"Little Lo commenced with a cacophony that aimed for the Arcade Fire in the septet's catharsis, but soon settled into a softer folk-pop swoon that hearkened Anathallo in frontman Ryan James McGill's quaking, stuttering vocals and nasal-pinched croon. The group proved adept at both extremes, from a hushed and surprisingly effective adaptation of William Blake's "A Poison Tree" to the closing surge of "Broken Skin." "
-The Austin Chronicle
-The Austin Chronicle
[http://www.austinchronicle.
"Emotionally, they play with hearts ablaze, and that makes all the difference in the world. In addition to typical rock instrumentation, their broad six-piece setup has the full wingspan of percussion, keys, violin, sax, bells and all. But unlike other bands this populated, everything serves a bigger, unified purpose. And their crisp writing and earnest outlook is what makes their songs rise into the sky and pop like fireworks. Their performance was so vivacious that they seemed to take the early crowd by surprise. At any rate, a sense of spirit and melody this big is impossible to go unnoticed for long."
-Orlando Weekly
[http://orlandoweekly.com/music/this-little-underground-1.1193027]
"Emotionally, they play with hearts ablaze, and that makes all the difference in the world. In addition to typical rock instrumentation, their broad six-piece setup has the full wingspan of percussion, keys, violin, sax, bells and all. But unlike other bands this populated, everything serves a bigger, unified purpose. And their crisp writing and earnest outlook is what makes their songs rise into the sky and pop like fireworks. Their performance was so vivacious that they seemed to take the early crowd by surprise. At any rate, a sense of spirit and melody this big is impossible to go unnoticed for long."
-Orlando Weekly
[http://orlandoweekly.com/music/this-little-underground-1.1193027]
"Showcasing the ban's outfit for crafting epic jams (thanks to violins, multiple percussionist, horns, and a twin vocal attack) nearly five-minute video gets melodically heavy early on, but proceeds to unfold into one of the most beautiful songs we've heard in a minute. To prevent myself from gushing o more, hit play on the clip above."
-Suburban Apologist
[http://www.suburbanapologist.com/watch-little-lo-wounded-knee-live-at-the-parish-in-austin-tex/]
-Suburban Apologist
[http://www.suburbanapologist.com/watch-little-lo-wounded-knee-live-at-the-parish-in-austin-tex/]
"The group truly sounded like they were at their peak; they filled the room with their songs, and played with so much love and excitement that our little roller coaster boxcar felt like it was imminently on that swooshing downward rush, stuck in the very best moments of the ride. Lead singers Ryan James McGill and Bailey Glover each have completely unique voices; McGill’s is simultaneously achingly honest and quietly smooth, whereas Glover’s soars, with the kind of strong vibrato that is perfectly at home on a stage. It feels like it should be unlikely for these voices to wrap around one another so perfectly, but they are wonderful compliments, and the rest of the group’s backing harmonies are the perfect bed in which they can cozy up." -Austin Writes Music
"There’s something special building with Little Lo. I like to imagine that the five guys and two girls in the band were all in some experimental music class years ago, where they were set free in a room with every instrument you could imagine to see what they could play. It turned out they could all play a whole lot and decided to take all their instruments on stage, smile a lot and dive in head first, charming as they went."
-Festival Crashers
-Festival Crashers
"Rising out of the new pack of young indie bands making an impression, Little Lo might be best considered as splitting the difference between their peers Marmalakes and Mother Falcon, melding the folk-pop of the former with the ensemble energy of the latter. Fronted by the Jeff Mangum-meets-Michael Nau trembling vocals of Ryan McGill, the band can explode with a cathartic abandon of brass and keys and rolling percussion, but just as easily lull with a subtle folk touch that can silence a room. Though looking to release their official debut EP later this year, the outfit has already garnered well-deserved attention for their live shows, and you can experience Little Lo for yourself this Thursday, January 20th as they pack onto the stage at the Cactus Cafe along with the Sour Notes."
-Austin Sound
-------------------------- More Press Links -------------------------------
"#2 Best New Austin Band 2011" : The Austin Music Awards
http://www.austinchronicle.com/gyrobase/Awards/MusicAwards
Sound Off: Little Lo
www.austinsound.net/2011/01/17/sound-off-little-lo/
Indie Incubation : The Austin Chronicle
www.austinchronicle.com/gyrobase/Issue/review?oid=oid:1134647
Free Week Review
www.austinwritesmusic.com/2011/01/free-week-review-wednesday-night-at-the-mohawk/
Many Highs for Little Lo @ Oh Snap! Festival
www.festivalcrashers.com/2010/11/21/many-highs-for-little-lo-oh-snap-festival/
"Most Likely to Break Out at SXSW"
www.festivalcrashers.com/2010/11/22/oh-snap-festival-worth-the-exclamation-point/
The Daily Texan -- Interview
www.dailytexanonline.com/content/bands-old-south-sound-gaining-larger-audience
The Deli Magazine -- Top 10 Emerging Austin Artists of 2010
austin.thedelimagazine.com/comment/reply/4100#comment-form
The VAGABOND COLLECTIVES 2010 SAMPLER
vagabondpro.tumblr.com
SUPER MUSIC HOUR GO TIME! playlist for 10/15/2010
kvrx.org/node/44104
THAX DOUGLAS's Blog
#1 - www.myspace.com/thaxdouglas/blog/539895316
#2 - www.myspace.com/thaxdouglas/blog/540804478
Absolute Punk -- Album Review
www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=1515162
Artist Spotlight: Betsy Cooper (comics for Little Lo)
eclectophile.wordpress.com/2010/11/04/artist-spotlight-betsy-cooper/
The Daily Texan -- Kerrville Folk Festival
www.dailytexanonline.com/content/festival-prompts-contest-cactus-cafe