Digable Cat

The new album, "Letters From My Dreams"

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Over the

years, the notion of cool has evolved.  Digable Cat, while evoking the image of

an old-school “hep cat”, is decidedly not old-school cool.  In fact, this six

piece ensemble defines the new cool:  intelligent, inspired, collaborative,

world, and yes, great musicians and song writers.



  Fronted by two prodigious songwriters, former Romanian pop star, the smart

and sultry Alina Giurgiu (Jais) and the band’s founder and glue, talented

guitarist, Gregg Mandel, Digable Cat’s original songs sweep the listener into

densely melodic hooky music that spans genres but always winds back to a brew

that is uniquely Digable.  It’s a “dig-able” sound, defined by Alina’s powerful

vocals, Nathan Syfrig’s soulful electric violin and keyboard virtuosity, and

the energetic playing of guitar lead, Rich Valadez.



What makes Digable Cat so intriguing are those opposites…the yin/yang balance

that ultimately makes a piece of art so enjoyable.  Unlike many bands who write

from similar influences, Digable Cat embraces its diversity: male/female;

American/Romanian; youth/maturity.  Digable Cat proves that great rock music

can cross the pond, span generations and genres.     Digable Cat’s youngest

member, Rich Valadez contributes a powerful love song, “It’s All Done” 

that has ridden the indie charts to number one, while the more mature Brad

Newton (“Dr. Brad”) the band’s drummer, a lyricist and songwriter of particular

depth and originality, developed the clever concept of “My TV” (a song

about an agoraphobic TV addict) and the haunting images of “The Inquisitor.” 

Alina, whose mother is a Romanian composer, has bravely faced assimilation into

a new world, the difficulty of which she writes about in “Home”, a song

about a longing for home but a feeling of alienation, and in “Soldier”,

a song about violence (real and imagined), loss  and redemption.  Alina, whose

previous band, Jais, sold 50,000 units in Romania, landed her on the cover of

European Elle, and is still in airplay in heavy rotation there, is now

concentrated on the American market. 



Gregg, whose father is a St.Louis bluesman and pianist, has been writing songs

since he was 16, leading Digable to its first writing and recording success

with “Mary Poppins”, co-written by former Digable Cat vocalist, Susie

Lofton.  As a member of Digable Cat, Gregg has toured London and has lead the

band in securing gigs at Chicago’s House of Blues main stage, and with his

former band, Sister Child, has played Cleveland’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. 



The band’s second LP “Letters from My Dreams”, delivers an overall message

slightly different from the band’s song “Letters From Your Dreams” which

explores the imaginings of a long-time, long-distance friendship.  Instead, the

new LP is an intimate gift from the band to the listener. “Where,” according to

Alina, “Every song is, in itself, a story, a message, from inside Digable Cat.”



 



                     



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