge , ▁country , ▁and ▁alternative ▁gen res , ▁cit ing ▁bands ▁such ▁as ▁N ir v ana , ▁Tom ▁Pet ty ▁& ▁The ▁Heart break ers , ▁The ▁Rep lac ements , ▁and ▁RE M ▁as ▁their ▁major ▁for eb ears . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁Box ▁Social ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁M equ on , ▁Wisconsin ▁c . ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁by ▁singer / song writer ▁Nick ▁J unk unc , ▁drum mer ▁Brian ▁Pe op lis , ▁and ▁bass ist ▁Mike ▁E wing . ▁The ▁band ' s ▁name ▁is ▁a ▁reference ▁to ▁a ▁The ▁Sim ps ons ▁episode ▁in ▁which ▁Mar ge ▁tells ▁H omer ▁" no ▁par - t ays , ▁no ▁sh ind igs , ▁no ▁k eg gers , ▁no ▁h oot en ann ies , ▁no ▁mix ers , ▁no ▁ra ves , ▁no ▁box ▁soci als !" ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁keep ▁him ▁from ▁holding ▁parties ▁at ▁Mr . ▁Burn s ' s ▁home . ▁ ▁After ▁approximately ▁ 1 0 ▁shows ▁in ▁Mil w au kee ▁sub ur bs , ▁Nick ▁Wood s ▁created ▁a ▁Web ▁site ▁for ▁the ▁group , ▁Wood s ▁later ▁joined ▁the ▁band ▁as ▁lead ▁guitar . ▁The ▁new ▁line up ▁( J unk unc / W ood s / Pe op lis / E wing