The Brobecks

This article does not cite any references or sources. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (July 2008)

The Brobecks
Background information
Origin	Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.
Genres	Indie
Years active	2004 - Present
Labels	None
Associated acts	Panic! At The Disco The Dear Hunter Phantom Planet Louis XIV
Website	www.myspace.com/brobecks
Members
Dallon Weekes

The Brobecks is an American indie rock band, and is the full-time project of singer/songwriter Dallon Weekes. The band is unsigned and is based in Salt Lake City, Utah and Los Angeles, California. The band's sound uses a wide variety of instrumentation and attributes its influences to artists such as George Gershwin, The Beatles, and Elvis Costello. Referred to by some as "19th Century Indie pop", Weekes' group has received critical acclaim from both Spin and URB magazine as well as other successful musicians. In particular Darren Robinson of Phantom Planet, Fall Out Boy's Pete Wentz, and Brian Karscig of Louis XIV.

Band Name Origin

Taken from The bands Livejournal:

"The name 'Brobecks' is an homage to the unpopular. Growing up, there was a particular student at school (Lets call him/her 'X' Brobeck.) who, every morning was called to the administrative office over the loudspeakers. Never mind the reason, but this went on for years. For all anyone knew this person didn't even exist. That was a romantic idea to me, and to a degree I had always identified with that. An anonymous person being in a crowd, but not really a part of it.

A 'Brobeck'."

History

The band began as a weekend hobby for Weekes shortly after he returned to Utah after living in Oklahoma for two years as a Mormon missionary. The group's name was inspired by a person from Dallon's school days. The original line-up consisted of Dallon Weekes and two friends from high school and college. After a few short years of recording basement demos, touring and line-up changes, the band was offered a contract from an imprint of Drive-Thru Records as well as Weekes being twice offered solo record contracts by both Sony and a smaller Indie label if he would drop his then band mates. Weekes declined both.

Shortly after that, The Brobecks received City Weekly's award for 2008 Indie Pop Band of the Year, repeating their win from the year before (2007).

In 2008, the single "Second Boys will Be First Choice" was added to the regular daily rotation of Salt Lake City radio station X96 (KXRK), something which had never been done with an unsigned act in the stations 20 plus year history. The song appeared immediately in the stations top ten daily songs. Within 2 days of the addition, the song hit #1 on on the daily top songs list, and stayed there for 13 consecutive days. Afterward it stayed in the top 10 for several weeks, and frequented the number one spot several times more.
In May 2009 Violent Things was released exclusively on iTunes. The album was produced by Casey Crescenzo of the band The Dear Hunter. And features Darren Robinson of Phantom Planet on guitar. The drums on the record were performed by frequent Brobecks drummer Drew Davidson. Prior to the albums release, the songs 'Love at First Sight', and 'Second Boys Will Be First Choice' appeared on X96's Top Ten daily songs list. With 'Second Boys' reaching number one on the station, and staying there for several weeks. Despite this the band still remains independent and unsigned. Whether this is by choice or not is unknown.
On July 29 MTV published an interview with Spencer Smith of Panic! At The Disco announcing that Dallon would be joining them on bass for their summer tour. Since that time, several Dallon Weekes fansites have been established, the most prominent among them showing up on tumblr.com. *Tumblr Dallon Weekes directory and *Fuckyeahdallonweekes. No plans of Dallon being a permanent member of Panic! At The Disco have been announced by the band.

Acts The Brobecks have opened for or toured with

Phantom Planet
Fall Out Boy
3Oh!3
Hawthorne Heights
The Bravery
Ludo
Shiny Toy Guns
Ben Kweller
Cold War Kids
Scary Kids Scaring Kids
Jack's Mannequin
Snow Patrol
The Elected
Starlight Mints
The Walkmen
Anberlin
Jimmy Eat World
Meg and Dia
The Ataris
The Higher
Hoobastank
Incubus
This Providence
Sum 41

Noteworthy Press

• URB Magazine Top 1000 bands to watch in 2007
• "Adorable, intelligent indie-pop." - SPIN Magazine
• Indie Pop Band of the Year (2007-2008)- SLC Weekly
• SPIN Magazine P!ATD/Dallon Weekes announcement
• Rolling Stone P!ATD/Dallon Weekes announcement

Members

Dallon Weekes Living with his parents in Utah.

Past Contributors

Dave Chisholm
Drew Davidson
Connor Doyle
Matt Glass
Mike Gross
Nate Leslie
Josh Rheault
Ryan Seaman currently of The Bigger Lights
Matt Seppi
Bryan Szymanski
Tim Very

Official Discography

• Understanding the Brobecks (2003)
• Happiest Nuclear Winter (2005)
• Goodnight, And Have A Pleasant Tomorrow (2006)
• Small Cuts EP (2008)
• Violent Things (2009)

References

http://www.purevolume.com/thebrobecks

External links

• Official Myspace page
• Purevolume page
• Brobecks Livejournal
• absolutepunk.net