The Break is an alternative rock

Alternative rock

Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...

 band from Park Ridge

Park Ridge, Illinois

-Climate:-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 37,775 people, 14,219 households, and 10,465 families residing in the city. The population density was 5,374.6 people per square mile . There were 14,646 housing units at an average density of 2,083.8 per square mile...

, Illinois

Illinois

Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...

. The band consists of four members: Paul Ansani (bass/vocals), Sean Cahill-Lemme (vocals/guitar), Matt Gieser (drums), and Miles Malin (guitar/vocals). Bassist Paul Ansani is the son of Ted Ansani

Ted Ansani

Ted Ansani the bassist/vocalist for the seminal 1990s power pop group Material Issue. The Chicago-based band released four major label albums while touring extensively before its collapse, with frontman Jim Ellison's suicide....

 of Material Issue

Material Issue

Material Issue was a 1980-1990s power pop trio from Chicago. The band's trademark was pop songs with themes of love and heartbreak, where a number of song titles using girls' first names.-History:...

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Welcome To Ourside

The Break released their first album, Welcome to Ourside, in August 2008 at Ambush Recordings in Winnetka

Winnetka

Winnetka may refer to:One of the following places in the United States:* Winnetka, Los Angeles* Winnetka, Illinois* Winnetka Heights, Dallas, TexasOr to the following educational experiment:* The Winnetka Plan...

, Illinois

Illinois

Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...

. The tracks "Be Human" and "Can't Be Right" have received modest airplay from college radio stations in Chicago. Support for this album led them to open for touring acts such as Cute is What We Aim For, Electric Six

Electric Six

Electric Six is a six-piece metro Detroit-based band that plays what has been described as a brand of rock music infused with elements of "garage, disco, punk, new wave, and metal." The band met recognition in 2003 with the singles "Danger! High Voltage" and "Gay Bar", and subsequently recorded...

, Down with Webster

Down with Webster

Down with Webster, or DWW, is a 7-man Canadian rap rock band from The Beaches area of Toronto, Ontario who signed with Universal Motown in April 2009. During live shows the band occasionally uses a 3-piece horn section....

, Smoosh

Smoosh

Smoosh is an American indie pop band from Seattle, Washington. They have released three albums, She Like Electric, Free to Stay and Withershins, all of which were written and performed by singer/keyboardist Asya and her sister, drummer Chloe...

, Hawthorne Heights

Hawthorne Heights

Hawthorne Heights is an American rock band from Dayton, Ohio, formed in 2001. Their line-up currently consists of lead-singer and rhythm guitarist JT Woodruff, lead-guitarist and vocalist Micah Carli, bassist and backing vocalist Matt Ridenour, and drummer Eron Bucciarelli...

, and The Hudson Branch at shows around the Chicagoland area.

Track listing

1. Be Human - 5:13
2. Where We Are Now - 2:57
3. Empty Street - 2:51
4. Give It All Away - 3:33
5. Can't Be Right - 2:54
6. Our Side - 3:55
7. Long Sunset - 2:26
8. Lying Again - 3:16
9. Song For You - 3:21
10. 12:52 - 4:46
11. Sunday - 4:09
12. Final Goodbye - 2:23

Pickwick Music Festival

In Summer 2009, the Break was the subject of a feature story in the Park Ridge Herald. In the interview, the Break expressed interest in performing a show at the local Pickwick Theatre

Pickwick Theatre

The Pickwick Theatre is an Art Deco movie palace located in Park Ridge, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago.Designed by Roscoe Harold Zook, William F. McCaughey, and Alfonso Iannelli, the Pickwick opened in 1928 as a vaudeville stage and movie theatre. It is widely recognized for its marquee and...

 in Park Ridge. On December 4, 2009, the Break hosted the Pickwick Music Festival, renting out the theatre and selling tickets to the local community. In promotion for this concert, the Break was featured in the Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago Sun-Times

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 and on WGN Local News

WGN-TV

WGN-TV, virtual channel 9 , is the CW-affiliated television station in Chicago, Illinois built, signed on, and owned by the Tribune Company. WGN-TV's studios and offices are located at 2501 W...

. With the concert's completion, the band had earned six thousand dollars, all of which was donated to the Make-A-Wish Foundation

Make-A-Wish Foundation

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Cold Elbows EP and Future Work

The Break is in the process of recording their new EP, revealed online to be called Cold Elbows EP. It is rumored that the first single will be titled "Nebula."