Don’t laugh at me, I was a big fan of Kitty & The Rooster for quite some time before the innuendo suddenly clicked. Here I thought it was just clever marketing for their mascot-like ensemble of masks.. but when it finally registered I was met with an eruption of laughter and “No DUH, your brain is so innocent.”
Have you heard their tune “Paid A Million Dollars (To Live Like You’re Poor)”? If you live in Vancouver this song will definitely produce a tense chuckle of the reality behind their lyrics. After the duo was regrettably moved from their East Van home, it was later discovered a young family had purchased their spot. What could be described as a “heritage home” of leaky pipes, disregarding landlords, and not enough insulation… this was now a new family’s relaxation haven. After hearing the facts Jodie Ponto and Noah Walker, the duo behind Kitty & The Rooster, had to get their two cents in.
Keeping in tune with this frank hilarity comes another gem called “Good For You”. A compilation of alllllll the wonderfully-terrible things people have said to the duo after their shows:
“Hey, good show, looked like you were having fun up there
You’re not finished are you? But we just got here!
You’re all really talented but can I give you some advice?
If you keep playing what you’re playing, this party’s gonna die.”
If you’re a musician or performer maybe you can relate to these snippets of stories too good to be made up. A swashbuckling adventure of what NOT to say to musicians you admire. Speaking of what not to say, check out the Be Wells Session by Co-op Radio posted below. Jodie finishes up the session with a new song (NSFW) where they asked all the female musicians to send in their stories. Jodie sums it up perfectly in the video below, “the most ridiculous, the funniest, the most infuriating things that people have said to them.”
“It’s all about how when you play music and you don’t have a penis people say a lot of dumb sh*t to you.”
Kitty & The Rooster is beyond funny. The toe-tapping, hip-shaking, head-bobbing jams are worth your while. You’ll most likely catch them playing at one of the multitude of BC folk festivals or perhaps just their faces in one of the many other bands they both play in.
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Written by Volante Matheson, Radio Arts & Entertainment at BCIT
Contact: vmatheson1@my.bcit.ca