The Ever Evolving Sometime/ Former Break-Ups roster:
Drake - Tambourine, Vocals, Whatever the Hell He Wants
Kevin - Fill-in drummer on demand (summer 2008-ish)
Michael - Djembe
Loren - Bass for "Monkey Wrench"/ when Frankie can't get out of work
Nich - Bass for "Black Diamond," Live Bassist August 2006, Opinions
Vella - Improvisational Bassist on-the-fly party guy July 2007
Jeremy - Ukulele July 2007
Josh - Almost 2mn Reunion Participant, Guitar/ Vocals on "Something" at our first show
Stefan - Guitar/ Keys July 2006-July 2007
Tiana - Bass/ Vocals/ Keys/ Guitar April 2006-July 2006
Chelsea - Vocals on the first EP, Sometime Live Vocals circa 2006
Influences
The Beatles, Nirvana, Foo Fighters, Calliope, Blind Melon, Weezer, The Raconteurs, The Flaming Lips, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Straylight Run, A Story Told, Head And Toe, Infinity Shores, The Rentals, and Zack Mother Fucking Wylde.
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The Break-Ups live at Scene Metrospace in East Lansing, MI 05/19/07
The Break-Ups are a band based in Lansing, MI that sings about love, peace, breaking up and probably other subjects relating to those three listed. The band has fooled around with the whole spectrum of rock music, tying the past to the present in their many stylistic forays, making a Break-Ups show seem like a greatest hits performance of songs you've never heard by The Beatles, Nirvana, and any number of great powerpop groups of the last several decades. Tying the songs together through blissed out heaviness, acoustic psychedelia and everything in between are the prominent male-female vocal harmonies of the co-ed group, and the songwriting personality of Break-Ups leader Timmy Rodriguez.
The Break Ups officially formed in fall 2005. Timmy Rodriguez and Tommy McCord, the perennial guitarists of the group, founded the band as an acoustic studio project, but the rock and roll in their blood demanded live performances. Timmy and Tommy joined with their favorite drummer Hattie Danby to form the full band after recording the acoustic "The George McFly EP" which was released in May 2006. Spring and Summer 2006 saw the band peform as a quartet with Tiana Miller on bass, with all of four contributing vocals, transforming the group into a powerpop band with alternating acoustic passages and guitar freak-outs. This was the time in which the "Timmy singing lead with Tommy and Hattie backing" formula was firmly put in place. Starting in August 2006 Frankie Knoch assumed bass duties from the departed Ms. Miller, and Stefan Johnson joined as a keyboardist. This five piece configuration of The Break-Ups recorded the "Rosa Gallica" EP (released Dec 2006) and the full-length album "Blush Noisette" (released May 2007). Mr. Johnson left the band in July 2007 and the band has remained a quartet, with an array of guests popping in from time to time. The Break-Ups returned to the studio in spring 2008, with the results yielding the murky bliss of the new album "Skulls and Stuff."
We released our new album Skulls and Stuff in July 2008. If you are interested in a copy, just leave us a message or visit Good Time Gang Recordings.
Hey how's it going? Just wanted to stop by and let you know from June 21 through the 28th we are having free downloads for our EP! Check out our latest blog for info on it. Don't be a stranger come by and say hi!!
Hi there! Just popping in to remind you Saliva will be here Thursday to rock The Intersection. Also hearing great things about Adelitas Way and of course our hometown rockers Fled Five. So come on out and have a blast with us!
Haha thanks a lot guys, a good mix of it will actually be up soon, that ones just a rough mix, but ur stuff sounds great too, thanks for checking out the page :)
yeah man that would be awesome! but i dont really have anything on my plate right now, but if you did like an acoustic song or something i could probably lay a verse down
Absolutely! I'd love to do something in Lansing. We could probably get you guys on something in Kalamazoo once we build up our name a bit more. Let us know if you have anything you need another band for.
Hey The Break-Ups, we hope you can make it out The Magic Bag, Friday June 12th. As it will be our most wonderful show of the summer and it sure would be swell if you could have a frothy beverage with us :-)
Hey thanks a lot! The Damn Yankees Part Deuce explosion was cool to watch, I really enjoyed it. We're playing full band on June 4 at a basement show if you're not doing anything.
REALICIDE PLAYS EAST LANSING FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER!!! TUESDAY, MAY 26th AT REPLAY ENTERTAINMENT EXCHANGE!! EAST LANSING, MI NO COVER 8pm doors, bands start at 9pm sharp
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