#catsax

Listen to new album 2 by local experimental instrumental group Catsax | Release show TONIGHT!

Catsax is a local group group consisting of Nelson Devereaux (horns, synths), Spencer Wirth-Davis aka Big Cats! (Electronics) and Miguel Hurtado (percussion). They’ve been floating around the scene for a while, and just this last week they dropped their latest release, the cleverly titled “2.” Melding languid horns and dusty, Jay Dilla like beats, the group have created a patchwork quilt on their…

Five Acts Not to Miss Each Day at Eaux Claires Festival This Weekend

We will be making the trip down to Eaxu Claires fest vol. II this weekend to check out what Justin Vernon, et al have come up with this year. For folks going, you probably don’t need a push to see the headliners (Bon Iver, James Blake, Beach House, etc), so we’ve picked five sets from each day that we are most excited to see. More info about times/maps/tickets/etc can be found at the official…

Introducing: Space jazz trio Catsax (Release show TONIGHT at Honey)

Catsax are a new trio consisting of local scene vets Nelson Devereaux, Big Cats and Miguel Hurtado, with some help from their friends. Walking the line between prog, space-jazz (their description) and ambient, they create what sounds like a soundtrack to a trippy movie through the eyes of hip-hop heads. At moments it is heady, at other moments it seems to waft on the smoke from a lonely jazz…