Small Brown Bike

Small Brown Bike was a band from Marshall, Michigan that existed between 1996 and 2004. The trademark of this four-piece is "double vocals" backed by melodies. Their sound is often identified as being similar to other post-hardcore bands such as Avail and Hot Water Music. 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 LaSalle, with Reed's wife playing bass guitar. The band name is derived from their working experience as bike mechanics. They are playing four benefit/reunion shows, two in Chicago and two in Michigan during early august 07. The shows are for a friend that is recovering from leukemia. They will also be playing The Fest 6 in Gainesville Florida. Jeff, Mike and Ben started a new band with Nathan Ellis from The Casket Lottery called Able Baker Fox. You can check that out at www.myspace.com/ablebakerfox October 09 saw the announcement that the band are back together and working on new material, as well as playing a number of shows including The Fest 8.