The Cathouse Radio is an Estonian blues band from Tartu, formed in 2013 by Alar Kriisa, former lead vocalist and harmonica player with internationally acclaimed band Bullfrog Brown, and guitarist Vilho Meier, who had previously played with Jimmie "Bluesman" Lawson and paid his dues performing with major Estonian bands and artists.The band’s line-up also includes bassist Madis Fuchs and drummer Andres Mikk. Like people say "It's another serious blues machine coming from Tartu".

The Music of The Cathouse Radio is firmly rooted in the blues with little hints of New Orleans And Chicago blues, Americana, Country, rock and punk. Tempered with a specific tone of Alar’s driving harmonica and a "razor blades for breakfast" kind of voice, Vilho’s aggressive and powerful style guitar, Madis’s  bass and Andres’s groovy drums. To quote the legendary Estonian radio personality Koit Raudsepp: "It's pure, raw and slightly dirty..."
The idea to form a band came at Augustibluus Festival in Haapsalu. Vilho himself describes it like this: "All of us know each other for a long time, but a clear vision, that now it’s time to get together as a group came to us suddenly. It seemed even strange why haven’t we done it already. We come from the same town, we all are blues fans and look at the things pretty much the same way”.

"Here's one thing  that can happen, when you get intoxicated at your local blues festival, and you won't even regret it in the morning", says Alar :)

Cathouse Radio played their first show in March 2013. Our First single "Next Big Thing" was released in 2013 and received good reviews and got airplay in Estonia and UK. Meanwhile, the band kept touring. Playing in small clubs, really small clubs (I mean, You won't Believe), bigger venues and festivals like Bliuzo Naktys, Augustibluus, Pärnu Bluusipäevad, Emajõe Bluus and the 25th Anniversary of Tartu Levimuusikapäevad.
On December 17, 2014, The Cathouse Radio released its first album, "It's Gonna Be a Long Ride". The album was recorded at Slim Music Studio in Tartu.

The band returned to the studio after a small break and in 2019 started working on their second album. Shortly after they released a single "It's Gonna Be a Long Ride".

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