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. This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Avail is a punk rock/hardcore punk band from Richmond, Virginia. ... Hot Water Music was a post-hardcore band from Gainesville, Florida. ... Dillinger Four is an influential American punk band based out of Minneapolis, Minnesota. ... For the series of live punk albums, see Live at the Fireside Bowl The Fireside Bowl (or the Fireside) is a bowling alley and music venue established in the 1940s, located at 2648 W Fullerton Ave in Chicago, Illinois. ... Flag Seal Nickname: The Windy City Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location Location in Chicagoland and northern Illinois Coordinates , Government Country State Counties United States Illinois Cook, DuPage Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 606. ...

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The band will be playing a reunion show Saturday, September 8th at Subterranean in Chicago, Illinois.

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

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EPs and split records

• No Place Like You EP - 1997
• ..and Don't Forget Me EP - 1998
• 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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External links

• SBB official page
• AllMusic entry
• Offical Smallman Records page
• The Great Sea Serpents myspace page
• LaSalle myspace page