Norm Oke - Drums/Snide Remarks,
Pez Pelouze - Electric Guitar/Vocals,
Chris Troy - Bass/Vocals,
Kat Malone - Acoustic Guitar/Vocals
Influences
Johnny Cash >
The Knitters >
Gene Vincent >
Elvis >
Old 97's >
Lucinda Williams>
The Waco Bros >
Southern Culture on the Skids >
Social D >
Neil Young >
ZZ Top >
Merle Haggard >
The Orbitsuns >
and many more!
Our goal is to serve up some mountain country music and twang-a-billy swing, pumped up with an alternative edge for your listening pleasure… Leaning on our roots influences, RATTLETRAP swings, shakes and bops throughout the Metro Detroit area!
RATTLETRAP! is pleased to announce our inaugural “Springtime Twang-A-Billy Extravaganza” event, this Friday May 29th at one our favorite local venues: “Boney’s Nite Club” in Eastpointe!!!
‘Yer ‘ol pals RATTLETRAP are ready to take tha’ stage at this venerable venue to bring y’all some of the best Rock n’ Twang that Detroit has to offer, along with Westside favorites “The Phantom Shakers” and “Swindle P. Hurst”.
C’mon out and see some old friends, meet some new friends, and rock out with us THIS FRIDAY NITE at Boney’s…SEE ‘YA THERE!!!
Visit us on the WEB: < http://www.myspace.com/rattletrapband > < http://www.myspace.com/thephantomshakers > < http://www.myspace.com/swindlephurst > < http://www.myspace.com/boney39sniteclub >
Just want ‘ta give all our friends who favor auto-moto-vation of tha’ two-wheeled variety a heads-up about our upcoming appearance at the "Trekking For Ta-Tas" Breast Cancer Fundraiser for the Susan G. Koman for the Cure organization, on Saturday June 6th.
This is a very worthy benefit put together by some good friends of RATTLETRAP, and we are more than pleased to donate our time ‘n effort ‘ta tha’ cause. We will be playin’ a set of our trademark Twang-a-billy tunes ‘fer ‘yer listening pleasure directly after tha’ arrival of bike run participants back at the Erin Pub (appx. 2PM).
***DEADLINE FOR REGISTRATION IS MAY 24TH 2009!*** Please visit the website < http://www.trekkingforta-tas.com > and click on the "Bike Run" link for more info…
Well, it’s that time again folks…right on, Springtime in the big “D”!!!
And even though we all have our trials ‘n tribulations, y’all know that we’ll manage to overcome…be it through sheer will, or a whole lotta’ drinkin’, somehow we’ll manage ta’ put all these pieces together and once again make somethin’ that works. Hey, ‘ya gotta’ at least be thankful there’s no more snow ‘ta shovel ‘fer a bit!!
Which is why RATTLETRAP wants ‘ta invite ‘ya to set ‘yer troubles aside for the nite, and c’mon down to THE ERIN PUB in lovely FRASER, Mi ‘fer one heckuva’ “SPRING Has Sprung” party this Friday (May 8th). It’ll be the debut performance of our “new ‘n improved” four-piece lineup, at our favorite hometown haunt, so c’mon down and give a warm welcome ‘ta the newest member in the RATTLETRAP conspiracy, Ms. Kat Malone on guitar and vocals!!
The show starts at 10PM: RATTLETRAP followed by them honky-tonk heroes THE ORBITSUNS, this Friday nite!!!
THE ERIN PUB is located @ 18339 E 14 Mile Rd Fraser, MI 48026 (586) 294-1440 myspace.com/erinpub
Come on out to the Roche Bar in Port Huron on the 2nd. The Northern Whiskey Syndicate, Swindle P Hurst and your favorite Hillbillies Rattletrap. Doors 8 music 9.
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