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The Wildcat O'Halloran Band
12+ albums
rockbluesblues rock
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The Wildcat O'Halloran Band has been thrilling audiences in Western Massachusetts for over twenty years, and is currently promoting its 12th album “That Boy Don't Play No Blues"... building on the success of the last four: "Midnight Service Call","Party Up In Heaven", “Cougar Bait” and “Drinkin' With the Harp Girls” each of which was played on over 200 stations, and called “crazy-fun” by the Boston Blues Society and “a great release” by the UK's Blues Matters. Living Blues Magazine wrote: “Wildcat emerges as one of the most entertaining songwriters in contemporary blues...and his band doesn't know the meaning of dull!” The band has opened for just about every major blues artist to visit Massachusetts, from Greg Allman to John Lee Hooker to The Stray Cats, and has been backup band for Bo Diddley and James Cotton. Recently, they opened for Coco Montoya and later Duke Robillard at Northampton's Iron Horse Music Hall. Just back from being featured at Millenium Music Conference, and host of the long-running Sunday Blues Jam in Northampton, the Wildcat (guitar and vocals) will often be accompanied by Matt “Loverboy” McManamon (Bass, vocals), “Dr. Luscious”….Emily Duff (sax), Devin Griffiths (guitar, vocals) and sometime Trailer Park drummer Jopey Fitzpatrick Living Blues added these kudos while reviewing Cougar Bait “the grooves are so damned infectious, and the guitar playing so stirring....The Wildcat O'Halloran Band can make you dance and make you laugh if you let it...irresi
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# Why "That Boy Don't Play No Blues" Warrants Your Attention This album represents the culmination of two decades spent refining a distinctive voice within contemporary blues—one that refuses easy categorization. Rather than adhering to genre conventions, Wildcat O'Halloran constructs songs that prioritize genuine storytelling and unexpected harmonic turns, qualities that distinguish his work from more formulaic releases. The band's instrumental interplay suggests musicians genuinely listening to one another, creating spacious arrangements that allow ideas to develop organically. What emerges is blues that feels both rooted in tradition and actively engaged with how people actually speak and behave today. For listeners seeking craftsmanship alongside entertainment, and who
