THIS LITTLE UNDERGROUND
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Jim Leatherman
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Cat Hair at Olde 64
If you’ve been keeping up, you know about Central Florida breakout
Flashlights. If not, you should look into these lovely fuzz-punks already. Even though I think their full potential has yet to be realized, they’re a local band that’s earned some national prominence on
Hard Rock Records with last year’s
Frightened Rabbits-produced album
Bummer Summer and they’re exceptional.
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Jim Leatherman
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Cat Hair at Olde 64
Besides Flashlights, however, band principal
Terry Caudill has proven to be a prolific enough writer to spill over into
multiple side projects. Though they’ve gotten little attention so far, they reveal how surprisingly sustained of a wellspring for
scruffy melodic perfection he is. I already gushed about
Waxed when they made their live debut earlier this year at the
Florida Music Festival. But another active Caudill venture is
Cat Hair, a bedroom project that’s been recording and releasing for quite some time now, the latest being this summer’s LP
Heaven.
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Jim Leatherman
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Cat Hair at Olde 64
Underneath all the fuzz and noise, Caudill’s always had a core of
irrepressible pop aptitude, and Cat Hair showcases that melodic ability more plainly than any other project yet with even some electronic dimension. His recent Cat Hair performance (Nov. 9, Olde 64) was really only a vocal one with him basically doing his own karaoke (except when he actually did some
Mariah Carey karaoke). But the material is good and deserves some investigation (
Cat Hair's Bandcamp).
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Jim Leatherman
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Teen Agers at Olde 64
Although Orlando pop-punk dignitaries
Teen Agers were part of the night’s bill, their segment was an entire bill in itself. In addition to their normal salvo of quality original songs, their super deluxe performance also packed in a
Jawbreaker cover, a taste of
Bad Accent (the part-German project involving them that debuted at the recent
Foreign Dissent international showcase and a bonus
Get Up Kids cover set that they recently worked up for the
Fest with guest keyboardist
Tierney Tough (The Pauses), culminating in a showing that was as fun and generous as it looks on paper.
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Jim Leatherman
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Teen Agers at Olde 64
No doubt some of it had to do with the birthday celebration of the guy who books the
Monday show series at Olde 64 (Foundation Presents’
Marshal Rones) but this one was a scene. And that up-close live pulse was very nice to see in this space again. The shows are
free so go see how the vibe stacks up to those legendary old
Bar-BQ-Bar shows yourself. All events are listed on the
Social’s website.
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Jim Leatherman
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Cat Hair serenading birthday boy Marshal Rones at Olde 64
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Jim Leatherman
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Cat Hair's Terry Caudill and Marshal Rones
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Jim Leatherman
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Cat Hair at Olde 64
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This Little Underground is Orlando Weekly's music column providing perspective, live reviews and news on the city's music scene.
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