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28. Still…in 3D!

Posted on October 3, 2014 by Faiz

Ahoy! Been working on some potential artwork prototypes for our new record, Still Awesome. I’ve been taking a 3D printing course over at Columbia as part of my degree, and rendered the above PLA plastic with a makerbot2.  It’s pretty … Continue reading →

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27. Without pity…

Posted on June 23, 2014 by Faiz

the 2014 PRF BBQ was tremendous. Special love to our musical guests, Messrs. Ike Turner on hi-hat and Brent Mix on baritone saxophone. Salut! Photo by Liz Bustamante, Poster by Jay Ryan

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26. O’er Dub

Posted on May 2, 2014 by Faiz

As we move closer towards the completion of our second record, Still Awesome, some finesse and finagling is required.  We just knocked out some lovely guitar overdubs at Razi Manor with the unbeatable Matt Engstrom.  Thank you again, sir! We’ve … Continue reading →

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25. Lake of Fake

Posted on April 7, 2014 by Faiz

Ahoy! Small Awesome is pleased to announce our first vinyl appearance on the Lake of Fake compilation Q6. Lake of Fake PRF Quarter 6 is a six song EP released on 45rpm vinyl. The EP is part of an eight … Continue reading →

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24. Reelsounds

Posted on February 24, 2014 by Faiz

Hey! We recorded nine songs at Reelsounds in Skokie with Mouse and Matt.  It was tremendous.  Still exhausted and exhilarated, but here’s batch one of our photos:

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23. 35:35

Posted on February 20, 2014 by Faiz

Ahoy! We are recording a new record.  It will also be called Still Awesome. I put together this 35:35 playlist of some things we’ve had knocking around, and thought you might enjoy it. Plays well in a loop, and you … Continue reading →

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22. Get Caffeinated

Posted on January 17, 2014 by Faiz

SO… Our amazing friends / Caffeinated Recordings (we recorded Still Awesome there, and they’ve done pretty much all of our live footage) got royally screwed by a busted pipe and flooding: They’re covered by insurance, but they lost a lot … Continue reading →

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21. Twelves

Posted on December 12, 2013 by Faiz

Schuba’s was a blast! Our most fluid set yet. Thanks to Mike Armstrong out of Bric-A-Brac for the show and the photo below. ************************* Greetings! We’re having our annual Dec 12th rehearsal etc. and are sitting on 21 new songs, … Continue reading →

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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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