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Pie Rats

I smell a rat.
Rat-a-tat-tat.

About Me



Baked in a hot stewdio in the sweltering San Francisco (yes, Mr. Clemens, it can be hot here...) summer of 2006. Rat stew ingredients - VKTMS, Lethal Gospel, D'Jelly Brains, Jagged, Walk-Ups, and everyone and everything we've played with or listened to... "The trouble with the rat race is that even if you win, you're still a rat." --Lily Tomlin "Hating people is like burning down your own house to get rid of a rat." --Harry Emerson Fosdick

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 8/10/2006
Band Website: pierats.net
Band Members: Teri Feral Rat - head cheese, high squeeks, low 4 string rumbles

Rob Choco Rat - tail thumping, tub pounding, sarcasm meter minder

Lil' Johnny Rat - occasional tunneling and tuning of six strings, midrange squeeks

Influences: Johnny Kidd, The Good Rats, The Rationals, Ratt..., Swamp Dogg's "Rat On," Mallrats, Hot Rats, Armand Schaubroeck's Ratfucker, Angel Rat, Mouse and the Executioners, Stau's "Der guter Rat", the Boomtown Rats (even on Mondays), Rat Pedals, Ed "Big Daddy" Roth and his Rat Fink, Flight of the Rat, Rat Scabies, "Return of the Rat" (both versions), The Rat Pack, Rattus Norvegicus, Paul Rat, Rat Music for Rat People, Willard and Ben, Mickey Rat, Pirate Cat Radio, 87.9FM!, Ratso Rizzo, Rizzo the Rat (Muppets), Biggy Rat and Itchy Brother, Rat-a-tat-tat, Pressed Rat and Warthog, Ratbert, Rat (from Pearls Before Swine), Humble Pie, Lester (from Beakman's World), Kentucky Fried Rats, Rats of Hamelin, rats leaving a sinking ship, Lab Rats, Eric von Zipper, and....More later after we clean up the nest and find our records......and be sure to check out our favorite pirate supply store

Sounds Like: Click HERE! . GO!
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Have A Very Ratty Xmas - Rockit Room October 2007

Thanks to Deb Tjoa for the video
Type of Label: None

My Blog

New mixes posted! ;-)

If you are reading this blog you clicked away from the NEW MIXES WE POSTED, including a live track from our studio session at KALX.So, go back to our page and listen! Let us know what you think.If you...
Posted by Pie Rats on Thu, 22 May 2008 08:59:00 PST

PIE RATS! on KALX Live this Saturday. 90.7 @ 9:00

It's time for KALX Live!"The KALX Live! show is every Saturday Night from 9-Midnight. It features live music, archives from the KALX Live! library, and occasionally a live broadcast from a local venue...
Posted by Pie Rats on Fri, 25 Apr 2008 11:29:00 PST

Oh what a Night!

One could pretty much see how easy it would have been to be downcastduring the downpour that was happening for days.We had a show set up for Friday Jan. 25. A big deal for us.A first full night time s...
Posted by Pie Rats on Sun, 27 Jan 2008 12:18:00 PST

Christmas Rock Spectacular!!!

Happy Holiday Howdies!We are playing in a Christmas Rock Spectacular at Thee Parkside this Saturday December, 22nd. 9 Bands, absolutelyFREE. What a Xmas Bargain! And it'll be the last time we get to p...
Posted by Pie Rats on Thu, 20 Dec 2007 09:59:00 PST

Xmas comes early this year

HAPPY HOUR SHOW 3PM -8PM With DEEPERand PUPPIES AND PONIESDid we say All Ages!!! We'll be in the holiday spirit and playing our Xmas song, "Have A Very Ratty Xmas". Probably playing it the last time t...
Posted by Pie Rats on Tue, 04 Dec 2007 09:15:00 PST

Pie Rats featured on Miss Music Nerd

Kicking off the holidays!! Miss Music Nerd's blog features the Pie Rats christmas song, Have a Very Ratty Xmas.Check out her site:Miss Music Nerd...
Posted by Pie Rats on Sun, 02 Dec 2007 10:48:00 PST

PLEASE UNWRAP BEFORE XMAS!!!

We finished our song, Have A Very Ratty Xmas, just in time for theholiday. Oops, not today's holiday. Oh well, you know how it goesXmas comes before Thanksgiving....just like in the stores....Hey, we ...
Posted by Pie Rats on Thu, 22 Nov 2007 09:13:00 PST

Pie Rats at Time Out Saturday October 20

Hello All, Thanks to everyone who came out to Rockit Room last Friday! What a blast!   We're rocking again this Saturday, October 20 at Time Out in Concord. Our good friends 3rd Rail ha...
Posted by Pie Rats on Wed, 17 Oct 2007 11:48:00 PST

Pie Rats at Rockit Room tonight! 9PM! Get there early!

We're back at the very first place we ever played!The Rockit Room is a full-on rock club, with a great stageand sound. Wait 'til you see this place.So to all our friends who haven't seen us since our ...
Posted by Pie Rats on Fri, 12 Oct 2007 10:27:00 PST

About those new songs - need your help

First, we should mention how truly great it was to record atBroken Radio Studios. Real studios are not going out of business.Not the type that are run by people who care like Matt Boudreau.Anyone who'...
Posted by Pie Rats on Sat, 25 Aug 2007 01:50:00 PST