The Break Up FAQ!

In an effort to allow our fans (thanks for joining!) to get to know us better, we decided to answer some frequently asked questions! While these questions are usually posed in the private bastion of public bathroom stalls or courtrooms, we decided to be as open and honest as possible. Enjoy!

Why are you called ‘The Break Up’?

Us `Break Up` folks are a big fans of the number three. (Trinities, trios, troikas, triumvirates, triplets and threesomes excite us!) Triple drinks, triple albums, Kepler’s laws of planetary motion, the list goes on. Our name actually has a triple meaning. The first was born out of the fact that a dominant percentage of our music is break up themed. The second is a reference to an important northern event:The Mackenzie River ice break up. It is a time of both wanting and waiting, culminating in a joyous flow of Tim Horton`s cups, cigarettes and sweet sticky herbs.The third is a biological reference to the thermodynamic system that enslaves us all: Entropy. We are all deteriorating, breaking up, and evolving toward a state of inert uniformity. Don`t waste your energy with futility. I`m talking to you, religious types.

Hey, don’t you guys sort of suck?

No, you`re thinking of Nickleback. What we do is play great songs poorly. A temporary condition, unlike being Nickleback.

So what’s the deal, are you guys, like, a couple?

While that may have been true at one point, the current status is less definitive. After mistakenly confusing an ancestry website with a porn site, we accidentally discovered we were in fact, related. That put an end to the relationship. Now it`s strictly physical.

Are you a cover band? How do you choose which covers to do?

During the songwriting process, a certain amount of plagiarism is expected. For every song we write, we unknowingly plagiarize 2 others. After the suits settle, we add these songs to our cover repertoire.

I want to buy you a drink at your show. What do you prefer?

Guinness, Pilsner, and Jägerbombs. All served together in a single size 9 and half patent leather boot, garnished with panties (women`s only).

I have a lesbian/homo-erotic crush on one of your members (giggle). What’s the best way propose marriage?

Please refer to previous answer.

I want to break up with my boyfriend/girlfriend/mistress. How do you suggest I do so?

Invite them to one of our shows. Introduce him or her to the band. Then leave.

Does this look infected?

Probably.

I would like you guys to play at my wet t-shirt contest/bar mitzvah/funeral. What’s it gonna cost me?

Your soul.

Got a question for the band? Just post it in the comments section and you`ll be sure to get an honest, open answer. Or silent rejection, depending on the beer supply.

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21st South Slave Friendship Festival

August 13 – 16, 2009
Fort Smith, NT

Hey Folks.. haul ass (if ya got the gas) to Fort Smith this weekend; the Break Up will be playing (along with some great acts from YK and beyond)! Join the friendship fun and hopefully we’ll make some new friends. We like friends. We like festivals. We still hate Mondays.