For two years, the core members of the Impossibles hiked different paths. "We all wanted to go back to school and do our own things," said vocalist Gabe Hascall.
"The reunion mostly involved Rory (Phillips) and me," Hascall said during a telephone interview from his home in Austin, Texas. "He was in a band called the Stereo, and he needed a place to live, so we shared a single-room apartment, and then the Stereo broke up. So we decided to go back to making music and called our old bassist Craig (Tweedy) and got the band back together."
The Impossibles — guitarist Phillips, vocalist Hascall, bassist Tweedy and new drummer Kemble Walters — will play Kilby Court, 741 S. 330 West, on Tuesday, Sept. 5. Gates open at 7 p.m.
Once the Impossibles got back together, said Hascall, he didn't want to go back to school. "It wasn't a hard decision for me or Rory. But Craig is just one semester away from getting his associate's degree, and I think it's been harder on him."
Still, the band has decided to make a new album and hit the road, said Hascall. "Deep inside, I think we all missed it. Even our old drummer, Pat (Elliott), who isn't in the group any more, missed it."
The Impossibles formed when Tweedy, Elliott and Phillips decided their first band together, The Fat Girls, wasn't going anywhere back in 1994. They branched out and met up with Hascall and played a few shows. The band began releasing some independent albums and extended plays and gained a loyal following.
The group broke up in 1997, just because it was time. "I think if we had just gone on, we wouldn't be together now," said Hascall. "And there would be no chance of it getting together ever again."
In fact, Elliott joined for a few months in 1999 but had a falling out and was replaced by Walters, said Hascall. "Kemble is a smart, great drummer. And there are still times when the music doesn't quite connect, but he's doing fine. And when it finally all jells, then it will be superb."
The Impossibles recently released a new album called "Brick Bomb," and it's got a fresh sound, said Hascall. "There will be those people who don't like it. Some will wonder where the ska went. But I know of a lot of bands who don't sound anything like they did when they first started, but it still sounds like the band. Do you understand what I mean? I mean the Impossibles might not sound like 'Back 4 the Attack,' but it's still us."
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