Little Red

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Little Red
Origin	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Genre(s)	Pop, Rock
Years active	2005 – present
Label(s)	Hooch Hound / Shock Records
Website	Little Red Music
Members
Adrian Beltrame, Dominic Byrne, Quang Dinh, Tom Hartney, Taka Honda

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^[1], in that it is old-fashioned Rock and Roll with all members except the drummer contributing to both lead singing and harmonies.^[2]

The band was formed in 2005 and so far has released the EP Get Ready, released in 2007 on Anvil,^[3] and the single Waiting through the Regal Singles Club.^[4] 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"^[5] and was featured on Triple J Unearthed.^[6] 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,^[7] 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^[8], with Coca-Cola also included on the official soundtrack of Australian TV series Underbelly.