Small Brown Bike

"This article is about the Michigan band. For the Polish band, see SBB (band)"

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 melodic style vocals. 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.

Reunion shows

The band played a few reunion shows in September 2007 to benefit a dear friend of the band who had been battling Leukemia:
*September 7, 2007 at Kratfbrau Brewery in Kalamazoo, Michigan (18+).
*September 8, 2007 at Subterranean in Chicago, Illinois (5pm show - All Ages).
*September 8, 2007 at Subterranean in Chicago, Illinois (10pm show - 21+ Non-Smoking Show).
*September 9, 2007 at Small's Bar in Detroit, Michigan (21+).
*October 28, 2007 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 - 2003 on No Idea Records

External links

* [http://www.smallbrownbike.com SBB official page]
* [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:8p881v01zzha~T0 AllMusic entry]
* [http://www.smallmanrecords.com Offical Smallman Records page]
* [http://www.myspace.com/thegreatseaserpents The Great Sea Serpents myspace page]
* [http://www.myspace.com/lasalle LaSalle myspace page]