Jay Funk Dawg Posted December 3, 2004 Report Share Posted December 3, 2004 THANKS FOR ROCKIN' TORONTO! HOPE TO SEE YOU BACK IN THE BIG SMOKE!! The El Mocambo Upstairs and 360 Degrees Artists Presents... Southern Ontario's The Fat Cats www.fat-cats.com Friday, December 17, 2004 10:00 PM w/guest Peirson Ross The El Mocambo (up stairs) 464 Spadina ave. Toronto On ph. 416-777-1777 The Fat Cats are a veteran hard-working five-piece roots/rock act from Hamilton. Formed in 1993, the band spent it's formative years touring much of Canada and quickly attracted a legion of loyal fans from across the country. Mirroring the touring and improvisational practices of Grateful Dead and the Allman Brothers, The Fat Cats spearheaded the development of a brand new grassroots improvisational rock or "jamband" music scene in Canada. Their second album "Daredevil," released in 1999, showed the Fat Cats' chemistry at it's finest with collaborations with guest musicians Steve Adams, Katin Kiss and The New Deal's Jaime Shields. Incorporating a global approach to songwriting by combining elements of folk, country, funk and blues "Daredevil," shows off the band’s muscular instrumental penchant for groove and harmony. The success of the constant touring and well-received album catapulted the band to a non-stop festival and club concert circuit for much of the 90's playing bills with Merl Saunders, moe., JGB and more recently with Little Feat. As their fanbase grew, other improvisational bands began to follow and a fresh new 'jamband' scene grew into a underground phenomenon in Canada. With constant touring, months of weekly shows, eventually exhaustion set in. After taking a few months off sporadically throughout the winter and spring of 2003, the band decided that the group was in dire need of a vacation. The Fat Cats said goodbye to the community that they had helped form to sit back, reflect and watch from the outside for a few months. Luckily, the dedication of the fans and of the musicians to keep the music alive has brought the Fat Cats back to the forefront of Ontario's club circuit, and with the addition of new keyboardist Josh Williams and drummer Adam King, original members guitarist/vocalist Todd Gillies, guitarist/vocalist Chris Gatchene and bassist Dave Hill have been playing with a resurgence of energy, performing strong shows in Southern Ontario. Back with confidence after last year's sold-out New Years Eve and this year's Halloween performance in Hamilton, Fat Cats capped off their year with blistering sets at venues and Festivals across Southern Ontario. The Fat Cats mark their return to Toronto on Friday, Dec. 17, 2004 at the Legendary El Mocambo Tavern. With a new double album in the works, The Fat Cats seem to be back in the saddle again, and the band played on... Fat Cats current line-up Chris Gatchene – guitar & vocals Todd Gillies – guitar & vocals David E. Hill – bass Adam King – drums Josh Williams – keyboard, harmonica & vocals www.fat-cats.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Funk Dawg Posted December 3, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2004 vetrans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esau Posted December 3, 2004 Report Share Posted December 3, 2004 You know I'll be there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secondtube Posted December 3, 2004 Report Share Posted December 3, 2004 they suck, lol. i would like to be there... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Funk Dawg Posted December 3, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2004 anyone out there have a fat cat? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Funk Dawg Posted December 7, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2004 Peirson Ross has been added as the opener... I just caught him tonight and he was awesome.... really was surprised by his guitar playing/vocals/songwriting... I'm now super excited! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patchoulia Posted December 7, 2004 Report Share Posted December 7, 2004 Okay, they're fat and they're cats--what's not to like? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradm Posted December 7, 2004 Report Share Posted December 7, 2004 Okay, they're fat and they're cats--what's not to like? How rarely they play outside the GTA. Aloha, Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patchoulia Posted December 7, 2004 Report Share Posted December 7, 2004 Okay, they're fat and they're cats--what's not to like? How rarely they play outside the GTA. Aloha, Brad Don't you realize how hard it is for cats as fat as they are to get around? I mean, all they want to do is lie in the sun and eat tuna (and who can blame them?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradm Posted December 7, 2004 Report Share Posted December 7, 2004 Don't you realize how hard it is for cats as fat as they are to get around? I mean, all they want to do is lie in the sun and eat tuna (and who can blame them?) Oh, I realize and understand why, I just don't like it. (And all kidding aside, I do understand why they haven't made it up here [to Ottawa] very often. It's a long haul, and there's a good chance the crowd wouldn't be big enough to even cover travel + lodging expenses. Maybe if someone could arrange a Friday night Kingston show, with a Saturday night Ottawa show right after it, and we all hope for the best, it might work.) Aloha, Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Funk Dawg Posted December 7, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2004 we're hoping for a full house... of Fat Cats fans from all over Southern Ontario... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Funk Dawg Posted December 8, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2004 Are you feeding your cat to death? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caspien Posted December 8, 2004 Report Share Posted December 8, 2004 Hey Jay, I got a possible poster made for the show BUT your mailbox is full. Its a 1 mb file. Andrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Funk Dawg Posted December 8, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2004 thanks! nice work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Funk Dawg Posted December 8, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2004 how do you guys like the poster capien made? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Funk Dawg Posted December 9, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2004 They know about this show at the Crazy Strings Bluegrass Night.. even Cosmic Steve says he might show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Funk Dawg Posted December 9, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2004 I ran into their old drummer littlewiter the other day and he's pumped to see 'em.. could be quite a reunion for the band... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paisley Posted December 9, 2004 Report Share Posted December 9, 2004 twist some arms, I'm hopin to make it once I recover some brain cells from this weekend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esau Posted December 9, 2004 Report Share Posted December 9, 2004 we're hoping for a full house... of Fat Cats fans from all over Southern Ontario... Wrong Fat Cats Jay. Theres three actually,one in Canada,the USA & UK.Perhaps a Fatstival? :: You know I'll be there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Funk Dawg Posted December 9, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2004 I'm surprised how many FAT CATS there really are... wow check this blast from the past... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Funk Dawg Posted December 11, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2004 My Cats are Fatter than yours... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mister slippery Posted December 13, 2004 Report Share Posted December 13, 2004 soon, oh soon, the 17th will be upon us, and we will all be seeing the fat cats. hooray. really looking forward to this. dont really remember the last time i saw the fat cats. clearly tho, its been too long. fridayfridayfridayfriday. fridayfridayfridayfriday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patchoulia Posted December 13, 2004 Report Share Posted December 13, 2004 This can't be healthy for anyone involved... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Funk Dawg Posted December 14, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2004 that is definitely an alien fat cat.. i mean look at it's it's kryptonite eyes... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jared Posted December 14, 2004 Report Share Posted December 14, 2004 yay party Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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