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Broads of Canada

About Me

On a warm and sunny day in Brooklyn, I believe it was Mr. Justin Q. Spindler who remarked that a sweet name for a Canada spin-off band would be, well, this one. Little did he know that his dreams would soon become reality, and Ms. Mitchell and Ms. Sumerton would up their consumption of vodka cranberries and begin writing and arranging songs for two cellos. Sadly, the Broads of Canada are no more.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 28/12/2006
Band Members: Kaylan Mitchell
Amy Sumerton
Influences: Jacqueline du Pré, Yo-Yo Ma, Canada, Boards of Canada, Gnarls Barkley, The Talking Heads, The Beatles, Jack Daniels, and Vodka Cranberries.
Sounds Like: Sometimes they sound like planes landing. Sometimes they sound like Dotzauer Grant. Sometimes they sound like covers of Britney Spears and Ol' Dirty Bastard. Sometimes they sound like too much talking. Sometimes they sound like Canada. Sometimes they sound like they've had too much to drink.

They pretty much always sound overly enthusiastic.
Type of Label: Major

My Blog

A Series of Spoiler Alerts.

The Broads are finally back at it. Practice Tuesday was better than a laundry basket filled with puppies made of pudding. (Did you all hear about the time Canada convinced Kaylan that puppies were act...
Posted by on Wed, 29 Aug 2007 14:31:00 GMT

Weekend Update (It's OVER)

Big weekend for the Broads indeed. Our first two shows, one classy and the other classless, happened. Angela and Ben's wedding was a huge success. We got to sit up in the loft where the choir belongs,...
Posted by on Mon, 04 Jun 2007 11:36:00 GMT

FREE WHISKEY, Or: ELFest

Yes, what you have heard is true. Due to one member's nervousness coupled with the other member's penchant for binge drinking, the Broads will show up for the set at ELFest Sunday afternoon with a hug...
Posted by on Fri, 01 Jun 2007 08:27:00 GMT

Update: For Anyone Who Gives a Shit.

Hi friends!Listen, just because we're not posting new tracks doesn't mean we're not hard at work. We ARE! Last week we practiced THREE times! We're just throat-deep in this wedding stuff. Which is cha...
Posted by on Fri, 11 May 2007 13:22:00 GMT

We Hate People When They're Not Polite.

Psycho Killer is coming along nicely. It sees one of Amy's longtime dreams being realized: playing the same part as one of her musical idols: the incomparable Tina Weymouth. (All we have to do now is ...
Posted by on Fri, 20 Apr 2007 11:00:00 GMT

Broads is Busy.

Yes, we haven't posted any new tracks lately, and there is good reason for that. Mainly the fact that Angela Sanders is getting married, and we are supplying the music.So that you are aware, if you as...
Posted by on Tue, 10 Apr 2007 09:18:00 GMT

Excuses, Excuses

Reasons Why There Was No Broads Practice This Week1. Jasen is in town from Maryland.2. Amy can't stop gazing at an early birthday present, the best birthday present she's ever gotten, really. Two word...
Posted by on Tue, 20 Feb 2007 10:50:00 GMT

Come Back, Eileen

A lot of Broads practice last night wound up being talking, and at some point the talking turned to one Eileen Brownell, the "original" Broad. Kaylan and Amy reminisced about the magnificent cello par...
Posted by on Thu, 08 Feb 2007 06:48:00 GMT

We Think You're Crazy.

Last night, Kaylan and Amy set some goals before practice. The goals looked something like this: * Mess around with Garageband.* Record "Crazy."19. Largo, billed by fans and critics alike as a "hilari...
Posted by on Wed, 31 Jan 2007 06:18:00 GMT

Mind of Madness: Glimpsed!

Sunday was a Broads day, and we decided to record a small part of our warm-up. One C Jason said he would not believe that we were a band until we had posted a track, so here it is: we're a band. We al...
Posted by on Tue, 23 Jan 2007 09:41:00 GMT