The real attraction(s) of the Little Feat reissues in recent years have been the live recordings of the band at various stages of its career, and the ...
When Little Feat cut the albums “Sailin’ Shoes” and “Dixie Chicken” in 1972-73, they figured they’d have some fun, make some timeless music, and score a big hit single. Two out of three ain’t bad. The ...
The members of Little Feat emerged from the pandemic with their sense of humor, chops, and collective joy in playing intact. Over the past three years, they’ve focused tours on their epic live album ...
In the annals of American rock bands, Little Feat is one of the more criminally underrated acts to arrive on the scene since releasing its self-titled 1971 debut. Fans will get to experience that ...
For all the attention paid to late frontman Lowell George and stalwart modern-era leader Bill Payne, Little Feat always seems to come alive when a new voice enters the conversation. The arrival of ...
July 19, 1973, Ebbetsfield Colorado. I am not sure of the propriety of this release on Pilot Records. The Little Feat Ebbetsfield Concert in 1973 has been a famous bootleg since it appeared. Recorded ...
Bill Payne, the only founding member of Little Feat remaining, says the band is still Little Feat even with new members. “It’s built on songs and musicianship. And that’s what makes it Little Feat.” ...
The archetypal '70s band had a charismatic frontman and wonderful songs, but they also had drug problems and kept breaking up. Their Warner Bros. recordings are in a new box set called Rad Gumbo. This ...
Fred Tackett met Lowell George in the ’60s Los Angeles music scene in the most ’60s Los Angeles music scene way. “I moved to Los Angeles and met this girl, who has now been my wife for 50-some years, ...
On Friday night, Little Feat returned to New Haven, bringing its Boogie Your Spring Away Tour to the Connecticut seaside city. Just a block from the hallowed halls of Yale University, the band’s ...
A publicity photo of Little Feat taken in 1975. Warner Bros./Wikipedia The most underrated ’70s band to come out of Los Angeles—no, make that the whole country—Little Feat never had a true hit single.
Little Feat, like any other good gumbo, is a rich, dark stew of influences. They'll stir in folk, rock, blues, country, gospel and a bit of funk. The secret spice in this strange concoction was ...