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9.14.2007

Caterwaul

A request has been received for an update on the Phoenix band Caterwaul, who released a trio of albums in the late '80s/early '90s. A fourth album, Killer Fish, recorded in 1991, was shelved and finally saw the light of day in 1996. Information is pretty hard to come by, but here's what I've got:

Betsy Martin (vocals, mandolin) went on to form the band Purr Machine with Kevin Kipnis, formerly with the band Kommunity FK (who, by the way, are back together, sans Kipnis). Purr Machine has recorded three albums, the most recent of which, Starry, was released in March of this year.

Caterwaul Drummer Kevin Pinnt is now involved with a band called Drumatic.



Links:
Caterwaul on MySpace
Caterwaul's Website
Caterwaul on the Ectophiles' Guide
Purr Machine on MySpace
Purr Machine's page at garageband.com

2 comments:

Unknown said...

I believe Betsy Martin's voice is the kind of sound that is an aquired taste. The first time I heard it, I was amazed, but not sure if I liked it. Now I love it.

Anonymous said...

I was lucky enough to see them live a couple of times in the 90's and they were an awesome live band. I'm still trying to find a copy of their first album, "The Nature of Things" online somewhere. Any suggestions?

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