Frankie Muniz, the star of popular television series "Malcolm in the Middle," has traded a film slate for a pair of drumsticks.

Muniz has joined midstate pop rock band Kingsfoil as its drummer. He subtly revealed the news on Thursday by changing his Twitter biography to read "Drummer for Kingsfoil." Hours later, he removed the line, before officially tweeting the announcement later Thursday evening.

Muniz has, however, been tweeting about traveling to Harrisburg since April 1. He is already friends with Harrisburg musician Ducky Duke, tweeting "We gotta hang when i'm in H-burg. Is that the slang name for it? i need to learn, I'm gonna be there a lot."

Muniz heard about auditioning to join Kingsfoil from his manager. When he heard the group’s music he knew that it was definitely something he wanted to be a part of.

“I literally became the biggest Kingsfoil fan,” he said in an interview for Launch Music Conference in Lancaster. “I was literally saying, no matter what happens, they are my favorite band.”

Muniz likened Kingsfoil’s music to that of Coldplay, the Fray and One Republic — all bands he loves. “It’s super, super catchy,” he said. “Yet hard enough for people who want rock and melodic enough and poppy enough to really dance to it and want to listen to it again.”

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No stranger to the drums or the music scene, Muniz has been playing the instrument since he was 12. Two years ago, he was performing with the Phoenix, Ariz., band You Hang Up.

Kingsfoil will be performing at 8:30 p.m. on April 27 at the Marion Court in Lancaster as part of the 2012 Launch Music Conference and Festival. Tickets for the show are $3 for those without a festival badge or wristband. Launch Music Conference runs from April 26 to 29 and will also feature performances by Rusted Root, Felice Brothers and Texas in July. For more information, visit www.launchmusicconference.com.