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Tomihira is an Alternative, Indie rock band from San Francisco, Ca. The name Tomihira, is a Japanese surname of (lead vocals)Dean's grandfather, who died at the age of 22 fighting in WWII. Around mid 2005, Tomihira started playing live in the San Francisco Bay Area and surrounding areas. With a growing fan base and radio play, they would soon be recording and collaborating with other local musicians. On February 26th 2006, The single "Pillbox" debuted at #9 in KSCU's radio chart in San Jose, Ca, Pillbox was also added to the stations regular rotation. There were subsequently a host of radio appearances in the bay area (including Berkeley's KALX and Sacramento's KFSR). May 2006' saw the release of the first full length disk entitled 'Play Dead' featuring 12 tracks accompanied by an exclusive bonus Cd of extra songs as well as live performances. July-August was greatly enjoyed by a Team Clermont radio campaign which broke the CMJ top 200 and topped many top ten indie stations.