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Kitty Soft Paw

 
 

The Band

KSP IS A FINALIST IN THE 2025 EDITION OF MILWAUKEE’S BATTLE OF THE BANDS!!!! SUPPORT KSP ON APRIL 18 AT RALLYPOINT, STEELTANK BREWING IN OCONOMOWOC!!!!

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Kitty Soft Paw (KSP) is a 5 (sometimes 6) piece rock band from Milwaukee. They add a creative and accessible punk-like twist to soulful originals and/or covers.

From captivating, melodic ballads to high-energy, full-throttle rockers the band presents a well-paced performance that is engaging and always entertaining. KSP is unexpected rock.

— Band Members —

Billy O’Neill - Lead Vocals, Percussion

David Weis - Guitar

Brad Smith - Guitar, Backing Vocals

Larry Hanlon - Bass, Backing Vocals

Rick Hagopian- Percussions

Jon Waite (Associate Paw)- Saxophone

FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM: kittysoftpawband

FACEBOOK: Kitty Soft Paw

MERCH: KSP T-shirts are available in many sizes for only $20!! Email thekspexperience@gmail.com to receive ordering and shipping info!

 
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Upcoming Shows 

April 18, 2025- Finals of Battle of the Bands- Rallypoint, SteelTank Brewing Co, Oconomowoc. (check out our FB or Instagram for more details)

April 26,2025- Falcon Bowl, Riverwest, MKE. 8PM

https://tickets.venuepilot.com/e/kitty-soft-paw-2025-04-26-falcon-hall-milwaukee-c7be9d

May 9, 2025- Nashville North, Brady St, MKE. 7:30

May 31, 2025- Natty Oaks, West Allis. 2:30

June 6, 2025- Ope Brewery, West Allis. 7:30

October 31, 2025- Club Garibaldi, Bayview, MKE. (Opening for Truck)

November 22, 2025- Kitten Fest (Local bands with feline themed names), Ope Brewery, West Allis

PAST SHOWS AT:

Anodyne Coffee Roasters, MKE

Bad Moon Saloon, MKE

The Baaree, Thiensville

Bastille Days, MKE

Best Buddies Walk, Hamilton HS, Sussex

Best Place at Pabst, MKE: opened for Badfinger (Fundraiser for Guitars For Vets)

Club Garibaldi, Bayview, MKE

Da Bar, West Allis

Drunken Cobra, Wauwatosa

Fairways of Woodside Golf Course, Sussex (Fundraiser for pancreatic cancer research)

Five O’Clock Steakhouse (Classic Car Show), MKE

J&B’s Blue Ribbon Tap Room, MKE

Linneman’s Riverwest Inn, MKE

Maddy’s, Waukesha

Ope Brewery, West Allis

Paulie’s, West Allis

Pocket Park, Wauwatosa (Fundraiser for Tosa Food Pantry)

Public Table/ Kegel’s Beergarden, West Allis

Summerfest: Miller Lite Oasis, Uline Stage, Johnson Controls Stage, WAMI/Guitars for Vets Stage

Triangle, Veterans’ Park, Saukville

WAMI (Wisconsin Area Music Industry)- Holiday Party Headliner

WMSE Radio, MKE

Zoo a la Carte, MKE

Originals

The following originals are available on Spotify and Apple Music:

Beautiful ghost

Daydream

Good life

I wanna hear from you

La de da

Once and for all

Powerball

Rise up

Shimmer

So simple



MORE WAYS TO SEE/ HEAR KSP:

WMSE Interview- Feb 2025- Starts at 1:23

https://wmsearchive.blob.core.windows.net/2025/02/02-20-2025-18-00.mp3

KSP Interview on Metal Chick Podcast (December 2024)- Band interview begins 22:00 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKE2engVGps

WMSE Live show- Aug 2023: https://wmsearchive.blob.core.windows.net/2023/08/08-15-2023-18-00.mp3

Kitty Soft Paw youtube channel:

https://www.youtube.com/@KittySoftPaw-KSP

“Good Life” from the DaBar in West Allis (Oct 2022)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7lrmIWeQTc

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COVER SONGS:

KSP puts its own stamp on various classic hits, which in the past have included-

American band (Grand Funk Railroad)

Chasing cars (Snow Patrol)

Fortunate Son (CCR)

Hallelujah (Leonard Cohen)

Jean Genie (David Bowie)

Jump Into the fire (Harry Nillsson)

Let’s work together (Canned Heat)

Only you (Yazoo)

Rockin’ in the free world (Neil Young)

She’s so cold (Rolling Stones)

Something in the air (Thunderclap Newman; Tom Petty)

Space age lovesong (Flock of Seagulls)

Summertime blues (Eddie Cochrane)

Surrender (Cheap Trick)

Try (Pink)

What’s so funny about peace, love and understanding (Elvis Costello)

KSP even has its own version of “Scooby Doo” (performed by Larry Marks (for you trivia hounds))







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