Thursday, December 24, 2009

FLIGHT 7" AVAILABLE NOW VIA HOZAC HOOKUP KLUB


The Cats Purring Country Club just got the sickest holiday shipment ever: a big box of these FLIGHT records, "Feels So Good" b/w "In The Morning Light," out via the HOZAC HOOKUP KLUB. If you aren't a member, ordering instructions are HERE. Recorded in the famous TEEN WING of our North Mississippi complex.

Friday, December 18, 2009

THE ROCKWELLS + KING ELEMENTARY 12/25 @ MARTIN'S (JXN, MS)

Jackson, Mississippi! Come revisit the early 2000s with your two favorite teenage bands of yesteryear. THE ROCKWELLS and KING ELEMENTARY, both of which were formed in high school and neither of which have performed in years, will reunite Christmas night at Martin's in downtown Jackson.

THE ROCKWELLS are a power-pop band formed by Dent May, Patrick Addison (formerly of Colour Revolt), Ben Buckner, and Jack Bell. Inspired by The Cars, Squeeze, Cheap Trick, and ELO, they released a self-titled EP before parting ways to go to college and pursue other musical endeavors.

KING ELEMENTARY are a garage rock band who recorded a classic, amazingly underrated album at the famous SWEAT TEA studio and signed to Capitol Records all before graduating high school. Like many young bands, they were chewed up and spit out by the collapsing major label record industry and will be playing for the first time since with their original lineup (Morgan Jones, Will Randolph, Andrew Fox, and Jeremy Upton).

Don't sleep on this historic event, Jacktown. Happy Holidays!

Friday, December 4, 2009

OXFORD MAKER'S MARKET SATURDAY 12/5 @ THE POWERHOUSE

Those seeking amazing and unconventional stocking stuffers for the holidaze, pay attention. The Oxford MAKER'S MARKET is a DIY arts & crafts market that's been taking place every first and third Saturday of the month in various locations across town. Tomorrow (12/4), the market will be held from 11-6 at The POWERHOUSE community arts center (where these cats are joining up with a HOLIDAY ART MARKET sponsored by the Oxford Artist's Guild).

The MAKER'S MARKET website (which is reportedly still a work in progress visually speaking) has the full list of participants. All kinds of kool visual art and homemade goodies like jewelry, buttons, mixtapes, live music DVDs, furniture, and more will be on sale. And if you're broke like us, stop by and hang anyway!

Check out some pix from previous markets after the jump...

Tuesday, December 1, 2009

CATS PURRING RECOMMENDS... CAMERA OBSCURA + PAPERCUTS @ THE LYRIC 12/2


Hey Oxford, legendary Glaswegian indie pop band CAMERA OBSCURA will be stopping by The Lyric on Wednesday evening to perform the lush, romantic pop gems they've been cranking out for over a decade now. They're often compared to fellow Glasgow sensations BELLE & SEBASTIAN (fittingly, Stuart Merdoch of that band produced their debut album), but it's their fourth and arguably finest record MY MAUDLIN CAREER they'll be promoting tomorrow. In other words, their charming tunes make us feel goooood.

PAPERCUTS of San Francisco, who some of us were lucky to catch back in 2k8 opening for BEACH HOUSE in Memphis, will open the show. Rather than bore you with our own description of this terrific band, here's what the NEW YORK TIMES had to say about them:

"Melding sustained organ chords with slow fingerpicked guitar, the Papercuts’ music merged Velvet Underground ballads with touches of the Byrds, while Jason Quever sang in a high, diffident voice about elusive love."

Count me in! Tickets are available now via THE LYRIC for a mere $12. Hope y'all can make it out tomorrow night.

DEAD ESTATE MIX BY SAMO LANE

In commemoration of the transcendent REAL ESTATE + DEAD GAZE show in Oxford last night, our pal Samo Lane put together this nice little mix, appropriately titled DEAD ESTATE. Those in attendance at the Red Star Bar heard some of these jams pumping from the house speakers between sets. PORCH OF THE MYSTICS (who by now are beginning to feel like a part of the CATS PURRING family, maybe like our weird cousins from over yonder) were nice enough to post the mix.

CLICK HERE TO CHECK THE TUNES (W/ TRACKLIST) AT THE PORCH NOW!

**artwork courtesy of our friend and frequent collaborator WILL BRYANT**