Let's make it a smokin' Saturday as we help the Polecats celebrate the release of their debut CD! Bill Wax of XM Radio said it best when he said, "The Smokin' Polecats play the blues in all styles and for all tastes". They are the best blues band in the DC metropolitan area. It’s the years and depth of experience that Dave Sherman, Roger Edsall, ,Leigh Oben, and Robby Leebrick share that have afforded them that reputation.

Their sound comes from the Post-World War II ensemble sound of the Chicago Masters like Jimmy Rogers, Little Walter, and Howlin' Wolf; the West Coast Jump/Swing sound of Tiny Grimes, Pee Wee Crayton, and T-Bone Walker; the Rock'a'Billy sound of Carl Perkins and Johnny Burnette; and the Louisiana swamp blues of Slim Harpo. They don’t just play songs by these artists, they have their own sound that consists of a melding together of all these sounds.