HOT DAY AT THE ZOO: Cool as Tuesday

Hot Day at the Zoo

Cool as Tuesday

© 2005 Hot Day at the Zoo (786851035223)

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Simply put: Hot Day at the Zoo embodies what it means to put down your troubles for a while and get caught up in a laid down groove that's sure to bring a smile to your face and a sway to your hips. Good Times...

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About Hot Day at the Zoo…
This fiercely progressive 4-piece string band (guitar, mandolin, banjo, upright bass) is pioneering a new genre of music their fans are calling "ZooGrass"!!! It's a high-energy, gritty-urban-bluegrass with strong elements of folk, blues, ragtime and jazz.

About Cool as Tuesday…
Released in 2005, Cool as Tuesday features 12 original songs distinguished by uncommon lyrical strength, diverse songwriting, and unparalleled musicianship.
* Liner notes written by world renown jazz “Beat” musician David Amram.
* “Editor’s Pick” on CD Baby.com's "Jam Band" category since its release and has remained a top seller ever since.
* CD Currently digitally distributed through 73 international companies, such as Apple iTunes, MSN Music, Napster, Rhapsody etc…
* Songs featured in Offshore Magazine’s popular television series Port O’ Call on NESN

Review clips:

"HDATZ sprawls and folds in plenty of flavors without making "polyglot" a necessary adjective. And the three-set show is their specialty: build momentum in the first, slay in the second, exhaust in the third. Everyone goes home tired and satisfied, and each song makes the beer taste a little bit better." - Jambands.com 1/07


“Acoustic has never sounded so electric! At first, Lowell 'bluegrass' band Hot Day at the Zoo looks like a bluegrass band. The instruments are bluegrass (all strings). The fast-paced, finger-pickin' tunes start out sounding like bluegrass. Even the slight drawl in singer Mike Dion's voice seems like traditional bluegrass. But listen a wee bit longer and it is anything but.” Boston Globe 8/06

“After listening to the Zoo live, you quickly get a sense that the conventions of traditional bluegrass, and its cousin old-time music, matter less to the band members than the directness and adaptability of the string band format. HDATZ creates a musical space with plenty of room for personal songwriting, musical virtuosity, hollerin’ and carryin’ on.” The Middlesex Beat 7/06

“Bluegrass youngbloods, Hot Day at the Zoo, respect the music’s tradition but tug the genre in ways Bill Monroe and Earl Scruggs never expected!” Boston Pheonix 1/06.

“Coming from a state that managed to produce both New Kids on the Block and Aerosmith within the same ten mile radius, we should have been prepared for the day when five nice Massachusetts boys would rock out with bluegrass instruments and form a band that’s destined to become a powerful musical demigod: HOT DAY AT THE ZOO” The Pulse 1/06.

“Hard to believe a band with so much cracked corn soul is from Massachusetts. There’s homebrewed magic here and returning for more swigs has only convinced me further of its kick. Take notice, Hot Day is gonna be around for a while!” JamBase 12/05

“What a treat for the ears this disc is! It’s undeniably bluegrass but with a very young feel. Songs about whiskey-drinkin’ Irishmen, songs of leaving and coming home, lonesome songs of heartache and women with long black hair, and of course, songs about mama. Hot Day at the Zoo has definitely got something going on here!” 168 Magazine 7/05

"Superbly recorded and played 'Cool as Tuesday' gives a whole new generation of listeners a taste of music from a time long gone by from a group of talented musicians that could very well be reincarnated. Good stuff!" Metronome Magazine 3/05

“With all the complex amalgamations that transform traditional bluegrass music into 21st century fusion mutations of itself - ‘‘slamgrass,' ‘‘jazzgrass,' and ‘‘newgrass' among the curious nomenclatures - it's refreshing to find a band that can deftly combine the music with other influences without fundamentally erring from its basic, deceptively simple all-strings ensemble ethos." Patriot Ledger 2/05

"You need to drive on this album, loving where you’re headed and unable to wait for your destination, yet appreciating the anticipation… It’s the perfect sound track for leaving or going home, wherever that place you feel comfortable enough to call ‘home’ is." Outlet Magazine 2/05

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  • author: mark walker

    great album. would love to see you live. you all have to come to north carolina.

  • Good fun.
    author: Erin Burns

    I caught these guys live by accident, and I loved them. I bought the CD and it's great. It's got that old-timey sound. Kind of Old & In the Wayish. Like you've known it all your life. Love it. Thanks for the music!

  • if you think this is good...
    author: Kellie Hickey

    you gotta catch the boys LIVE!! 3 sets of non-stop dancin', drinkin' and fun. check out their myspace for upcoming shows!!

  • This grass is blue
    author: Scot

    Great CD from start to finish. I recommend this one to anyone who likes Bluegrass with a little edge to it.

  • Great CD
    author: RT Wheatley

    If you like bluegrass then you will like this CD. Awesome lyrics, awesome instrumentation, you can tell they play their hearts out in their music. I recommend HDATZ.

  • love the disc
    author: Stace

    Very mellow, great sounds, awesome to drive to!

  • A great release...
    author: Bart

    Great, free-spirited bluegrass that has been getting played non-stop in my CD player since picking up this disc. They remind me of bluegrass that is played in the same vein of the Gourds or Dread Clampitt. Really looking forward to seeing where this band goes from here.

  • TOTALLY AWESOME
    author: mred@nac,net

    if you like music you will like this cd its great.

  • Outstanding
    author: Joshua Mayes

    This is now one of my all-time favorite CDs. The music is inspired and inspiring. This is one of those rare CDs with no "filler" songs; I love every track. I highly recommend this CD to any music lover.

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