The Broadways

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The Broadways
Origin Chicago, Illinois, United States
Genre(s) Punk rock
Years active 1996-1998
Label(s) Asian Man Records
Bicycle Records
Associated acts Slapstick
Tricky Dick
The Lawrence Arms
The Honor System
Whale|Horse
Members
Brendan Kelly
Chris McCaughan
Dan Hanaway
Rob DePaola

The Broadways were a short-lived band from Chicago, Illinois. The group formed in 1996 after the dissolution of the influential ska-punk band Slapstick, with their vocalist Brendan Kelly and trumpet player Dan Hanaway combining with Rob DePaola and Tricky Dick guitarist Chris McCaughan.

Musically, The Broadways frequently drew comparisons to Crimpshrine and Jawbreaker.[citation needed] The band is notable for the intelligent political, social, and introspective nature of their lyrics,[who?] as well as their complex, non-traditional song structures and above-average punk musicianship.[who?]

The band released one full album in 1998 on Asian Man Records before breaking up the same year, with Kelly stating the cause mainly having to do with "all of us growing out of where we were in our lives when we started the band."[citation needed] After the breakup, Kelly and McCaughan formed The Lawrence Arms, while Hanaway and DePaola started The Honor System. A collection of unreleased material and songs collected from their EPs was released in 2000 as Broken Van.


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  • We All Know That You Can Do It 7" (Bicycle Records, 1997)
  • Where's The Beef? compilation (1997) (contains the unreleased song "Fuck The Church")
  • Big City Life (Asian Man Records, 1998)

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Despite having claimed that they never would [1], The Lawrence Arms introduced some Broadways songs into their on-stage repertoire in late 2007, beginning with their 'Warped Tour', where the band play with their side-projects (Sundowner and The Falcon) and American Steel as support. They performed "Kitchen Floor" and "15 Minutes" at THE FEST 6 in Gainesville, FL in October 2007. They also did The Falcon and Sundowner sets at The FEST 6 at different venues.

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