Little Red

Infobox musical artist
Name = Little Red


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Origin = flagicon|AUS Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Genre = Pop, Rock
Years_active = 2005 – present
Label = Hooch Hound / Shock Records
Associated_acts = The Greasers, The Hondas
URL = [http://www.myspace.com/littleredmusic Little Red Music]
Current_members = Adrian Beltrame, Dominic Byrne, Quang Dinh, Tom Hartney, Taka Honda
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Little Red is a Rock and Roll band from Melbourne, Australia consisting of Adrian Beltrame (Guitar, Vocals), Dominic Byrne (Guitar, Vocals), Quang Dinh (Bass, Vocals), Tom Hartney (Vocals, tambourine and harmonica) and Taka Honda (Drums). The band's music has been described as similar to that of the Beach Boys [ [http://vfestbeta.com/2008/04/04/little-red-big-things-to-come/ LITTLE RED: BIG THINGS TO COME] , V Festival] , in that it is old-fashioned Rock and Roll with all members except the drummer contributing to both lead singing and harmonies. [ [http://www.timeoutsydney.com.au/music/little-red.aspx Time Out Sydney] ]

Biography

The band was formed in 2005 and released the EP "Get Ready", in 2007 on Anvil, [ [http://www.anvilrecordingco.com/news/index.htm Anvil Recording Co] ] and the single "Waiting" through the Regal Singles Club. [ [http://www.myspace.com/regalrecordings Regal Recordings] ]

The band was named as one of Australian music magazine Wireless Bollinger's "10 bands to watch in 2007", describing them as "infectious and irresistible" [ [http://www.wirelessbollinger.com/content/view/370/84/ 10 Bands to Watch: Little Red] ] and was featured on Triple J Unearthed. [ [http://www.triplejunearthed.com/Artists/View.aspx?artistid=7075 Triple J Unearthed] ] The band won the 2008 Australia-wide "Garage to V" competition held by Virgin Mobile to win a slot at all shows of the Australian V Festival in 2008, [ [http://www.garage2v.com.au/ Garage to V] ] while the band has also performed at the Falls Festival, Meredith Music Festival, the Big Day Out and the Laneway Festival.

Little Red songs "Waiting", "Coca-Cola" and "Witch Doctor" have all received regular play on Australian nation-wide radio station Triple J [ [http://www.webwombat.com.au/entertainment/music/little-red-new-clip.htm Exclusive: Little Red - New Clip ] ] , with "Coca-Cola" also included on the official soundtrack of Australian TV series Underbelly.

The band released an album entitled Listen to Little Red on June 28, 2008 [ [http://www.myspace.com/littleredmusic MySpace.com - Little Red - Melbourne, AU - Indie / Rock / Pop - www.myspace.com/littleredmusic ] ] which debuted at number 29 on the ARIA Charts. [cite web|url=http://www.idiomag.com/peek/35633/little|title=Little News - Listen to Little Red Live|accessdate=2008-09-12|date=2008-07-22|publisher=idiomag]

Touring

*Toured with The Vasco Era in June 2007
*Toured with Art of Fighting in September 2007
*Toured with Spoon in January 2008
*Toured with Operator Please on their national Australian tour in April 2008
*Toured with The Panics on their national album tour in May 2008
*Are touring their Album across Australia in August/September 2008 with The Holidays and Andy Bull

Discography

*2007 - Get Ready EP
*2008 - Listen to Little Red (#29 Australia)

References

External links

* [http://www.myspace.com/littleredmusic Band site]
* [http://music.virgin.com/referrer/?PS=wiki_littlered&TP=2008/07/21/little-red-vfestival-australia/ Little Red video interview @ VFestival ]