The Impossibles (American band)

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The Impossibles

Background information
Origin	Austin, Texas, United States
Genre(s)	Indie, Ska
Years active	1994–2001
Label(s)	Fueled by Ramen
Former members
Rory Phillips Craig Tweedy Pat Elliott Gabe Hascall Jimmy Vela

The Impossibles (1994-2001) were an indie/ska band from Austin, Texas on the Fueled by Ramen label. They broke up at the end of 2001, and members Rory Phillips and Gabe Hascall subsequently went on to form the band Slowreader. Notable songs by The Impossibles include "Widowmaker," "Hey, You Kids!" and "Get It + Got It + Good".

Side projects of vocalist and guitarist Rory Phillips have included The Stereo's first album, Three Hundred; Imbroco's "Are You My Lionkiller?"; 20goto10; Nineteen Ninety-Now; Amex; and Younglove. His latest project is Rory and the Artificial Heart.

1 Members
2 Discography
3 After the Break-up
4 References
5 See also
6 External links

[edit] Members

Rory Phillips - vocals, guitar
Craig Tweedy - bass guitar
Pat Elliott - drums
Gabe Hascall - vocals, guitar
Jimmy Vela - drums during the Never Say Goodbye tour

[edit] Discography

The Impossibles (November 25, 1997)
Back for the Attack (EP) (February 2, 1998)
Anthology '94-'98 (May 11, 1999)
Return (June 13, 2000)
4 Song Brick Bomb (EP) (June 12, 2001)

[edit] After the Break-up

After the "Never Say Goodbye" Tour, the Impossibles went their separate ways. Rory and Gabe formed the band Slowreader for one album and went their separate ways again. Rory produces and still performs with his band Rory and the Artificial Heart. Gabe went on to start a band called Record Heat and is currently recording solo material. Craig went on to finish college and is also currently a part of Rory and the Artificial Heart.