Little Hurricane

Little Hurricane is Anthony "Tone" Catalano. Tone ventured from his audio engineering gig to pursue his own music in 2009. He recruited Bassist Andrew Armerding and found drummer Celeste Spina on Craigslist. After making an initial splash in the North Park San Diego Music Scene he began to record/produce his own songs and travel internationally for performances. Little Hurricane has toured in direct support for multiple North American tours for the English ska band The Specials, as well as supported Manchester Orchestra, White Denim, The John Butler Trio, and the Heartless Bastards. In 2016, LH licensed it's fourth studio album, Same Sun Same Moon, to Mascot Records. It was released on April 14, 2017, and became their second album to appear on the Billboard Heatseekers Albums Chart. After the Covid19 interruption in live music and having two children, Tone took a hiatus from touring and releasing music. In 2025, Tone has recently played live shows on the West Coast of the US, trying out new band members. He has announced on the Little Hurricane Facebook page that he is in the process of recording a brand new album, release date TBA. The song “Get By” was featured on the television show Revenge season one episode five which aired on ABC. The song is playing in the background during a bar scene.[citation needed] As Tone mentioned in a video livestream, the song "Crocodile Tears" was originally written for the soundtrack for the movie "Two Hundred Thousand Dirty." The song, “Bad Business” is also featured on the soundtrack for the video game "MLB The Show 16". The song "Sweet Pea" was featured on ABC's "Mistresses". The song "Haunted Heart" was featured on "Gossip Girl", and their music was featured on ESPN's "Firstwatch". The band was named as an "Artist to Watch" by Sports Illustrated in 2012 and their song "Give em Hell" was featured in a video for the magazine's Swimsuit Edition. [citation needed] Little Hurricane songs have also been licensed to the movies "The Motel Life", "Two Hundred Thousand Dirty" and Brooklyn Brothers Beat The Best.[citation needed] The band has been featured on KROQ. To date, the band has been featured in five Taco Bell TV advertisements. The songs "Haunted Heart", "Hold Me Back", "Trouble Ahead", "Isn't It Great" and a cover of Starland Vocal Band's "Afternoon Delight" were featured in a series of Taco Bell commercials. Little Hurricane has received several awards from the San Diego Music Awards, including Album of the Year ("Same Sun Same Moon", 2016), Song of the Year ("Heart Skips a Beat", 2015) Artist of the Year (2014) Album of the Year ("Gold Fever", 2014) Best Live Act (2013) Album of the Year ("Homewrecker", 2012) and Best New Artist (2010). Little Hurricane has performed in major festivals, including Austin City Limits Music Festival, Bottlerock Napa 2017, Telluride Blues and Brews, Parkenfestivalen, Summerfest, Lollapalooza and South by Southwest. Their performances have been featured in leading publications such as Rolling Stone. As of 2015, LH has headlined tours and festivals in at least 11 countries including Australia, Norway, Sweden, France, Switzerland, Spain, Germany and England.[citation needed] Anthony "Tone" Catalano – guitar, vocals Andrew Armerding - bass Celeste Spina – drums Ryan Kronenberg - drums Hattie "Hat" Craven - vocals, Banjo/Uke/Mandolin "Little Hurricane signs with Mascot Label Group". www.mascotlabelgroup.com. Archived from the original on November 5, 2016. "Little Hurricane Chart History | Billboard". www.billboard.com. Archived from the original on June 14, 2018. "200kdirty.com". October 15, 2011. "The World Famous KROQ – Alt Rock Music News, Photos, Videos, Concerts". Kroq.radio.com. March 19, 2012. Retrieved September 29, 2012. "YouTube". YouTube.com. Retrieved June 12, 2015. "San Diego Music Awards - PAST WINNERS". Archived from the original on October 24, 2016. Retrieved June 27, 2018. "Lollapalooza - Grant Park - Grant Park Museums - Chicago, IL 60605". FindLocal Chicago Tribune. Retrieved September 29, 2012. "Lollapalooza 2011, Sunday: Little Hurricane - Music". Time Out Chicago. August 7, 2011. Retrieved September 29, 2012. "Little Hurricane". Schedule.sxsw.com. Retrieved September 29, 2012. Charley Rogulewski (March 16, 2012). "Little Hurricane Bring the Heat to SXSW | Music News". Rolling Stone. Retrieved September 29, 2012. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Little Hurricane. Boikdaddy (2011) Biography from Reverbnation. Retrieved March 24, 2012 AbcGo (2011) Official Revenge website. Retrieved March 24, 2012