The Broderick

Artist Information

Biography

Bloomington, Indiana-based four-piece The Broderick have done something most high-school sweethearts cannot: survive the rollercoaster ride that accompanies the progression of adolescence to adulthood. Singer/guitar player Max Mullen, drummer Quinten Schulze and guitar player John Codespoti have been playing together in one form or another since their junior high days growing up in Southern Indiana. Bass player Eric Day joined the band a bit further down the road, and it’s a fact that no outsider could ever know just from observing this group together. The Broderick cull their moniker from local slang that means "a brawl", but brawling is the last thing you’d expect out of this relatively soft spoken and laid back Midwestern band of brothers. These guys would rather sip Bud’s on a hot Indiana evening and hone their driving and infectious brand of indie-folk rock.
With a series of well received EP’s under their belt, The Broderick began to record their first full length LP this past fall with producer Jason Wilber (John Prine). Recorded in the comfort of Day’s Bloomington studio, the new tracks are classic Broderick, combining good ole’ fashion rock n’roll, indie rock aesthetic and a dose of folk rock charm. The tracks bring something else to the table, though. The last studio tracks from the quartet were recorded when most of them weren’t even old enough to drink, and any listener familiar with the group can literally hear the growing maturity in the band’s new recordings. The songs are a bit longer, the lyrical content more developed, and the band a bit tighter. The Broderick have traded a bit of their youthful bombast for finesse, and the result is a sonic snapshot of a band that sounds completely comfortable and at ease with who they are, where they’ve been and where they are going.
A release date is being finalized for early Spring of 2012 with a tour to follow and, in the meantime, the group is continuing to rapidly grow it’s presence in the Mid-West music scene with sets opening for scene staples like Tapes & Tapes, White Rabbits, Great Lakes Swimmers, Tobacco, The Turbo Fruits, Surfer Blood and The Whigs and performances at festival venues such as SXSW and the Forecastle Festival of Louisville, Kentucky. To top it off, songs like "Middleman" and “Gold In The Fire” have garnered sweeping praise from places like MyOldKentuckyBlog and NUVO Magazine, leaving the group with a buzzworthy credibility that has helped make them a force to watch in up-and-coming music.

Instrumentation

Max Mullen - Lead Vocals, Guitar, Keys
John Codespoti - Lead Guitar
Eric Day - Bass
Quinten Schulze - Drums

Discography

Surprise! EP
Tornado! EP
The Broderick EP

Links

• Facebook
• Twitter
• MySpace

Audio

• Dancing for the Dogs
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• Nothing Something Nothing
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• St. Louis
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• Diner
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Video

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Press

• The Broderick's Road to SXSW [+ Show ]
  

  It’s always amazing when luggage does the job of really carrying your baggage. Indiana-based quar...It’s always amazing when luggage does the job of really carrying your baggage.
  
  Indiana-based quartet, The Broderick will be heading down to SXSW this year, thanks to JanSport backpacks and luggage. As winners of last year’s JanSport’s Battle of the Bands and beating out thousands of entries, The Broderick begins their six-date mini tour tomorrow and will be ending in Austin at The Sonicbids Official SXSW Showcase on Friday, March 19th at Maggie Mae’s.
  
  “We’re excited about our trip to South by Southwest,” said Max Mullen, lead singer of The Broderick. “Thanks to JanSport, we have an amazing opportunity to showcase our music and what we do at one of the best festival venues in the country.”
  
  To add to the splendor of having a sponsored tour, Tobacco (Black Moth Super Rainbow frontman) and Surfer Blood will be supporting The Broderick, opening up for them on a few of the dates throughout the tour.
  
  “This is our second year sponsoring a band en route to South by Southwest and we’re thrilled to make it an annual tradition,” said Laurie Heller, marketing communications manager for JanSport. “Music is a true means of self expression, a characteristic at the sole of the JanSport Brand, and we look forward to celebrating the originality and talent of The Broderick, our 2009 Battle of the Bands winner, in Austin this year.”
  
  The folk-rock band with indie sensibilities have already opened up for Tapes & Tapes, White Rabbits, Great Lake Swimmers and The Whigs and should have no problem fitting in with the SXSW crowd this year.
  
  
  THE BRODERICK’S ROAD TO SXSW
  Wed 3/10/10 Chicago, IL at Tonic Room
  Thu 3/11/10 Bloomington, IN at The Bishop with Surfer Blood (Pit Stop Music Marathon)
  Fri 03/12/10 Toledo, OH at Mickey Finn’s Pub with Tobacco
  Sat 03/13/10 Cincinnati, OH at Northside Tavern with Tobacco
  Sun 03/14/10 Nashville, TN at Exit In with Tobacco
  Fri 03/19/10 Austin, TX at Maggie Mae’s (323 East 6th Street) JanSport Presents The Sonicbids Official SXSW Showcase: 11:30am – 5:30pm, 21+ ID and SXSW badge required RSVP at www.sonicbids.com/sxswparty.
  

• The Broderick w/ An Horse [+ Show ]
  

  The Broderick have a pretty big local following, and witnessing their live set it’s easy to see why....The Broderick have a pretty big local following, and witnessing their live set it’s easy to see why. They bring a workmanlike intensity to their performance that seems to hint at a desire (and, indeed, a likelihood) to become the biggest little act in town. There’s something inherently populist in their ’90s indie-worshiping sound and the way they bring it to the stage, and the crowd showed mad appreciation, so it must be working.
  

• More on The Broderick [+ Show ]
  

  With a series of well received EP’s under their belt, The Broderick began to record their first full...With a series of well received EP’s under their belt, The Broderick began to record their first full length LP this past fall with producer Jason Wilber (John Prine). Recorded in the comfort of Day’sBloomington studio, the new tracks are classic Broderick, combining good ole’ fashion rock n’roll, indie rock aesthetic and a dose of folk rock charm. The tracks bring something else to the table, though. The last studio tracks from the quartet were recorded when most of them weren’t even old enough to drink, and any listener familiar with the group can literally hear the growing maturity in the band’s new recordings. The songs are a bit longer, the lyrical content more developed, and the band a bit tighter. The Broderick have traded a bit of their youthful bombast for finesse, and the result is a sonic snapshot of a band that sounds completely comfortable and at ease with who they are, where they’ve been and where they are going.
  
  A release date is being finalized for early Spring of 2012 with a tour to follow and in the meantime, the group is continuing to rapidly grow it’s presence in the Mid-West music scene with sets opening for scene staples like Tapes & Tapes, White Rabbits, Great Lakes Swimmers, Tobacco, The Turbo Fruits, Surfer Blood and The Whigs and performances at festival venues such as SXSW and the Forecastle Festival of Louisville, Kentucky. To top it off, songs like “Middleman” and “Gold In The Fire” have garnered sweeping praise from places like MyOldKentuckyBlog and NUVO Magazine, leaving the group with a buzzworthy credibility that has helped make them a force to watch in up-and-coming music.

• Success Stories [+ Show ]
  

  Forecastle partner and friend JanSport launched a nationwide “Battle of the Bands” competition to pr...Forecastle partner and friend JanSport launched a nationwide “Battle of the Bands” competition to promote Forecastle 2009. Over 1200 artists submitted, with the top band awarded an all-expense trip to perform at both Forecastle and the “Halfway to Forecastle” concert. Bloomington’s The Broderick won, and has since gone on to achieve nationwide success.

• The Broderick: Tornado! EP [+ Show ]
  

  "MOKB wishes big things for the semi-local band formerly known as 806 Main St - we've made that no s..."MOKB wishes big things for the semi-local band formerly known as 806 Main St - we've made that no secret. We love this scrappy young band, and we've talked about the young welps on multiple occasions. They've made a lot of changes in the last six months...they've moved to Bloomington, IN, reconfigured and pared down, renamed themselves and are self-releasing their second EP this month...all still before being of legal drinking age."
  -MOKB
  
  http://myoldkyhome.blogspot.com/2008/03/broderick-tornado-ep.html
  

• IndyMusicScene.com’s Battle of Birdy’s Round One, Part Three [+ Show ]
  

  "One of these pleasant surprises came last Friday when 806 Main St. opened the battle...these young ..."One of these pleasant surprises came last Friday when 806 Main St. opened the battle...these young guns displayed potential with jangly guitar work, strong vocals and songwriting chops. They didn't have a bad stage show either."
  
  -Jeff Napier, Nuvo
  
  http://www.nuvo.net/articles/indymusicscene_coms_battle_of_birdys_round_one,_part_three/

• Rock Never Wanes [+ Show ]
  

  "The slim crowd that arrived at Spin before Amo Joy got a musical treat just after 8 p.m. when six-p..."The slim crowd that arrived at Spin before Amo Joy got a musical treat just after 8 p.m. when six-piece rock outfit 806 Main St. hit the stage. The recent high school graduates from Vincennes, Ind., inflicted a mixture of Strokes sensibility and a gritty Midwestern-meets-Western sound."
  
  http://nuvo.net/articles/rock_never_wanes/

• 806 Main St. - New Material [+ Show ]
  

  "The band is young and pretty much unknown, but I knew from first listen they had some talent...They..."The band is young and pretty much unknown, but I knew from first listen they had some talent...They posted three new songs on their MySpace this week and it only reaffirmed my initial thoughts. Young, talented, still very raw, but possibly headed for great things."
  
  http://myoldkyhome.blogspot.com/2006/07/806-main-st-new-material.html

• 806 Main St. [+ Show ]
  

  "They're rough, but they show that even in the most rural of areas good indie pop/rock survives. In ..."They're rough, but they show that even in the most rural of areas good indie pop/rock survives. In my opinion, these are a couple diamonds in the rough and with some better production you have a real gem..."
  
  http://myoldkyhome.blogspot.com/2006/05/806-main-st.html

Setlist

Play all originals. Set typically lasts 45 min, but are capable of more.

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