Manchester

ambush. upon entering the manchester academy the little ones were swiftly captured and thrown into cages. They managed to escape their
captivity throught the aid of their Heavenly mates who were in attendance. However, they were later trapped in a lift (for the entire duration of Loney Dear's set) whilst attempting to flee.

Mostly true story. (specifically the stuck in an elevator portion)

Newcastle

Man, where do I start.

It started snowing right as we got into the van yesterday morning. Fortunately, We managed to get ahead of the weather and it was nearly clear skies the entire way to Newcastle. Oh, and we even caught a glimpse of a rainbow.






It was a long drive so I was a bit groggy when hopping out of the van. I was outside for barely a minute when I caught a tall figure out of the corner of my eye coming up to me. He quickly grabbed me and spun me around to face him. When I finally focused in on the face surrounded by a furry hood I realized it was Joby Ford from fellow LA band, The Bronx! we all know each other from back in the day, past bands, etc... They were playing at the Academy the following day and were just walking around when they spotted us unloading. Small world. We caught up for moment and of course invited them to the show.







It was such a great crowd last night. There was clapping, moving and overall fun being had on both sides of the stage.




Sorry to those who wanted to hear Ring the bells though. We met a sweet girl named Ellie who asked for hugs from all the band members. We were happy to oblige. A lovely place, a lovely show. Onward to Manchester.

love & toffee,

ian/lil'onez

Glasgow/Aberdeen

We had an early start on the day of Glasgow due to a acoustic performance on XFM. It was pre-recorded so we're still not sure as to when it will air. We did three songs acoustic, which was first for us. The set included:

Oh, MJ (acoustic version)
Cha Cha Cha (ukulele version)
I Don't Feel Like Dancing (acoustic/keys cover)

www.xfmscotland.co.uk






The Oran Mor was yet another converted church. clubs like this are amazing in that their history are multi-faceted. Be it the architecture, the bands that have played, or the general history. Geez, and some
pics to attempt to illustrate...





Jof from the Boy Least Likely to informed us that the building was haunted. There's supposedly a ghost that takes you to the 4th floor regardless of your floor selection. Creepy...in a fun way. The show was great fun. 2 songs in a group of kids came up and got the dance party going. We spoke to a few of them after and found that they in no way came to see us nor knew who we were prior. They just came to had fun. Brilliant! During the Boy Least Likely To's last song some kids jumped onto stage and started dancing. Security immediately started taking them down but there were several girls who were trying to stay and were literally being ripped off stage. All the while the lyrics of the song going "I'll be gentle with you, if you'll be gentle with me." One of those rare ironic moments where you wished you had a video camera on you.





off to Aberdeen...



It was a small but good crowd. They were very sweet and even moved to the front when we went on.



Lee with some local musicians

Lee with Ola of Loney, Dear. Or who we like to call, the Swedish Dave Grohl.


love&gravy,

lil'onez

Nottingham

A bit of a scary drive today. A major storm hit England with a cyclone off the coast somewhere, so we encountered some heavy winds. Tall vehicles were just getting bullied around on the motorways. Several motorways on our route to Nottingham were closed due to accidents so we had to take backroads and alternate paths. Thanks goodness for nav sats. We pretty much listened to the weather reports all day so we would know what's to come.

I managed to get pic of an HGV that was blown on its side. Unfortunately, the shutter didn't open all the way...






Due to the closed motorways the 3 hour drive turned into a 6 hour endeavor. Alas, we braved it through the elements, with Johnny leading the charge of course, and made it to Nottingham somewhat in one piece.

Brighton/Bristol

We've been without the interweb for several days. Time to play catch up...

Komedia was the scene of our second show. A cafe on top, the club in the basement, and not quite sure what's on the top level. Oh, and a gourmet burger place next door, somewhat reminiscent of The counter in Santa Monica. Their production crew was extremely nice and helped us load in gear. The surrounding area was very cool: cobblestone roads, quaint lil' shops, and lanterns strung across overhead. A few of us walked to a music stored called "GAK". Short for Guitars Amps Keyboards.

We were finally able to catch all of Loney, Dear and The Boy Least Likely To's entire sets. Emil of Loney, Dear has such an amazing voice. Almost like a male version of Bjork and ridiculously hypnotic. Not to mention all the players in the band are super talented. The Boy Least Likely To are quite infectious. You find yourself walking away humming riffs and vocal melodies.








our beloved tour manager, johnny mac.


Off to Bristol...

Unfortunately, we were in such a rush we were unable to snap any photos of the place. But I'll say this, we've never seen so many staircases in a club. It was like chutes and ladders navigating oneself around. A main and side stage,where it looked like the main was under construction. It was a great sounding room from on and off stage and all bands sounded gi-normous. One funny thing to note is that they place those giant metal barriers in front of the stage. I'm assuming they have a lot of punk shows or something. Either way, it was funny having a bit of a divide given the natureof the bands playing. haha. The crowd was was great, asking for "one more, one more" upon completing the set. thank you so
much.






as mentioned before, no pix, so we did a lil ms paint rendition of the club.




and a post-show acoustic practice for an upcoming xfm session.



gregory

Uncle Lee's Video Diary #4

Below is the 4th installment of Uncle Lee's Video Diary.

Starring: Lee & Brian
Location: Somewhere in the UK

Norwich

show 1 = done. Last night marked our first show of not only the Boy Least Likely To tour, but our first show in the UK. Releasing records, let alone playing in Europe used to feel like a distant idea. Later, a distant date and time. And then later later a reality. With each Little Ones tour, not that there has been many, someone ultimately asks "are you excited". The answer is always "yes", but followed with a "I just don't feel it till I'm on the road". In this case it was a bit different. I'd say 2 stages. 1) the initial excitement of being in a new place and 2) the mutual feeling amongst all of us at the start of our set. The pulse of the drums and bass, the moving of our feet, the feel of hitting your first note, and the presence of people listening & watching. Reality sets in and you can either have fun or...well, or nothing. To quote Brian, "what else are you supposed to do at a show?".

Blown fuses, funky converters and missing cords aside, to say we had a blast would be an understatement. The crowd was tremendous and we are thankful for the experience. Couldn't of asked for a better first show. Thanks to those who either listened, moved or clapped along.

Magic,

Ian/lil'onez




club exterior
club exterior. Bad pic I know, but apparently my flash is not strong enough to illuminate the side of 10th century church.

club interior

london, wow!!!

We arrived in London yesterday and have a moment to adjust, etc... Tonight we stopped by the Heavenly Social to say hi to some of the Heavenly kids and to see Loney,Dear perform. Big thanks to Loney, Dear for giving us a ride home after the show!!! such nice folks and we look forward to playing more shows with them. Tomorrow marks the start to the Boy Least Likely To / Loney, Dear / Little Ones Tour. Here here!

Love to Heavenly
Love to Simon
Love to Loney, Dear
Love to Home,

- los lil'onez

kinda, aaaa ... forest party?

We recently shot a video for Oh, Mj. Here are some quick snapshots of the truly odd, yet tons o' fun experience. What did we learn?

- dollys(sp?) are fun
- warehouses are cold
- forest dancing is neat-O
- pretend playing at quadruple the speed i = hard

With that, some more pics...