The Little Heroes

This article is about the American rock band. For other uses, see Little Heroes.

The Little Heroes are an indie rock band, formed in Santa Barbara, California in 2004. The band consists of James Lombardo (vocals, guitar), Jonathan Miller (guitar, keyboard), Trevor Pawlewicz (bass) and Sean Price (drums). The band took its name from a series of sculptures composed by their original drummer, Adam Caldwell, which were called “The Little Heroes.”

In 2006, the band signed a record deal with Wednesday Records. ^[1] The band released its first single titled September Falls, on September 19, 2006. ^[2] Black Velvet Magazine described the single as “so radio-friendly it hurts and so stunning it stops you in your tracks.” The single appeared alongside 3OH!3 and Oliver Future in Episode 5 of the MTV show Real World Hollywood. ^[3]

In March 2007, the band followed up the single with their first full-length record “Cinematic Americana.” ^[4] The record was produced by Angus Cooke (The Ataris, The Snake, The Cross, The Crown, Bad Astronaut) at Orange Whip Studios. ^[5] The record received coverage in national publications such as PopMatters, Lost at Sea and The Red Alert. ^{[6] [7] [8]} Billboard Magazine described the sound on the record, stating “We Love it. We really do. There's jagged pieces of Jimmy Eat World, Silversun Pickups and Saves The Day poking through string sections and big crescendos, the kind of sweeping melodic Valium that makes our stone-cold hearts like Coldplay.” ^[9] The record broke the Top 200 on the CMJ college music charts. Songs from the record went on to be featured in over fifty film and television shows, including MTV’s “The Hills,” Lifetime Network’s “Army Wives” and the CW’s “One Tree Hill.” ^{[10] [11] [12]}

On November 10, 2009, The Little Heroes released their second full-length record entitled “Thank You.” ^[13] The record was recorded in Los Angeles, California at Kingsize Soundlabs (Built to Spill, Rilo Kiley, Great Northern) and mastered by Dave Harris (John Vanderslice) at Studio B in North Carolina. ^{[14] [15]}

Members

• James Lombardo (Vocals, Guitar)
• Jonathan Miller (Guitar)
• Trevor Pawlewicz (Bass)
• Sean Price (Drums)
• Ray Salazar (Drums on Cinematic Americana)

Discography

Studio albums

• Thank You (2009)
• Cinematic Americana] (2007)

EPs

• September Falls EP (2006)

References

1. , Mason, Stewart, (2006) The Little Heroes' Biography at Allmusic.com
2. ,(2006) The Little Heroes' September Falls Release at Amazon.com
3. , TV.com Real World Hollywood Episode Guide
4. , MTV.com Biography on The Little Heroes
5. Angus Cooke, Wikipedia Entry for Angus Cooke
6. , MacNeil, Jason, (July 12, 2007) The Little Heroes' Cinematic Americana review at PopMatters
7. , Svanberg, Daniel, (2007) The Little Heroes' Cinematic Americana review at Lost at Sea
8. , Lodge, Michael, (2007) The Little Heroes' Cinematic Americana review at The Red Alert
9. , Hastie, Katie, (2007) The Little Heroes' Cinematic Americana review at Billboard Magazine
10. , MTV Showguide, The Hills, Season 3
11. , TV.com Showguide, Army Wives, Season 1
12. , CW Showguide, One Tree Hill, Season 5
13. , Estrella Online, (2009) "The Little Heroes Announce Release of New Record."
14. Kingsize Soundlabs, Wikipedia Entry for Kingsize Sound Labs
15. , Studio B Mastering

External links

• The Little Heroes on Myspace