Bootcuts had their humble beginnings as a cubicle-based trio (Cristal, Meg and Matt) singing songs about hyperactive cats, swampbuggies and tornadoes.  It’s all they knew.  As they added key members to the band--Lori on vocals, Tom on bass, Ross on drums--they developed a "sound" and expanded their songwriting to include topics such as building relationships, the destruction of those relationships, and the rebuilding of those destructed relationships.  And they ramped up a pretty fun live show in the process.  "Misisipi" Mike Wolf was added to replace ex-boyfriend guitarist Jon Seltzer (long story) and there you have the modern sounds of The Bootcuts.  The group does country, bluegrass and rockabilly and finds inspiration from Patsy Cline, Loretta Lynn, Wanda Jackson, the Carter Family, Johnny Cash, Dixie Chicks, Hank Williams Sr., Red Sovine and Dave Dudley.