My friends John and Renee in Chicago go out to see live music pretty frequently, so I wasn’t surprised when John mentioned they were going to a rock show by some band called the Rock Cats. It wasn’t until he explained the act in more details that I realized that this wasn’t just any band. 

The Rock Cats are part of a larger trained domestic cat show, the Acro-Cats. All of these felines are owned and trained by Samantha Martin of Amazing Animals (formerly known as “the Rat Lady of Chicago” for her work with domesticated rats). 

An Acro-Cats show features talented kitties who can ride skateboards, jump through hoops, and do other amazing agility feats. And the musically-inclined trio known as the Rock Cats pound on drums, strum guitars, and tickle the piano keys. Masterful musicians they are not, but does it really matter when they look so cute? 

Read a funny review of one of their shows here.

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