Though just a duo, the Harrisonburg, Virginia-based singer-guitarist Jeff Gorman along with Nashville, Tennessee-based drummer Jake Cochran make surprisingly pummeling and thoughtful alternative rock. Illiterate Light thrives on subverting expectations. Nectar’s & the Wonder Bar present the Asbury Jams 2023 series $25 in advance (plus applicable surcharges), $28 at the door The Guardian dubbed Don DiLego “one to watch.” NPR said Anthony D’Amato “sings and writes in the tradition of Bruce Springsteen or Josh Ritter.” Rolling Stone called Brian Dunne’s latest single a “stunner” and praised Mike Montali’s band, Hollis Brown, as “the soundtrack for a late-night drive through the American heartland.” Collectively, though, the four transcend their respective roots, emerging as an instrument-swapping, harmony-trading, tear-jerking, wise-cracking rock and roll cooperative far greater than the sum of its parts. Individually, each member of Fantastic Cat boasts their own impressive resume along with a litany of critical acclaim. Hailed by Rolling Stone as “a wildly satisfying collection of folk-rock, country, Americana, and good old rock & roll,” the album gleefully careens between genres and decades, mixing electrified 60’s roots and 70’s AM radio gold as it balances careful craftsmanship and ecstatic abandon in equal measure. “The New York band ‘Fantastic Cat’ shines with a singular light on their debut album, The Very Best Of Fantastic Cat, a radiant, resonant, and fun folk rock record that sees four singer/songwriters joining forces to become far greater than the sum of their parts.”

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