Emerging from diverse musical backgrounds, the members of Katastro gather to create a unique sound, blending hip hop, blues, jazz, and rock. Formed in 2007 by vocalist Andy Chaves, drummer Andrew Stravers and guitarist Tanner Riccio, later joined by bassist Ryan Weddle, Katastro has been gaining a lot of exposure while impressing their peers at the same time. Opening for national acts such as the Dirty Heads, Method Man, Redman, Ghostface Killah, and Tomorrow’s Bad Seeds, they continue to pull in their audience with their intriguing and entertaining live show.

They just finished a national tour, opening for Tomorrow's Bad Seeds and Passafire. Currently they are writing and recording in the studio and planning on releasing new material by summer 2011.