Bob Paltrow

Classically trained keyboardist, producer/arranger and principal songwriter, Bob Paltrow has played with dozens of bands in many genres in both Whatcom and Skagit counties since the 1990’s. Paltrow’s repertoire and influences span many genres including folk, jazz, rock, hip-hop, reggae, funk, soul, blues and country. Paltrow has played piano for 50 years; penned over 300 original songs, and performed with many Whatcom and Skagit artists including Land of Mu; Twin Sisters; Hathorakissa; Craig Olson Band; Akaraka; Ebb, Slack & Flood; North Sound Soul; Stone Jones; Paige Woods; Leo Bootes; WuHu with Bekah Zacharitz; Selena Mac; Bad Dogg Blues Society; JP Falcon Grady, Ruby Flambé; RiverTalk; Naughty Blokes; Soul Shakers; Whitewing Band; NorthSound Soul; Patriots of Tomorrow.

Guitarist and singer/songwriter Selena Mac hails from Sedro Wooley, WA in beautiful Skagit County. Selena has a rich and engaging voice and presence on stage. In earlier days she was known as renowned as the Queen of Karaoke, serenading throughout the county. These days Selena is writing her own blues rock brand of music that resonates with her roots in the mystical landscapes of rivers, mountains and farmlands of Skagit Valley. Selena also fronts the all-women’s trio, the rockin’ Dangerous Curves out of Skagit County. In recent years, she performed extensively with Sacramento blues stalwart Leo Bootes and company. Selena Mac also sits in with many performers around the area, as well as performing solo at venues and towns small and large throughout the Whatcom/Skagit/Snohomish area.

Multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and event producer Miguel Garibay belts out the bass for Cats Like Us, when he’s not fronting and playing lead guitar with his band, the rockin’ Pretty Much Nothing, out of Sedro Woolley Washington. Garibay brings a big funky positive bounce and spark to the stage that is contagious and drives the pulse of Cats Like Us’ pop-punk-rock sound. Miguel is a catalyst-mover-and-shaker in the Skagit Valley indie rock scene, producing shows with some of the area’s best and most innovative bands from the area, especially his band Pretty Much Nothing which is quickly gaining a following in Skagit, Whatcom and Snohomish Counties.

Singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer/engineer Stone Jones (Shadytown Sound Closet) plays drums as his alter ego Pebbles O’Malley in Cats Like Us. Stone, and engaging solo performer and self-described murder balladeer, performs originals and standards. Paltrow says “if you like dark Johhny Cash with even more attitude—who tells stories, the history of music and life—you’ll like Stone Jones.” Jones and Paltrow have collaborated on many projects over the past decade. Stone has a long and storied bedrock connection to the Bellingham music scene. In addition to Cats Like Us and his solo material, he has played with (and/or produced in his studio) with countless Whatcom County luminaries including J.P. Falcon, Paige Woods, Boris Budd and the Bongquistadors, Scott Greene, Vincent Braimes, Matney Cook, Tim Mechling, Jack Mattingly and too many more to count or mention.