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The Danger Cats (http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGkKuEciMmLCAwA2iry4j-A) Owner: A member of defunct local hard rock/punk quartet The Danger Cats (possibly singer/guitarist Kate "Kougar" Drew, but I'm not 100% positive)
Channel Timeline: Launched on March 4th, 2014; Videos posted from that day through August of that year
Channel Summary: The official YouTube channel for The Danger Cats, it features 12 videos from their local concert appearances, primarily at The Rockstar Bar, Esquire Club, and Docks Riverfront Grill (now the HD Sports Grill) in 2014. The only non-concert clip there is a Shaw TV interview.
Why You Should Watch: Fans of this all-female power quartet would be well served to check out this channel, which is loaded with videos from the height of their year and a half together! However, note that 2013 concerts featuring original singer Summer "Snow-Leopard" Stevens are not featured on this channel, nor are their final shows from 2015, with updates not continuing following their breakup that year.
Our Recommended Videos To Check Out
The Danger Cats Shaw Interview: Back in July 2014, The Danger Cats (minus drummer "Calico" Katie Maskell) were featured in a Shaw TV Sault Ste. Marie interview with then-correspondent and prolific former local rock bassist Jonna (Nathan) Bouliane, intended for his "Boardwalk Sessions" series with other local musicians. Jonna isn't seen on camera for the actual interview, with title cards showing questions on how the girls met, how they came up with their name, why Kate formed the group, their musical background, how the local music scene was, their plans for that year, and where you could find them online. Though teased songwriting for an album didn't meet that end, you do get to see Kate and guitarist Paula "Panther" D'Agostino perform two acoustic originals in this interview clip, which is informative and arguably conducted at the right time during their run!
Cherry Bomb, Big Balls By the Danger Cats: Though a part of the original rock scene in Sault Ontario at this time, The Danger Cats played a few well received solo weekends at The Esquire Club as well, with a July 2014 show there being the source of three videos on the channel, including one cover of Blondie's "Call Me", and one containing both The Runaways' "I Love Playing With Fire" and The Scorpions' "The Zoo". Featured here is The Danger Cats covering both The Runaways' "Cherry Bomb" & AC/DC's "Big Balls", which both feature bassist Jamie "Jaguar" Van-Schooneveld on lead vocals. Though the lighting is hit and miss, the covers are lively and well performed all around, and their confidence was definitely building! Two more Esquire Club videos from a show the following month were their channel's last uploads.
I Love Myself Today and Metal Queen Cover by The Danger Cats w/ Marisa!: The Danger Cats were good friends with the members of local power metal quartet Late & Loud, so it was a no brainer for them to open for that band's one-off farewell show at The Rockstar Bar on August 1st, 2014. Two videos of theirs were posted from that night, including one with their original "Give Me" & The Scorpions' "The Zoo" (both with guest guitar work by Late & Loud's Jonathan Tiberi), but featured here is the channel's most popular video, of the girls covering Bif Naked's "I Love Myself Today" & Lee Aaron's "Metal Queen" alongside current Red & The Muscle singer Marisa Valois. This was a nice surprise for gathered fans, especially given Marisa's own vocal talents, and hopefully she and Brendan got a nice send-off before their move to Britain from this well received show! Despite fans in camera range, The Danger Cats were on point here!
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I hope you guys liked this month's YouTube Channel Profile! Next month in this series, our random selection has given us multiple channels due to the first one only having one video, and the second being in the same boat. It's a triple header in April, as we're looking at the YouTube channels of C Auffrey (featuring a Hedley video; remember, random selection), the late Guy Thiffault (featuring a Hangdowns song), and excellentand (featuring a Treble Charger video.) Look for all of those then, and stay tuned for more news and this month's CD review soon! Thanks everyone!
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