We've got the minivan all loaded up with gear and snacks (and air fresheners), couches lined up on which to crash, and have even polished up a couple of brand new songs to debut along the way.

In the meantime, you should also check out the Live From Studio M session we recently recorded which is now online right here. We're pretty dang happy with how it turned out, and many thanks to the Triple M crew for both having us in and supporting local music in general.

That said, you should probably go check our calendar page for all of the tour dates and please do come on out to say hi!

This Saturday (June 18) we'll be playing the second annual Fruit Fest right here in sunny Madison, Wisconsin, along with yes that Tiffany, as well as the awesome Bitch, Erin McKeown, and Athens Boys Choir. It's a supremely rad line-up, and we couldn't be more psyched to be part of it.

We're on at 4:30 p.m., but the hootenanny kicks off at noon - and it's all FREE. We'll be out in the parking lot of Plan B on Williamson St. (map here).

No word on if Emily will get to join Bitch for another rousing rendition of "Pussy Manifesto" this time or not, but regardless, it'll be a great day and we'd love to have you join us!

TOUR!

Slowly but surely our first ever tour is taking shape! We're taking a whopping week to travel the great expanses of neighboring Midwestern states, hopefully meeting some good new folks along and changing a few hearts and minds along the way.

The first three dates we have confirmed (with more to come soon!) are as follows:

• Wednesday, July 27 TOUR KICK-OFF SHOW at the High Noon Saloon in Madison, WI


• Monday, August 1 at Elbo Room in Chicago, IL


• Friday, August 5 at the Gas Lamp in Des Moines, IA

Check our calendar page for all the details, plus other upcoming shows around town.

Over the weekend we got some excellent news: Little Red Wolf is nominated for three Madison Area Music Association awards! The annual event is a celebration of the width and breadth of musical talent in Wisconsin, and all proceeds from it go to put musical instruments into the hands of area kids.

If you already voted for us in the first round - thanks! - and you can log back into the account you set up before to vote for us (and the many other fine acts) in the final round, open until May 15.

We'd appreciate it heaps! Our nominations are:

• Album of the Year (Alternative) - "If Only We Were Just Like We Are"


• Song of the Year (Blues) - "Sunshine"


• Song of the Year (Alternative) - "Bella In the Elm"

If you haven't registered yet, now's the time! Again, the tiny $5 fee goes toward a great program.

Also! We've got some gigs and radio appearances coming up: Check the full gig listings here.

Remember, our EP, If Only We Were Remixed, is available for a choose-your-own-price at our Bandcamp site, and our full-length, If Only We Were Just Like We Are, is available via CD Baby and at our upcoming performances!

The MAMAs are primarily an organization focused on putting musical instruments into the hands of children. Their yearly awards ceremony for local bands and musicians is a chance to celebrate the awesome talent here in Madison while raising money for this excellent cause.

We would LOVE for you all to sign up and vote for the awards (especially for us, of course, but there are many other fabulous acts in the running!).

Go here to sign up for your fan account: http://www.broadjam.com/mama/

Voting is easy and registration costs a measly $5 minimum!

We're celebrating a day of lovin' (for our friends, family, significant others, and fans) by releasing an exclusive track as part of one really kick-butt compilation album.

In the Kitchen, a Madison-based music and creative collective, has put out "ITK Loves You" - a collection of love song covers by a diverse bunch of Madison-area musicians and bands, including one by us! Meg, Laura and Emily sat down in Meg's living room to put together our own version of Liz Phair's "Supernova" (fair warning, some explicit lyrics). It goes out to Kelly, our band member abroad, but also to all of you. ;)

You can download the whole album for free right here: http://itkrecords.com/albums/itk-loves-you-valentines-day-2011-compilation

We're asking for a measly minimum purchase price of $1 for the whole thing, but feel free to throw more our way and you'll earn our undying gratitude. All those dolla dolla bills will go toward funding out-of-town gigs this summer!

And check out the first review of the EP:

Just last year, in blizzard-like conditions on a snowy-night in December, Little Red Wolf celebrated the release of their debut album, If Only We Were Just Like We Are. Yesterday they released their first remix album, the compilation If Only We Were Remixed, but instead of remixing their own delightful multi-instrumental folk-pop songs Little Red Wolf handed the reigns over to some of Madison’s favorite industrial/electronic artists. The EP features six re-imaginings from Caustic, Null Device, Black Jack Red Queen, and The Dark Clan. It was also mastered by Eric Oehler of Null Device at Submersible Studios in Madison.

If Only We Were Remixed features three very different remixes of “Balloon Song.” The original version was probably my favorite track on Little Red Wolf’s debut and I was curious to see how the melodic folk ballad would fare in an industrial translation. Each remix from Caustic and The Dark Clan highlight some darker elements of the song, which adds even more of a haunting aspect to the track, especially with regards to the vocals. Black Jack Red Queen’s (Brad Hawes of Cemetery Improvement Society's side project) remix is a bit more whimsical and upbeat in its interpretation, but all three are exciting remixes that still manage to compliment the original.

Null Device’s Bollywood-inspired remix of “Bend” seems to have drawn some inspiration from the lyrics (“First step right...pretend pretend this bone will bend”) with a nod to some of the seemingly anatomically-impossible dance steps and beats found in tribal dance. I bet Little Red Wolf never imagined one of their songs could make an appearance in a belly dancing class. I’m off to get my hand cymbals and tambourine now.

While it may have sounded odd initially that a band known for pretty harmonies and a penchant for using a myriad of string instruments would be remixed by some of Madison’s industrial heavyweights, If Only We Were Remixed is well worth the download. Little Red Wolf’s spirit shines through on this compilation, even with a liberal dusting of EBM here and there.

The EP is only being released digitally and you can find it here. Little Red Wolf asks for at least a $1 for the download, but be generous and give these ladies some more dough, especially if you enjoyed their first album.

The remixes range in style from dubstep to Bollywood, ambient glitch and even symphonic metal (seriously, the "Stand Away" remix is breathtaking). We'll have details on how to buy/download the record on Feb. 1 so be sure to check back then! OR sign up for our email list for all the early dirt on our projects.

We kicked things off with a fabulous CD release party at the Project Lodge here in our HQ of Madison, Wisconsin - right in the middle of an enormous blizzard! And still many brave souls ventured out to spend the evening with us and local disco superstars VO5. Good times were had, and the band is grateful.

How to get your very own copy of the record:

The album is now available for sale online in both CD and mp3 form at our CD Baby page. Within the coming weeks, it will also be available through several online digital distributors like iTunes.

If you're in the Madison area, of course, we highly encourage you to patronize one of the three fine, independent record stores that has been kind enough to carry our record:

 B-Side Records (436 State St.)

The Exclusive Company (508 State St.)

Strictly Discs (1900 Monroe St.)

And please, if you like the music, help us spread the word! Tell your friends, tell cute strangers on the street - we'll be thankful for it all.

Little Red Wolf has just changed web providers and changed the look of the website - all in the name of making it easier / more interesting for you to surf our digital presence! As a consequence you may run into a few hiccups for the first couple of weeks as we work to make the full transition and update the page. Please feel free to let us know if you find anything that really annoys you / blows up in your face. But we hope that doesn't happen.

Hopefully you'll enjoy the new site as much as we do - there's a nice flash music player at the top of the page now where you can check out our latest tunes. It's so much easier to sign up for our email list, too! And we'll be able to present photo galleries, blog updates, and quick access to buy our merch (you know you want to) as well! Super cool.