Little Birdy @ Hi Fi, Melbourne (26/07/08)
With their third studio album on the horizon Little Birdy played the Hi Fi and it was standing room only for the sold out show supported by Dash and Will, and Skipping Girl Vinegar.
Little Birdy
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Little Birdy is the pop-rock band fronted by iconic vocalist Katy Steele. Steele is the daughter of Perth blues guru Rick Steele and the younger sister of The Sleepy Jackson mastermind Luke – but contrary to what some may believe, Little Birdy are riding on nobody’s coattails.
The band appeared on the Perth scene in late 2002 and early 2003 when Steele teamed with ex Freud’s Pillow guitarist Simon Leach, Fourth Floor Collapse bassist Scott O’Donoghue (Barney) and drummer Matt Chequer. After impressing audiences on the local scene, they quickly climed the ladder and found themselves supporting the likes of Placebo and playing the last-ever Livid festival on the East Coast.
Their self-titled EP dropped in mid-2003 and made them the hottest property West of the nullarbor. Sharing the stage regularly with bands like Eskimo Joe, The Panics, The Fergusons and End of Fashion, it wasn’t long before a debut album was in the works. In October 2004, BigBigLove hit shelves and took the band into the ARIA albums chart. Soon after, the band recruited Fergus Deasy as utility man (he contributes keys, guitars and backing vocals) and continued to tour on the strength of BigBigLove.
Hollywood, the band’s second album, dropped in 2006 and showed a new side to the band – instead of well-thought pop-rock tracks with a dark edge, the band incorporated synthetic electro-pop sounds into the mix and hit it big with singles Come On Come On and Bodies and performed nationally as part of the 2007 Big Day Out festival.
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Event Reviews
Little Birdy, Sugar Army, Katy Steele (solo) @ The Zoo, Brisbane, 13/03/2008
Katy Steele (Intimate and solo), Sugar Army and Little Birdy rock The Zoo in Brisbane.
Little Birdy @ Bar 388, Brisbane, 28/9/2007
Little Birdy rocked out Bar 388 on a busy Friday night
Little Birdy, Sugar Army, Rick Steele @ Amplifier Bar, Perth (6/9/2007)
Little Birdy play Amplifier to get some cash in the kitty before flying off to the US of A.
Jet, Eskimo Joe, Little Birdy & No Through Road @ Adelaide Entertainment Centre, (09/06/07)
Adelaide was treated to some of Australia's finest acts - Jet, Eskimo Joe and Little Birdy as well as local heroes No Through Road.
Event Galleries
Little Birdy
A fantastic show by Katy Steele and her team Little Birdy with wonderful supports by Dash and Will and Skipping Girl Vinegar!
Little Birdy
Little Birdy play a sell out gig at the Corner Hotel, with supports including Perth's Sugar Army.
Little Birdy, Sugar Army
Katie Steele supports her own band Little Birdy
Little Birdy
Little Birdy and Sugar Army perform at the Oxford Art Factory, with a rare solo set from Katy Steele.
Little Birdy
Little Birdy set off on a run of dates to raise cash for their upcoming US visit.
Little Birdy @ The Fitzroy Hotel, Windsor
Little Birdy sing a intimate show in Sydney's West.
The Carnival Comes To Town
The Carnival Comes To Town with Jet, Eskimo Joe, Little Birdy and No Through Road all along for the ride
Eskimo Joe
Perth hometown heroes Eskimo Joe and Little Birdy perform at Metro City.
Eskimo Joe, Iron On, Little Birdy @ Seagulls Gold Coast, 11/05/2007
Eskimo Joe, Iron On, Little Birdy @ Seagulls Gold Coast, 11/05/2007
Little Birdy
Little Birdy put on a stellar performance to a home crowd at Metropolis Fremantle, with support from Red Riders, The Avenues and Abbe Fuzz.
YAC it Up 2004
Eskimo Joe and Little Birdy played a massive free show for YAC it Up 2004.
Features
Katy Steele
While she is a Valley Fiesta first-timer, Little Birdy frontwoman Katy Steele is no stranger to travelling the country, guitar in hand.
Little Birdy
Little Birdy have been busy in the studio preparing the follow up to 2006’s 'Hollywood'. FL intruded on the rehearsals for just a moment, prying Katy Steele away from her bandmates to ask a few questions.
Tales from the Big Day Out (part two)
If Big Day Out has proved anything it was that diversity is the key to a successful festival, something that the organisers seem to bear in mind with each passing year.
Little Birdy's great big Hollywood adventure
According to Katy Steele lead singer of Little Birdy, the band's credo whilst working on their latest album was "Inside I'm crying, outside I'm dancing," and indeed the group's new album, Hollywood, is chockfull of tracks that take many unexpected twists and turns.
Big Year For Little Birdy
Little Birdy are capping off a big year in 2004 by playing the Big Days Out across Australia in the coming months. The band's singer/songwriter Katy Steele talks to fasterlouder.com.au about the upcoming shows, their debut album, and the exploding Perth music scene.
News
Sugar Army zoom to Melbourne
To celebrate the release of their debut EP Where Do You Hide Your Toys, Perth outfit Sugar Army are set to play two special shows in Melbourne over the next fortnight.
Perth’s Sugar Army spreads its EP
To celebrate the release of debut EP Where Do You Hide Your Toys, Sugar Army are taking their noisy toys around Australia for a series of shows.
Sugar Army score Interpol support slot
One of our fave Perth bands, Sugar Army, have snaffled up the much contested Interpol support slot. Kudos to the fellas, who seem to be having quite a fantastic 2008 thus far - having recently signed to new indie label good Cop Bad Cop.
Isaak and Birdy join Divinyls
Chris Isaak and Little Birdy have joined the bill for Divinyls' gig at Fremantle Oval next month.
The Carnival Has Been And Gone...
Adelaide was treated to some of Australia's finest acts - Jet, Eskimo Joe and Little Birdy as well as local heroes No Through Road.
Releases
Little Birdy - Tonight's The Night
Tonight's The Night is a fitting choice for the album's second single, bolstering the band's reputation for writing hook-laden pop songs with gorgeous melodies.
Little Birdy - Big Big Love
Those Steeles, there's certainly a lot of musical talent floating around in that family and for the unmusical amongst us, it's somewhat intimidating.
