There are a number of bands called Small including one from north carolina and one from oregon.
The chapel hill North Carolina band (MusicBrainz) formed in 1991, and was an indie rock band signed to alias Records. Due to threat of legal action over the name, they changed their name to Small 23, but returned to the original name in 1994.
The original line-up was:-
*Chuck Garrison (Pipe, Superchunk) - drums
*Matt Walter - bass
*Mike Kenlan - vocals/guitars
*Eric Bachmann (Archers of Loaf, Crooked Fingers, Barry Black) - vocals/guitars

Eric Bachmann left to concentrate on Archers of Loaf prior to the release of Cakes, and was replaced by Dave Hollinghurst.

Small released the following albums on Alias Records:-
True Zero Hook - 1993 (as Small 23), Chin Music - 1994, Silver Gleaming Death Machine - 1995.