A magical first date, indeed. We discovered a mysterious tome while exploring the hidden attic of a nearby abandoned asylum. We opened the strange text full of ornate symbols, diagrams, and incantations. One page caught our eye—a sketch of an unusual looking creature.  We spoke the words, instantly and unwittingly calling forth an enormous black cat, which seemed to fill the entire room—an enchanting beast with shimmering jet-black fur and luminous green eyes. She didn’t speak, but somehow her voice echoed in our minds. Her name was Lucipurr, she was from a distant planet, with the power to possess those who summon her with music. She called upon Kevin, now Turbo, to pick up the guitar, and Gina, now Gatto, for artillery rhythms on the drums. The music: gritty garage rock and roll about cats. Cat Rock.

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Turbo Gatto began as a first date to play music. Neither of us had played in bands before, but we immediately felt comfortable with one another to play music. We started out in the summer of 2015 with the usual set of covers, but, infused with the calling of Lucipurr, quickly turned to writing our own compositions of cat-themed garage rock. We play mostly our own songs (with a White Stripes and Ramones cover thrown in for measure). LOUD.

 

Influences include Mötorhead, Black Sabbath, ACDC, White Stripes, Chuck Berry, Ratt, Oblivians, the Ramones, Judas Priest, Johnny Thunders, Nobunny, and the Stooges, among others.