The Pigs in the Pen

As moths are attracted a flame, dads of a certain age are drawn to guitars, and the sweet delusion that they can rock out like their musical heroes; and this is precisely how the Throwing Pigs started.

A covers band hailing from Lake Highlands (Old Lake Highlands + the L Streets), Throwing Pigs is made up of three dads (Mike on Bass, Bennett on lead guitar, and Will on guitar/vocals) who play music from the 60s to the 00s, with a pitstop or two in almost every decade in between. “The Pigs” play a mix of classic rock, alt rock, country and pop, choosing songs based that most people would know (and tap their feet to).

Mike aka “Big Cat”

This is no alley cat. Poised and refined, this feline is majestic on the Thunderstick. Kitty has claws, and he uses them to slap da bass until it purrs.

Bennett aka “Goldilocks”

Born with magic in his hands, but this ain’t no fairy tale. Goldilocks doesn’t fear bears, he hunts them as aggressively as he hunts for killer riffs.

Will aka “Patches”

Rainbows only come after rain, and following a brutal Texas thunderstorm, Patches was found where the pot of gold was supposed to be. No coins in his pockets, but Patches had a song in his heart.

Pictures of the Band