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About Me

Based in Northern California, Plasterkatz is the rising force in powerpop indie rock, playing upbeat music that gets crowds jumping. Fusing original high-intesity rock with traditional music from around the world, the band is renowned for its dynamic and electrifying shows.
This five-member band uses an eclectic variety of instruments, from standard drums-guitar-bass to mandolin, violin, harmonica, saxophone, theremin, bodhran, stand-up electric bass, banjo, megaphone, washboard, djembe, dumbek, spoons, the cool side drum, slide whistle, penny whistle, recorder, ukulele, cabasa, shushooka, keyboards, synthesizer, and concertina. Featuring both male and female lead vocals, the repertoire consists of songs written by every band member, as well as traditional songs dragged kicking and screaming into the 21st Century.
Plasterkatz has been touring for four years, and recently released their long-awaited, independent debut album, Past Due. Their acclaim has traveled across the oceans to as far away as Hawaii, Ireland, and Switzerland. With decades of musical disciplines behind each member, their experience varies from standard rock and roll to traditional folk to classical training.
Plasterkatz performs regularly at such San Francisco Bay Area venues as Ireland's 32, Hotel Utah, Blake's on Telegraph, The Rickshaw Stop, and The Mystic Theater in Petaluma. The diversity of their music has a wide-spectrum appeal that has generated a loyal following.
All five band members take pride in their ability to open beer bottles with any object you put in their hands. Bear Ears. Capitalized.

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Member Since: 2/7/2005
Band Website: plasterkatz.com
Band Members: Chris Callahan - Vocals, guitar
Megan Tucker - Vocals, harmonica, whistle, recorder, mandolin, other
Aaron Hendel - Bass, vocals
Bryn Tucker - Mandola, vocals
Ricardo Zegri - Drums
Influences: Grateful Dead, Mirah, They Might Be Giants, All Girl Summer Fun Band, Phish, Ween, Jethro Tull, Beatles, Bare Naked Ladies, , Pink Floyd, early Appalacian folk music
Sounds Like: Barenaked Ladies, REM, Ani DiFranco
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Check out this event: CD Release Party for MotherHumbuckers

This Friday night you should come to the Rockit Room on Clement Street in SF and party with us!Plasterkatz will be performing with our friends MotherHumbuckers, who just finished their debut album The...
Posted by Plasterkatz on Tue, 07 Oct 2008 10:04:00 PST

This coming Sunday! Haight Street Fair!

Sunday! Sunday! Sunday! That's right, kids, this coming Sunday, June 8, Plasterkatz will be opening the Groundscore's Masonic Stage at the 2008 Haight Street Fair! We're really excited about ...
Posted by Plasterkatz on Wed, 04 Jun 2008 01:13:00 PST

Check out this event: Haight Street Fair

Hosted By: Haight @ MasonicWhen: Sunday Jun 08, 2008 at 10:30 PMWhere: Haight Street @ MasonicHaight Street @ MasonicSan Francisco, CA 94117United StatesDescription:Haight @ Masonic Click Here To View...
Posted by Plasterkatz on Wed, 04 Jun 2008 04:14:00 PST

CD available online, whee!

So the CD is out and in the world now. I feel like a proud parent. If you're interested in hearing clips or purchasing it, it's available Right Now at CD BabyAaaaand, we have a show coming...
Posted by Plasterkatz on Sat, 02 Dec 2006 12:41:00 PST

CD Release Party 09/23

Plasterkatz is releasing our first album! This Saturday, you have the opportunity to be assaulted by non-stop entertainment! First, head to San Francisco 's Climate Theatre to see the sketch comedy o...
Posted by Plasterkatz on Sat, 23 Sep 2006 06:20:00 PST

Sqealing like a school girl

Tomorrow is the day. Oh yes. Tomorrow is the day that our CDs will be ready. I'm so excited I could pee myself.megan
Posted by Plasterkatz on Sun, 10 Sep 2006 10:38:00 PST

Acoustic set on Aug 1st @ Irelands 32

Yeah, I know, it has been a long time since you've heard from us. Well, your wait is finally over! First off, since our Aaron and Ricardo will be out of town, attending the Lark Camp Celebration of Mu...
Posted by Plasterkatz on Mon, 24 Jul 2006 12:38:00 PST

New Songs Posted!

Okay, so I posted some NEW songs from our soon to be arriving album, but for whatever reason, myspace says, "No Can Find." They can, however, be downloaded for your listening pleasure. I t...
Posted by Plasterkatz on Sat, 15 Jul 2006 04:09:00 PST

Quiet lately?

So, have we been quiet lately? Okay, maybe a little. But there's a good reason, we promise! We're in the process of putting the finishing touches on our (drumroll ...
Posted by Plasterkatz on Thu, 06 Jul 2006 12:30:00 PST

We always wanted to be on TV

And now we've had our wish come true. Here's the result of our taping with Tribe TV. It didn't turn out too badly, really, especially considering we thought we were doing horribly at the time. Just...
Posted by Plasterkatz on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST