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The breakUps
Rock / R&B / Roots Music

"Hey! Said my name is called disturbance"

Arlington, Washington DC
United States

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Last Login:  10/6/2008
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   The breakUps: General Info
Member Since7/18/2006
Band Websitethebreakups.com/
Band MembersAntony Blank - LEO- the good foot, meningitis rhythms, guitar, grunts

Carrie Ferguson - LEO - stellar pointy glasses, maracas, black tambourine, Farfisa organ

Mustafa Hamshank - ARIES - Muslim Cleric, Man-Pon, Jellied Meat connoisseur, the Hot Joint, Skins - Hides & Traps

Ted The Dig - LIBRA- Blue Alice, Vitamin R, the Low-End, groans

Billy Preston's Afro - BLACK ONYX- Soul Glo, Blowout Comb, The 5th breakUp

InfluencesMaximum R&B | Dutch Beat | Freak Beat | '60s Punk |
Primitive R 'N R | Punk Blues | Bo Diddley, Wilson Pickett, Willie Dixon, Sonny Boy Williamson, Otis Redding, Sam & Dave, Pretty Things, Q65
Sounds LikeBrian Jones era Stones getting rolled by the Ramones!

"straight up garage rock" - washingtonpost.com

"a real garage band...practicioners of a dying art form." - The Black Cat

"somewhere between the raw attitude of The Cramps and the more subdued instrumental dexterity of The Mooney Suzuki" - dcist.com
Record LabelRound with a hole
Type of LabelNone




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Nov 14 2008 9:00P
REACTION! w/ DJ Amanda (A Night of Frenzied R&B) Sidebar, Baltimore, MD.
Nov 22 2008 9:30P
with The Milkstaines Richmond, VA

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   About The breakUps
“Gravity and devolution
eight legs and dissolution. . . this is the breakUps!”

The breakUps are clearly desensitized and bored by the wall of sonic crap that has flooded the airwaves since “Rock” music started growing strictly under money trees with Deaf Corporation’s intent on pushing pretty boys and gerls to sell their product with “a Coke and a smile.” So. . .with the wanton urge to shake apathetic rock from their collective conscious they devolve back to their cave to make music that has little chance of airplay or mass appeal, but all the evil and integrity that helped birth unadulterated Rock N' Roll. The breakUps deliver music that their revolutionary forefathers would have fought for or gotten a raucous shakedown over.

-Wink Woollary
Dead Music Press

Half-jackal, half-raven the breakUps were born via Altamont under a stiletto moon. . . or should I say with a “cloven hoof in their mouths!”

-Livingston Bedlam
Teen Beat-Down Magazine

To book the breakUps email us at breakups.dc@gmail.com.


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The Rootworkers





Sep 27 2008 12:18 AM

I dunno why I havent said this before...killer music! We should play shows!
The Electric Telescopes





Sep 19 2008 5:44 PM

Post some new songs already... sheesh!
NeverHeard Inc.





Sep 16 2008 8:09 PM

Hypernova...Sunday 9/21 at The Red and the Black
Big White R.W.





Sep 11 2008 3:12 PM

Nice flyer!
The Fallen Leaves





Sep 6 2008 9:42 PM

ORIGINAL SUBWAY SECT GUITARIST
MAXWELLS BROOKLN FRI 12TH SEPT
DON PEDROS SAT 13TH SEPT
WFMU EVAN DAVIES 16TH
Hamburger James





Sep 2 2008 5:57 PM

Come & rock with us at the Quarry House in Silver Spring MD this Saturday night, Sept. 6th!!
Plastic Sky





Aug 20 2008 7:20 AM

Hi from Susane,
I think i found my roots back!

Thanks for the add!
Jack





Aug 17 2008 12:10 AM

BreakUps ~ Thanks for the request. The tunes are cool, kind of retro, something you can put in the CD player while the cops are chasin' you down the freeway. Rock on. Best wishes from Seattle.
Jack
Beatnik Flies





Aug 16 2008 7:58 PM

Had a great time at your show last night.You guys ROCKED.
Joe
Dave Pepper Band





Aug 16 2008 11:56 AM

Have a great weekend!
Jonny and the Stingrays





Aug 14 2008 11:40 AM

Dude...

You guys ROCK!!!

Come see us at JV's tonight!!!

The Stingrays...
The Joker's Wild





Aug 13 2008 8:06 PM

I'll tell Vince one of you's says hey! Thanks for the add! Cheers, Tommy
The Thing with the Stuff





Aug 13 2008 4:17 PM

Very cool! I'll be sure to catch you at the Sidebar at one of your upcoming shows! :D
Hamburger James





Aug 12 2008 3:10 PM

Thanks man! Yeah- that Slawdaddy is one rippin' gee-tar man!

And yeah, half of us are in Richmond and half in NoVA- but we just say Richmond, 'cause we don't wanna confuse people...
dustbowlers





Aug 12 2008 7:35 PM

Thanks for being a friend. Great stuff!
Cashmere Jungle Lords





Aug 12 2008 7:11 PM

hey thanks for the add request doods
The Straight A





Jul 6 2008 3:04 AM

Many thanks for adding us!
Diggin the songs!
The Swipes





Jul 4 2008 3:26 PM

Cool songs, The breakUps! Have a rockin' weekend!
SMASH





Jun 16 2008 3:45 PM

Heya The breakUps... ; )

Wassup in Arlington???
I hope everything's alright whatever you're up to... ; )

This is an invitation to go on our "Myspace" page and listen to our new song "Hey-Hey Mona!! (Fallen From The St*rz)" mixed by Octopus Turner & Helta SkeltAxis!!!

Take care, have a nice week 'n' speak soon!!!

Fred "The Axis"
HYENA Records


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Jun 9 2008 5:12 PM

Monday, June 9th | Arlington, VA

THE BRAKES
LIVE! @ IOTA CLUB & CAFE
2832 Wilson Blvd.
Arlington, VA
showtime: 10 PM

hyenarecords[dot]com/thebrakes
brakesband[dot]com
myspace[dot]com/thebrakes
www.PsychedelicCentral.Com





Jun 8 2008 7:05 PM

Hello, thank you for joining my friends list, it is a pleasure to welcome you!

Jan :)
Big White R.W.





Jun 6 2008 3:58 AM

I'm gonna get all hopped up on Phin Phin before we play!
Sammy silk shoes
Charlie





Apr 29 2008 12:42 PM

Chuck Hex....now that is a name I have not heard in a long long time. The force is strong in this one.....
The Dupont Circles


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Apr 24 2008 9:19 PM

Cool sounds, and awesome taste in covers (The PTs, Haunted, and Open Mind rock!). And you're from D.C.! Thanks for the add.
FuzzChile





Apr 15 2008 12:31 PM

Cheers for the add cool version of Magic Potion :D
The Electric Telescopes





Apr 11 2008 2:28 PM

Hello banana, I'm a tangerine.
Big White R.W.





Apr 2 2008 1:12 PM

Now that's better!......DICKERED.
Big White R.W.





Apr 1 2008 3:17 AM

4 x 3=12.....DICK!
Big White R.W.





Mar 31 2008 7:26 PM

I think a ner-nuth-it done died inside of you!
Big White R.W.





Mar 31 2008 2:56 PM

The breakdown for # of photos on the slide show is as follows Ted:19 Carrie:11 Tony:13 Mike:4......where's my respects?
the Mob Warehouse band





Mar 30 2008 5:52 AM

there's nothing worse than a vengeance breakup...
***JOCELYN***





Mar 27 2008 2:20 PM

Sweet flier....see yous sat!!!
Big White R.W.





Mar 6 2008 10:09 PM

Check these freaks the Hydeouts....
King Gilbert Partridge


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