Stay tuned for more infor on the Americana showcases hosted by Six Mile Grove!

Great opening track has to be said right off the bat about Little
Man’s “Of Mind and Matter”. “Tarots and Arrows” shoots out the speakers
with a punchy melody, tight harmonies, and nice slick, thick guitars.
The song keeps most of its focus on the catchy repetitive chorus, which
in simplicity there is enjoyment. It is followed up by eleven more
poppy, well produced tracks that include nice mid-tempo, Oasis sounding
rockers like “Don’t Pray to Fantasy” to more folksy sounding rockers
like “Did You Know” and “Savers”.
The strength of Little Man lies within their use of strong harmonies
and gentle melodies. Somewhere throughout the music, one can hear
traces of Big Star and Camper Van Beethoven, as well as an ever present
Beatle-vibe. I even heard some David Bowie on “Get it to Ground” and
T.Rex on “Not Quite So High”. I’m not one that usually goes for over
polished products, but the precision found on this disc only adds to
its charm. It is only natural with such pretty songs that they need
pretty production. It is definitely a disc that demands repeat
listening, which is nice because not all disc that one gets to review
ask for that. Let me keep this short and sweet, there are no regrets in
tuning into Little Man’s vibe.

Saturday, February 28
Varsity Theater

Little Man
Six Mile Grove
The Mad Ripple
Mark Thomas Stockert
Hojas Rojas
The 757s
Dan Israel
The Porchlights
Tom Feldman and the Get Rites
2 stages! Band/Acoustic
8pm doors, 830pm music. 830 sharp!
21+ $6/$8

a portion of the evening's proceeds will go to a local food shelf

sponsored by 89.3 The Current

Less than two weeks to go until the big Six Mile Grove CD release party at Bunker's. Saturday, Jan. 24, is the big date! Here's a little video we filmed last week at a listening party at The Hollow in downtown Minneapolis. Thanks to The Hollow for hosting, and thanks to everyone who came down. Those who didn't, here's a bit of what you missed:

Six Mile Grove - "Write Me Off"

Martin and Scott and Co., wish everyone a Happy New Year!
See you in a big '09!

In case you missed Little Man on the Local Show last weekend, you can stream the show here: http://minnesota.publicradio.org/radio/programs/local_show/

It's the Dec. 21, 2008, program. Little Man played "Tarots and Arrows" and "Talisman," both from the new album Of Mind and Matter, available on iTunes.

Thanks Chris Roberts and MPR!

Eclectone Records founder and Unofficial Mayor of St. Paul Martin Devaney is in the photo of the week at howwastheshow.com!

Hey everyone,
we're trying to get our you tube channel a little more
active. If anyone out there has any video of eclectone artists that
you'd be willing to share, please send them to us at martin@eclectone,
info@eclectone, or dvds at our po box:
Eclectone Records
po box 14236
Minneapolis, MN 55414

http://www.youtube.com/user/eclectonerecords

From everyone at Eclectone, Happy Thanksgiving. We're thankful for everyone we've played with and for over the years. Take care, see ya soon!

 Hey folks,
our friend Charlie's myspace page got hacked and he got locked out from it. He has a new site, which you can access from our top friends list. Add that dude!

take care,
Devaney