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Tim Boykin (May 25 1966) is an American guitarist, singer and songwriter from Birmingham, Alabama. His career began in the early 1980s, when is frenetic guitar style caught the attention of locals in the burgeoning local punk rock scene. In the years that followed, Boykin created and performed music in a number of different styles.

Early Life
Boykin's father was an army officer, and his family moved frequently. Settling in Birmingham Alabama in the early 1980s, Boykin quickly became a part of the local music scene, playing in teen punk bands.

Career
In 1984, Boykin co-founded the band Carnival Season (at first spelled "Karnival Season"). The band quickly self-released a 7" EP and began touring extensively, opening for notable acts such as The Replacements, Meat Puppets, and Alex Chilton. Carnival Season began negotiating a deal with MCA records, but ultimately used demos paid for by the major label to sign with UK independent label What Goes On, then releasing a 12" EP Please Don't Sen Me To Heaven, and a full-length LP Waiting For No One.

In The 1990s Boykin joined the blues band Topper Price And The Upsetters, also co-founding the punk band Shame Idols, who released albums on Vent Records and Frontier Records, respectively.

The 2000s saw Boykin performing and experimenting in seemingly disparate styles, maintaining a power pop recording project called Lolas (who released several albums and toured Japan in 2002), and becoming involed in extreme metal, joining Annexed Asylum, and co-founding Throng Of Shoggoths.