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Stray Cats in Concert

That slinky, walking bassline? That snap-snap-snap of fingers, and the soulful, sensual croon? It's the unmistakable sound of "Stray Cat Strut," and it's wafting its way from a dark alley once again as the international kings of the rockabilly revival gear up to hit the road. The summer of 2019 marks the Stray Cats' 40th-anniversary tour through England, Scandinavia, and the U.S., performing hits like "Stray Cat Strut," "(She's) Sexy + 17," and "Rock This Town" — which was named by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as one of the songs that shaped rock ‘n' roll — alongside soon-to-be classics from their upcoming 11th album. 

Featuring their first new material as a band in 26 years, ‘40' was announced in early March with the release of lead single "Cat Fight (Over a Dog Like Me)," with trendsetting bandleader Brian Setzer, upright bassist Lee Rocker, and drummer Slim Jim Phantom regaling a typically debauched, degenerate tale. After participating in various high-profile side projects over the years and reuniting in 2018 for concerts in Las Vegas and California, the veteran trio is in classic, cool-cat form and most definitely ready to rock.

Stray Cats Background

In this anything-goes time of musical cross-pollination, it's hard to believe that rockabilly ever needed a revival, but in the late ‘60s through the '70s the sound that gave birth to rock ‘n' roll had fallen into obscurity. Enter three eccentric 20-something musicians from upstate New York. Setzer, Rocker, and Phantom were obsessed with rockabilly originators like Carl Perkins, Gene Vincent, and Eddie Cochran — not just their toe-tapping, swing-dancing sound but their dapper look and lovable tough-guy attitude. They came together in 1979 but found fame after relocating to London and releasing their eponymous debut in 1981. The ‘Stray Cats' album established the band as retro-leaning innovators and put rockabilly back on the musical map, and the band returned to the U.S. to lead a rockabilly revival that has evolved over the decades into an all-around appreciation for vintage Americana rock. The Cats have disbanded and reunited a few times over the years, and separately Setzer, Rocker, and Phantom have played with the likes of George Harrison, Keith Richards, Jerry Lee Lewis, Los Lobos, Mike Ness, and many other icons of rock. But when they come together in their original form their allure is irresistible — and going strong after 40 years.