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the Little Penguins

Light but lush!

About Me


BUY A 'WELCOME TO THE CELEBRATION' CD FOR $7 PLUS S/H!
THE LITTLE PENGUINS AT REVERBNATION.COM
Seattle booking/promotion: annakronzer(AT)gmail(DOT)com
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The Story:
A member of Seattle veterans The Turn-Ons teams up with the former drummer of Seattle upstarts the Fleet Foxes, then enlists a couple of talented, like-minded co-conspirators. Then, they do what comes naturally: record an album and take the stage.
The Little Penguins supported the self-released Welcome to the Celebration with a Northwest tour in the Summer of 2007. The album subsequently charted on Seattle’s KEXP 90.3 FM and earned the band a position on the station’s Northwest Music Spotlight. 2008 saw the band continuing to tour the Northwest and West Coast while writing and recording their second record, Offer You This Cape.
Amongst the list of bands I've been meaning to check out, The Little Penguins would be pretty close to the top. Led by Will Hallauer, drummer for The Turn-Ons (one of my favorite Northwest bands altogether), The Little Penguins have a straight-forward approach to pop songwriting. Hallauer's voice somewhere falls in between Bob Dylan and Morrissey's and the band's songs are catchy with an impressive lyrical depth. -Three Imaginary Girls
…Blur meets the Velvets meets Lee & Nancy with just a touch of twang. With a new album, ‘Offer You This Cape’, due at summers end, Hallauler and company are poised to be the latest hosts of the Seattle "it band" party. Ma’chell Duma LaVassar, Seattle Weekly
“The Little Penguins create a casually dramatic cocktail of straight forward pop-rock and punk, utilizing crisp indie guitars, diverse song structures…” -90.3 KEXP Seattle
The Little Penguins are an indie delight, pure and simple… that dreamy, easy Sunday afternoon car-ride sound that so many indie acts strive for and so many car commercials pay money for. -Matt Driscoll, Weekly Volcano
…they toe the line between surf rock & indie acoustic, but the mix is beautiful… There is a cool easiness to their sound & a lighthearted laziness to the vocals that keep your finger on the repeat button. -Tate Fingersmith, Girl on Top Reviews

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 10/10/2005
Band Members: Will Penguin- vocals, guitar
Garrett Croxon- drums
Andrew Gaskin- bass
Jerry Peerson- keys, guitar, vocals
...sometimes assisted by
Erik Blood- guitar, vocals
Type of Label: None

My Blog

July 08: Very nice mention by Three Imaginary Girls

Wow. This is awfully nice, huh? The Little Penguins at Jules Maes Saloon, Saturday, July 19Amongst the list of bands I've been meaning to check out, The Little Penguins would be pretty close to the to...
Posted by the Little Penguins on Mon, 21 Jul 2008 03:01:00 PST

June 08: Five-piece penguins, new album coming

It's been a while since we blogged, so here goes... Our producer, Erik Blood, is joining our live lineup for the Spring and Summer (and Fall?), so we're now playing shows as a five-piece. It's turning...
Posted by the Little Penguins on Mon, 02 Jun 2008 11:13:00 PST

October 07: 07 Show listing archive

In the interest of getting all misty-eyed while reminiscing about the past, our show (and live radio) history is below. 03/01/2007 09:30 PM - The Rendezvous w/Erik Woodruff (Prosser), Jerry ...
Posted by the Little Penguins on Wed, 17 Oct 2007 01:59:00 PST

September 07: So, what are we doing?

Well... we're working hard at writing and arranging new songs so we'll have something for you next year. And we're playing shows. You can now buy Welcome to the Celebation online (look just below...
Posted by the Little Penguins on Tue, 18 Sep 2007 10:37:00 PST

July 07: Airplay on KEXP and Northwest Music Spotlight !

Much to our delight and surprise, KEXP 90.3 FM has been playing tracks from Welcome to the Celebration! Plus, the KEXP blog has featured us in their Northwest Music Spotlight: http://depts.washington....
Posted by the Little Penguins on Thu, 19 Jul 2007 02:03:00 PST

July 07: 'Welcome to the Celebration' out now!

You can now get our debut album, Welcome to the Celebration, from us at shows, and soon you'll be able to purchase the CD online, as well as download individual tracks.  ...
Posted by the Little Penguins on Mon, 04 Jun 2007 11:12:00 PST

April 07: Springtime for Penguins!

Just in case you're wondering what we're up to...The recording of our debut album (produced by Erik Blood!) is underway. Expect some downloadable album tracks up here by May. Expect an album in May or...
Posted by the Little Penguins on Wed, 04 Apr 2007 05:37:00 PST