FM Bats
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| Fm Bats | |
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| Origin | Long Beach, California USA |
| Genre(s) | Punk rock |
| Years active | 2004 – present |
| Label(s) | TKO Vinyl Dog Records Sound Virus |
| Members | |
| Todd Jacobs Leonard Salas Tony Matarazzo |
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| Former members | |
| Orlando Sanchez Brett Cutts 1977-2006 [mike v.]] |
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FM Bats is a four piece punk band from Long Beach, California that formed in 2004, consisting of singer Todd Jacobs (aka Hot Rod Todd or Nancy Manhands), formerly of the Distraction, Le Shok, and Neon King Kong; bassist Leonardo Salas of Parades End; drummer Tony Matarazzo of Grand Elegance; Brett Cutts; and Orlando Sanchez formerly of I'm Gonna Stab You and Parades End.
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[edit] Releases
Everybody Out... Shark in the Water LP (Vinyl Dog Records)
FM Bats Are Out To Harm LP (Sound Virus)
[edit] History
After recording Everybody Out... Shark in the Water Orlando Sanchez left the band for a two year sentence in a Nevada state prison. He was replaced by Brett Cutts who performed on Bats Are Out To Harm and for ZM radio on KUCI, but the death of Cutts in March 2006 has left the future of FM Bats in limbo.
[edit] Reviews
- "the last dangerous band in L.A." L.A.Record
- “The FM Bats pack in more action into their ten-minute EP, Everybody Out... Shark in the Water, than most bands pack into an entire album” Space City Rock (zine)
- "FM Bats don't have much time to spare" Splendid magazine
