Author Archives: Faiz

20. Live Wire

Posted on October 16, 2013 by Faiz

Live Wire was great. Sorry if you missed it! at the end of Five-Eight’s set, there was a special thing that happened: Tim Midyett and Andy Cohen out of Silkworm and Bottomless Pit with Patrick Ferguson, Mike Mantione and Sean … Continue reading →

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19. Tails Out

Posted on August 1, 2013 by Faiz

This is a portion of the song we wrote in loving memory of John Grabski III. It is called “Apparitions”, and was recorded by Beth Wiedner @ the Metropolis Coffee Co. warehouse. Sound by Jeff Fox, event courtesy of Bike … Continue reading →

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18. the Jury is In

Posted on November 6, 2012 by Faiz

The fine folks at Pocket Jury in the UK just reviewed our twinned EPs in anticipation of the vinyl release of Still Awesome. It is lengthy and thorough and you can read it here.  An excerpt: “Unsurprisingly, their debut album … Continue reading →

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17. Rock Always Wins

Posted on November 6, 2012 by Faiz

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tcbox8l5mvo PRF BBQ 2012 kicks off Thursday June 28th We’re only a week away from our eighth four-day music, food and art extravaganza, the PRF BBQ. Our Annual/Semi-Annual celebration of the underground music and art D.I.Y. community that is the … Continue reading →

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16. They Shoot Horses

Posted on November 6, 2012 by Faiz

Band photo by the brilliant Mr. King styled after the lovely photo of Serge Gainsbourg and Jane Birkin. More about that here.

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15. Caffeinated IV

Posted on November 6, 2012 by Faiz

We are proud to be a part of the most recent Caffeinated Recordings compilation, Caffeinated IV, which features exclusive tracks from a bunch of fantastic bands who have recorded there this past year. Our selection is the brand new song, … Continue reading →

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14. Still

Posted on November 6, 2012 by Faiz

Still e.p. by Small Awesome This is a crude, digital facsimile of the Still e.p. by Small Awesome.The limited-run, hand-made CDs with machine-cut, hand-silk-screened (thank you, Night Owls Print Shop) aircraft-grade aluminum covers and hand-cut false-metal tray cards are available … Continue reading →

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13. Release!

Posted on April 6, 2012 by Faiz

We are pleased to announce the release show for Small Awesome’s Still e.p.: ******************* Thursday May 3rd Retribution Gospel Choir (feat. Alan Sparhawk of Low) Small Awesome (featuring Small Awesome) @ Schuba’s 9pm, 21+ advance tix here ******************* This was … Continue reading →

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12. Auktoberfyst

Posted on September 23, 2011 by Faiz

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRqrXh_xinY Small Awesome is returning to Klas’ Restaurant in Cicero for the PRF Auktoberfyst a 3-day music festival, and the 8th in a series of PRF BBQs. We are playing Friday, September 30th, the second night of Auktoberfyst, with arguably … Continue reading →

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11. the Ivy Twines

Posted on August 17, 2011 by Faiz

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFzGynpqPnE

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