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Small Brown Bike

Small Brown Bike

Formed:
1996 in Marshall, Michigan

Disbanded:
2004

  • Genre: Rock
  • Active: '90s, 2000s
  • Major Members: Ben Reed, Scott Flaster, Dan Jaquint, Travis Dopp, Jeff Gensterblum, Mike Reed

Biography

Growing up together in Marshall, MI, the members of Small Brown Bike have been friends, bandmates, and minor bike mechanics the majority of their lives. When brothers Mike and Ben Reed (vocals/guitar and bass/vocals, respectively), Travis Dopp (guitar), and Dan Jaquint (drums) were looking for band names for the project they started in the fall of 1996, they looked back on their collective small-town childhood and came up with Small Brown Bike, named for a sentimental Frankenstein bicycle that they had pieced together from parts as kids. After self-releasing their No Place Like You 7" in 1997 and following up in 1998 with the (and don't forget me) 7" and appearing on a couple compilations, the band attracted the attention of Gainesville, FL's No Idea Records through relentless regional touring and a fraternal relationship with Hot Water Music. No Idea released Our Own Wars in 1999 before Dopp stepped down from guitar and friend Scott Flaster took over. The compilation Collection, including singles and vinyl-only tracks, also appeared that year. Recorded with producer Ed Rose in between touring with HWM and Saves the Day, they followed up with their Dead Reckoning CD/LP in the fall of 2001. Dopp returned to the ranks of Small Brown Bike in January 2002 with a new drummer, Jeff Gensterblum, signing on in March as Jaquint decided to pursue a full-time job and school. The band hooked up with the Casket Lottery for an October split EP. The split was very well received (described as "essential" by some critics) and further caught the attention of Lookout Records, who then released their next album, The River Bend, in September 2003. An EP, Nail Yourself to the Ground, additionally appeared that June on No Idea. After several months of touring in support, however, Small Brown Bike announced their dissolution by the year's end. Their last show was played in 2004 at Chicago's Fireside Bowl. ~ Nate Cavalieri, All Music Guide

Representative Albums:

Collection, The River Bed, Our Own Wars

Similar Artists:

Latterman, Lock & Key, Against Me!, Charlie Brown Gets a Valentine, None More Black, Saves the Day, Dillinger Four, The Get Up Kids, Hot Water Music, Jawbreaker

Followers:

Signal Home, The Blackout Pact
 
 
Wikipedia: Small Brown Bike

Small Brown Bike was a band from Marshall, Michigan that existed between 1996 and 2004. The band was sparked from an earlier band Help! The Lookout started by former front man Mike Reed, and his brother, Bass player Ben Reed the band consisted of 80's guitar like riffs and medolic style lyrics. The trademark of Small Brown Bike this four-piece is "double vocals" backed by melodies. Their sound is often identified as being similar to other post-hardcore bands--often Small Brown Bike's close contemporaries--such as Avail, Hot Water Music and Dillinger Four. Their last show was in 2004 at The Fireside Bowl in Chicago, after already agreeing to split up. Former members Mike Reed and Dan Jaquint later created the band La Salle, with Reed's wife playing bass guitar. Ben Reed is now the singer in the Great Sea Serpents based out of Chicago, IL.

The band name is derived from their working experience as bike mechanics.

The band will be playing a few reunion shows in September to benefit a dear friend of the band who has been battling Leukemia since February:

  • September 7th, 2007 at Kratfbrau Brewery in Kalamazoo, Michigan (18+).
  • September 8th, 2007 at Subterranean in Chicago, Illinois (5pm show - All Ages).
  • September 8th, 2007 at Subterranean in Chicago, Illinois (10pm show - 21+ Non-Smoking Show).
  • September 9th, 2007 at Small's Bar in Detroit, Michigan (21+).
  • October 28th at The Fest 6 in Gainesville, Florida.


Original Members

  • Mike Reed (guitar)
  • Ben Reed (bass)
  • Travis Dopp (guitar)
  • Dan Jaquint (drums)

Former members:

  • Jeff Gensterblum (drums)
  • Scott Flaster (guitar)
  • Dale Dixon (guitar-tech)

Discography

Albums

  • Our Own Wars - 1999 on No Idea Records
  • Collection (compilation) - 1999 on No Idea Records
  • Dead Reckoning LP 2001 on No Idea Records
  • The River Bed LP - 2003 on Lookout! Records

EPs and split records

  • Demo Tape (aka 'Chinese Handstand Demo' - limited to under 50 copies) - 1997 on Five Finger Records
  • No Place Like You EP - 1997 on Salinger Press
  • ..and Don't Forget Me EP - 1998 on Salinger Press
  • SBB/Cursive Split - 2001 on Makoto Recordings
  • SBB/The Casket Lottery Split - 2002 on Second Nature Recordings
  • Nail Yourself to the Ground EP - 2004 on No Idea Records

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