the cut*off is a band with 4 guys from Fort Worth, Texas that spent many years honing their musical ears as music fans. From countless hours of watching, breathing and listening to music the cut*off members gained the abilities and confidence to begin creating music of their own.

Critics have classified the cut*off sound as "fascinatingly languid conglomeration of '60s garage/psychedlia and '90s grunge leftovers" This has led the cut*off to receive comparisons with bands such as: Pixies, Nirvana, Velvet Underground, The Animals, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club and Mudhoney.

the cut*off have continued to mature from their 2003 self-released full length "polarity". They were hand selected to appear on "Hey-A Pixies Tribute Album" and the latest release, The Rorschach E.P. (2006), is getting attention from music critics. the cut*off have been nominated as "Best New Artist" and "Best Rock Artist" by the Fort Worth Weekly.

The Rorschach E.P. was #3 in the top 10 albums of 2006 in the Dallas Observer

Read some of what media and promoters have been saying about The Rorschach E.P.:

"...The right way to do "60s-ish jamboree-style rock is a la the cut*off's new Rorschach e.p...All five songs are exemplary..."

"Can't hold'em down: The dudes in the cut*off have matured into a marquee indie-rock outfit."

"With its loosey-goosey arrangement and lazy guitar strumming that sounds like it's coming from an old Rickenbacker, "Adults We Know" conjures up the dank, dark East Village basement clubs where '60s-era psychedelics like the Velvet Underground performed in sunglasses. With its locomotive rhythm, squalling guitars and bullet mic action, "Hold Me Down" is a trip to the Austin honkytonks where tattooed Gen-X rednecks began incorporating grunge into their a-pickin' and a-spittin'."