The Little Ones bask in summertime vibe

The members of Los Angeles band The Little Ones, who play Saturday at Kilby Court, choose to live their lives using Uncle Lee's Rule of Feet. "It was a turning point in our songwriting process," said Ian Moreno, guitarist and percussionist, about discovering the rule. And what is Uncle Lee's Rule of Feet? "It makes you want to shoot your booty," Moreno said. "It's finding that groove and finding that 'Eureka' moment. It pretty much applies to our [entire] catalog." "Shakira stole it from us," said singer and guitarist Edward Reyes. "I compare it to Shakira's 'Hips Don't Lie,' " Moreno said. "But we're not as good-looking as Shakira."

The rule is named after Lee LaDouceur, keyboardist and bassist for the pop-rock band, though neither Moreno nor Reyes could say if LaDouceur was an uncle to anyone. (Moreno hopes not, because LaDouceur dates his younger sister.)
But moving your feet to the music is a must for the band, and the audience. The band explains it on its Web site: "The rule stated that a song was deemed appropriate if, and only if, each of the Little Ones' feet could shuffle. Once they adopted this new rule, they began to realize what they had right in front of them." Influenced by the Beach Boys and the 1960s British Invasion, the Little Ones formed in 2005 after Reyes and Moreno were in a cult band called Sunday's Best. Sunday's Best was formed inside the studio of Loyola. Marymount University's college radio station, where the two worked. Soaking up the music of the Kinks and the Zombies, the duo found a shared love of rock music that snapped, crackled and, most important, popped.

It is a spirit that infuses the band's full-length album, "Morning Tide," which will drop this summer. "[The album] is more fitting for summer," Moreno said. "In general, that's our music. The imagery and overall vibe is more of a summer album. It's not a winter album." The band talked to The Salt Lake Tribune as its tour bus pulled into Chicago on a tour stop. Moreno was asked if Lee was in fact shuffling his feet in the bus. "Our stomach is full of Chipotle," Moreno said. "Lee would dance, but he's stuffed with burritos."

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