Summer's Brother

The Toddcast Podcast presents: Cat Madden & Summer’s Brother! LIVE at Blue Light Sessions - 1839 Franklin Ave. ENTER FROM THE BACK ALLEY! Friday, April 26, 2024 Doors at 7PM, Music at 8PM Tickets: $20 Advance / $25 Door Full bar available for 19+ guests **Space is limited to 60 guests** **Please be aware that this space is cozy and intimate. If you are uncomfortable being close to strangers at this time, this space is not for you** **This is also a LIVE video set, there will be camera people filming each set and you may be on camera** CAT MADDEN BIO It’s weird to write in third person about how amazing I am and then pretend someone else wrote it so.. Hello, this is me, Cat Madden and I’m amazing. Juuuust kidding, I’m a self deprecating artist just like the rest of them… I’ve been performing live for 17 years and am lucky to now be playing with the most talented, humble and hard-working musicians in BC. With my shows, I want to use the tool I’ve spent my whole life crafting (music) to offer an honest experience that creates space for connection on an emotional level that, perhaps, our day-to-day lives may not allow. But obviously mostly I just want it sound fuckin’ wild. Luckily I can sing pretty good.. people seem to like it. Reputable music people you may care about have said that I “eloquently blur the lines between soul, rock and jazz”. I admire the heartfelt sounds of Tedeschi Trucks Band and am deeply inspired by bluesy collaborators like Bonnie Raitt. I feel emotionally connected to soulful voices of legends like Otis Redding and Aretha Franklin. I would love to compose like Elton John and blend that with the hard hitting orchestral rock sound of Radiohead. I also get down to Funkadelic and Vulfpeck too.. Anyways.. it’s pretty evident that I’m not sure what I’m doing here so if you want to know what people actually think read some reviews: "I jumped at the chance to work with Cat Madden... She genuinely shines with her craft, wit and intelligence, and it has continued to impress me (and my colleagues in the industry) greatly.” - (Mavis Harris - Nice Marmot PR) "Cat is a powerhouse singer and gifted songwriter - she blurs the line between rock, soul and jazz so eloquently.” - (Nygel Asselin - NYG Productions) "Cat's voice is like an opera singer mixed with a Husqvarna chainsaw..." - (Mike - The Gas Station) "Cat’s original songs are poignant, personal and powerful. We knew we had to have Cat and her band play the first Squamish Constellation Festival... She was fantastic.” - (Tamara Stanners - 100.5 The Peak) Thank you if you come to my shows ever. CatMaddenMusic SUMMER'S BROTHER Summer’s Brother is the clown-faced alter-ego of drummer/singer Connor Brooks. Connor has spent the better part of the past decade playing drums in the Vancouver music scene for 40 artists including Chase The Bear, Haley Blais, and Hotel Mira, touring back and forth throughout Canada, and doing session work for various other artists and producers. His newest project Summer’s Brother highlights his songwriting, which showcases unapologetic lyrical vulnerability and roaring vocals inspired by the raw energy of Queens of The Stone Age, the melodic groove of Anderson .Paak, and the unfiltered emotion of Nirvana. “Misinformation” is the debut single from Summer’s Brother, a lament on the way we all use technology, and how it uses us. Written during a psychedelic afterglow in the summer of 2020, Connor sings to the spacey R&B groove "Do you ever feel like you’re someone else?” He comments on how we are all putting on a mask to show the best version of ourselves on social media, or “spreading misinformation”, but also a tongue-and-cheek reference to how Connor himself literally puts on a mask with his clown makeup when he transforms into Summer’s Brother. “Misinformation” was recorded by two-time WCMA nominated producer Andy Schichter, mastered by Grammy winning engineer Ted Jensen (Rolling Stones, Eagles, Green Day) and was released in November of 2023. THE TODDCAST PODCAST Hosted by Todd Hancock, Canadian radio personality and podcaster. Best known as a longtime CFOX (99.3 The Fox) Afternoon host (2002 - 2014) in Vancouver, B.C., Todd started his radio career in 1996 and is a multiple award winner with The Georgia Strait, The Westender & Vancouver Province readers. The Toddcast Podcast launched in January 2015 and continues to build online momentum! https://toddhancock.ca/ Toddcast Podcast available on: TUNES: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/tcpc/id964382481 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/78fQWlEBWXJNscPwY1dCEa?si=tx1vUu2hRa-RFq_bN0qL-g Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/toddcastpodcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-iN7PADoeCHy7Grm1cfAPg