The Big Cats are an American indie rock band, with members based in San Francisco and Little Rock. The band formed in 1993 with members from various Little Rock punk bands - Chino Horde

Chino Horde

Chino Horde were an American band formed in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1990. They were an integral part of the DIY punk scene of the early 1990s. Chino Horde was influenced by fellow locals Trusty, the Bay Area's Monsula, New Jersey's Greyhouse, Michigan's Current, and D.C.'s Fugazi and Soulside. In...

, Substance, and Five-0. The band's sound marked a shift from punk rock towards early rock and roll.

Early Years

Each of the members of The Big Cats grew up in and around Little Rock, Arkansas and even played in many of the same bands from early in their careers. The band was formed in 1993 following the breakup of two separate bands, Chino Horde, whose members included Taggart and Substance, whose members included Brooks and Bentley. The three piece made their live debut at a New Year's Eve party December 31st, 1993. In 1994, after spending three months living in a motel in Montana, Taggart asked high school friend [and former bandmate in the group 5-0] Shannon Yarbrough to join the band. The band kept an initial busy pace mixed between local concerts and rehearsing & recording new material. In 1996, Bentley relocated to Nashville and Jason White moved from California back to Arkansas to play bass in the band. This incarnation of the band won local accolades, continued to write & record and eventually toured the midwest and northeast with the thought of relocating. Unable to reach a consensus of where to move, the band disbanded. Over the next two years Taggart, Brooks, and Yarbrough took up residence in various neighborhoods in Brooklyn, New York while White went back to Berkeley, California.

Studio Albums

• Worrisome Blues (2002)
• On Tomorrow (2007)
• The Ancient Art Of Leaving: High & Low (2011)

Other Recordings

• "Rock And Roll Nightmare" on Listen To What I'm Made Of: Songs By And For Shannon Yarbrough
• "Runaway" on Towncraft (film)
  Towncraft (film)
  Towncraft is a feature documentary on the independent music scene in Little Rock, Arkansas from 1986 to 2006. Produced by Matson Films, Towncraft investigates the music that emerges from smaller cities and the importance of these local scenes, as well as their relationship to the larger music...
  
  

External links

• Official Website
• The Big Cats on Myspace
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• Max Recordings