Cats on Holiday in one form or another have been putting out
good music and putting on great live shows around Northern Ohio for a very long
time. Holiday in a Box is their fifth effort, and it is another good one
filled with their unique Cleveland meets New Orleans sound. This is the first
CD that really features lead singer Denis DeVito’s button box playing, which
can be heard on each track.
The disk features five DeVito originals, two reworkings of
Cajun classics, and a great Cats on Holiday bouncy version of the Kinks’
“Apeman.” Probably the best track on the disk is a lively version of Andrus
Espree’s “Just One Kiss,” complete with a spoken word poetry intro by
percussionist Jeffrey Bowen.
We get a lot of CDs here at CoolCleveland to review, many
from local artists putting out their first serious work. Before you and your
band think about putting out a disk, talk to the guys in Cats on Holiday about
doing it right. Everything about this disk, from the sound and mixing to
packaging and design, is first rate. Track down Rick Christyson or Denis DeVito
and they will send you in the right direction, you won’t be sorry.
You can pick up a copy of Holiday in a Box! At any of the Cats’ shows this summer. They are
playing everywhere between now and when autumn rolls in, including but not
limited to the Flat Iron, the Sunset Grill, the Rush Inn, the Islands, Shaker
Square, and numerous arts and street festivals. Amongst their May gigs are the
Voice of Homeless Benefit at Brothers Lounge on May 11; the Kamms Corner Hooley
on the 12th; and the Hessler Street Festival on the 20th.
For their complete summer schedule, or to hear samples of their music, go to
www.catsonholiday.com.
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