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I've seen your videos of dogs playing guitar. And I'm not impressed. You know what would
impress me? A dog in an actual band. Or a band of just cats. Oh wait --
Since the dawn of the modern era, man has invested untold mental capital inventing new
ways of subjugating the beasts which roam the wild plane. From games of poker to games
of Roomba, we have yet to find a way how to take advantage of the untapped musical
creativity of our non-human planet partners. Until Rock Cats.
Tuna and the Rock Cats are an all-cat band from Chicago. The recently raised over thirty
thousand dollars through Kickstarter for a new tour van. And it is sweet.
That bus has taken the Cats all over North America, from Toronto to Texas. Led by Tuna,
star of a PetCo commercial and a Student Emmy-winning short film, they've thrilled audiences to
such hits as
And who could forget --
No but seriously they do a whole acrobatic show - and foster kittens and clearly are
really quite wonderful.
If freeform feline jazz doesn't check all
the boxes for you, maybe you'd prefer dog-fronted deathgrind. Maybe you'd prefer Caninus.
Caninus was fronted by two rescued pitbulls, Budgie and Basil. With some help from Justin
Brannan of Most Precious Blood, the band released Now the Animals Have a Voice in 2006, including
such ragers as "Bite The Hand That Breeds You" and "No Dogs, No Masters."
Basil died in 2011, but left behind a surprisingly robust catalogue, that includes not only their full-length
masterwork, but two splits -- one with the very-human Cattle Decapitation,
the other with Hatebeak.
That's a parrot. His name is Waldo. He is the vocalist for Hatebeak.
The band also includes Blake Harrison from Pig Destroyer, but, most importantly, it includes a parrot named Waldo as its vocalist.
Impressive, but c'mon. Step it up, parrots. I'm waiting for my all-avian band.
Got a video of an otter playing banjo, or a really bad pun name for your all-lion rap crew? Let
us know in the comments, and check the description for a list of videos of all the artists we talked about today.
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