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About TRAUMA CAT:

Trauma Cat are equal parts band and absurdist performance art troupe. Hailing from Syracuse, New York, they call themselves “America’s sorriest power trio” — at once a superlative and a self-own befitting of the strange, tongue-in-cheek musicians at the group’s core.

Co-fronted by guitarist Ralph Kojig and bassist Roman Pando with drummer Rutger DiBoyere, Trauma Cat’s sound is the bastard child of Cake and Tool, or a modern American answer to XTC — a collage of art rock and progressive rock with shades of post-punk, shoegaze, and powerpop. Lyrically, Kojig’s and Pando’s songs often reflect on religion, death, and the internet.

Trauma Cat are the winners of two Syracuse Area Music Awards — one in 2021 for Best New Artist and another in 2022 naming “Prepare to Apologize” the region’s Best Alternative Album. Today, the band are quickly drawing the attention of music fans and promoters alike with their theatrical live performances that transcend typical rock show fare in favor of an unpredictable, irony-tinged multimedia experience.