ABOUT THE BAND
We are a Rochester, NY based band that started in September of 2021. The band name originates partly from guitarist Mat Sulyma’s love and dedication to animal rescue. The other part references the band’s love of all kinds of music, resulting in impromptu jamming during practice which causes temporary loss of focus…
The band members consist of 2 guitarists, Mat Sulyma and Scott Seyfried, who are long time friends that enjoy playing together and tinkering with their instruments and equipment. Another tinkerer is Dave Elsbree who is a talented bass player and gifted story teller who LOVES talking shop. Suzanne is a total misfit because she is not a tinkerer and doesn’t like it when the equipment doesn’t work when you turn it on and prefers playing instruments that do not require any electricity (vocal chords, tambourine, maracas, triangle, etc.). The heartbeat of the band is our very own Andy Park who loves playing the drums.
The band’s style is eclectic, reflecting our varied music taste. We have a soft spot for those B-side tunes that don’t get the attention that they deserve. On a sunny warm day you might find us entertaining the neighborhood, playing on Suzanne’s porch in the village of Fairport.
Band Members
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Suzanne Roscoe Lead Vocals | Suzanne grew up in Endicott, NY. She has always been a big music buff, influenced very young by her teenage siblings blasting Led Zeppelin, Aerosmith, Moody Blues, Eagles, Linda Rhonstadt, and Fleetwood Mac throughout the house. She learned to play several instruments, including violin and clarinet, but lost interest in middle school due to a nasty band teacher. From then on, she made use of her vocal chords and sang in plays, choirs and in the shower. She went on to College to become an engineer and moved to the Rochester area and sang in a band for a bit. Life got in the way as she got married and raised two kids with her husband in Fairport, but after the nest was empty, music was calling her back. She invested vocal lesson for a year, and joined Herding Cats in September of 2019. Suzanne sings lead vocals and is quite proficient at singing back up harmonies. H... | View Profile | |
Mat Sulyma Rhythm/Lead Guitar | Mat was Born in Rochester, New Hampshire. He and his family lived in Scotland for several years before finally settling down in the Rochester, New York area. As a teen, Mat enjoyed fiddling with his dad’s acoustic guitar. He received his first electric guitar for his 16th birthday and his obsession took off from there. In high school, Mat (and fellow cat herder Scott) played together in a band called Whiskers on The Moon. He attended college in Plattsburgh where he studied music theory and audio engineering, and participated in several musical projects. Upon his return to Rochester, Whiskers on The Moon reformed (with a slight lineup change) as Hazy. In the next several years, Mat was involved in some side production work as well as playing in several other bands including Begins in the Dark, and The Steering Committee. As life happened, Mat put the guitars away for over... | View Profile | |
Dave Elsbree Bass, Vocals | Dave started playing guitar when he was 8 years old and started taking lessons at a music store in East Rochester. The guitar teachers at the store were students from the Eastman School of Music. Dave started playing in bands when he was 13 years old, but the bands could not find decent bass players, so he decided to learn how to play the bass guitar. In high school, Dave was in a band called Teaser. The band played blues and pop rock including Dave Bowie, CCR, Kiss and Styx. After high school Dave joined a band that played Southern Rock called the Cole Younger Band. The band toured all over Upstate NY, playing the music of the Allman Brothers, .38 Special, ZZ Top, Wet Willie and Huey Lewis and the News. After a 5-year hiatus to raise a family, Dave joined a classic and blues band called Mr. Dingo. The band played together for a few decades, sometimes as a full band or ... | View Profile | |
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Andy Drums | Drums... | View Profile |