Cats On Holiday is a Cleveland-based Zydeco & Swamp Pop band that has been pleasing audiences for 20 years with their own special blend of Louisiana inspired rock/roots/ Zydeco. https://www.catsonholiday.com/
LOCATION
Abilene Bar and Lounge
Date
Saturday April 6
Time
Doors 6pm // Showtime 8:00 – until??
Special Low-Dough Show- Ten Bucks at the Door
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Co-sponsored by The Rochester Cajun Zydeco Network
Survival Zydeco Dance Lessons from 7:30pm to 8:00pm, hosted by Bruce Handelman
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Cats On Holiday
Cats On Holiday “Swamp Pop” Purveyors of Roots/Rock/Zydeco – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PEvTb8JSKuk
Cats On Holiday @ The Great Blue Heron Festival 2017 – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUd3ldqv-Ag&t=14s
Cats on Holiday – Mardi Gras performance @ Lakewood Public Library – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4IRstfjFpw
QUOTABLE PRESS QUOTES:
“Cats On Holiday is still purring after 20 years!”
THE PLAIN DEALER
“Cleveland swamp/roots rockers Cats on Holiday are known for their ability to get a party started and get people up on their feet and dancing. Vocalist/guitarist/band leader Denis DeVito and his band of merry men have been doing so for nearly 20 years.”
COOL CLEVELAND
“Reigning from the Cuyahoga River Valley on the shores of the great Lake Erie, this band has been pleasing crowds from bar rooms to outdoor festivals and concerts over the last 18 years. Armed with an arsenal of well-crafted original tunes and an eclectic blend of party songs, it’s hard for most listeners not to swing and sway.”
VOICES IN THE VALLEY CONCERT SERIES
“High energy is a synonym for “good time,’’ DeVito and his bandmates have earned their spot, by virtue of the band’s longevity, willingness to tackle any gig and an extremely varied “swamp pop’’ song list.”
THE PLAIN DEALER
“The Swamp Poppin’ outfit, Cats On Holiday, promise to rock your Cleveland Winter Blues away.”
THE LAKEWOOD OBSERVER
“Over the years Cats on Holiday has evolved into Northeast Ohio’s go-to band for Texas and Louisiana-inspired blues and Zydeco sounds with Rust Belt songs detailing urban life!”
COOL CLEVELAND
CATS ON HOLIDAY BACKGROUND
The Cats are driven by founding member, songwriter, lead vocalist and guitar/ button-box player Denis DeVito. The Cats perform over 100 gigs annually at the best live music venues from as far West as the Lake Erie Islands and East to Cape Cod.
COH has been a part of such cool events as The Great Blue Heron Festival, Hessler Street Fair, Parade the Circle, Lock 3 Live, Wade Oval Wednesdays, Ingenuity Festival, Burning River Fest, Nelson’s Ledges’ Lazy Daisy Festival, Starwood, Kent State Folk Festival, Akron’s First Night, Boston Mills Art Festival as well as the resident band for the annual Towpath Marathon.
The band also have a regular rotation of clubs in which they perform including the Music Box, Beachland Ballroom, Brother’s Lounge, Water Street Tavern(Kent), G.A.R. Hall, Balloons(Ellicottville, NY), Parkview Niteclub, The Harp and many others.
Over the years COH has shared the stage with such national acts as Los Lobos, Marcia Ball, Tab Benoit, Beau Soleil, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Buckwheat Zydeco, Carpenter Ants, The Iguanas, NRBQ, Leon Russell, and Terrance Simien, to name a few.