Big Awesome

New tee shirt design thanks to our friend Chris in Springtime!...

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:36:54 -0400

New tee shirt design thanks to our friend Chris in Springtime! What colors would you guys want this on?

Just a few shirts left

Mon, 20 May 2013 11:35:04 -0400

Welcome to Big Awesome

We only have a few shirts left! Help clear them out so we can print some new tshirt designs, ya dig? FREE SHIPPING.

http://bigawesome.bigcartel.com/

July 10 with our buds in Dikembe and Word Travels Fast. #dikembe...

Tue, 14 May 2013 22:05:23 -0400

July 10 with our buds in Dikembe and Word Travels Fast. #dikembe #savannah #wordtravelsfast #vinylvibe #show

Pressing plates for Birdfeeder. Cool. #pressplates #vinyl...

Fri, 10 May 2013 19:06:23 -0400

Pressing plates for Birdfeeder. Cool. #pressplates #vinyl #birdfeeder #vinylcollective

FEST 12!!!

Mon, 06 May 2013 19:25:09 -0400

FEST 12!!!:

We’re stoked to announce that we’re playing the FEST again this year. It’s gonna be a hell of a good time. PARTY.

http://www.thefestfl.com/fest12/band/126/Big-Awesome

Regram from the other night at Vinyl Vibes Records. Savannah...

Sun, 05 May 2013 15:02:34 -0400

Regram from the other night at Vinyl Vibes Records. Savannah rules. #savannah #vinylvibes

Show tomorrow! First one in 4 months, so come out and hang. Lots...

Thu, 02 May 2013 11:14:30 -0400

Show tomorrow! First one in 4 months, so come out and hang. Lots of dope bands. #savannah

How can I email you?

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 21:26:35 -0400

Bigawesomeband@gmail.com

You guys wanna come play in Columbia? I'd love to have you with Rejectioneers & Bad Talk.

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 12:00:06 -0400

Sure! When/where?! Just let us know ahead of time so we can coordinate it with work and that good stuff.

(thanks for the message)

Playing Treasure Fest on may 17th and 18th at Snug Harbor. Gonna...

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 22:06:08 -0400

Playing Treasure Fest on may 17th and 18th at Snug Harbor. Gonna be doppppeeeee. #treasurefest #charlotte

RECORD STORE DAY BUNDLE DEAL!

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 09:25:14 -0400

RECORD STORE DAY BUNDLE DEAL!:

Get a Birdfeeder 7

We’re starting Record Store Day (or weekend rather) a little early! We have up a tee shirt, vinyl, and FREE SHIPPING bundle. The first four orders will also receive a FREE MYSTERY 7” VINYL! So hop on this.

Note* international countries, sorry. We had to charge ya. USPS is screwing us in prices. Sorry!!

http://bigawesome.bigcartel.com/product/record-store-day-deal

Nicest person I’ve ever met. #koji #nofilter

Mon, 18 Mar 2013 12:03:48 -0400

Nicest person I’ve ever met. #koji #nofilter

tinyengines: thehotelyear: SHARK: An ObituaryA year ago today...

Sat, 16 Mar 2013 11:43:18 -0400

tinyengines:

thehotelyear:

SHARK: An Obituary

A year ago today we came across a Craigslist ad for the coolest thing ever. Advertised as a party bus, we instantly pooled our money to grab this. Full finished with two TVs, a DVD player, a power inverter, a futon, bunk bed, surround sound, air conditioning, and external power chords and it was ready to go. The previous owner had only used it once a year to preform in stunt bike tournaments to raise money for the developmentally disabled. Super nice guy. Was a mechanic and had it serviced often. We named her Shark, since she looked like a shark.

A few weeks later after our first tour, Scott (BWOB) asked to borrow Shark to go play a short run included playing a benefit show with Four Year Strong who got paid $20,000 or something and Stay Sweet Fest in Richmond, VA. While in Delaware, Scott ran her out of oil… which is like bad….. REALLY BAD. She continued to run but when he brought her back I decided to get her a check up and serviced to make sure everything was going smoothly. I got a call. They had me come in. They sat me down. They gave her just miles to live. Apparently there was knocking metal in the engine. Knock-knock-knockin’ on heaven’s auto shop. There was no way to know what the problem was without labor enough to effectively total her. I cried that day, wrote a first obituary, and then used her to bring kids to prom.

Shark ran fine. Then we brought her to Vermont. Then to Montreal. Then to Chicago to Florida and back home. I called bullshit. We rented her out some more, took her on a bunch of smaller runs. Then this tour happened.

On the way to our first show in Oneonta, we blew a tire on the trailer. We got it fixed up and got to the show on time. After the show, it started snowing real hard. Apple Maps took us down a seasonal road while we rushed to get on the highway before the roads got bad. It was the biggest pain to turn around with the trailer. Then going down a hill the trailer pushed us into a ditch. “This is the tour she goes” Chris proclaimed.

We made it through Ohio and into Missouri, all the way to OK and 10+ hour drives to San Antonio/New Orleans. On what would be our final day drive of tour to St. Petersburg, FL just as it finished getting dark, we started hearing a loud knocking in the engine. She sounded gross.

We stopped at Jimmie’s Auto Truck Plaza in Lee, FL. This is where it starts to get weird. This place has a diner, a trucker’s lounge, a convenience store, and a barber shop all in Jimmie’s name. We talked to some lady who gave us sodas and was VERY interested in us being in a band and she helped us get their 24hr service station. A guy comes out a Jimmie’s truck with his girlfriend. He tells us the engine is done. The knocking came from broken rod bearings and damaged crank shaft. I was in denial. I told him it was the fuel filter. I made him prove there was metal in the oil. He looked like that mechanic in Rat Race that Amy Smart and Breckin Meyer. Maybe that;s why I kept yelling at him. We poured in some oil then that bastard charged us $110.

We decided to sell it and get it parted out. A guy came over to us and call Donnie’s down the road about getting it sold. We did. In comes a guy in a FUCKING JIMMIE’S TRUCK. He asks how much we want. We bought it for $3000. Working it was worth way more. We asked for $1000. He said $400. I did a good job convincing him that I knew it’s worth. We got it up to $625. Joey held strong that he knew what they were doing. Jimmie was trying to fuck us. But no matter the price, we were losing a friend.

We took her all over this half of the country, drove up the Appalachians, experienced the police confrontations with student protesters in Montreal, fell in love with/in Birmingham, smoked probably pounds of weed, made tons of friends, and played with amazing bands.

We took everything we could out of her and held a funeral. It was a sad day. I felt on the verge of tears. When our friend Justin came to pick us up, we packed up his van and then said our final good-byes.

So Shark will be parted out. Your transmission will exist in some new vehicle, but they won’t know your story. Just like we don’t know your story before. You were a beautiful girl and carried us to places we could never have gotten to with out you.

SHARK IS DEAD. LONG LIVE SHARK. 1996-2013

RIP

SO MUCH BIRDFEEDER IN GOOGLE. #google #birdfeeder

Mon, 04 Feb 2013 22:26:13 -0500

SO MUCH BIRDFEEDER IN GOOGLE. #google #birdfeeder

Fest 11 (full set)

Mon, 04 Feb 2013 19:04:28 -0500

Fest 11 (full set):

I decided to upload our set at The Fest that I recorded on my mini recorder thing. Full 50 minutes of random chatter, new songs and slightly detuned guitars. Have fun.

http://bigawesome.bandcamp.com/track/fest-11-full-set

Summer's Scream: Big Awesome - Birdfeeder

Sun, 03 Feb 2013 14:14:02 -0500

Summer's Scream: Big Awesome - Birdfeeder:

summersscream:

Check it out if you like: Algernon Cadwallader, Glocca Morra, Minus the Bear

I’ll admit that Big Awesome don’t necessarily bring anything too new to the table, but their brand of indie punk/emo stands out in the crowd for me. The vocal melodies are memorable and the guitars don’t just act…

catamongstthepigeons: <a href=”http://bigawesome.bandcamp.com/album/birdfeeder”...

Mon, 28 Jan 2013 22:52:25 -0500

catamongstthepigeons:

<a href=”http://bigawesome.bandcamp.com/album/birdfeeder” data-mce-href=”http://bigawesome.bandcamp.com/album/birdfeeder”>Birdfeeder by Big Awesome</a>

Melodic indie-punk. Delightful.

Treasure Fest 3

Mon, 28 Jan 2013 19:10:19 -0500

Treasure Fest 3:

We have been confirmed for Treasure Fest 3 in Charlotte, NC along with Restorations, Red Collar, Brick Mower, and Family Cat. Cool.

http://treasurefest.blogspot.com/p/bands.html

http://www.muzikdizcovery.com/2013/01/artist-of-day-big-awesome.html

Thu, 24 Jan 2013 21:39:31 -0500

http://www.muzikdizcovery.com/2013/01/artist-of-day-big-awesome.html:

Our friend Casey over at Muzikdiscovery.com made us artist of the day. I miss you Algernon.

oldpunx: Favorite 2012 Demos / EPs Adventures Self-Titled 7”...

Wed, 23 Jan 2013 16:50:55 -0500

oldpunx:

Favorite 2012 Demos / EPs

Adventures Self-Titled 7” (No Sleep)
Big Awesome Birdfeeder 7” (Baby Moon)
Bonehouse Summer 2012 Demo EP (Self-Released)
Cayetano Demo EP (Self-Released)
City Dweller I Will Become Unique EP (Regicide)
Muscle & Bone Self-Titled EP (Self-Released)
Pity Sex Dark World EP (Forward/Run For Cover)
Save Ends Strength Vs. Will EP (Self-Released)
Springtime Demo 2012 EP (Self-Released)
Wild Moth Mourning Glow 7” (Asian Man)

Arctic Flowers Procession 12” EP (Self-Released)
Brighter Arrows Division And What It Is To Abide 10” (Fairweather/The Ghost Is Clear)
California X Sucker/Mummy 7” (Damage)
Latenights - Sunrise Surprise EP (Self-Released)
Month Dogs That Aren’t Mine & Bath Salts EPs (Self-Released)
Sebadoh Secret EP (Self-Released)
Serfs Who Cares 7” (Self-Released)
Solids Fog Friends/Blown Out 7” (Machette)
Spraynard Exton Square 7” (Asian Man)
Youth Pictures Of Florence Henderson Small Changes We Hardly Notice 10” (Count Your Lucky Stars)

Thanks Williammmm.

Big Awesome

New tee shirt design thanks to our friend Chris in Springtime!...

Just a few shirts left

July 10 with our buds in Dikembe and Word Travels Fast. #dikembe...

Pressing plates for Birdfeeder. Cool. #pressplates #vinyl...

FEST 12!!!

Regram from the other night at Vinyl Vibes Records. Savannah...

Show tomorrow! First one in 4 months, so come out and hang. Lots...

How can I email you?

You guys wanna come play in Columbia? I'd love to have you with Rejectioneers & Bad Talk.

Playing Treasure Fest on may 17th and 18th at Snug Harbor. Gonna...

RECORD STORE DAY BUNDLE DEAL!

Nicest person I’ve ever met. #koji #nofilter

tinyengines: thehotelyear: SHARK: An ObituaryA year ago today...

SO MUCH BIRDFEEDER IN GOOGLE. #google #birdfeeder

Fest 11 (full set)

Summer's Scream: Big Awesome - Birdfeeder

catamongstthepigeons: &lt;a href=”http://bigawesome.bandcamp.com/album/birdfeeder”...

Treasure Fest 3

http://www.muzikdizcovery.com/2013/01/artist-of-day-big-awesome.html

oldpunx: Favorite 2012 Demos / EPs Adventures Self-Titled 7”...

catamongstthepigeons: <a href=”http://bigawesome.bandcamp.com/album/birdfeeder”...