Music

These fucking cats play in an all-cat band called Rock Cats

by Sam Sutherland

I’ve seen your videos of dogs playing guitar. And I’m not impressed. You know what would impress me? A dog in an actual band. Or a band of just cats. Oh wait –

Since the dawn of the modern era, man has invested untold mental capital inventing new ways of subjugating the wild beasts which roam the plane. From games of poker to games of Roomba, we never quiet figured out how to take advantage of the untapped musical creativity of our non-human planet partners. Until Rock Cats.

Tuna and the Rock Cats are an all-cat band from Chicago. They recently raised over thirty thousand dollars through Kickstarter for a new tour bus. And it is sweet.

We break down their dreams and aspirations, along with those of a few other animal-fronted musical projects, in this week’s episode of This Exists. Oh, and here are the requisite cat GIFs. Because the internet.