Hot Day At The Zoo (HDATZ) has earned its reputation as being the Merrimack Valley’s finest original 5-piece string band. This particular string quintet is made up of guitar, mandolin, upright bass, banjo, and dobro. Their sound is a fresh blend of bluegrass, folk, blues, ragtime and jazz that is always rooted in the old time style. Their repertoire consists of 25 original compositions and a myriad of covers that are constantly in a state of flux. Some of their major accomplishments include being a very successful, resident band at Copo's in Lowell, MA; releasing a 3 track, studio DEMO and a 7 track, live EP; and opening for such national acts as Max Creek, StrangeFolk, SlipKnot and the Tony Trischka Band.