CAUTION CAT: News

Today is release day for three compilation records each with different songs from our current discography. These digital download albums have original colorful artwork and 12 tunes each in the MP3 format. There are also new band T-shirts available so click on the CDs & T-Shirts link to check em out. DVD release for the movie Undocumented is today and includes the Caution Cat song Gift of Gab from the record Show Business Donkey.  Around The Globe the band's music has recently been on tv shows in: Hong Kong (Rollin')   Australia (Earthquake,Rollin')   Romania (Cool Stars,Sing)    France (Suzie Silver Wings,Rollin,Sing)  Sweden (Suzie Silver Wings,Sing)  UK (Landslide)    Canada (Rollin')   Mexico (Suzie Silver Wings,Sing)  USA (Get Out Of The Sticks,Landslide,Rollin')      

Caution Cat starts a new year with a new record titled "Fortune Fire Fly" and it has a total of 15 tunes including three bonus songs. The cd is available on iTunes, Amazon, CDBaby plus all other major streaming services and retailers. The recordings were done at our home demo studio with mixing and mastering done at Minimum Wage Recording by Lance Koehler. For a limited time most of the tunes will be streaming full length at this site. 

Caution Cat has a song from the Show Business Donkey record called Gift Of Gab in a film titled "Undocumented" The movie stars Scott Mechlowicz from Eurotrip,Alona Ta from Pretty Little Liars and Peter Stormare from Wilford/Entourage/etc. The film is in the Thiller/Drama genre and so far has had a limited 2011 theatrical release.The DVD is set to be released on Jan 17th 2012.

The season one DVD of HBO's "How to Make It in America" is now available for sale and includes the Caution Cat song "Landslide" in episode six. This particular episode "Good Vintage" has recently been in re-runs in The US, Mexico and Brazil. Season Two of the show started in early October so check it out. Also getting replay on Mexican TV is the show "Plain Jane" from the CW Network with the song "Lean On Somebody" from our last record "Show Business Donkey"  The B-Side "Rollin" is still going strong after two years in Canada,France and Poland from reruns of "The Mentalist" The song has also had recent television replays on NBCs "Law And Order: Los Angeles"  

Caution Cat have a song called "Kim OK" on the fourth season of NBCs "Friday Night Lights" The song is from the outtakes cd "Between Songs" released back in 2008. This version of the song is actually the original demo but the song has since been re-recorded at Mimimum Wage Recording and is as of yet unreleased. This month of August is also the band's 5th anniversary and we are currently putting together the finishing touches on our seventh record, Fortune Fire Fly.

Caution Cat is near finishing its 7th record for an early 2012 release. It is the most guitar based record to date with a touch of some horns,uke,keyboards,etc. In the last 6 months the bands music has been getting airtime around the World via re-runs of American TV shows including Life,The Black Donnellys,The Mentalist,Law & Order and HBOs How To Make It In America. Some of the countries are The Czech Republic,Romania,Denmark,South Africa,Sweden,Canada,Germany,UK and Australia.

The song Rollin' by Caution Cat has been placed on the new television show Law & Order: Los Angeles episode Harbor City. The cast includes Terrence Howard and Alfred Molina and they are both great. Several tunes & instrumentals on various MTV shows over the past few months. VIVA BIRD has had a few tunes played on local radio in Richmond VA. The debut record is called Traffic & Trees" and is available on Amazon,iTunes,etc.

Thanks to local radio station 102.1 The X for playing "Show Business Donkey" & "Sad Songs Set Sail" from Caution Cat and "A Hair Early" from Viva Bird on Sunday night's show. Please support your favorite band and check out the local music show!  The side project VIVA BIRD has signed the debut record "Traffic And Trees" with LoveCat Music in New York City, The Big Apple! The record contains 11 instrumentals and 6 tunes with vocals.The 17 song record was recorded way back in March/April of 2010 in a 20 day record fest.

Caution Cat is celebrating its 4^th birthday this Summer so we've blown out the candles and sliced the cake!  Foo Bear Music/Caution Cat have placed various instrumental musical tunes with outlets across the globe. In Australia with Mushroom Music PTY, a couple of songs with Black Box Revenue in the US of A and a song on the TV network Tarinatalo for a reality show that airs in Finland called Ratula. The band has recorded about 16 tunes so far for its 7^th record but as of now there is no release date or title. The side project VIVA BIRD is soon to be pressed up and made available in September of 2010. 

The song "Lean On Somebody" will be on the new ABC Family show "Huge" The tune is from "Show Business Donkey" and will air on the 5th episode at the end of July. ABC Family Premieres, "Huge," on Monday, June 28th, at 9 pm ET starring Nikki Blonsky from the movie adaptation of HAIRSPRAY. Summertime news for Caution Cat: The band has been busy recording new music and upgrading the studio and guitar collection. A Fender Telecaster, a Gibson Les Paul Special and a Martin acoustic for more 6 string power. The latest record, Show Business Donkey has been signed by LoveCat Music in New York City! The side project Viva Bird has a debut record coming out in early Fall; it is being mixed and mastered over the next month. More news to come!

Caution Cat has formed a new side project called VIVA BIRD. Its an indie electro instrumental musical project and i will release the debut record in the Fall of 2009  www.myspace.com/vivabird  Update: The record is streaming on this site currently.

Caution Cat has placed a song on the new HBO show How To Make It In America.The tune is called Landslide and is the title song of a 16 song out-takes cd.The tune was written on ukulele during the Eighteen recording sessions back in 2007 and is also one of two versions of the song. LoveCat Music in New York City has signed the cd to a deal and placed the song on the show.The first of many i hope.The television show is produced by the same people who make Entourage.

Caution Cat's sixth full-length release SHOW BUSINESS DONKEY will be officially available on Tuesday March 16th, 2010. Check out all the newly posted MP3s on the TUNES link of this website.Self produced and recorded in our cozy little demo studio the record contains 14 tunes.Lance Koehler did the mastering at Minimum Wage Studios and Discmakers did the art and pressing.    

CAUTION CAT has a song called MATCHBOOK HISTORY (Living Every Second) from the EIGHTEEN record playing in movie theatres all across the USA starting January 2010. This is the music that plays in the Regal Cinema chain Nationwide - before the feature film and sometimes in the lobbies and ticket lines, including these chains: AMC, UA, Edwards, & Regal.

A Caution Cat song will be featured on the CBS show "The Mentalist" tonight Sept 3rd,2009 at 10 PM EST.The tune is called "Rollin" and the episode is called A Dozen Red Roses.This is a season one repeat (first aired in April 2009) Season Two of the hit network show starts Sept 24th 2009.The Complete First Season DVD will be available on Sept 22, 2009.

Caution Cat has placed some instrumental music on MTV's "The N" network for the TV show SOUTH OF NOWHERE.The show aired from 2005 until 2008 for three seasons and past episodes can be viewed at the shows website.The band is having its third birthday this month and currently recording with friends and family members for the follow up to "bombs away" So far a release date has not been set. 

Caution Cat has placed a song called "Rollin" aka "Monks of Doom" on the CBS television show The Mentalist The episode is called "A Dozen Red Roses" and it aired on April 7th 2009.This particular song is not available on any commercial CCat releases as of yet but it will be included on a future out-takes record.

BOMBS AWAY! Is the fifth record by CAUTION CAT and includes 13 songs.The record features diverse instruments like the spike fiddle,melodica and ukulele to the more traditional electric guitar, piano,bass and drums.Chris Williams played drums and Karen Shealy sang and played several different instruments.Unlike the last several records, we took this to a local studio for help with mixing and mastering. Lance Koehler at Minimum Wage Recording did the additional work. 

 Caution Cat has placed over 20 original songs in various Movie,TV show & DVD releases including THE MENTALIST,LIFE,FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS,THE BLACK DONNELLYS,LAW & ORDER,SKINS,PLAIN JANE,FASTLANE,EVERWOOD,HOW TO MAKE IT IN AMERICA,SOUTH OF NOWHERE and the suspense/horror film UNDOCUMENTED. If you're a LONELYGIRL15 fan listen up for "Cool Stars" and 6 other songs from the Collecting Clouds and Eighteen cds. Caution Cat has also had a featured song in the USA Regal Cinema chain of movie theaters.