Cats Like Us Blog — music

When were you first interested in rockabilly music? I was born in the mid 60’s. Growing up in that era and I had access to all of the variety shows at the time that included artists like Glen Campbell, Mac Davis, Dean Martin, Johnny Cash, Sonny and Cher, Donnie and Marie, Hee Haw and many more. Many evenings were filled watching these programs and all of the great music segments. On Saturday mornings, after cartoons were over, American Bandstand and Soul Train came on. And, AM radio was popular, for the most part, and you could hear many different genres...

If you visit Cats Like Us anytime in October you're likely to hear our Halloween mix playing. We often get asked for our playlist -- so here is our collection of the best of the best kooky-spooky tunes that help keep us sane thru the holiday season! We have included YouTube videos of some of our favorites. Enjoy and have a wonderful Halloween everyone! ~Andrew   Halloween Mix   Sheb Wooley - The Purple People Eater Screaming Lord Sutch - Jack the Ripper Various Artists - The Twilight Zone 4 Flops - Trick Or Treat The Misfits - Halloween Harry...

With VIVA LAS VEGAS ROCKABILLY WEEKENDED less than 2 weeks away, we can't help but notice all the "first time what do I wear/do" posts on Facebook. Never fear guys and gals, we're here to share a few tips we have learned in our many trips to the event. What to do at VIVA The VIVA Las Vegas Rockabilly Weekender itself is jam packed, so there's always something to do! It might seem obvious, but read the program and get a lay of the land, and the schedule of events and bands. Some vendors put discount codes in there too!...

Last year we had such a good time attending the New England Shake-Up in Sturbridge, MA that we decided to attend and vend this year! (You can read about last year's adventures here.) Here's a quick shakedown of all the fun we had!  Thursday Sept 24 We packed up our little PT Cruiser--filled with tubs of crinolines, sunglasses, pomade, and pettipants--and headed East with our friends Mike and Judy. The ride was long, almost 7 hours, but the reward was great… after settling into the hotel we took a drive to have dinner at Kowloon restaurant! If you LOVE tiki (like...

Here is the second half of our trip to the New England Shale-Up! 2015. I think the sign posted (above) pretty much explains that it is a party! Saturday Sept 26 Up-and-at-'em, all ready to vend at 9am! We vended at the car show this year and gave away a $50 gift certificate and crinoline from Malco Modes. A big THANK YOU to everyone that stopped by the booth, both new and old customers. I didn't have time to walk around the car show, but I did snap a photo of the car that was in front of our booth....

The Cats Like Us crew kicked off the holiday season by going to see The Brian Setzer Orchestra's Christmas Show and it was amazing! It was my first time seeing Brian Setzer perform live and I was not disappointed. The orchestra sounded wonderful, Brian Setzer really can 'jump, jive and wail' and we had amazing seats in the fourth row center. So much fun! -Meagan Kyla

On February 4, 2009 we lost an amazing singer and founder of The Cramps, Erik Lee Purkhiser who is also known as Lux Interior. To say that Lux and The Cramps are a major influence on music is an understatement, their music has spanned many decades from the 1970s to 2000's. Their music is still as relavant and exciting to a young fan first discovering their records through to those who has been following The Cramps since day one. Lux Interior will forever live on through his music, his lyrics and the people who he has and will influence.  The...

I always say, “Cats Like Us brings people together.” I've met the most fascinating people through the shop and it's no wonder---they are also interested in the same things we stand for: great fashion, rescuing animals, and music. When I first met Jason Van Cleve, he was a customer involved with the Queen City Roller Girls (our local derby league), then he invited me to a few gigs around town that his band Lower Town Trio was playing. In Buffalo, NY you have a handful of rockabilly bands that put their own take on the musical style. Lower Town Trio...