Small Brown Bike

Marshall Skate Park Show

admin — Wed, 25 May 2011 01:14:16 +0000

Thanks to everyone who came out to our shows this month. We had a rad time hanging out and seeing some old friends. Extra special thanks to The Casket Lottery, Minutes, Cheap Girls, and everyone involved with Krazy Fest.

Next up, we’re playing a show at the Marshall Skate Park on Saturday, June 25. Skating starts at 10am and bands start making noise at 1pm. Skating, BBQ, and music. Sounds like a great way to spend a summer day. See you there!

Saturday June 25
Small Brown Bike, Minutes, M. Sord, Duck Little Brother Duck!, Girlfriends, Leave Let Be
10am – 8pm (bands start at 1pm)
Free skate school (with admission) from 10am – 12pm.
Ketchum Park (The Marshall Skate Park)
601-899 Montgomery Street
Marshall, MI 49068
$10.00

Release Day!

admin — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 04:44:02 +0000

FELL & FOUND officially hit the streets today. Once again, a huge thanks to everyone involved with making this record…J Robbins, everyone at No Idea/Southern Lovin’, our families/friends, and especially YOU for still caring and listening. See you in May.

Friday, May 13 – Kalamazoo, MI at The Strutt w/ The Casket Lottery, Minutes [buy tickets]

Saturday, May 14 – Chicago, IL at Subterranean w/ The Casket Lottery, Cheap Girls [buy tickets]

Friday, May 20 – Louisville, KY at KRAZY FEST 2011 w/ Against Me!, By The Grace of God, Chamberlain, Bane, The Bled, Strike Anywhere, and many more. [buy tickets]

Other Projects

admin — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 04:43:24 +0000

Thanks for the good words about “Fell & Found”. It’s great to finally have it out in the wild. Very much looking forward to our shows in May. In the meantime, we’re keeping busy with some other projects. Here’s an update.

LEAVE LET BE
Travis on vocals/guitars/keys/etc, Dan on drums/keys, and Michelle Browneye on vocals. Full length “Repeat The Sound of Joy” is available at leaveletbe.bandcamp.com, iTunes andAmazonMP3. www.facebook.com/LeaveLetBe

THE FENCEMEN
Mike on guitar, Dan on drums, Tyler (Biddy Biddy Biddy) on vocals, and Jared (Ettison Clio) on bass. First show is Friday, April 29 at Mac’s Bar in Lansing. Download a free MP3 at thefencemenband.com.

THUNDER BAY
Ben on bass. Also features members of Baby Teeth and Keleton DMD. Check out their album “Sure Thing” here: thunderbay.bandcamp.com

WHITE GOLD SCORPIO
Dan on drums/etc and Sean (Your Skull My Closet) on guitars/vocals/etc. Download tracks at whitegoldscorpio.com.

MIKE HALE/MIKE REED SPLIT 7”
Mike did this two-song split 7” with Mike Hale (Gunmoll, In The Red). Limited to 500 copies or download on iTunes.

YOUR SKULL MY CLOSET
Jeff (SBB drums 2001-03) on drums. New EP “We Find One Another” out soon. Mixed by J Robbins. yourskullmycloset.com

MILLIONS
Scott (SBB guitar 2000-01) plays guitar and screams. Demoing new songs right now. Shred over to millionsdistorts.blogspot.com for more.

GOODSHOWS.ORG
Mike built this website to keep track of shows around Michigan. Check it out or submit your own shows. If you live in outside of Michigan and would like to help with a version for your state, get in touch: hello@goodshows.org.

DRAGONS
Travis co-wrote and stars in this TV pilot. Also features legendary professional skater, Mike Vallely. Watch the full episode at dragonstheshow.com.

Upcoming Shows

admin — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 05:42:16 +0000

Hi friends,

We’ve lined up a few shows to celebrate the release of “Fell & Found”. First, we’re super excited to have our old buddies, THE CASKET LOTTERY, on board for a couple shows in May. And yes, we’ll do our best to play a song or two off of our split EP. Next up, KRAZY FEST. We played Krazy Fest back in 2001-02 and had a blast. It’ll be good to see Louisville again. Finally, we’re heading back down to Florida in October for FEST 10. Good times all around.

Friday, May 13 – Kalamazoo, MI at The Strutt w/ The Casket Lottery, Minutes

Saturday, May 14 – Chicago, IL at Subterranean w/ The Casket Lottery, Cheap Girls

Friday, May 20 – Louisville, KY at KRAZY FEST 2011 w/ Against Me!, By The Grace of God, Chamberlain, Bane, The Bled, Strike Anywhere, and many more.

Oct 28-30 – Gainesville, FL at THE FEST 10 w/ Hot Water Music, Against Me!, Less Than Jake, Samiam, Lifetime, Bouncing Souls, Dillinger Four, and many more.

One other quick note. A lot of you have asked about our upcoming tour/show plans. As much as we’d love to play the east coast, west coast, Canada, Europe, Australia, Japan, Brazil, Iceland, etc…it’s probably not going to happen for a bit. We’re going to book a few more shows later this year, but everyone’s schedules are pretty busy, so we’re taking it month-to-month for now. Keep in mind, we do our own booking (contact@smallbrownbike.com), so if you’ve contacted us recently, please be patient.

See you in May.

SBB

In the Studio!

admin — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 16:08:53 +0000

We’re currently tracking songs with J Robbins for a new album on No Idea. We’ve been working on these songs over the past year and are super excited to finally put them to tape. Check out our new blog for random studio updates as we go!

Marshall Skate Park Art Deck Show

admin — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 03:23:26 +0000

Hope everyone’s having an awesome summer. Just wanted to let you all know about this show on Friday, July 30. We’re not playing full band, but Mike will be playing some acoustic songs. Ian Graham (Cheap Girls) and American Mars are playing too. There will also be an auction of original skate decks with artwork by Mike, Dan, Travis, and a ton of others. Plus the premiere of the TV pilot Travis has been working on – DRAGONS. Here’s the teaser…

Come support the cause!

Marshall Skate Park Art Deck Show
w/ live music by American Mars, Mike Reed, Ian Graham
Friday, July 30, 7-10pm
Dark Horse Brewery
511 South Kalamazoo
Marshall, MI

YSIOALAYA is a nonprofit organization of a group of guys that are working on improving the Marshall Skate Park. Their goal is to raise money to improve the quality and experience of the Marshall Skate Park for Marshallites and visitors alike. The Art Deck Show will be exhibiting one-of-a-kind skateboards done by various local and national artists that will be sold in a silent/live auction. Come down to the Dark Horse and support your local skate park, listen to good music, visit with old friends or make new ones, and come home with a cool board to ride or display for a great cause!

May Shows Update

admin — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 20:33:34 +0000

Hi all. Just wanted to post a quick update on the upcoming shows in May.

May 13 at Great Scott is sold out.

Online pre-sales for May 14 at Cake Shop are sold out. There may be a few tickets left at the door though.

We’ve added an acoustic in-store on May 14, 5pm at Generation Records in NYC. Click here for more details.

May 15 in Philly has been moved to the Church. Keep in mind, it’s a super early show…2:30pm! Click here for tickets.

That’s all for now. See you soon!

(Poster design by Craig Horky)

Kickstarting Dragons

admin — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 23:54:52 +0000

Hello Everyone,

It’s Travis. My friends and I have been working on a t.v. show for the last couple years called Dragons. It got accepted by kickstarter, an exclusive fundraising website aimed to help raise cash for independent projects. The guys at kickstarter like it so much, they are even recommending it. Check out the link below to learn about the project. If you are as pumped as we are, then give what you can.

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/353203169/dragons-0

Very big thanks in advance for any type of support,

Travis, Tom, Louie, William & Noah

“”Dragons” is a ridiculous TV show about two skaters and their quest for enlightenment. Or maybe it’s just to party, skate, and have a good time. Either way, the clips in the project video are amazing, and the rewards look great. Hilarious stuff.” – Kickstarter

Composite, Volume Two 7″

admin — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 13:49:14 +0000

The second installment of our Composite 7″ series is on the way! Composite, Volume Two will be available on March 9, 2010 from No Idea – just in time for our shows in Florida. The 7″ features two new songs, “Some Optimistic” / “Never Walk This Alone”, and is limited to 1,100 copies (includes a digital download code). We recorded it in our practice space/home studio (aka Dan’s basement) in January, which probably explains why they feel a little slower and colder than Composite, Volume One. That’s what a winter in Michigan will do to a band.

See you in the sun!

WED MARCH 10 – ORLANDO, FL at The Social (18+ / 9pm) BUY TICKETS »
w/ O Pioneers, Young Brother

THUR MARCH 11 – GAINESVILLE, FL at Common Grounds (18+ / 8pm) BUY TICKETS »
w/ O Pioneers, Cheap Girls, The Measure (SA), Grabass Charlestons

MARCH 12-14, HARVEST OF HOPE FEST, ST. AUGUSTINE, FL at St. Johns County Fairgrounds (all ages) BUY TICKETS »

Haiti Earthquake Relief

admin — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 16:58:44 +0000

We have a few test presses up for auction over at Limited Pressing as part of Punknews.org/Paper+Plastick’s Haiti Earthquake Relief effort. Please take a minute to check out all of the auctions and help the cause. All proceeds will be donated to Doctors Without Borders. They’ve raised over $11,000 so far. Bidding ends tomorrow (Jan 31) on these…