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Cage The Elephant

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"What? No we can't stop here. This is bat country!"

Location: Bowling Green, KY

Website: http://www.cagetheelephant.com

Bio: Bowling Green, Kentucky 5-piece, Cage The Elephant has been hustling over the last 12 months amassing an impressive following over on the other side of ... (more) the Atlantic. Their uncompromising, sweat-fueled live shows highlight a collection of blistering tracks which draw in the listener in anticipation of the where the antics of frontman, Matt Shultz will take them.

Make no mistake; these deft southern rockers may be the latest in a spray of acts to emerge having been raised against a strictly religious, small-town backdrop however, having long abandoned their youthful imprudence, Cage The Elephant defy lazy pigeon-holing. Cutting between 80’s punk, 50’s rock ‘n roll, 90’s grunge and yes, southern-fried blues influences, one thing is clear when immersing yourself in this riveting debut; one listen just ain’t going to cut it! (less)