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Little Birds
Folk / Indie

"sufficiently eerie...better with a beerie." Quick



McKinney, Texas
United States

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Last Login:  11/21/2009
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   Little Birds: General Info
Member Since8/2/2005
Band Members

Brooke Opie Ragusa(vox, guitar, melodica, boxes, chord organ, thighs, hand claps)

Little Birds:
Scott Lorenz [guitar, melodica, wicked dance moves]
Justin Lloyd [bass, bells, guitar, three-instruments-at-once]
Shades Caster [drumz, sunglasses, wolves]
Faye Collins (Mrs.) [backup vox, shakers, tambourine, bells, hair-dos]
Dan Ragusa [trombone, guitar, bass, backup vox, beard]

Sometimes Little Bird:
Jenny Ragusa (flute, bells, backup vox)

InfluencesElliott Smith, The Beatles, T Rex, Neutral Milk Hotel, Of Montreal, Bob Dylan, David Bowie, Devendra Banhart, Michael Chabon, Leonard Cohen, The Magnetic Fields, The Instruments, The Circulatory System, people, the Tall Dwarfs, Kathe Kollwitz, printmaking, long walks with friends, leaves, Nilsson, Donovan, Barry McGuire, Arlo Guthrie, love, folk music, birds and really pretty much anything I hear or see or read or drink...
Sounds Like
Record LabelWhat the Folk
Type of LabelIndie


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   Upcoming Shows ( view all )
Nov 5 2009 8:00P
Dan’s Silverleaf w/ Half-handed Cloud Denton, Texas

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Introducing the A Secret In Your Ear EP  (view more)

Athens Popfest Reviews for Little Birds  (view more)

Review on Electric Sailor  (view more)

Michener vs. Michener vs. Gillespie  (view more)

It's five o'clock somewhere  (view more)

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   About Little Birds

Brooke Opie Ragusa has been writing and performing songs since she was born (perhaps before, but evidence is hard to come by). A lifelong singer, she began to teach herself how to play the guitar while in high school and developed a songwriting style that echoes the likes of Elliott Smith, The Magnetic Fields and Michael Nesmith.

While performing numerous solo sets in north Texas music clubs and coffee shops, she began recording her songs on analog four tracks and her laptop computer. These recordings revealed an artistic vision that simply could not be translated when performing alone, so she began to assemble a band to flesh out her compositions. Her band mates—Cliff Caster, Faye Caster Collins, Justin Lloyd, Scott Lorenz, and Dan Ragusa—were already fans of her music; it didn’t take much to convince them to join. They decided to name their band Little Birds and began playing shows under the new moniker.

Little Birds is currently writing new songs and perfecting old ones. They are currently working on their new record.

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Brooke at Counter Culture @ Mockingbird Station with Shades sans shades.

Song For You @ Hailey's in Denton 9/10/08

New Fake Beard


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Little Birds's Friends Comments
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Jenny

Jenny



Oct 2 2009 2:59 AM

Dear Little Birds,

So, I heard a rumor that you're so awesome because you only eat Wheaties from boxes with Michael Jordan on them and avoid the ones with Magic Johnson.  I also heard that when you were out at Echo Labs, you actually mixed kitten choruses into the background of each track as "ambient noise" to make them mysteriously appealing and endearing.  CONFIRM OR DENY?

Much love,
Jenny
Nebraska Pop Festival

Nebraska Pop Festival



Sep 28 2009 3:59 AM

We have posted a review of the first annual Nebraska Pop Festival 2009.

You may read about it here  http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=447332804&blogId=508164061

Thank you for your support. Hope to see you at Nebraska Pop Festival 2010!

hugs,
Christopher
Hop Along

Hop Along



Aug 12 2009 11:48 PM

yo lady, these songs are so good! 

and thank you :)
stereo

stereo



Jul 22 2009 10:52 PM

howdy.
Nebraska Pop Festival

Nebraska Pop Festival



Jul 10 2009 4:47 AM

For yourself & your friends :)

Here's a free 19 song pop mixtape if you would like to have it :)
http://www.indiepages.com/nebraskapopfestival/popfestmix.zip

have a lovely weekend.

hugs,
Christopher

p.s. Nebraska Pop Festival will be August 27th through August 30th in beautiful Omaha, Nebraska. Please spread the word.
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Uh Oh! Explosion [TWO NEW SHIRTS FOR SALE!]

Uh Oh! Explosion [TWO NEW SHIRTS FOR SALE!]



May 29 2009 12:13 AM

PRE-ORDER OUR BRAND NEW FULL LENGTH!

That's right! You can get it our brand new full-length "For The Win!"BEFORE ANYONE ELSE and with some awesome things!

The CD has 15 amazing songs and it is our best work so far!

If you preorder our CD through our merch-store (link at the bottom) then you will get it before anyone else. It also comes with a butt-load of stickers and it will be autographed by everyone in the band!

It's only $10 to preorder it!

PLEASE HELP US OUT AND PRE-ORDER YOUR ALBUM!

WE LOVE YOU !

FOR THE WIN!..
"FOR THE WIN!"
[NEW ALBUM!]
[OUT 6.9.09]
PRE-ORDER YOUR COPY!
Shiny Around the Edges

Shiny Around the Edges



May 26 2009 12:47 AM

pretty music
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Jenkins Boyd



Apr 28 2009 6:24 PM

I'd love to have one when you get everything ready, how much?
Bruder

Bruder



Apr 7 2009 9:39 PM

Just finished our new video...
heather g.

heather g.



Mar 26 2009 8:30 PM

OKAY, OKAY, OKAY! UNCLE ALREADY!

dangerous person

dangerous person



Mar 24 2009 2:33 AM

Thanx a bunch for the add! Im gonna keep a close tab on u guys. In a non-stalking way of course.
Loved ur style and sound! Thx again! :)
Наталья Любчевская (Nataliya Lyubchevskaya)

Наталья Любчевская (Nataliya Lyubchevskaya)



Mar 2 2009 1:24 PM

You make me feel...
_______________________

Nataliya Lyubchevskaya

Love rules the world


download my music

Amo Joy!

Amo Joy!



Jan 2 2009 5:02 PM

Hey!!!! we're playing at JnJ's in denton on monday the 5th! you should be there!!!!! if you can
Aaron Long

Aaron Long



Dec 24 2008 4:11 PM

Aunt KIKI

Aunt KIKI



Oct 27 2008 1:16 PM

Hey I sent you a message on facebook too. I wanted to see if you were available to hang out tonight. Just message me back. I'll try and call you from some sort of phone later today.
:)
Aunt KIKI

Aunt KIKI



Oct 14 2008 12:00 AM

Married To The Sea
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this reminded me of a conversation we had.
Beginning Band

Beginning Band



Oct 2 2008 2:24 AM

Hooray family! (btw, the Popfest YouTubes = love. Living vicariously is always strongly supported.
)
Aunt KIKI

Aunt KIKI



Aug 21 2008 7:37 PM

hey did you still want to come out to denton to hang out?
Aunt KIKI

Aunt KIKI



Aug 18 2008 5:14 AM

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Don't know if you saw this. Thought it might interest you.
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Aug 4 2008 2:57 PM

thanks for taking the time to listen to our band, we'll have new full band stuff up soon, also our single is available on 7" ....hope your having a good summer
Lito

Lito Solorio



Jun 28 2008 4:33 AM

How's it going long time no talk?
pictures of elliott

pictures of elliott



Jun 26 2008 9:15 AM

thanks for supporting this project x
RHONDA

RHONDA



Jun 16 2008 6:39 PM

btw...great show this past Saturday!
thanks again for playing for the cats & dogs!
mike

mike



May 10 2008 4:07 AM

Protein Bars, Walks Around A Building, Feeling Up A Bed, Bath & Beyond Neck Massage Situation...

It All Adds Up To A Fantastic Day In McKinney, Tx.

These Are Happy Times We're Living In, Kids. Happy, Happy Times.
Kara

Kara



Mar 23 2008 5:55 PM


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