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- 1.Recreational Blues (Julia)
- 2.Claude's Trip
- 3.Resale Property Values
PHOTOS
DRATS!!!
drats.bandcamp.com/| BAND MEMBERS | Chairman, Maddog, Yoon, Chad Deitchley, Alex Gall, Lujon Bustillos (**NOTE: our homeboy Kevin Spafford plays drums on our new 2013 EP, MINOR LABEL INTEREST. Kevin killed it with us for 2 & 1/2 years.) |
| GENRE | Experimental, Punk and Rock |
| RECORD LABEL | Blank Beat Records |
| SOUNDS LIKE | http://drats.bandcamp.com/ |
| INFLUENCES | John Cassavetes, Marty Scorsese, the movies OVER THE EDGE and ROCK & RULE, LOVE (the band from the 60's with Arthur Lee), Leatherface (of course), Bun E. Carlos and his band Cheap Trick, Klaus Nomi, the charisma of Rodney Dangerfield & Robert Downey Jr. |
| YEARS TOGETHER | July 2002 to present |
BIOGRAPHY
Portland, Oregon's eccentric art-punk sextet, Drats!!!, has been performing its frenetic act for over 10 years. Fronted by four devastating singers, Drats!!! has caught the attention and imagination of many through their explosive stage performances, abnormal imagery, and the release of their fully realized rock operetta entitled 'Welcome to New Granada' (based on the Matt Dillon film Over the Edge). The band is named after the original title for the post-apocalyptic Rock & Rule, a 1983 animated motion picture featuring music from Cheap Trick, Iggy Pop, Lou Reed and Blondie.
"DRATS!!! has established itself as one of Portland’s zaniest institutions. Insanity is just its style." - Independent Film Channel (ifc.com)
"The deranged dementos of Drats!!! have been together for 10 years. Flaunting a truly eclectic approach to rock 'n' roll, there is no sound or technique Drats!!! are too bashful to attempt—or can't pull off, for that matter. On 'Minor Label Interest' (the Portland six-piece's latest EP), heavy, metallic rock butts up against funk-prog precision and '80s-movie-soundtrack pop; a theatrical sensibility and an absolutely ruthless punk aggression cap things off. Driven in large part by the over-the-top, one-of-a-kind vocals of bassist Chairman (also of Nasalrod), Drats!!! very literally sound like nothing else, and are all the more vital for it." -NED LANNAMANN, PORTLAND MERCURY (FEBRUARY 2013)
"DRATS!!! has established itself as one of Portland’s zaniest institutions. Insanity is just its style." - Independent Film Channel (ifc.com)
"The deranged dementos of Drats!!! have been together for 10 years. Flaunting a truly eclectic approach to rock 'n' roll, there is no sound or technique Drats!!! are too bashful to attempt—or can't pull off, for that matter. On 'Minor Label Interest' (the Portland six-piece's latest EP), heavy, metallic rock butts up against funk-prog precision and '80s-movie-soundtrack pop; a theatrical sensibility and an absolutely ruthless punk aggression cap things off. Driven in large part by the over-the-top, one-of-a-kind vocals of bassist Chairman (also of Nasalrod), Drats!!! very literally sound like nothing else, and are all the more vital for it." -NED LANNAMANN, PORTLAND MERCURY (FEBRUARY 2013)
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