About RPM

RPM Challenge is a month long event that takes place in February each year to challenge musicians in recording an album's worth of all original music. Learn More

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Cat Sounds (2008)

Tabby Road (2009)

Sticky Whiskers (2010)

HERE COME THE WARM CATS (2011)

More Songs About Buildings and Cat Food (2012)

Other RPM Partcipants

Judas Cole

Marco Afia

Robin

Raw Believer

Holy Coast

The Stutter Cuts

Schizopolitans

Death of a Sigh

Pat Zelenka Project

The Missed Connections

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Cat Sounds(2008)

Sgt. Wesman’s Logan Square Friends Band was assembled by wesman in February 2008 for the RPM Challenge. Members include: wesman (The Automatic Stinging Machines, The Identity Politic), matt (SYZ, Johnny & The Limelights), derek (The Identity Politic), dan (Wolfden,Vee Dee), brian (Clique Talk), Bria and Dave Waz. Together, they recorded Cat Sounds.

Tabby Road(2009)

The group re-surfaced in 2009 to record Tabby Road. A few members – matt, dan, derek and wesman – made it back along with brian and marc (Frigates), adam and ryan (The Automatic Stinging Machines), nora and paul (Awesome), rick (Dialogue) and sara (Broad Tosser).

Sticky Whiskers(2010)

a stripped down lineup of wesman, derek, adam, brad (death ships), paul, nora, marc, brian, matt plus nicole & nikita (bad years) recorded 2010’s Sticky Whiskers

HERE COME THE WARM CATS(2011)

HERE COME THE WARM CATS features the smallest SWLSFB ever - derek, brad and adam put in some long hours and nicole, paul and benjamin helped out a bit

More Songs About Buildings and Cat Food(2012)

All songs were recorded live. Most songs were written in February. Some songs were being written while they were being recorded.